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Bariest flew high into the atmosphere, observing the entirety of the land. Far off in the swamp, the angel saw it. Like a cancer on the earth, an evil rune was eaten into the swamp's line of trees. , Bariest thought. Sitting at it's edge was a rather large and ravenous aura, blacker than most so as to shadowed the areas around it. Almost in the same spot was the Bridge. To Bariest's senses the Bridge looked to be a flickering portal of dark purples and bloody reds, the demon seemed to be guarding it. What's worse, it had further defiled the already unholy place with their mark. That demon would prove a difficult fight with the alignments backing him.

Viellen had emerged from the shadows in the swamp in time to see Ingarhaad finish his desrtuction and...stand there!? What was he doing? Viellen then noticed the change in the air. Looking up, he saw a yellow glow high above the clouds. , he thought to himself. His chances of obtaining the book had just dropped significantly. His only opportunity would be to grab the book during the ensuing fight. He'd have to make sure Kairha was at the fight, however. Viellen sunk back into the shadows, mapping his insidious plans together.

"Where had he gone?", Kairha looked around at the trees, searching for any trace of Viellen. He hadn't followed her, apperantly. She looked down at the book in her hand, the Book of Black Herald. She had no idea what was in it, only that her Master had ordered her to retrieve it. Foolish woman, to trade such a precious item for a demon sword. The only real reason they had given it to her was because of it's abilities. While many demon swords had the power to destroy angels, the one traded could not be used by a demon. It was worthless to them.

A flash in the sky distracted the demoness from her thoughts. "The angel!", she thought. The flash was headed in the direction of the realm bridge. She wondered if her passage had not been compromised. The swamp was not too far away, she hoped she could make it in time to cross with the book. If the angel was victorious over Ingarhaad, she would not be able to get to the portal.

Zirikia let a smirk twist onto her green features. Her frame concealed still but her eyes flashed slightly when she opened them. She could sense it getting closer, she would once again be back doing what she was meant to do. Taking hold of her metal ragged and rusted sais, looking up to the sky. The shadows still sheilding her, till she whished to leave this is where she was born, in the shadows the demoness Zirikia was in her element. She waited, breathing softly. Watching and waiting.

Moving in darkness she had waited till the time was right, till the angel believed Imgarhaad was the only one there. Using the shadows and he weak state of Bariest, Zirikia emerged behind him, moving with speed, fast and sure, she held in her left hand one of her sais pointing foreward to spear right into the back of the angel, the other across her lower right arm. Finally she ran it through, breaking the skin, aimming just below his left shoulder blade and smirking slightly.

Falling backwards with a nice loud thud, Zirikia hit the ground, laughing insanely although a little shaken. The angels words had reminded her just how fun the fight really was. "Then come to earth and fight like a proper warrior." She quickly moved to escape the lightening, one piece hitting her and burnig away the flesh on her right calf. She never made a sound that was more like a growl.

Kaki not seeing the being until he ran past him stopped running and turned. "Demon, to whom do ye serve, and what be your concern to us? What is your name?!"

"I, as an elf, cannot distrust anyone until I have reason. You are however slowing us down and I don't have reason to trust." Said Kaki loudly as if he was annoyed.

With the storm of lightning ending, Bariest swooped down once more. It's Spear thrusting downward at the two demons below. The wound on it's back bled a steady stream of glistening, white liquid upon the ground, Zirikia's Sai still embedded deep into Bariest's flesh. As the Angel charged forth, the stream turned to spatters across the burnt ground.

Ingarhaad sidestepped the attack with a quick jump, the angel's spear driving nto the ground in an eruption of sparks. As he manuvered through the air, he hefted his pestilence encrusted plank into Bariest's side. He pounded the angel aside, sending it reeling from the massive hit to it's shoulder. Bringing his weapon back up to stance, Ingarhaad laughed." HEHAAHAAA! You are sssure to die now! I'll ssswallow your sssoul!" Already a rotting, green tinge had begun to spread up the angel's arm.

Bariest felt the disease spread into his arm, infected by the demon's wicked armament. Infuriated, it leveled his spear and threw it at Ingarhaad with blistering speed. So intent was the Angel on the massive demon, he had lost track of the other.