[color=ed1c24][center][h1]Katherine and ???[/h1][/center][/color]

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Kath awoke in darkness. A familiar, yet alien place that had no marking or landshapes, only a darkness that crawled until the horizon. It seemed that the very ground she stood on was solid darkness, only illuminated by a faint, distant light that helped her see somewhat. She was lying on the ground and she groaned as she sat up, and looked over at the light. It was faint, but...she immediately noticed it as her own flame that kept the demoness bound. But...she was nowhere to be seen, and the fire was more embers than anything else. "Ugh...what the fuck..." She groaned again and tried to stand up, but quickly fell back. Her body felt weak, broken, something she had never felt before. She had no idea what was going on and why she was here. Everything was a blurry mess...she had no memories of anything after the tournament began. And now she couldn't even stand up...great. As much as she hated to admit, her only chance was the demoness. She should know what was going on. "Hey! Where are you!" She called out into the darkness. "What's going on?" 

"Master, please, not so loud. I am rather concentrating right now on keeping your heart beating and your voice is defining when you yell inside your own head." Her demons voice called back out of the dark.

"What..." Kath asked a bit confused. Keeping her heart beating? What did she mean. And what exactly was she doing controlling her body? She let out another groan as she painfully stood up, wobbling unsteadily for a few seconds before she secured her footing. "Sorry...but, what is going on?"

"I can see the void cuts deeply indeed. Damn that ninja." The voice paused as though considering. "Do you remember when I inquired about who your enemies were?  No need to tell me, Because we've met that. Mephisto's attempted to assassinate you, right in the middle of the tournament for everyone to see. You were on the verge of death, so I offered a hand and you took it. I've managed to keep your wounds closed so far, but we're being pursued."

"What!" Kath exclaimed. She couldn't believe what she was hearing! And...how could she forget that! This was just supposed to be a friendly...well, somewhat friendly match between students! And isn't there a ward? This was wrong, all wrong. She felt angry but as she clutched her fingers into a fist she felt her heart ache. She really was...dying, and it scared her. "Damnit..." She mumbled as she sat down. "I guess there isn't much for me to do now, is there?"

"Steel yourself, child." The demon replied, not entirely unkindly. "Take that emotion and use it to fan your flame. If we get out of this you will be stronger for it. If not, then you may have at least prepared one last nasty surprise for our-oh damn it! Clara is here. So is your sister. You're certain she's trustworthy?

"Christine?" Kath exclaimed, as if she was calling out for her sister. "Christine is here?" She asked and mustered the strength to stand up again. She felt a newfound strength surge through her veins. It was still faint, but she felt much more confident now. She just wanted to protect her sister, and her presence was invigorating. "Yes, you can trust her! I'm sure she'll help me...I mean, us!"

"I'll trust your judgment." The demoness said, appearing suddenly out if the dark and holding out her hand. "She's attacking us right now, you need to talk to her. She knows I'm the on in control so she will disregard anything I say. You won't have long, so you will need to be convincing and when I pull you back you must let me. I can not channel you and keep your wounds closed for long. You need to buy us at leat some time to get away."

"What!" Kath exclaimed. That can't be...Clara must be manipulating Christine! Oh poor soul, she will be torn to her she's actually hurting her like that. Kath nod and reached out to the Demoness. "Alright, fine. You have my trust, you've kept me alive this far. I'll make this quick!"

"Don't mind the boy, I convinced him to help us. And make sure to hit the ground running." The demoness said, grasping Kath's hand and pulling. There was feeling of great speed as it seemed like she shot past the demon and through the darkness toward a pair of lights that flickered in the distance. They got closer, closer, blindingly bright, them with a sudden jolt Katherine found herself behind her own eyes again with the phantom feeling of the demons claw clasping her hand.

Kath did as she was told: once the bright light faded and she saw the world again, she started running as fast as her legs carried her. She almost tripped at the weird transition, but thankfully managed not to fall at the last second. She quickly looked around, her eyes searching for Christine. It didn't take long to find her at all, the ice was a pretty big giveaway to her location. "Christine! Christine it's me!" She shouted, and as much as she wanted to stop she kept running. "The demon it's he-" She couldn't finish the sentence as she ended up coughing up blood into her palm. Oh my god She didn't have time to look over herself, but the pain from her wounds have started seeping through the rush of adrenaline. "It's helping me! Let us go, I'll be fine! You have to trust me Chrissy!"