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Kyrai's lightning bolt shot towards the unsuspecting demon, a short dark red imp with wicked long horns and an extra set of arms. The bolt struck its target, dislodging the demon from the man's back. It began convulsing uncontrollably on the ground. The man wrapped his hand around the throat of the second demon, which looked more like a man-bear with bat wings. His demon arm began flailing insanely, as if it had a mind of its own. It struck the bear demon across the face, then slapped the man in the head, knocking his helmet loose. Another twitch left a slight gash in the demon's neck. It gave a kick which landed square in the man's gut. He exhaled sharply and tossed the bear across the room without thinking, and it began to fly straight towards the couch, Yadi, and the forcefield.

((At that same instant))

The shocked imp stands shakily to his feet, and the man recovers from the blow he'd recieved. A strangely familiar face is revealed as he regains his composure, his normal arm grasping at the prayer beads around his demon arm. Familiar eyes take in the battle scene, as a familiar forehead gem glints in the swinging fluorescent lights. Small fox ears were seen flattened against his hair, as if they'd been pushed down by the helmet for far too long. The imp leaps at the man's turned back, taking advantage of the distractions, aiming straight for the skull with all 4 razor-sharp claws...

Letting out a surprised squeak Yadi jumped to the other side of the couch shocked that her body had even reacted when she was still in a trance. It had been a while since she had been around magic and demons of any kind, so it was no surprise to her she still couldn't digest this was really happening.

"You have to be freaking kidding me." She felt the words leave her lips softly as she quickly got to her feet.

She could almost feel the dense air around her although any trace of power in her had been long gone. However she had been around magic long enough to recognize a shield when she felt one, especially when it was her sister's. She forced her eyes away from the demon and to her sister, not because of the shield, but because of the pained voice she had spoken with.

"Daddy?" She frowned in confusion before following Kara's gaze to the other intruder.

((Sorry honeybuns sad I know it must be a hard time for you...one year is like one hour when it comes to losing a dad))

Kara's fright and shock vanished as quickly as it had come and rage replaced them. This was her father and he was in trouble. She partitioned her thoughts, protect Yadi, protect Father. Some other, long unused part of her mind flexed and seeds, long dormant under the foundation and the tiles sprouted. Encouraged and strengthened by her they probed the concrete for weakness. Finding it, they pushed and probed and grew and burst from the tiles to wrap around the imp that was hurting her daddy.

She was stronger than she had been, though long out of practice. She was also much much better at multitasking now.

(((Yeah. November will be a full year and I just... augh. I miss him. I just... always miss him. If I could see him again, to see him come back... Yeah. I'd give everything I have for it.)))

The bear demon sniffed the air, smelling new prey. His head turned until his eyes locked with Kyrai's. The swift movement of the fox spirit intrigued him, and he flexed his wings before barreling towards his target, fangs bared.

The red imp squealed as the vines plucked him nimbly from the man's back, moving him up towards the ceiling, encompassing him completely and slithering like wicked snakes. A stretching, wrenching sound drowned out the imp's futile squeaking, and a thick almost black-red blood began to seep from the now-still vines.

The man's shouting did not cease, however. The marks on his neck sealed up within a couple seconds, but his arm began it's flailing with increased vigor. The beads around his arm stretched, and a second clawed hand began tearing its way out. A new voice could be heard, almost booming, as if it were being played over the PA system cranked up.

"LET ME OUT YOU WRETCHED FOOL. DID YOU THINK YOU COULD CONTAIN ME WITH YOUR LIMITED POWER IN THE MORTAL WORLD??"

((Guys you can feel completely free to God-mod any situation, and any of the demons, I can play off other people's posts fairly well and I don't have anything specific in mind when I write, I just go in with a general idea and wing it. Do what you want lol))

The man reached up and grasped the beads around his shoulder. Unable to bear the pain any longer, he bellowed one last shout of agony as he tore the beads from his flesh. The beads and the cloth burned away, and a brilliant red flash absorbed the room, bathing the denizens in a warm, ominous glow. The beads were a conduit to a pocket dimension, in which the man had placed his arm and used its power to gain control of the arm of the demon contained within. As he withdrew his arm from the pocket dimension, it looked to be nothing more than bones with a few scraps of flesh and cloth hanging loosely from it in random spots. It was as though he had dipped his entire arm in a vat of hungry piranha. Perhaps more frightening than that, though, was the form of the demon that stood to its feet in front of them.

He was sheer black, a black that seemed to absorb the light away from it, like you might get sucked in yourself if you get too close. His form and movements were almost reptilian, and his head had swept-back horns and spines all over it. His hands were almost more like talons, it was like The Predator had a demon baby with Smaug the dragon.

The pieces of flesh on the man's arm trembled slightly, then began weaving their way slowly back up his arm. They expanded, twitched, flexed gruesomely, but began filling in the missing parts again. Muscle was regrowing, the individual layers of flesh restored themselves, and within a minute, over half of his arm was already restored. He panted heavily though, sweat drenching his clothes and even spattering on the ground below him. He gripped his shoulder tightly, as if to try to keep all the pain contained to his arm.

The vines retracted from the oozing figure and Kara slumped. "Well, that was a doozy," she muttered before trying something else. "Lets get you to cool off a little," Water condensed from the air around the separating figures, soothing to the touch on the newly healed arm, it took some of the pain away, soothing the stiffness. To the demon though, the touch of it was red hot, boiling and angry.

(((Guys. I'm so so sorry it too me so long. I'm... I very nearly did something stupid and permanent to myself. But my head is back in the game and I have someone to talk to now. ^^ )))