[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/2BBhFvU.png[/img][/center][color=gold]"Woah! This party is getting crazier than I thought,"[/color] Clair declared as all hell broke loose once Thomas and Caprice—or so she thought—joined the fray. She had to admit that the chaotic melee was growing a little dangerous. However, the life of a thief was a life of danger. Clair was more than prepared to face whatever odds were thrown against her.

The only thing evident in Clair's move's—and so she thought Rose's too—was that she didn't intend to truly harm the snake. It was merely a dumb animal, after all, Clair was sure they could subjugate it without resorting to lethal blows. Her concentration was broken when Thomas delivered what looked like a fatal wound to the snake. [color=gold]"What!?"[/color] Clair had a guilty look on her face for a moment. But, before she could say anything, the four of them got literally entangled in an explosion of purples and blacks, bound by snake-like coils of dark matter that looked like they were cut from the very fabric of space-time itself.

[color=gold]"Eww!"[/color] Was all Clair said when she saw what happened to Rose after being bound. Even if their fearless Captain got a pretty nice look thanks to her card, the idea of becoming a living mass of bugs creeped Clair to no end. Once again, she would have no time to focus on those thoughts, though. [color=gold]"Argh! What do you think you are doing? Ahhh!"[/color] she let out once the snake sunk its fangs on her throat. Clair could feel her flesh and blood burning from whatever poison the creature was injecting on her but no matter what she did, she was way too weak to wrestle herself away from its grip.

[color=gold]"Get away from me, ahhh! I'm not gonna turn into snake food,"[/color] She said as she tried to grab a hold of her weapon and possibly use a magic trick or two to free herself.

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[color=crimson]"Well now, this is getting spicy. Allow me to—"[/color] Victoire's comments on the comedy unfolding before her eyes were cut short by none other than Kanbaru trying to get a little too howdy, prompting Victoire to temporarily turn into a swarm of shadow bats to avoid the strike. [color=crimson]"I should have expected someone like you to be a ruffian. The smell of your blood doesn't lie, after all,"[/color] the Vampire said as she took back her physical shape, only to find that she had a wet throne to sit on now.

[color=crimson]"Do as you wish, but I can't guarantee that your friends won't drag you in. In fact, it would be quite enjoyable to see that,"[/color] Victoire had a dark grim on her face as she answered Akiko's question. [color=crimson]"Well, it seems like the issue is going to come to an end soon, what a terrible shame,"[/color] she added in a disappointed voice once Kabaru and Amy ganged up on Riku.

Just as the confrontation between the girls—or should it be the cat-fight?—was about to come to a conclusion, another interloper invaded Victoire's space. [color=crimson]"Hi there, Annabel. It has been a long time has it not?"[/color] The vampire said in a rather casual manner as she gazed at the huntress. [color=crimson]"What brings you here? I don't think I've done anything worth being hunted, so... Oh, I see it now,"[/color] she spoke more to herself than to the other woman after witnessing Annabel's actions.

[color=crimson]"Seems like you have an ally now too, Princess. This fight isn't going to be as one-sided as it looked. Just be sure to ask about her prices first, I suppose,"[/color] Victoire said to Riku.

[color=crimson]"By the way, you don't happen to know anything about stolen books, do you?"[/color] Victoire asked Annabel. Even though she had figured the answer to her own question by now.
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