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CLarice was getting dunked on...Clarice, clone of a goddess that killed other, older, more experienced deities, was getting dunked on. By a shadow. A shadow that was created by a Demigoddess, someone that wasn't even a full deity. That frustrated her. The shadow was also delaying her. Delaying the moment she and Yukiko had been waiting and planning and working towards for so long...and this thing was delaying them. That angered her. However, the worst of it all was what the shadow had done before he started fighting Clarice. He hurt Yukiko. He hurt her adorable, precious, and wonderful half-sister. That...was unforgivable. That sent her into a rage. Not only that, the skeleton was insulting her...Well, if he wanted to feel her wrath, then she would oblige.

The music silenced, and another song played.

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the music played as she got up. She ignored the bones and beams that were sent her way and let the light, darkness, and twilight come to her and mix. She was completely surrounded as she assumed her and Claire's goddess form, but that wasn't all. Unlike Claire, who couldn't think about anything but killing Cia at the time, Clarice wanted more. She wanted the shadow destroyed to the point where it would hurt him if he was recreated by Xoxi or Ixox, or anyone. Other Twilit constructs were created in the form of several monoliths. They created a barrier that kept the two in an arena.

"[color=f7941a]YOU'LL BE NOTHING BUT DUST BY THE TIME I'M DONE WITH YOU![/color]"

Her many arms shot toward the skeleton, and the monoliths began shooting lasers to help Clarice.

[center]Meanwhile...[/center]

Yuki did not quite know how to reply to "Alex." She didn't want to lie to the kid, but what else could she do? Technically, it was Xoxi's child, but it also technically Claire's child. Calling herself their mother would be wrong...wouldn't it? She thought on it. for a moment. There were many mothers who weren't related to their daughters, and yet their children still treated them as their own. Plus, would it really matter? To Yuki it did, but she also felt this urge to raise Alex as her own.

After thinking on it some more, Yuki came to a decision. She'd be Alex's mom. She'd still have to explain things, but for now, she was content with it.

"[Color=fdc68a]Yes.[/color]" she replied. "[Color=fdc68a]I'm your mom, Alex.[/color]"

She gently smiled at the shadow child.