Spider Queen Room.

Arachne's Room. It is sealed by 8 magical locks that can only be destroyed by the end of each of the 8 legs of the tower. There is no way in otherwise.

In Arachne's room, she would be furiously working on something within... She had been pulling stray Insanity from all other outside sources around the Dusk village for some reason... She had been concentrating them into one being...

"Hiss... I have enough of my own magic to create this... Another demonic Soul Weapon... One that will match Giriko's power... His wavelength and mine match so well... Ksssh... So that means if I am to make one with the same wavelength, but a different body..."

Arachne would pour in the melted remains of a weapon into a boiling cauldron, which seems to be boiling with, not water, but... Pure insanity.

"The body will be physical... But on the inside, she will be nothing but Insanity in the purest form... The Insanity will inhabit her organs... Her soul... her mind... Her body... And she will be the ultimate Insanity incarnate, born from me, herself.."

Arachne would then put in a random soul into the cauldron, which made it bubble more

"This weapon... She will be of great use to me... She will scout... She will obey... She will be under my rule and my rule only..."

Finally, Arachne would drop a piece of her own soul into the cauldron, which made it stop completely.

"And now, the next weapon is born... Just like I did 800 years ago... Come to life... Karu."

The Insanity in the cauldron would slither out of it, forming some sort of... weapon, of sorts... But it was no ordinary weapon.. No... It was a Weed-Whacker. The blades were insanely long and sharp and the frame was slim and light-weight... Suddenly, the Weed-Whacker would start to change and assume the form of a Human "Yessss... Karu...!"

Karu would assume her human form, now. She rose from the ground, adjusting her tank top and jeans. "... Arachne-sama..." Was all she said in an insane tone. She gave an evil sneer, thinking about destructive things to do to people, for that was her main purpose...

Arachne began to chuckle "Hmhmhmhm... My Insanity Incarnate and Demon Weapon... Karu... You shall assist Fuuma Tera and the others in their efforts to spread total insanity across this land... With me as the source. Proceed downstairs, and do as you like until further ordered.."

Karu nodded, now smirking "Heh. I thought you'd never ask." Karu would make her way downstairs, clenching a fist. She was ready for some destruction... Such was the effects of her soul.

Teleported here by Arachne's web, she was quite disoriented. Aranea blinked, her practically sightless eyes attempting to, without much success, take in her surroundings. Spiders made of her magic began to pop into existence, exploring the room to an extent. She didn't want to be nosy, but she had to know where things were, to avoid making a fool of herself, and she wouldn't DARE weave webs here... Not yet, at least.

She was silent, waiting for this curious Arachne to speak first. Aranea didn't like to use her vocal cords that much. They had rotted a bit too much for her liking, and didn't work properly at times.

The room was pitch black... Utterly dark, with 2 massive, ominous pillars randomly placed in the room and a gigantic web several tens of feet into the air between the two of them. If one were to look just above, they would see 4 immense, glowing orbs. Some sort of blackness slithered down from the ceiling, different from the actually darkness of the room. From the blackness sprouted Arachne's body...



"Welcome to my room... Now, might you remind me of your name once again..?"

"Aranea..."

Of course, the massiveness of the room escaped her for awhile, and she wasn't really phased when Arachne made her appearance. Another set of small eyes opened up on Aranea's forehead, these having slightly better vision than the last. These were a glossy back, the pupil blotting out any other sort of whiteness. With these, she could distinguish Arachne's body from the blackness, but not in very good detail.

Arachne smiled slightly, giggling elegantly to herself.

"... Now... We were discussing the Demon Tools... You do not know who had it... Is there anything that can particularly jog your memory, my dear..?"

Arachne was obsessed with the Demon Tools at this point in time.. After the rallying of her troops a while ago, their mission was clear... She needed as many Demon Tools as possible, and aimed to get them by any WAY possible... And anything else caught in her web would be taken into the abysmal insanity she produces, as well..

