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Kaede sputters and stutters.
"Ah, well! I uh, well...I'd be lying if I said I was your biggest fan, b-because I'm sure you've met so many other people who say that but...I've bought all your albums a-and...wait, you're probably here to just train, right? I should probably stop bothering you!"

Reserved.

"I....trust you completely. Please, go ahead."
"Look, we need to get the little twerp back. You've always had my back, and Rengoku....I trust her."

At that, Kanade snorts.
"...you know, if you let your guard down for a few seconds, Sawatari, you'd probably enjoy life a lot more."

She grunts.

"For the record, I really am sorry for not taking you seriously."
"It isn't easy either having the Mishima name. You're not the first one who's blamed me for the stuff my dad's company did. You're not even the first who's tried to take revenge, either."
"It's something you just have to take lightly after it happens so many times."

From a nearby rock, Nene, who has been hiding there the whole time, scrambles out.
"....damn it. Whoever you are, is Kanade alright?"

Kousei stares, puzzled.

He thinks briefly, before tapping into his phone.
Sure. Why not? If you learned something cool, senpai, I'd be happy to see it.

Siren vs. Jack the Ripper
With a wave of Onibi approaching the group, the group takes battle positions, retreating to the back and preparing their positions.

Mildred uses a First Aid Kit!
Mildred regains 10 HP!

Otohime casts Again!
Momotaro and Otohime may move again!

(Pyrrha's Kurmala is active!)
(Pyrrha's Abyss Song is active!)
(Shiro's Arrogance is overwhelming...)
(Shiro's Pride is overwhelming!)
(Shiro's Ego is overwhelming!)
(Pyrrha's Deep Dive is active!)

Pyrrha initiates!
Hit Rate: 85 to hit
Hit 9, hit!
Adoring Fans B1 is defeated!

Kanade and Mori
Mori does his best to patch up Kanade, the shadows of Andras running towards them and closing in.

Reynart destroys the Pillar!

The Pillar is destroyed!

Reynart casts Kia!
Reynart loses 5 MP!
Scathach regains 13 HP!

~~Ally Phase~~
Siren vs. Jack the Ripper
Siren, having remained silent for this whole time, sees a horde of approaching Onibi and after so long, speaks.

"Drown."

Siren's Curse His Name activates!
Covetous Slashers K, J and I, and Adoring Slasher A4 are caught in the attack!
Adoring Slasher A4 is defeated!
Covetous Slashers K, J and I are defeated!

One minute, the Onibi were there.

The sand beneath their feet turned to water.

The next, only the Onibi that had come out to protect Siren remained, not a trace of the other Onibi remaining.

Taking positions to block off the the chokepoints, the Onibi take advantage and position themselves to protect and block off the access to their master.

Tutelary Retainer A casts Encouragement on Proioxis!
Proioxis regains 5 HP!

Protective Retainer B casts Miza!
Protective Retainer B initiates!
Hit Rate: 80 to hit
Hit: 73, hit!
Adoring Slasher A2 is defeated!

Protective Retainer A casts Mizanara!
Protective Retainer A initiates!
Hit Rate: 77 to hit
Hit: 74, hit!
Covetous Slasher F takes 18 damage!

Covetous Slasher F retaliates!
Covetous Slasher F casts Umra!
Hit Rate: 80 to hit
Hit: 44, hit!
Protective Retainer A takes 21 damage!

Fierce Retainer B casts Hydro Cutter!
Hit Rate: 82 to hit
Hit: 15, hit!
Covetous Slasher F takes 19 damage!

Covetous Slasher F is defeated!

Protective Retainer C casts Miza!
Protective Retainer C initiates!
Hit Rate: 80 to hit
Hit: 42, hit!
Adoring Slasher A3 is defeated!

Siren then turns to Proioxis.
"Get rid of him."

Siren casts Abyss Song on Proioxis!
Proioxis' Throw triggers elemental weaknesses for 3 turns!

Siren casts Abyssal Rejection on N23!

Siren casts Curse His Name on P21!

Kanade and Mori vs. Andras
Andras simply laughs as Mori continues to assist Kanade.
"You two....and you think you're the same as me? You want to reach out to this pathetic wretch, Mishima? Are you serious?"

Kanade floats backwards, seemingly readying herself.
"As long as....I can reach even one person....that's all that matters. You'd never get it."

Siren's booming declaration echoes through the Domain. Andras visibly grins.
"Well. It seems like I've won. Even if you beat me here, Princess...it's already on the way. And you're on your last legs.

Once I'm done, I'll let you live long enough to see what I'll do to Sawatari."

At that, Kanade visibly tenses.
"I'm ending this. Now."

She raises an arm-blade to the side, the blade gleaming with lethal sharpness.

"Scathach, I call down your power. Bring down upon him a starless shadow!"

