Now, Lord Patience was most wise, of all the $yndicate, which was why he was crowned and Lorded with the Spirit first. With wisdom unmatched, he had already foreseen the foul trickery of the Demon Lord of Envy, which was why he insisted that it not be touched. "You see?" he said to his second leader, who had almost been so eager to go and help the poor Peon, "That one had anticipated with a foul plan to rear up and attach you once you accepted the thanks. Even those words were poisonous corruption, which you could not accept as truth. It was only a form of manipulation; feigned subservience so you would do as he wished and fall into a lowly trap only conjured by the lowliest of all the sins." Lord Patience had seen it all before, being the Spirit that was ever reincarnated, even if the others had burnt out. "See how as soon as you did not do what was expected, all of the good feelings and good behavior went right into the trash, like the worthless one's false persona? Sometimes, you withhold blessings from others to test them. And, when you see how they react when you do not give them what they desire in their subservience, making themselves low to the ground only to get what they desire out of you, that is when you really understand that they did not want you nor to give you what you wanted, but only to get something from you that they nearly practically beg for indirectly. The bad attitude and pettiness upon reaction is always the key, for, if they were truly repentant, it would not matter that they did not get anything out of it. Only that they, themselves had gotten the satisfaction of repenting. That is gift enough; to be relieved of those clinging emotions that draw them to such lowly behaviors to obtain their desires."

The $yndicate leader that was beside Lord Patience would listen to Lord Patience and understand how and why Envy, as a Sin, was the opposite of Kindness as a Virtue, and why the fake Kindness of the Belial Leviathan was just as worthless and not to be accepted as the actual creature, itself. It was an enlightening experience, yet also rather bittersweet to one who was nearly deceived into being kind to such a lowly and disgusting creature. "... I understand..." He said, lowering his head in sorrow. "But what must we do, Lord? How will we defeat this unsightly thing? It is already escaping!"

"Let it!" Lord Patience commanded rather knowingly, watching at the fickle trail left behind. "We will be able to easily catch up. Trust; it cannot go ANYWHERE without alerting us, first. The attachment is greater than you may realize, and that's all we need to be able to follow it to the ends of the earth." What Lord Patience knew lied ahead for Belial was what gave him confirmation and conviction of these actions. "Have faith in your people. When it is time for us to regroup, you will understand what I mean." Lord Patience would raise his arm up and bring the companion close in camaraderie, beginning to praise him for a job well done. "You were good in all your actions, Kind One. I, therefore, give you blessings and praise for your righteous heart! Where the Spirit of Patience is upon me, I bless you with the Spirit of Kindness, should MY Lord find it favorable to you!" Lord Patience was pleased with him, and had faith that so too would his Lord who Lorded him be pleased in the Kind One. "Never let your heart be deterred from Kindness, for that is your strength. If you do, your weakness will look exactly like that cretin getting in our way and scampering down the mountain. I pray you will never, ever look like something so disgusting, my companion. Pray this, as well, and far be it from you."

He nodded his head, looking up earnestly to Lord Patience. He was at a loss of words, but his heart soared at the blessings. "You are most wise, my Lord," the $yndicate leader would say, taking a knee to his superior in honor. "It is more than a blessing to be under you, at your command. I hope I am never to stray from you, nor you from me, that we both not turn into those detestable things that so get in our way." The words seemed to come to him only after he could formulate his feelings and steady them in his actions, and not a moment sooner. Without his actions, his words were stopped, but through them, he found the words to say. He smiled warmly, not wanting to rise solely because of the good feeling, itself. And so, he remained there, smiling, on his left knee.

As The Lad Sit There, Knee Aground, A Great Warmth Would Pass Unto Him By The Spirit Of Patience That Was In His Superior. There, In His Heart, The Spirit Of 'Kindness,' The Next Of The Seven Spirits, Would Spark A Light In His Heart That Would Draw Him Up From His Place, Face To Face With The Virtue Of Kindness, Herself, Smiling Down On Him With Her Blessings. She Was Faint At First As She Floated Above Him Translucently, Yet Eventually Began To Set And Grow More Visible As The Spirit That Was Sparked By Lord Patience Would Burn Within Him.

