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While things seemed to be winding down, the Seraph could not rest easy. For one, Vi had yet to be apprehended. So long as she was still on the loose, danger unknown elements could remain in play. And on a more practical level there was the fight still going on. That would have to hold the majority of her attention. At the same time she still had the awareness to note Mika exiting the scene, headed off to who knew where despite her previously hostile intent. 

Her blades connected, only to find the figure turning into ice as it fell. A Duplicate, manipulated by ice magic to make it faster. Her momentum was quickly transferred in another direction as she rolled out of the way before it could fall on top of her. She had been frozen once before, she was not letting that happen again. 

Coming out of her role, Alicia froze as she found herself face to face with...a gun. Not even a magic gun, but a regular old, normal person, gun. [color=aba000]"Seriously?"[/color] she muttered to herself as more footsteps came in from around them. The numbers were not great, even leaving aside that.

Her gaze flickered over to Leena, noting her position as she planned her move. Like hell she was going to just surrender here. Slowly she took one step back, lowering her weapon as she did so. All to play along with the ruse while positioning herself just behind Leena. 

Then she struck. Light flared out, bright and radiant as she tapped into her mana to pump it up as much as she could. It was a blinding radiance, like a small sun shining that would leave normal eyes blinded. Not just that, but it would throw off Christine's aim as well as she darted out of the line of fire. 

[color=aba000]"I don't think so,"[/color] she challenged as she reformed her bow before firing it at the gun. By all appearances it was normal, and that meant she could destroy it. 

Around the same time she felt the stirring of her ShineSpark, yet discipline and determination drove her forward. Bolts of magic flew, a shimmering barrage to focus down Christine. Some would simply fly by, but others would explode in her face to further disorient her. Through it all, hopefully Leena could do what she had to as well. She had the feeling that something bad was happening, and this needed to be wrapped up [i]now[/i].

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Ren grunted, wincing and doing his best to keep Liss' elbow from jabbing into his injured ribs. They moved through the chaos of the rave as she followed his directions, buffeted by potent destructive magic, healing, and the smoke of the fire. It was hard to tell if this meant it was alright to pick up the smoking habit now or not. 

A grunt escaped as Ren found himself back on the ground, swaying slightly on his feet as she handed back the key. He barely had time to do anything amidst all the smoke and choking heat before she had locked herself inside an arbitrary room. 

Moving to do that very thing, Ren found himself interrupted as Dusty spoke up and admitted to her true nature. It was a magic that he knew of, though he didn't have much personal experience with it. But he knew enough to get the general read of where the situation was going. Another sacrifice, a panicked decision. What else would it be?

Before she could close the door, before the scene in her head played out in real life, she would be interrupted as Ren grabbed her arm. "Kids," he grumbled amidst an errant cough. "Always so hasty, and without thinking too." 

Dragging her back into the hallway, he held up the key as they returned to Liss' door. "I'm a traveler. If I can go from this dimension to another one, I can do the same thing the other way around." Inserting the key, a glimmer traced along the edges of the door. When he opened it, Dusty would see the hallway that they were standing in. But there was no fire, no smoke, no panic. In fact it seemed to be empty at the moment.

"Ladies first," he told her. Once she had gone through he followed, taking the key with him. When the door shut, all the sound and noise and heat vanished with it. But he was not done just yet. "Be back in a minute," he then told her as he stepped into the room and closed the door. Repeating the process, this time it would open to the previous dimension, and the room that Liss was in. 

Leaning through the doorway, Ren extended a hand to the redhead. "I know you said you'd be fine, but that other girl was heartbroken at the thought of you staying here. You wouldn't want to do that to her, would you?"

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Moving through the streets of Penrose, Lea would soon be able to identify the type of patrol that she was looking for. It was a quartet, as one might expect such a group to be. For a moment they tensed as she approached, only to relax when she made her desire clear. 

"You chose an unfortunate time to approach us," the [url=https://i.imgur.com/P8kon2J.jpg]lead girl[/url] replied as she took a step forwards. "The city is rapidly falling into all sorts of chaos. Someone has chosen to stoke the fires of mischief, and it is one such event that we are responding to now." 

She thought about for a moment before nodding. "Nonetheless, we cannot deny the request of those who want to be pur-"

"-Hold on Lillyn!" Another of the [url=https://i.imgur.com/FwbPSXp.jpg]girls[/url] in the patrol spoke up before she could finish, pulling her back and whispering to her about something Their conversation was rapid and apparently a bit heated as they debated the course of action that they were about to take. 

Yet in the end Lillyn shook her head before stepping forward once more and offering the White Coin. "As I was saying, we cannot refuse the wish of those who seek to be purified. Here is the White Coin. Will you stand with us in this time of need?" Her head tilted gently, inquisitive eyes upon Lea as she awaited a response....

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