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Erin hardly had time to even take in the sight fully, when he noticed the fire being shot at Kiah. Releasing Michiyo's hand swiftly, he slung his bow over his head.

"Innocence....activate!" he yelled, an ease and calm in his voice despite the chaos that already ensued.

An arrow materialized in the quiver on his back, and with lightening-fast reflexes he sent it shooting towards the flame. Though it would be too fast for the eyes to see, the arrow gathered frost as it flew at its target. Hitting the flames in mid-air, the arrow froze them over, surely saving Kiah from severe burns. His eyes darted to the other two heads and he narrowed his eyes at the leader, noting the purple gas, trying not to get too close. He couldn't imagine the gas being anything good for them.

"Michiyo, watch the one in the center," he stood a little bit in front of her.

Kiah looked behind her in relief at the sight of Erin and Michiyo and hurriedly ran back the way she came, knowing she couldn't do anything if she tried. She picked up the pace when she heard the thing talking to her and looked behind her to see flames rushing down the hall. As she was about to turn down a side hall to avoid the flames, she saw Erin neutralize them with his Innocence, sighing in relief and giving him a grateful look before heading to Komui's office to let him know about the situation.

She had been staring at the scene, frozen in place, watching it unfold, until the mention of her name brought her out of her trance.

"The center one, right," she replied, her voice shaky. The bow in Erin's hands made her start, having not made a move herself. Kusari... Please help me..! she thought desperately, as the chain around her waist glowed brightly and unravelled, hovering in the air around her, the tip poised, its end still anchored around her waist. The little bubble of panic still residing in her stomach started to expand. Three heads.. where do I even look? What do I try? Why couldn't it have been an easier one...

She steeled herself, bracing herself on the floor as she concentrated, sending Kusari spiralling forwards towards the left head, sending it round its jaws, then pulling the chain tight, in an attempt to render it powerless.

Erin quickly dodged the first couple fireballs, pulling another arrow from his quiver. Freezing two more with that same arrow, he thought he was in the clear until a last larger fireball came directly at him. Leaping into a roll, he avoided it for the most part. However, one of his hands was singed by the intense flame, and he swore under his breath. Coming out of his roll onto his feet, he shook out his hand, ignoring the pain of the burn.

"You think you're clever, don't you? Well you're not," he spat, pulling another arrow out.

Launching it towards the fire head, the arrow pierced one of its eyes. Erin smirked and started running at the head, firing more arrows at it quickly. Hearing the groan of the third head however, he looked for Michiyo as he ran. He saw her tame the head easily with her chain and grinned. Thatta girl!

When the head started to swing her around though, he screamed, "NO!! MICHIYO, LET IT GO!!"

Chaoe blanked at what the akuma said.
Nothing. It called her nothing, and to give up.
She looked at the floor, eyes widening. Suddenly she was unsure, why was she even fighting in the first place?
The only reason she fought was because the order had raised her to do that, everything that happened to her wasn't truthfully the akuma and noah's faults.
It was the order that took her away because they needed children for their plans, but....
She smiled darkly up at the akuma as it lunged.
"If I am nothing then you are surely nothing worthy of even being called nothing. You slab of metal and anguish."
Raising her club again she jumped and brought the heavy object down on it's head.
"REPENT FOR YOUR SINS IN AGONY AND CRY OUT AS THE GATES CLOSE TO LEAVE NO EXIT!"

(( Inteeeeense~ hahaha. I picture this in my head and it just looks epic *w* ))

The fire head screeched in agony as one of its eyes became blinded by an arrow. Lashing around, all of the the arrows missed it except one, which shot through its throat. Akuma blood started seeping from both wounds, and it made a pathetic, gutteral noise.

"My eeyyeeee!" it hacked, "You fool!" the head was becoming weak now, only a little more and it would be taken out.

The left head pulled against the chains binding it, its eyes hot with anger and rage. As the chains warmed around its muzzle it thrashed even harder, its skin sizzling unpleasantly. Pulling and pulling, the head started slipping, the now softened metal becoming easier to budge. Violently yanking backwards, it freed itself, but it was scorched. Its skin was peeling away in places and it screamed.

"It buuuurns, it buuuurns!" it shook its head and snorted, before looking at Michi, "You'll regret that, Exorcist!"

The left head finally revealed its power, shooting sharp shards of ice at Michi, its mouth spread wide in all of its intense rage.

The leader head was now blinded completely, the spikes of Chaoe's club penetrating its eyes. The skin on its head was thick, protecting its skull and core, but it was scratched now. Several more well-aimed blows would thwart it.

"I can't see! I can't seeee! You useless scum! Repent? REPENT? Aaaarrggghhh!" it thrashed, trying to butt Chaoe away from it.

[[ Intense indeed D: And Michi's not dead yet! 8D Nor curled up in a corner and crying, which is a plus, lol ]]

Her eyes opened wide as she slowly but surely saw the chain slip off the dragon's mouth. It was something she hadn't taken into account. She faltered for a moment as the shards of ice were shot her way, terror rooting her in place. She was vaguely aware of Erin yelling something, but his voice sounded oddly muffled in her ears as she started at the dragon's head. Then her instinct kicked in again, and as quick as she could she called Kusari back, the links of the chain rattling as it sped back to her. She sank to one knee, crossing her arms in front of her and shutting her eyes tight.

At her motion, Kusari aligned itself in the shape of a leaning wall in front of her. But not enough of the chain had been able to come back in the milliseconds available, and as a result there were gaps in the defense. The shards of ice crashed onto the wall, their force and the gaps creating tiny slivers of ice shooting through, tearing up her uniform and causing small cuts over her hands, arms and part of her unprotected face.

She let out a sharp gasp at the sensation, though surprisingly there was little pain - probably the adrenaline, some odd part of her mind reasoned - and stayed behind her wall of chain for a moment longer, the wall thickening as the seconds ticked on as the rest of Kusari managed to soar back. She wracked her brain for a next move. Then it hit her.

She stood up, and at the sight of the others - Erin, burned, and Chaoe, fighting desperately, her face grew dark. She threw out her hand, and Kusari flew forwards once more towards the left head. This time however, she didn't bother with its jaws - it went straight around its neck. With a grim look, she closed her fist, and pulled back sharply on the chain, constricting it around the dragon's neck and suffocating it.

(( Haha, I really don't need to tell what's happening with Kiah at this point... ))

Kiah made sure to send a message to the infirmary so that some nurses would be on standby. It looked like all three Exorcists had accumulated some nasty wounds that would need to be treated. She cheered with the rest of the scientists when it seemed like the Akuma was going down, holding the communication device at the ready.