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[size=1](Sorin and Kynthia only. This is the final thread in the Sorin-Dani arc)[/size]
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In the middle of the First District, many dark threads began to twist in existence. Not a second too soon, they unraveled and disappeared into the ground, Dani and Sorin appearing from them. The Hypnotic Seductress had attempted to take a few other Interferences as they tried to intervene in their escape, one of them being the raven that the Nightmare Illusionist wanted, but they had managed to fight back. With the odds against them, they had to escape before anymore damage could be done.
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In the middle of the First District, many dark threads began to twist in existence. Not a second too soon, they unraveled and disappeared into the ground, Dani, Sorin, and Sonya appearing from them. Before they had to retreat, the Hypnotic Seductress had taken the Arcaninemorph to her side, much like her dear Samurai. She had attempted to take a few other Interferences as they tried to intervene, one of them being the raven that the Nightmare Illusionist wanted, but they had managed to fight back. With the odds against them, they had to escape before anymore damage could be done.
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Not like it all really mattered to Dani. Even though Ignis would not be getting his personal slave anytime soon, that was not a priority to her right now. All that mattered to her was that Sorin was still with her. The woman looked to her dear warrior of the earth, placing a hand against his face.
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Not like it all really mattered to Dani. Even though Ignis would not be getting his personal slave anytime soon, that was not a priority to her right now. All that mattered to her was that Sorin was still with her. There was also the Arcanine woman as well, but she was merely another servant to her for the time being. As such, knowing that Sonya wasn't about to break out anytime soon, the woman looked to her dear warrior of the earth, placing a hand against his face.
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However, unknown to the hypnotist and her subjects, another Interference had already arrived on this world. Namely, an Interference who was already after them. Walking out of the hotel in the Second District was none other than Audrey M. Jones. Not too long before she arrived, the Dream Mage had received a call from Kalas, warning her that Sorin was taken captive. And the one who had done so was another returned counterpart. She knew immediately which one he spoke of, as there was no one else who wanted the Samurai so badly. Whatever was done to him, she was going to save him, like he had saved her all those times before.
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Thankfully, she wasn't alone in this. Following her out of the hotel was her long-time friend, Cheryl Mason. After overhearing what had happened, the Holy Mother decided to tag along with the girl to help get Sorin back. It was the least she could do to repay her for helping her with her own problems.
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"You sure they'll be here?" Cheryl had to ask. Though really, it wasn't too much of a surprise why they would pick Traverse Town. This was the same world where she, Sorin, Pyro, and Joseph attempted to save Audrey and Jessica from Kaztos Niemory four years ago. In a sense, it was somewhat ironic if they would be here.
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Audrey replied as such, "I'm not sure, to be perfectly honest. But so much happens on this world between me and Sorin, so they have to be here."
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With that said, the two woman ran down the path to the First District, hoping to find the Solar Samurai and his captor.
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"Yes I am."  Sorin said as he held Dani.  Well it was more about keeping her up than any kind of romantic gesture.  After the injury Dani took back there from Kalas, Sorin was doing his best to keep her up and safe.  Dani's safety was something he had to keep above all else.  "What about you?  Are you alright?"  Sorin asked as he tried to lead Dani over to a place where she could sit down.  
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"Do you need another Potion?"
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Dani had sat down on the nearest bench after Sorin lead her over. "No, I am alright. I just need time to rest." She looked up at Sorin with a small smile, patting the spot next to her. "Sit down here with me, my dear. Your comfort helps more than anything."
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Though Sonya was still panting from the fight she just came from, she didn't show any other emotions. Though her true consciousnesses, she was still under Dani's control. The morph just sat there...not caring or knowing what was going on around her. 
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Of course, it seemed issues were to happen sooner than thought. Pushing the doors to the First District as quietly as they could, to avoid drawing attention, the two women fell to the back of the house that was once Cid's shop. Audrey peered over very slightly, spotting the silver-haired woman with Sorin, as well as the Arcaninemorph that she met back in Agrabah. She frowned, instantly recognizing the woman right off the bat. While others would have had difficulty, only the Dream Mage knew from the significant change in appearance of her former counterpart before she was ripped out. She didn't bother to question how she came back, and did all that she could to not run out from her place and punch the damn woman for taking Sorin away.
