"Huh? What do you~" said Rin before he suddenly froze as his pupils constricted and his heart began to beat slower as a wave of drowsiness overtook him.
'Switch.' Pharaoh smiled as he snapped his fingers and placed Rin's consciousness to sleep in his Soul Palace as he took over him temporarily.
"Well, allow me to tell you, Sabrina Newton," he said with a chuckle, then smiled menacingly as his voice deepened and the temperature in the room rose, as if they were submerged in the heart of a volcano.
'What on earth is going on?' Sabrina wondered as a bead of sweat slid down her temple, as she fixed her gaze on Rin, refusing to look away in case he tried to do anything funny.
However, it would seem she was worrying for nothing, as soon afterward the temperature returned to normal and Rin started to laugh as he didn't expect her to be spooked by his dramatic performance.
"HAHA! Now that was funny, but anywho, I think this is what you were looking for," Pharaoh, playing as Rin, said as he produced a shimmering white prism made of crystal, which contained the memories of Rin's and Isaac's fight that the world didn't get to see or witness.
After, he smoothly overtook Rin's body and, with that, three days of his life.
"Um... I... Thank you, Mr. Kurama," Sabrina could only say after stumbling to find the right words to express how she felt at the moment, following everything that occurred in the last 5~10 minutes.
"You're welcome! So goodbye and do remember what I said earlier, as I would hate to have to get my hands messy for such a simple transaction." Pharaoh said as he stared into Sabrina's eyes with an innocent smile.
A smile that only a fool would trust, for beneath it a slumbering beast was awaiting its time to shine and rain terror on the world.
"I will, and I assure you, you'll get your items, Mr. Kurama," Sabrina smiled joyfully as she caught the prism just as Rin stepped outside the room and was escorted back to his cell.
By the same guard who brought him here in the first place, who was dressed like a janitor, as he wore an entirely black fit except for his white nametag and a gray baseball hat.
"Welp, in the end, at least I got what I came for… so maybe, this wasn't so bad after all," whispered Sabrina to herself as she sat down and waited for her husband to return. So that they would finally be able to get the answers they sought together and with that some semblance of peace.
***
Later that day...
Following Mr. Newton's return after getting everything Rin wanted on the list, and Mrs. Newton getting what she came for. It would appear everything returned to normal...
Yet, amidst this brief moment of peace, shadows danced along the walls of the prison as cameras and guards kept a close eye on Rin and Zinc's cell. To make sure nothing occurred that could impede their match tomorrow or paint a bad picture of Obisidan Vault.
Nevertheless, that was the least of Rin's worries or Pharaosh's, to be exact, as Rin enjoyed a nice and peaceful rest in his Soul Palace.
"Sigh... just why did my reincarnation need to be such a troublemaker? Couldn't he have just killed this idiot named Zinc and ended this pathetic redemption arc, for a fool unaware that he was being used as a pawn by his cousin and the world?" Pharaoh muttered tiredly in boredom as this wasn't the vacation he was expecting to partake in.
"But then again, at least I get to blow off some steam and have some fun tomorrow. So I guess this isn't so boring after all," smiled Pharaoh as he closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, causing everything within his cell to float as energy began to pool around him with every breath he took.
Whoosh. Rustle.
'Hmm, while his foundation is strong, his body is still too weak to withstand the force of 49 stars, which are split into seven tiers and correspond to a different name and color.' Pharaoh thought as he tried to recall what the specific names of the seven star tiers were.
"Aww, now I remember." He said with a smile as a list of names rolled off his tongue with expertise:
1. Zhyr - A star forged out of blue diamonds, refined by the Flames of Water & Ice from the Heavens.
2. Vael - A star that shines brighter than a supernova and has rings of white glass that revolve around it.
3. Sira - A star created from the flames of a fallen moon, a silver flame that is deceptively gentle and sacred as it resembles the flames of a God, beings to be worshiped and feared in equal measure.
4. Lumir - A star that emits a golden halo, a light said to lure curious travelers to safety or into the embrace of things waiting in the dark beyond it.
5. Solin - A star made of blood amber that radiates a warmth said to bring life to worlds, yet also destruction to those who dare cross its path.
6. Amberth - A star that resembles the eyes of a Flame Titan as they exude a steady yet ancient glow like a smoldering ember.
7. Morra - A dying star that flickers with a red ash color, an eternal coal-light that refuses to extinguish.
'Now, should I go to sleep, or stay up and reforge this body to my liking? Truly, just what shall I do?' wondered Pharaoh as he thought of the implications of both options, with one sounding more appealing than the other.
[Father, instead of falling asleep, why not help boost the odds of Rin's success when he wakes up and attempts to unlock all of his Seven Celestial Stars?]
'And why should I do that, Artemis, when either way he'll be fine no matter what I do?'
[Because it would make both Rin and your life easier in the long run.]
'Sorry, but no, Artemis, as Rin has to learn the hard way like the rest of us when we undertook our Star Path and had to complete the task assigned to us by a Star God. Plus, it'll toughen him up and show him that not everything he does in life will be easy; for pain is the only true indicator you're alive and still breathing. So goodnight, Artemis, and I forbid you from helping Rin with the creation of his Seven Celestial Stars, is that clear?'
[... I promise I won't help him, Father, and goodnight as well.]