[center][b]Yuriko[/b][/center]
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The girl was surprised as she saw the wraiths appear. "T-those things again?", she nervously exclaimed. Yuriko has seen what those things can do... despite seeming like the weakest out of all the things she'd seen so far. But she felt a bit relieved as Nikko had began fending them off along with the ents. 'Thank goodness Nikko-nii is around... I hope they're all okay... mom, dad, onii-chan, Harashi-nii, Yoshimi-nee...', the girl thought.
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[center][b]Hideki, Yoshimi[/b][/center]
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Hideki connected his blade against the Nightmare's scythe, causing sparks to fly off. But the Nightmare's strength was much greater than his, so he had to jump back as the creature coated in purplish-black flames drove its weapon to the ground, almost hitting the silver-haired man. 'I shouldn't take this thing lightly...', Hideki thought, as he unsheathed his blade. Quickly doing a scan of his environment, Hideki found a puddle he could possibly utilize to help him defeat the being, whose flames now seemed to shift to a jet-black color. Just as he was about to move, the Nightmare reacted on its own, charging towards him. Surprised, Hideki evaded to the side, just a split second before the thing had collided into him. But unexpectedly, the thing swung its scythe toward him. "Khg-", Hideki grunted as it cut deep in his left arm. "My arm's really unlucky, huh...", he said to himself. "Seems it's useless for now... ugh...", Hideki said, wincing in pain while clutching his wounded left arm. The Nightmare had turned back to him, getting ready to charge once more.

Yoshimi couldn't resist any more. She needed to help Hideki. She had done her part and moved the injured people back to safety, but if she doesn't lend the young man a hand, he could possibly die. So she rushed in, running through the puddle while making sure her spear head touches connects with the water. The water turned clear and wrapped around the entirety of her weapon. She stabbed the being with her water-coated spear, which formed steam as some of its flames got doused. The creature let out a deafening cry as it ran backwards. It just seemed to get angrier with what she did. "Kuh... Yoshimi, get back," Hideki said. The sky suddenly began to darken as clouds accumulated once more, with the wind picking up. Lightning suddenly began to strike once more, landing in the vicinity. "A-a thunderstorm?!", Yoshimi said, unbeknownst to the fact that this was all Hideki's doing. "Douse it more with water...", Hideki said, letting go of his arm. "O-okay!", Yoshimi said as she ran back to a shishi-odoshi, harnessing her powers as it began to crawl up to her spear and cover it once more. "Get ready, freak," Hideki said.