In the blink of an eye, Kanade surges past Andras, so quick that Mori swears he can see afterimages of her ebony form, so fast that he can't quite process just what happened.

For a minute, the world falls silent.

(Kanade will accelerate beyond herself!)
(Kanade will chase the world!)
(Scathach's Revolution is active!)
(Andras has found his anathema....)
(Andras's Playground of Chaos activates!)
(Andras' Wrath is active!)
(Andras fills Kanade with sleepless doubt!)
(Mori's Support is active!)

Scathach activates Death by Barraging!

Scathach casts Starless Shadow!
Scathach loses 10 MP!
Scathach initiates!
Hit Rate: 82 to hit
Hit: 24, hit!
Critical: 32, crit!

Andras takes 126 damage!
Andras loses a Life Point!

Scathach attacks again!
Hit Rate: 82 to hit
Hit: 14, hit!
Critical: 14, crit!
Luna+ check: 5, pass!

Andras takes 150 damage!
Andras is defeated!

And it all happens too in a blink of an eye.

Andras collapses to one knee, an entire chunk of his midsection torn away as Kanade whips her blade aside, casting parts of Andras aside to fade to smoke and ashes. He looks visibly pained; though his body is visibly reforming, it is clear that however hard Kanade just hit him, it was quick and hard enough to end the fight right then and there.

Then Mori notes something about Andras' body.

There were roughly about twenty or thirty slash marks and cuts across Andras' body, none of them having been there before Kanade hit him, some still glowing with Scathach's violet energy.

In the space of a single second, Kanade had slashed at him nearly thirty times.

Andras grunts, stumbling to his feet and pointing an icy knife at her.
"Heh...I'm still not ready for you, huh? Never you mind....Princess. We'll have our rematch soon enough."

"..."

Before Kanade can move to grab Andras, the Majin turns into what looks like liquid shadow, dropping to the floor and disappearing into nothingness. The Onibi he took over dissolve into darkness, leaving nothing but copies of Andras' mask, which linger just long enough to feel like they're staring at Mori before they, too, fade into shadows.

At this point, Kanade finally falls to the ground, her hovering stopping at this point as she uses one arm-blade to prop herself up like a crutch.

"....seems like that took a lot out of me, huh?"

Reward condition achieved.
Mori gains Actor's Mask: +5 HP healed, debuffs last 1 turn longer.

Siren vs. Jack the Ripper
"You...this is MY world! We can do what we want! I won't let you get between me and Fuu-chan! Stupid kid! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!"

Jack, consumed with rage and fear, makes another lunge for Akihiko....but Akihiko is ready.

(Jack's Masochism is active! +4 DMG, +10 Critical)
(Akihiko's Daunt is active!)
(Ibaraki-Douji's Bloodthirst is active!)
(Tsukiyomi's Mirror of Night activates!)
(Saya's Support activates!)
(Akihiko is sick...)

Jack casts Ghastly Wail!
Jack initiates!
Hit Rate: 77 to hit
Hit: 78, miss!

Ibaraki-Douji retaliates!
Hit Rate: 92 to hit
Hit: 64, hit!
Critical: 11, crit!
Jack the Ripper takes 50 damage!

Jack the Ripper loses one Life Point!

Despite his unorthodox stance and the fell mood upon him, Akihiko effortlessly dodges another blow from the Ripper, avoiding the Majin's wild thrust, before smashing a fire-shrouded fist into Jack's chin, pushing him back.

"No...that's not right...you....you won't beat me in here! You can't!"

Jack lets out an indecipherable noise, halfways between a hiss and a roar, before the gathered army of Onibi that had joined him to attack Siren stop in their tracks. Their bodies contort, warp and press together, most of them coalescing into gigantic piles of mud, metal and shadows on the field.

The only Onibi remaining are hulking, skeletal monsters, similar in appearance to Jack, and something about them seems off - a dark, shadowy aura surrounds them, seemingly boosting their strength.

Jack casts Eviscerate, targeting Ibaraki-Douji!

Jack's resolve is wavering...
Jack's Onibi are retreating! Only Possessive Slashers remain!

Possessive Slashers all gain 1 Press Turn and gain Shielding! All damage that is not their weakness will be halved! Possessive Slashers gain 1 Life Point!
Possessive Slashers gain Sink Beneath, Perverse Sense and Double Fangs!
Enemy reinforcements change: 3x Possessive Slashers will now spawn in one turn within two spaces of Proioxis and Pyrrha.

Reward condition changed: One of Proioxis or Tsukiyomi can now land the killing blow on Jack.

Kanade and Mori will arrive in one turn!

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As Madoka heads down the corridor indicated, she senses something off. The air in the corridor feels musty and heavy, heavier than it already was. The aura seems to get stronger the closer they get to the bedrooms.

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Conversely, as Setsurou and the others progress down their own side, something about the air feels....weird. Lighter, like the outside. Nothing at all like the rest of the house.