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"Just as I thought," Audrey said, pulling back and looking to Cheryl. "We're gonna need a plan for this. I don't think rushing in will help."
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"Of course it won't," Cheryl remarked, almost rolling her eyes. Thankfully, she already had something in mind. "I'll stay back while you try to get through Sorin. If anything goes wrong, I'll come out and shoot to hold that bitch back if she tries anything."
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After the command, the woman then looked towards Sonya, having not forgotten her. Finding no other use with her at the moment, she simply told her, "Could you stand on guard for us, Sonya? I don't want there to be any other tribulations between my warrior of the earth and I."
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Audrey nodded, liking that plan of action. "Okay, then I'll go ahead and wait for the right moment to strike. Let's hope this works."
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Of course, it seemed those tribulations were to happen sooner than thought. Pushing the doors to the First District as quietly as they could, to avoid drawing attention, the two women fell to the back of the house that was once Cid's shop. Audrey peered over very slightly, spotting the silver-haired woman with Sorin, as well as the Arcaninemorph that she met back in Agrabah. She frowned, instantly recognizing the woman right off the bat. While others would have had difficulty, only the Dream Mage knew from the significant change in appearance of her former counterpart before she was ripped out. She didn't bother to question how she came back, and did all that she could to not run out from her place and punch the damn woman for taking Sorin away.
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"Yes Dani."  Sorin said as he took a seat next to Dani.  Really it might not have been a good order from Dani.  With Sorin sitting and focused on Dani he wasn't paying too much around him.  Especially with having Sonya stand guard for them that meant that Sorin would even be less focused in case they were sneak attacked.  Not that the Samurai really thought about this.  All his focus was on Dani.
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"Is there anything you need?"  Even if Sorin sounded concerned there was still something about the tone of voice.  It just sounded fake.  Even if Dani did try to make him use emotions when he talk, Sorin couldn't help but make it sound fake.
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Dani did note the tone of voice, that it sounded more faked out than anything. However, she didn't care. Just having him wrapped around her finger, at least speaking without monotone, was enough for her. She knew nothing would come between them now, even as Sonya went after the scent she found. All that mattered to her was her dear Samurai.
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"Nothing at all, my love." The Hypnotic Seductress said, moving her hands up to his shoulders, and then leaning in ever so closely, going in for another kiss. "Just for you to stay by my side...forever..."
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From the rooftop, Audrey watched as Dani began to move in on Sorin. Her blood began to boil; it took her all of her willpower to not rush in and stab the bitch through the heart. Not only that, but Sorin...wasn't doing anything to stop this. He was complying, actually helping her...why? Did she...did she actually get through to him, convince him that she wasn't good enough for him before...?
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No...that wasn't the case. Even though the Dream Mage was terrible at reading people, she heard the tone of Sorin's voice, and pinpointed immediately that it was faked out. That was enough to reassure her, tell her that Sorin really wasn't in the right mind. Whatever it was, she had to snap him out of it. So without any further thought on the matter, Audrey gathered up her magic energy, about to send an Apnea spell at the woman. This might have risked her getting caught, but she was done waiting. She muttered the word, the pink mist flying towards the hypnotist...
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Sonya nodded and growled at the orders given to her. The woman got on all fours and prowled a head of Dani and Sorin. She lowered her nose to the ground and sniffed for any unusual smells that might pose some kind of danger. As she neared the house where a shop use to be, Sonya took in deeper breaths as she caught the scent of something that seemed familiar.
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...right when Sonya lunged at her from her place. Audrey yelped as she was caught by the Arcaninemorph, the force knocking the two of them off the rooftop...
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With a growl she ran and raced towards the scent, turning the corner to behind the house and , only making a slight note of who it was, lunged at the girl.  
