"...I'm sorry..." Takahisa turned around quickly, he didn't want to be seen crying or even shedding a tear. The ground began to rumble, as if Takahisa was actually summoning many vines to come up and prevent anyone else to go after him, he wanted to do this alone. Though, Takahisa was then reminded of the very words that Ayimu said.

[b][i]"I knew it....you're just like him....your pathetic brother...."[/i][/b]

Those words echoed in his head, he then started to realize something.

[b][i]"I can already tell you're going to die the same way as your brother, Takahisa Yakao."[/i][/b]

By now, the vines were starting slowly come out of the ground, about the height of their knees. Takahisa knew those words from Ayimu were just usual demon jabber, but for some reason, he was starting to realize that she may be referencing the mistake that his older brother Monoso made, the very mistake that costed his older brother his life. It was only now that Takahisa realized it, that he was taking fate too seriously, that fate wasn't the absolute future, there was always another way. Realizing that he was about to make the very same mistake, of going alone and believing that there was only one way, Takahisa quickly turned his head towards Armin, his eyes full of worry and regret. And then...the vines grew over to the point where Takahisa and Armin couldn't see past the vines which separated them. Desummoning vines would take forever, and he knew that Ayimu was going to break free soon, there was no going back anymore, even if he wanted to now.

"...I....I can't even hold up my promise...Monoso onii-chan..." Takahisa cried, but he had to do this method now as he was technically trapped here once Ayimu awakens. Closing his eyes, Takahisa held out his two hands, a magic seal began to materialize in front of him.

Back outside the vine prison that Takahisa had made, Armin would see that the flame inside Takahisa's soul gem was starting to get even more radiant, as if Takahisa's soul was being used to it's full potential to whatever he was doing.
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Kaika took a moment to track down anything nearby, but saw that there were two possible spots of a Shadow Essence. "Alright, we split up here. Remember, a Shadow Essence is really easy to feel, and I'll meet up with you if you find anything and vice versa," Kaika said to him, and quickly headed down one end of the hallway.