They've almost reached their destination.

As the two keep moving forward, running away from the giant horde behind them, the Tunnel starts to turn into a slide, as the two proceed to slide down the path and into another chamber, a frozen...cold...chamber?

The chamber is goddamn freezing, Eve notices. They can barely see anything, but they see a glow in the distance so the two sisters keep moving forward, trying to stay as far away from her old squad as possible.

"...Hell, I didn't even try to convince the rest of my squad to come with me instead of going with Kirie, I just...left them with her." Eve says.

"...Eveline, Matriarchs are...we got lucky back there. They underestimated us, but if they had taken us more seriously....I don't think we could have beat them if they gave it a proper try." Ai says to her sister, her own heart hurting at her sister's pain.

As the two keep moving forward, they come across...a frozen lake?

And a...actual beach?

"...Ecology wise, this doesn't make a damn bit of sense." Eveline says. "We are up, at this stupidly high point in the tower, and now we have a frozen lake, and a beach, and it's...real sand?" Eveline says as she steps onto the beach.

"Eve, dear, the goddamn tower doesn't make a damn bit of sense most of the time, why should this place be any different?" Ai says.

"Your friend makes a good point you know." the two hear down the beach, and they turn to see a white naked brunette on the beach, who has blue lips and completely blue eyes. She looked like she was in her early 20's.

"This tower doesn't make sense. In fact, this room isn't just restricted to this location. A few days ago, it was located beneath the tower, before they awakened her." The woman says.

"So...you are next trial?" Eve asks.

"...No. I'm just here to keep my girlfriend company." the woman says. "My name is Sherry, and...I've been here for a couple of weeks."

"And your girlfriend? Ai asks.

"....She's been here a lot longer. I'll admit, our relationship is really just kind of starting, but I do love her dearly." Sherry says. "You can't really see her right now...but, she's out underneath the ice over there."

"And I guess she won't want to let us pass then." Eve says.

"...I've learned things from her. For example...they switch the guardians of "Creation" over time, and right now she's only serving as guard because she's the strongest Sinful One currently released...but that'll change soon and she'll be allowed to leave the tower. But right now? They need her, because two blonde sisters just refuse to give up." Sherry says.

"...But you aren't going to try and stop us?" Ai says.

"...Listen, you can't turn back at this point. There's no way out of this chamber but forward, but I'm going to give you a...bit of an advantage. You've seen the girls with pink hair, the fully infected women right?" Sherry asks.

Eveline nods.

"My partner does a similar thing, but instead, you become...hers, so to speak. She can hear everything we're saying right now, because she can hear it through me, she knows your standing right there, because she can see through me. Only a couple of other sinful ones have that sort of ability to my knowledge, but she's the only one who gets it through her....girlfriends." Sherry says.

"So, why isn't she attacking right now? Ai asks.

"She has many gifts, but...speech isn't one of them. The poor girl can't muster a word to save her life...so she wants me to introduce her to you, to tell you what's going on here."

"In that case, ask her what the hell is past this chamber?" Eve says.

"Like I said, it's "Creation." Sherry says.

"...And what the hell is "Creation" Ai asks.

They hear a rumble across the ice as Sherry smiles, and nearly falls over.

"...Okay, that was her laughing. She...she is astonished you've come this far without knowing what it is this path actually leads to." Sherry says. "She's not even gonna spoil the surprise because of that." Sherry says.

Eve sighs, as she looks out at the ice. It had to be at least 150 feet across to the other side.

"...You two had a good run, but you aren't getting past my Scylla." Sherry says. "You don't have any methods of crossing the ice fast to begin with, and you don't have anything to avoid sliding or keeping yourself balanced. And that would make it hard to traverse even if she wasn't guarding the path. But the second you step on that ice? Your ass belongs to her...just like I do." Sherry says.

"Then why aren't you knocked up here?" Ai asks.

"Oh...don't get me wrong, I'm pregnant. Scylla's children just...don't come quickly. I imagine I'll be carrying her children for months before I give birth to them."

"...So, what's Scylla's offer here? Ai asks.

"What? Eve says.

"Listen, the Matriarch's had their offer, and Scylla's been rather talkative...through Sherry here, so I imagine there's an offer coming. We might as well hear it before we refuse it." Ai says to her sister.

"Scylla's offer is simple. Her girlfriends aren't very...powerful, compared to the Matriarchs, or the Sirens, or the other Towerling women. We don't have any of their physical prowess...and all we're really good for is making good company. But we can make other women hers as well, if they choose to do it in a pleasant way. So her offer is simple, I'll rock your fucking world for the next few hours, give your lips and eyes a blue tint in the process, and then Scylla will calmly, and pleasantly give you the gift of her children to carry. IF, you decide to try and reach the next chamber? Then she's not gonna be so caring...and she'll be rough, that I promise you. She certainly was with me...the first time."

"And before you start thinking about how fast you can go on that ice...just remember that I've barely scratched the surface about what she can actually do."

Eve and Ai look onto the frozen lake....and think.

TEAM STATUS

Eveline Union: Naked, Covered in dry blood
Arms: Lupick Claw, Raptor Claw

Ai Union: Naked, Covered in dry blood, Romantically in love with Eveline
Arms: Lupick Claw