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[Cloud : AG : City]

Cloud's grip on the building was sure. It also helped that he was standing on his sword. He was about to make another pass at the Waltz, Sonic back the way he had come, but the creature made a hasty escape through a dark portal. It seemed to Cloud that the ice attack was what had done it...

But where had it gone to?

"Jon, keep your eyes open!" Cloud called. Jon was still on the ground, and although his attack had missed, it never hurt to communicate with your team members.

[ Kyle : The Caribbean Sea : The Challenger ]

"Oh, I'd never quite assume to know the true depths of Captain Jack Sparrow, sir," Kyle said, raising his eyebrows as he continued to look over the helm, still not facing Jack. Rewards? "Just didn't strike me as the type to prefer a leash, that's all, so I thought it best you'd know."

[ Anima ; Seymour ; Billy : Angel Grove ]

The demonic eidolon remained standing, watching with its large, tormented blue eye as Titan and Elleon continued with their plan. It noticed Midgardsormr's appearance, but seemed unfazed. Instead, it once more began to pull back its head, a bright light gleaming over its eye; another sudden recoil, and an explosion of energy took place on Titan's upper chest, as if an invisible missile had just detonated upon contact.

Seymour frowned somewhat as everything proceeded. He couldn't actually hear Cory and John's conversation, but it was obvious from Cory's insipid smile that something had gone according to his minuscule little plan against him. Hardly worth noting; if the boy with the maul could be so easily persuaded against him, then what use was he to begin with?

No, what concerned him more were the Replicas' persistence. Indeed, their resilience was something to be applauded- Vexen had worked wonders, to be sure. They were surviving his most potent spells and coming back with a fervor that could only be described as zealotry.

However, he couldn't very well let them win. No, that simply wouldn't do- he needed his image in this group, even if it was tainted with some hidden knowledge. After all, if they could work alongside Cory, who they knew for a fact had committed evil deeds, then they could just as easily work alongside himself, whom they only suspected.

The Maester breathed a light sigh, as if to allow himself a moment's peace. Anima was taking care of Titan and Elleon; the Black Waltz was slain; John and Cory had just refreshed themselves via Drive; the Unversed was still facing the Rangers, with Axel on the way to help; Azrael was still infuriated with the gunner; and the Pictomancer was, it seemed, about to obliterate a large portion of the group with her rage.

No use wasting any more energy than is necessary now.

Seymour immediately cast an enhanced Reflect spell around Nicholas and himself, taking all of the force of the Ebony Strikes, absorbing them, and sending dozens of equally-powerful non-elemental blasts back at Kai. Because these were already Reflected, her own Reflect would do nothing against it.

"Keep firing at the pictomancer," he spoke to Nicholas, his eyes never leaving the artistic replica. "The sooner she falls, the better this will end for everyone."

Billy had not quite prepared himself for the quake and almost fell over, barely composing himself in time to see Bal-Hur begin to hover above the ground. He was overjoyed to see the chakram-wielder helping them out, but before he could give his thanks, the demon began a twister-claw attack. Rolling to the side, he pulled out his Blade Blaster in time to give a quick blast in the demon's direction.

[Dawn : Caribbean Sea : The Challenger]

Dawn took Noelle's hand and finally managed to get out of the box. Which was something she was glad for. She could of swore she was starting to feel something move under her rear end. After getting out of the box, Dawn started to look herself over and dust off her butt of whatever was on it.

"My butt..." she mumbled a she finished her task and glanced over at the newcomer. Dawn tilted her head to the side as she looked him over. She had yet to talk to the man since he got on board, now seemed like as any for introductions, "Oh hey, you were the one who glomped the pole. I am Dawn. Nice to meet'cha."

[[Riku : AG : Chaotic Streets]]

Riku had just enough time to turn and yell at Kyla and Dani to get away when his attention snapped back to Kai. A pain surged through his entire body as he was lifted off the ground by the tiny wires that skewered his limbs in several places. He gritted his teeth in pain and anger. With his concentration broken, his flowing energy dissipated and despite his greatest efforts he could not free himself.

[Kyla: Angel Grovë: Streets]

As Dani was pushed back, and Riku turned and gave the warning, the wires were already coming. Kyla had just began to move back as they came up from beneath her feet.
Pain assailed her as her limbs, her arms, and her legs were run through with the wires! Steel, rock, whatever they were sprung from, they were solid and strong. Strong enough that if enough went through you- you'd be hoisted up into the air!

Because she had moved like Riku said to, she wasn't hoisted nearly as high as they were, but it didn't matter, she was on her side suspended maybe 3 feet off the ground, with her other hand which gripped her book, closest to the ground..she was held up at an angle.
Her worst nightmare realized; seeing her drawing hand skewered through with at least two- She paniced.
Kyla's mouth was open in a silent scream, that pitch that your vocal cords just wouldn't allow. so all you could do was open your mouth wide and let compressed air tighten your cords till they hurt.

