Nadeline didn't have the slightest clue what was going on, but from the looks of things, the cavalry had arrived. She couldn't help but lament the loss of the opportunity, but it was too late to go back. She had to prioritize her own escape first--but how? Physical attacks did nothing, and casting magicks ran the risk of her own life force being drained faster. Biting her lower lip, she watched the walls closing in. Despite not being claustrophobic, she definitely felt the need to be out in the open once more. At this point, she had to get out. Deciding to take action once more, she closed her eyes, putting her rapier down as she would get on her knees. Clasping her hands together, she would pray. Meanwhile, Shion paid no heed to Zodiark's words--he could claim to be honorable all he wanted, but she knew better. Instead, she mimicked her previous attack, her strike clashing with the Darkga, resulting in an explosion when the white magick and the dark magicks made contact. Vlyn let out a curse as he realized the spell was area of effect, barely managing to dodge it as he turned back to Grant, still motionless. "[color=thistle]Your Highness![/color]" He called out. "[color=darkorange]Gonna stay useless, are you?![/color]" Lorenzo shouted, a fiery Mist around him as he shot forward. He skidded to a halt in front of Grant and the still unconscious Savayna, punching the ground. Once his fist made contact, and explosion of Mist occurred, wrapping the three. Panting heavily, he dropped down on one knee, having used the last of his own Mist reserves. "[color=darkorange]I can't believe you...sitting there feeling sorry for yourself...when we're all busting our asses putting our own lives on the line! What kind of message are you trying to send?![/color]" He seemed angry as he scolded Grant, his back still to him. Grant finally managed to look up at Lorenzo, the reality only just hitting him. "[color=darkorchid]Lorenzo...[/color]" "[color=darkorange]You think you're the first person to be going through this shit?! You think you're so goddamned special?! Get the fuck up Grant! You're one of them--one of them chosen with the Espers, right?! Then fucking DO something already![/color]" Lorenzo managed to shout, though immediately as he finished his last word, he collapsed to the ground. "[color=darkorchid]Lorenzo![/color]" Grant seemed to snap out of it, scrambling over to his older brother. "[color=darkorange]You better do something...otherwise I'm going to make you look stupid in front of your girlfriend...no, sorry, your fiance...[/color]" He muttered, clearly struggling even just to talk. "[color=darkorange]I have to admit though...knowing Roland wasn't entirely guilty...it was...comforting...save her...save Nadeline...[/color]" His voice trailed off as he fainted. Inhaling sharply, Grant wasn't able to hold back the tears he unwittingly held back. He nodded as he would stand, though he felt something oddly familiar in the air. As he turned towards the battle, he could feel Nadeline in there, doing...something. He knew what she was trying to do. Somehow. [i][color=purple]Her magicks sing for you. Will you answer?[/color][/i] Zeromus asked him. Without replying, Grant would once again get on his knees, though it was no longer a position of submission. He closed his eyes, concentrating, feeling everything and everyone around him. [i][color=darkorchid]I'm an idiot. Sorry,[/color][/i] He thought back to Zeromus. [i][color=purple]No apologies. Only actions now.[/color][/i] Things would come to a halt, the Mist in the air around them almost freezing into place. After a few seconds, they would begin to segregate, sorting themselves. Little by little, both Nadeline and Grant would become surrounded by pure White and Black Mist respectively. As Grant opened his eyes, they illuminated his golden eyes moreso than usual, and he would stand. Raising his gun, he aimed for Nadeline's prison, to which she too had picked up her weapon. [i][color=darkorchid]Three, two, one--![/color][/i] He fired off a single shot just as she had stabbed into the prison's magicks, and everything went still. Then, as if a dam had broken, the Mist all around them would become crazed. "[color=deepskyblue]Now there's something I haven't seen in some time.[/color]" Shion mused, the Mist blowing her hair back as the prison would erupt. Landing on her feet, Nadeline flipped her hair back as Grant would join her. "[color=darkorchid]Sorry I'm late,[/color]" He apologized sincerely. "[color=coral]You made me nervous for a bit,[/color]" She admitted quietly, though she smiled. "[color=coral]Together, then? It seems the deal is no more.[/color]" "[color=darkorchid]So be it.[/color]" Grant agreed, the pair standing back to back, weapons poised. [hr] It was as if her very soul was on fire. Why? Why was he trying so hard to change things? Didn't he understand? Maybe he did. Maybe that's just no way to live life. But it would always be painful. Wait, no, that's not right. There were good times, too...right? Things she had never thought once of before, now flooding her mind. Things she had clung on to, suddenly gone with the wind. Was it his magicks? Or...was it that same feeling anytime he was near? [i][color=pink]I think...it's time to end this.[/color][/i] Taking his hands in hers, holding them tightly, her eyes closed as she would. And then...? [hr] [i]"[color=pink]I won't run away! Never again![/color]" Emiri shouted back at him, grabbing his arm with both hands as she struggled to free herself. "[color=pink]If someone as weak as I can understand that, surely you can as well?[/color]" The wall behind them brightened, though Keiran would release her unwillingly as the flames seared through them both. Gods, she was going to punch Jaakuna, his magicks seemed to be burning her up from the inside. She managed to get on all fours, dragging her sword as she would crawl over to Keiran, who was more affected than she was. "[color=pink]It's funny...you've made me feel so angry...but really...it's not anger that I have...[/color]" She said as she raised her sword. “[color=pink]I was just…[/color]”[/i] [hr] The flames would die out, whether unwillingly or not, though a glyph formed underneath the pair. It dissolved, lifting the darkness up and around them, exploding into what looked like glitter as it fell around them. As if on cue, Emiri opened her violet eyes, staring back at Jaakuna. At first, she remained completely silent. But after a moment, the tears came, a small smile on her face. "[color=pink]I really caused you trouble this time, didn't I?[/color]" She asked him tearfully.