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Kairha burst into the clearing the batlle the demons and Angel had made. She saw Ingarhaad counter the angel's attack. Who was that Demoness with him?, she wondered. Either way, she unbelted her whip and lashed out at the angel. Even though it would not harm him, she could at least distract the Angel so that the other demos could launch another attack.

Zirikia turned to see the other demoness, smirking slightly, hissing the thrill of the fight taking her over "Tell me angel, did you think, tonight would be your last?" She yelled while launching into the air, bringing her sais down, lashing into the angel again, hoping that he wouldn't counter-attack, she would be thrown of balance.

"Come on, now," said Ryuko, "You gotta be joking me. This is war. And in war, we have no alligeance. Come on, now Kaki. We can't waste anymore time."

Viellen nodded at the two. "Then follow...". The grey demon stepped through the shadow, the darkness immersing him like a dark pool of water. Ryuko and Kaki followed.

The feeling was cold and alien. Passing through a worl looking out from the shadows instead of at them from without. Eventually, the trio came to an opening very close to the swamp. Viellen stopped. "Here. This is as far as I take you. I am not a warrior, and will bear no closer movement.", He waited for the two to pass through then added. "And do not think to try and kill me while you still stand in darkness, lest you remain in it without one to open the shadows."

Just a short distance away, the demons had overwhelmed bariest, ripping into the dying angel with ravenous fervor. Light bled into the soil, streams of white embers sputtering from the gashes of it's fallen body.

Bariest cried out, an echo of agony ringing out over a vast distace. It was not dead yet, but very soon to be. The demons had become steeled, replenishing themselves on the whisps of angelic essence.

"You helped us. I will not kill you now," remarked Kaki stepping out of the shadow into the living world again. He saw the battle that was going on. "The angel is near dead. This is good indeed for we could not have killed him. I can, however take on any demon," he said to Ryoko.

Kaki then started running towards the swamp. He stopped and shouted to the largest demon, "Why seek you the Book? Fight me and I shall slay you! For the book belongs to our guild!" Then Kaki pulled out his sword, the one most hated by demons. It shown bright with light that clearly cut through the dark shadows surrounding them.

Kairha had gotten their in time to help, in the small way her actions did. Now, however, she needed to open the bridge. If Ingarhaad and Zirikia could distract the assailents for enough time, she could easily pass into her home realm. She clutched the book tightly and ducked into the foliage. " You, Demoness!", she shouted to Zirikia, "Distract the rouge!", she referrred to Ryuko, the rouge demon.

Ingarhaad yanked back hard, pulling away from the stabbing attack with such force that Kaki's sword was left stuck in his knotted muscles. He gnashed his teeth and let out a howling roar. After stumbling back, he slowly pulled the sword from out of himself. "...And mortalsss ssseem to think that they are more than they really are! Asss far asss I am conssserned... an elf isss mortal. You age and you die... like all other wretched breedsss!"With that, he hurled the sword far behind him. It landed in the distant muck and rotting plants of the swamp. "A mortal and a liar! There hasss never been a breach into the Hellsss, asss sssure asss there hasss never been a sssucssssesssful campaign into the sscelessstial kingdom.
The Everwar hasss only been fought on thisss realm and the plane of sssoulsss sssince before thisss world even began it'sss pathetic exssissstansse." He clutched the wound that had nearly severed his arm entirely. He was greatly weakened but still stood his ground, his giant weapon now switched to his good, armored hand. He would not be surprized again.

As he lectured, the vapors that had risen from the fissure had begun to fill the lungs of Ingarhaad's assailants. Ryuko would be unnaffected. Kaki however, would begin to feel a horrible stinging itch at his eyes and would have to cover his mouth and nose if he wished to avoid retching from the phospherous odor.

Viellen had seen his chance to single out the demoness Kairha. He followed her, loping through shadows to remain undetected. He need only wait till she began to open the Bridge of Planes. He'd then attack her quickly and take the book from the infernal messenger.

((get information from Ryuko about the Everwar))

She'd found it, the Bridge to the Infernal Realm. Or at least the spot for it. She could still hear the faint clash of battle a little means away. Hopefully the other two would hold everyone off long enogh for her to draw the symbols to open the portal.

Kairha closed her eyes, she began to move her thin fingers in the air, traceing the ancient runes. A small crackle of fire started to form an ellipse that hovered above the ground.