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The mist had hit true, sucking away all the air just before Dani's lips met Sorin's once again. The woman gasped sharply, pulling back and grasping at her throat for the sudden loss of air. Before she could even ask what in the world that was, she saw Sonya come down out in the open, along with a familiar girl. Even with the new garments, Dani knew exactly who it was.
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Her former host, Audrey Marianna Jones.
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Sorin was rather startled when Dani seemed to start choking for no visible reason.  But it only took a few seconds to find that reason.  Audrey.  For a split second it looked like Sorin seemed to have gotten free from Dani's control but it was too strong, even for him.  The Samurai got to his feet and stood between Audrey and Dani, his hand ready to draw his katana at a second's notice.
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Audrey had been about to get back up herself, all the while mentally cursing for not noticing Sonya. However, Sonya was quick to stop her, putting herself over her. The Dream Mage tried to push the Arcaninemorph off of her, but found her too strong. However, she was quick to find another option; she reached to her belt and pulled out one of her Shineballs.
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"Bonfire, use Extremespeed to get Sonya off of me." That was all she said before her threw the Shineball to the side.
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The minute Bonfire was released, she didn't take any second thoughts. The command had already reached her, and she wouldn't disobey her trainer now. As such, she used Extremespeed on the Arcaninemorph, the impact hard enough to knock Sonya off of Audrey and allow the girl to get back to her feet. After she had gone through with the command, however, did it register who she had just attacked.
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[color=maroon][i]"Sonya? What are you doing?"[/i][/color] Bonfire asked, genuinely confused to what the Arcaninemorph was doing just a second ago.
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For a while, Dani was silent, just looking in the direction of her former host. Though she had not shown it, deep down, she had felt something that she rarely ever felt. Anger...hate...her blood boiling with these two things. She did not think that pathetic girl would ever think to find them out. But now that she was here...yes, now was the time to end her pathetic life for good, with no way to come back again. Though not by herself, not with her dear Sorin here. The hypnotist looked to her Samurai and gave him the one command.
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Sonya was able to twist in the air as they fell, but landed on her side rather than her hands and feet. Still, she was able to get back up and quickly ran over to Audrey, putting herself over the girl and growling at her. She didn't do anything else because Dani didn't instruct it. Again, she felt a headache coming on from that part of her that argued against everything she was doing right now. However, she was still able to hold it back. For now.
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As Sorin charged in, Audrey quickly summoned Inari in her grip and held it up. The katana and the glaive were met with a loud [i]clang[/i] as the two lovers had gone in a clash. Though Audrey shook from the impact, she held firm, looking straight into Sorin's blank eyes.
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"Sorin...please..." she said quietly, trying to talk through to him. It might not work, but she had to try. "It's me...Audrey...don't you remember...?"
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Bonfire was taken by surprise when Sonya attacked the Close Combat. However, the Heartless Pokemon was able to hold her own against the attack and retaliated with Fire Fang. Not to do any real damage, but to hold the Arcaninemorph in place. [color=maroon][i]"Sonya, it's me Bonfire! Why are ya attackin' me?!"[/i][/color]
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Dani paid absolutely no attention to the Arcanines. Her focus was all on her Samurai and her former host. Never before did she show so much hate and anger, and yet here she was, absolutely livid in the presence of her former vessel. She couldn't even hide it through her usual calm and collected act; right now, she wanted that girl dead. She wanted everything she had, everything that she didn't deserve...
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And so she shouted, something she had rarely done as well, "Do not fall for her trickery! Kill her now!"
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Sorin seemed to once again falter as Audrey spoke but unfortunately, his attack continued.  The Samurai's attacks were fierce as he mainly used the katana in order to try and keep Audrey's glaive out of the way as he tried to strike with the Chaos Seal.  
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Despite all the hesitance he had shown it still wasn't enough as Sorin pressed his attack.  He had his orders to kill Audrey and nothing was going to keep him from fulfilling them, no matter what he was screaming in his own mind.
