Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

The death of Geyrun

Emberus's god quest from the fifth floor: his son Geyrun was murdered — 'Find out who did it and why' — with his brother Hellik, the obvious suspect, in council at the time; and a second quest, Kill Hellik.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 24 — Akuma's note; half a prayer, half a song; the sock
• Chapter 35 — Eris and the five-sided coin
• Chapter 67 — Half a prayer, half a song; one flower
• Chapter 69 — The stables: who may leave; the Scavenger myth
• Chapter 70 — The memorial crystal; the Midnight Epicure
• Chapter 71 — Hungry Eyes: the goodbye; Bautista's tea
• Chapter 95 — Inside Scolopendra; Club Scolopendra; 'I killed him'

Progression

Quemada takes the murder as her task (ch. 35); the quest falls due at the eleventh floor's end (ch. 67, ch. 69). Carl lays out what is known: Samantha was there when someone was hired to do it, her memory is spotty, one of the four sons of Sheol was possibly involved, and Amayon claims to know — and he suspects the murder is the key to everything (ch. 70). In the arena he messages Emberus 'I know who killed your son' (ch. 94), tells him Khepri and then himself, and privately concludes that one key detail of the whole mystery is a lie (ch. 95).