Listening to Taichi's final words, Sasha raised her arms. Splatters of thick red liquid painted most of her forearms. It wasn't disgusting, on the contrary, Sasha found the way the reflections danced on the slick crimson surface mesmerizing. [i]Stronger predators?[/i]

"I have." Sasha replied to the dead man. She flicked some blood off her swords and stowed them away in her inventory. Ren, Omnial and Mike seemed to be injured but still alive. It was going to be a bummer telling them what happened to Erica. They were strangely quiet about the matter as they went to search for their spoils of victory. Perhaps Keiko told them already?

"Sorry for the kill-steal, totally didn't mean it." Sasha joked as the group finally reunited. Looking around the room, she decided the bookcase might contain something of interest. Ren was already there, scanning through the titles. She joined him. 

"He must have been a pretty tough guy? You're all injured," Sasha said as she manually took out a random book.