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Inadi was hoping his plan of letting the rest get out first would go smoothly and he would catch up to them soon. That was before everyone began calling him out for being some kind of a hot dog playing hero in front of everyone. Rolling his eyes he would eventually correct them later, but right now it was better to go ahead and just start getting everyone out. That part of the plan also hit a snag as suddenly Leila seemed to gather some kind of strange two left feet disease and it had her falling over and grabbing at Inadi's sleeve. That was when his defining moment of heroism turned into a blooper reel on a Monty Python movie.

Quickly trying to pick Leila back up, worried that the Midnight Man would pop back up before too long, it seemed that Riley then decided to join them on the ground and Inadi couldn't help but let out an annoying groan. It seemed that whenever people were falling over they used Inadi as some kind of cushion. Riley did once with Jasper, Jasper did it once on her own, and now Riley was back in this sequel with Leila as a special guest it seemed. Luckily this time nothing sensitive was hit like the last time Riley landed on him back with the dragons but nevertheless the whole thing still hurt. At this point he was beginning to think that gravity had it out for him at this point.

Inadi didn't know what exactly forced Riley to fall on top of him but he was beginning to try and help the girls back up onto their feet. At that point he saw the outline of the Midnight Man above them and his heart sank in his chest. He gripped tightly to Leila's arm and Riley's hand, wanting to at least die knowing some friends of his were within arm's length. At that moment he saw a light and thought that was him dying. His life flashed before his eyes and he saw everything in his life....minus one moment that seemed very shadowy. As the light waned, so did the image and it made Inadi very confused. Not only for the fact that whatever afterlife they were in looked like the same stupid mansion they were in when they died, but he still didn't have an idea of the memory he saw. Shaking his head he watched as saw Riley pick up him and Leila. Now the lights in the mansion turned back on and it made the man feel a lot more comfortable in his own skin.

Now they needed to get to the library it seemed. Terrific. That meant they were one more step closer to getting what they needed for the list. It also meant the other group was successful in finding the stupid blade they needed. Definitely something to celebrate once they got to the library. As the rest of the group took off to meet the others, Inadi saw Ace staring at the place where the Midnight Man was. She took off past him and gave the location a good stare himself. His hand began sparking again in anger due to his inability to make the plan work or to beat the damn thing himself. Clearly he wasn't as strong as he thought. Inadi caught back up with the group and walked next to Ace. Keeping a straight face he let out a sigh, looking straight forward so his agitation wouldn't be seen by Ace directly. Last thing he wanted was for the girl to think he was mad at her. “The fact that we've made it this far is something to be proud of Ace. We can't get scared quite yet, we still have those damned witches left. And I have a feeling they will react a lot better to a good bolt to the face.” Inadi said as he began picking up his pace. The faster he got to the library the better.

Eventually he slowed his pace and Leila eventually walked beside him, though he hardly recognized the girl next to him due to how lost he was in his own thoughts. The images in his mind he saw back at the room still had him puzzled. He wasn't sure when it was from, but it was definitely back in his youth. He was short and didn't have his glasses yet. He was walking it seemed, in a dark place. An alley maybe. Which was strange since he didn't use alleys at all as a kid as far as he remembered. Went against his belief of being in places he was used to and comfortable with. But towards the end of the image there seemed to be other boys walking up to him in the alley. They were getting closer and closer to him it seemed. What could they have wanted...

Suddenly the image disappeared from his mind as he was brought back to reality and Leila was tapping him on the shoulder. Quickly shaking his head he looked down at the girl and heard her quiet voice begin to apologize for the scene that occurred upstairs with the Midnight Man. Inadi showed a smile and a chuckle. He hadn't talked to Leila that much yet, but she always seemed to be a little nervous in her own skin at times. “Oh don't worry about that Leila. I should be apologizing cause I may have gripped you a little harder than I should have back there when that thing was right there above us. I didn't hurt you did I?” Inadi asked her as he kept his pace equal with hers. He didn't want to seem like he was in a hurry to get away from her or anything. The girl was frail as it was, no reason to make her feel subconscious. Eventually they found themselves in the library finally and Inadi gave a quick wave of acknowledgment to the other group as he continued waiting for Leila's response.