"I'm... unsure."

She spoke slowly, closing both sets of her eyes as she tried to remember. Bits and pieces, here and there, but she couldn't figure out a clear image of who originally killed her. Cautiously, she sent out a thread of energy that directly linked what she could remember to Arachne. It was up to the other Spider Witch whether or not to take it, but Aranea preferred to keep to silent communication.

"What I remember... is this..."

Arachne noticed the thread coming from Aranea... It seemed to be easier for her to portray her vision through the thread, so Arachne did not object to this at all. Seemed like this woman had trouble talking... Odd. She took in the information directly from Aranea, however, it wasn't so much that Arachne would actually KNOW who it was... Only... Bits and pieces... As if the mind weren't fully intact.

"... Hmmm... I see... This is only the slightest bit useful to me... Yet, useful, all the same. I thank you for your cooperation. Also... You will stay loyal to me, correct?"

Loyalty...?

Aranea spoke this through the thread. Her mental voice was quite a bit more clear than what came from her decaying mouth. A slight smile twitched upon her lips.

I am loyal to none... Unless they can help me. Can you help me find and dispose of these two wretched beings?

Arachne suddenly scowled, but quickly returned her facial expression to a veeeeery slight, pleased grin.

"... Really? I can give you whatever you desire, so long as I may have your loyalty in return... Now tell me... What is it you wish...? Who do you need to be disposed of..? I can find them... My web extends through all of the Dusk... No one can escape me..."

She closed her eyes and giggled just a bit, ready for some slaughter, already.

The two that killed me... If we destroy all the Demon Weapons and their wielders, the two that lead to the death of my body... They'll die too, will they not? Those two pathetic excuses for beings... I am disgraced. Beaten by a slight of the hand...

Aranea was quite furious at the reason for her defeat... It had something to do with a sort of energy that the two had released that she somehow couldn't sense, for all her webs and spiders... A terrible thing.

Arachne slowly started to retract her body upward back into the darkness that was herself, still giggling to herself.

"... All those which come from Shibusen... Which work under Shinigami, himself.. Yes, destroy them... And sink this world into madness... Do not fret, for we shall find them.. And I will personally consume their souls..."

So, the two that killed her seemed to be from Shibusen, from what Arachne was inferring... If not, they definitely had possession of a Weapon... Perfect.

Excellent...

That ghost of smiles touched Aranea's lips once more, an image of the horribly gruesome death of both Weapon and Meister playing out in her mind. Both sets of her eyes opened, though they noted that Arachne had disappeared.

So, have you a task for me? Any way that I could assist in the destruction of Shibusen...?

"Yes, my dear... There is one thing you can do... Go to Shibusen and collect blueprints... It is said that deep under Shibusen is a cavern which Shinigami keeps secret things stored away... And I know for a fact that he has blueprints for a specific Demon Tool... The Moral Manipulation Machine. Bring it to me. If you are in need of an assistant, I shall give you Karu... But be careful with her, for I cannot afford to make another copy of her..."

Arachne slithered upward, completely submerging herself in the darkness.

"... Only if you require her, that is..."

Aranea thought about that for a moment. Blueprints from the cavernous belly of Shibusen itself... Considering she had no idea what abilities she brought over from her living self, an assistant might be useful.

Since I am unsure of my abilities, an assistant would be most helpful. I will take excellent care of this Karu.

Both sets of her glistening black eyes stared straight ahead with a lazy disposition. Aranea was still taking note of her surroundings, but was doing so in much more an offhanded matter. Not only that, but she wondered if anyone had gotten caught in her webs that she had placed where ever she could... Oh, it would make for such excellent fun...

After Arachne disappeared, Karu fell from the blackness above. She landed on her feet, somehow, and stood tall, looking rather menacing toward Aranea.

"... You're the one working with me? Tch. You don't even look like your legs work. Whatever. Let's go."

Karu started to walk away from Aranea in an arbitrary direction.