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[center][h3]--Nagano Prefecture - Abandoned Mansion--[/h3][/center]
At this point, it's undeniably obvious that the agents had discovered the nexus of the spectral anomalies, if not, then why would these ooze phantoms try so desperately to protect this [i]one[/i] samurai wraith? This was it, they had reached the climax, and once they passed over the summit, it'd only be an easy ride downhill from there. But, the fact remained that they [i]had[/i] to pass that summit first, and no one said it was going to be easy.

The sentiment couldn't be any more evident when the Spectral Samurai collided his sword with the Ōmukade, and unlike the mostly-equal melee between Teratoma and the Sōhei from earlier, the Fleshweaver utterly lost the clash as in that very instant, its momentum was suddenly reversed, the clap of thunder heralding the shapeshifter's insectoid body being tossed through the air. It was a rather surreal sight, witnessing a bus-sized centipede alone would be a cause for concern in itself, but seeing it soaring through the air? It wouldn't take an entomophobe to consider running for the hills.

Alas, though Teratoma's current form had no shortage of legs, it did lack any form of aerial locomotion as it crash-landed with a loud slam, cracking the ground and taking out more than a few ashigaru unfortunate enough to be in the area. [color=fe2863][b]"RrRrRrGgGgHhHh?!!!"[/b][/color] The extradimensional creature vociferate; was it in pain, enraged, shocked, or distressed? Hard to say, but one thing for sure, it was definitely no positive emotion, for a given definition of emotions considering its eldritch mind. Skittering back up, it was about to try its luck the second time. However, it only managed to skitter forward for a bit before it spotted a hated foe, one that it had personal history with, however brief. 

As if by instinct, Teratoma abruptly pivoted toward the Sōhei instead. With a roar, its innumerable legs easily stepped over the prone petite spatiomancer as it barreled straight to its warrior-priest rival. It appeared that another duel between the monster and the monk would initiate once more. At that moment, the gunner ashigaru with their ineffective firearms, Agent Mae's sanctified smoke, or really anything else happening around them were drowned out by Teratoma's singular focus to show the Sōhei what the concept of 'staying down' truly meant!

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