Carbuncle was beyond upset, but she tried to clamp down on her partners panic. Knowing they'd be done for if they gave in now that things were really bad.

~Kyla! Kyla Kyla listen to me! I know it hurts! I know I know- and you know what- so does she! KAi knows how much it hurts that's why she did it! Look at your friends! LOOK at them!~

Kyla didn't want to look, she wanted to cry. Whe wanted to scream and panic simply because it was easier. It was easier to scream and wait for someone else to fix it- but at her angle she could see them.
Alan and Riku run through with the wires just like her. Those looks on their faces brought it all back- another face, another scream, and a cold crashing focus returned to her.

Someone was hurting, and it was her fault.
Sure it was Kai, her replica actually doing it, but Kai had to have gotten this sick method of torture form someone.
From her original. Somewhere in the darkest place of her heart- Kyla had thought about this. Visualized this. Imagined how this would work. It was that thought which made her move.

She started slow, and immediatly as the wires resisted, but her other hand moved.
First she, dropped the book on the ground. Her drawing hand was held above her, so she couldn't use it. Kyla pulled against the wires which- weren't so many in her other hand, and lowered it to the page. Stretchuing as far as she could reach, blood spilling from the entry and exit points on her body.
If Riku hadn't warned her, this wouldn't have been possible. She wouldn't have been close enough.

Kyla was sure she was screaming, but it was like she was hearing herself through a muffled barrier. All she could think about now was how much she wanted to reach and touch her page- much more then panic.

She wasn't going to let Kai do this- not to them!

There! Her middle finger tip reached the open page and using her own blood she smeared one line.

And there was a loud snap that followed!

[ Kyla had learned Blood Tracer]

Some of the wires cut and fell but she needed help to finish them off, and just moving to create one cut was agony! she didn't know if she could do it again.

[Dani :: Angel Grove :: City]
Dani smiled as Kai took her hit but soon realized that her Ague spell did not work. She did manage to get her pages wet, which was good for a start in the basic water magic.

As she was thinking about Kai she suddenly heard Alan call out a spell and Dani felt the brunt of the attack. “Hey!” Dani called to him, “That was friendly fire yo-“. It was before that she could even finish that statement that Dani realized what Alan had done. He was soon wrapped in the attack that was originally going at her. Dani growled and soon realized that all of her friends were tangled up in the maze.

‘Dani!’ Leviathan called in her head, ‘You can still save them from anymore pain! Think of all of the anger in your system and summon me! I can help you get everyone out of the maze!

‘Okay I will try!’ Dani thought to leviathan before shutting her eyes. She then started to chant to herself before it started to get louder for anyone to hear. She then snapped her eyes open and said “I summon you! Leviathan!”

Below her feet, Dani felt a huge amount of water open up until a huge water snake and dragon came out of the hole. Leviathan then levitated in the air above Dani as she looked at her tangled friends. She then reached out her hand and said “Leviathan! Take cake of those wires!”

Leviathan then swam in the air right towards Dani's friends (Riku, Alan, and Kyla) and used water that came out of his mouth to try and cut the wire. Hopefully it would break the hold the wires held each of them.

[Carribean Sea ~ The Challenger]

Noelle wrinkled her eyebrows a little as she watched Anthony. She was never really sensitive to motion sickness or sea sickness, as opposed to her sister. She would read to her in the car on long trips when they were little because she couldn't read for herself or else she'd be sick. Despite this, as she looked at the newcomer she couldn't imagine it would be too pleasant. The last thing she wanted to see was someone puking. That might get her squeamish self throwing up as well. Then it would just be a puke-fest.

"Well, there's a room with a bunch of hammocks in it which I think is the crew's quarters. But here, uh, I think I can help." The blonde said, remembering a trick her sister found before one of their long car trips. She bought little bands that went around her forearms, using acupressure to ease her motionsickness. Noelle knew where the pressure points were, so she figured she might try it. "Hold out your arms."

[Carribean Sea ~ The Challenger]

"Yeah, just like that." Noelle said reaching for his arms a little shyly. She took his right arm and placed her first three fingers against his wrist, just below his palm. After measuring the distance, she held his arm and placed her thumb at the center of his arm before pressing down. She repeated the same for his left arm, pressing her thumb into the pressure point. It might have felt a little uncomfortable at first, but it was better than being sea sick.

"You should feel better in a minute or so." The agromancer smiled, trying to hide how awkward she felt. She was holding some guy's arms and she hardly knew him. It was a little weird.