"Hello..." The Ghostly Girl, Barely Visible In Reality, Whose Dress Was As Tattered And Torn As The Reality That Was Fabricated Around It Would Say Softly. "... It Is I. The Peon." The Spirit Had Seen What Had To Be Done Before It Was Slain Before Belial, And This Time, Instead Of Remaining Inside Of The Vessel That Was Possessed, It Would Pass On So That It Would Not Be Contaminated Further. The Peon Spirit Was Just About To Go Reincarnate Again When The Light Suddenly Went Off That Illuminated Her Presence, And Also Simultaneously Attracted Her To The Spirit Of Kindness That Was Ignited Inside Of The Other $yndicate Member, As Though They Were Connected. "Now That I Am Visible To You, And I Can See You Are Able To See Beings Like Myself, And After Seeing What You Did For Me I Came To Tell You That I Was Grateful At Your Attempt To Save Me, Even Though I Still Ended Up Dying. Sometimes, I Give Up My Vessels In Order To..." Her Voice Became Faint, And Her Body Faded Out.

When The Spirit Girl Appeared Again, It Was Still Just As Faint, And She Looked As If She'd Completed Her Sentence And You Heard What It Was. She Smiles At You, Then Asks, "Would You Be Willing To Help Me?"

Flame Plushie remained focused on all the black tar that was on the ground, which was where the enemy could respawn from. Only its enemies were a target or a focus of any kind. "LOOK! LOOK! There it goes!! Get it, Flame Dancer!"

Flame Dancer was bid and at Flame Plushie's command would begin to use the fire element that was bestowed upon him by his Master, targeting the goop blots that were left behind by the Demon Lord of Envy. There was no trail left behind.

Meanwhile, Flame Plushie was still shuffling his nubby doll arms together, mushing them together maliciously. "MOO HOO HAW HAW." He laughed at the horrible destruction. "Because Flame Dancer is taking care of the ground work... I will get that little... THING." He gnashed his sharp teeth together mercilessly, flares spurting from the innards of his eye carvings. Flame Plushie hovered into the air, high above the ground and fired a piercing red heat beam laser of searing fire from his eyes straight at the general locations of where Belial would next move. The focusing of his sight would be enough to melt the general vicinity as it was initially projected; slowly, like a sifting powder.

Next, as the laser came into focus on the target, the ground would begin to dissolve under him, and melt down into itself, and eroding everything with a fiery heat wave.

Finally, the laser beam would burn through everything that was in Flame Plushie's complete line of sight from his aerial position as a thin red trail followed by an explosion that disintegrated everything within the blast radius that was marked out by the prior focus, and only red hot fire would remain at the edges of the smoldering blister mark that was erased from the mountain.

"HM!" Lord Patience exclaimed as the Spirit of Kindness passed from out of him and unto the next $yndicate Member. "The Spirit has Chosen you!" Lord Patience looked on at one of his kin be rekindled before his eyes, which was as he was before the Spirit of Patience decided to rest inside of him. He would be able to recognize it anywhere and be able to see it clearly. What he was unclear on, however, was how unclear it was to his companion, of whom he did not have the same vision of. He would not interrupt the Spiritual interaction.

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The $yndicate subordinate would be raised from his place, looking at the faint light of a woman and feeling a warmth inside of himself that was because of the words of praise that his superior had given him, in spite of what he had to do in order to keep himself from being contaminated by the droppings of Belial. Secretly, he was heartbroken that he could not actually save the Peon from being consumed, and also had no choice but to spare himself in the scenario. Though crushed, feeling the honor come from his master gave him strength, and the faint words of this Spirit that said it was the Peon that was slain comforted him. His eyes watered, and he lifted his hands up, as if attempting to grasp the image. "Yes, Peon!" He shouted. "I will do a favor for you to avenge your life!" He was thankful that she was so grateful and came back to let him know so that he would not go on in confusion, believing something that wasn't actually so. It might have seriously hurt him in the future.

"Your voice is somewhat faint, and you're going in and out..." He continued, straining his eyes. "... I need to get a better connection somehow..." He tried to reach out to her with his hand, but he couldn't actually tangibly grasp anything. "I can barely hear you." He could feel this Spirit, however, though his sight was blurry. He could feel that she was certainly there. "... What do you need?"

The Spirit Of Kindness, Who Had Taken On The Form Of The Soul Of The Peon, Would Understand That Perhaps The Newness Of The Vision To The One Who Could Not See The Spirit Before Might Have Been, And Why The Faintness Of Her Voice And Transparency Of Her Body Were So. She Did Not Worry, Since He Seemed Eager. The Spirit Of Kindness Could Feel Something Going On Around Them, And Also Was Able To See Through The Peon That Was Released To Guide The Disciples To The Next Location. Therefore, The Other Peon Sent Out Was Under The Command Of The Spirit Of Kindness, Who Could Do With It What She Would. She Went On To Explain To The $yndicate Member How The Other Vessel Was In Danger, And How That Could Help Him. "The Fire-Spewing Doll That Is Targeting Belial Is Also About To Hit The Disciples And My Other Vessel. I Need You To Act Quickly To Save Them From Destruction, And I Will Rest My Spirit With You." The Spirit Of Kindness Continued To Flutter In And Out Of Visibility, But It Seemed Like She Had Completed Her Thoughts.

The Voice of the Tyranophant suddenly blared on the $yndicate leader's communication device that each of them were using to speak to each other whilst their powers were restricted upon their entry in this realm, specifically. "Tell Her That It's Already Taken Care Of And To Simply Focus On The Demon Lord And Belial." They'd only just now become strong enough to retain their true forms, and would not until each of the Lamps from the Seven Spirits was lit and rested, which would incur each of their respective Awakenings. Already, Lord Patience was awakened with the first lamp lit. When the others regained consciousness, they too would be restored of their powers. All Lord Patience had to do was wait and assist when necessary.

Lord Patience, who had taken himself aside to allow the Spirit of Kindness to deal with his compatriot as it may, would begin to meditate on the connection that was now sustained between himself and the Veritas due to his Spirit being in place again, which allowed him access to his true powers and collective consciousness about their dealings beyond this isolated dimension. When they returned from their excursion inside of Hell, they would come out not just as $yndicate leaders, but also all with their Spirits restored so that they could remain pure in any realm they appeared in and no longer come in disguise. They would be able to maintain their forms as Lords and retain their consciousness without having to reconnect to return. Now that Lord Patience was fully conscious again, he could meditate deeply as he often did.

The $yndicate member that was being graced by the Spirit of Kindness looked about in a daze for a bit as everything went about around him. Before he could even get a word out, already things were being done. In the amazement of this vision, he got up and said to the Spirit, "It Is Done!" And smiled gleefully at the knowledge and satisfaction that everyone had been saved, including that extra vessel that the Peon was using along with the Disciples. "Mission Accomplished," he said in a low tone, bowing his head and closing his eyes with a warm expression on his face. Relieved, he clasped his hands together and sighed heavily.

By this time, Flame Plushie, himself, had appeared in the new location, wiping out any remains of Belial and the Demon Lords that there were and searching for more with a large and voracious sharp toothed smile on his face.

Flame Dancer trailed behind its master, Flame Plushie, burning up whatever pieces of Belial that were missed obediently, leaving the area right behind him.

The Spirit Of Kindness Was Shocked At How Quickly All The Arrangements Had Been Accomplished And Looked Over The Horizon From Overhead With Amazement On Her Face. "Oh My!" She Cried, Becoming More Visible And Tangible Before Their Eyes. "Thank You Very Much, Everyone!" Pleased With The Outcome, She Clasped Her Translucent Hands Together Joyously With An Expression On Her Face Similar To The One That The $yndicate Member Was Making. When She Noticed This, She Could Feel The Spirit Of Kindness Welling Up Inside Of Him, And Knew That She Could Rest Herself Within Him. "As Promised, I Will Rest With You." The Spirit Of Kindness Hovered Over Him And Draped Her Tattered Robes Over Him Whilst Sinking Into His Form.

From Thenceforth, He Would Be Known As 'Lord Kindness.'