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Sonya yelped as she was knocked away from Audrey due to Bonfire. She hit the ground on her side and quickly pushed herself up. The anthromorph growled at the Heartless Arcanine, though she could tell that Dani's influence was starting to wain. If she could probably just stay like that for a while, she might have been able to break away from the hold. However, the woman had to protect the one Dani seemed to treasure the most and so rushed at Bonfire with a Close Combat. 
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Unfortunately, because of this, the Arcaninemorph's charge had hit dead on. The Hypnotic Seductress cried out as the lunge knocked her off her feet, leaving her open for more attacks.
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Bonfire grinned as she watched Sonya snap out of it and charge at the evil woman. She was quick to turn serious, however, and snarled in Dani's direction, getting in a stance. The Heartless Arcanine wouldn't do anything yet, however, not unless her trainer ordered her to do so.
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As for Audrey, the Chaos Seal had hit true, the girl letting out a yelp and backing away. She should have known that wouldn't have worked; whatever Dani had done to him must have been strong enough to not have him break out easily. There had to be some way to break him out...but what...
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It didn't take too long for Audrey to figure out the one option: her Dream Walker ability. Though she had only used it once, and certainly didn't want to face anymore eldritch horrors, it had to be the only way to help snap Sorin out of this mind control. Funny, when she had gone mad and killed the few townsfolk here, it was the Samurai who snapped her out by fighting within her Station of Awakening. Now here she was, about to do the same thing...
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Without a second thought, Audrey closed her eyes and whispered, "Sorry about this, Sorin..." Most likely before Sorin would attack again, the Dream Mage cast her Apnea spell, stealing his breath to catch him off guard. Not wasting another moment, Audrey slammed the blunt side of Inari against Sorin's head, going for a knockout blow.
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It seemed like Sorin was far too focused on offense, too focused on keeping Audrey on the defensive that his defense wasn't up to how it usually was.  It wasn't that much longer, but just enough so that Audrey's spell caught him off guard.  The sudden loss of breath made the Samurai stop his relentless attack for a second, which was just long enough for Audrey's sword to collide with the side of his head.
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Thankfully the blow was just enough to knock Sorin out.  If the fight had continued it would be rather likely that both of them would have significantly injured each other.
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The minute Sorin was knocked out, Audrey knelt beside him the next minute, taking out an Ether cube and using it to restore her magic. She looked to Bonfire and said, "Sonya and my friend can take it from here. You stand guard for me, okay?"
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Sonya cried out as the Fire Fang hit her, not so much from pain but from rage from actually getting hit. The woman thrashed as she tried to get the Heartless Arcanine off of her. The anthro was able to jerk her arm out of Bonfire's grip, but then tripped with her still unbalanced body and hit her head against the ground as she fell.
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Sonya laid still as she seemed to be knocked out for a second or two. Then, she groaned as once again became aware of what was going on around her. The Arcaninemorph shook her head as the last of Dani's influence drifted away from her head. Once that was gone, and Sonya became more aware of her surroundings, the memories of everything she had just done not just an hour ago. 
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Sonya gasped as the realization hit her, though her grief and sadness over what had happened soon disappeared into something she rarely ever felt. Even when was in the wild and still a Pokemon, she rarely ever felt this emotion. Even more so after she was captured, no matter how tough or frustrating a battle had gone.
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Rage, anger, hatred...all this emotions surged around Sonya. All of it was aimed at one person. One human who she felt was the cause of it all....
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With snarl that would have scared off a pack of harden wolves, Sonya suddenly got up and raced towards Dani. Her lips were curled back to show off all of her fangs, her golden eyes wide with the pupils dilated to almost non-existent slits. Her claws seemed to stand out more on her hands and feet as they tore the ground beneath them and her fur stood on end, though not in a nice, fluffy way.
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With a sound that almost sounded like a roar, Sonya lunged with all her strength and speed at the Hypnotist, wanting to make her pay for what she did to the morph.  
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Right then, the mist surrounding Audrey and Sorin had finally died off. The girl was now unconscious beside the Solar Samurai, having entered his subconscious...
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[size=1](You describe the setting, okay Sorin?)[/size]
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Audrey would find herself right in the middle of Sorin's station.  The stained glass platform was a mix of light and dark colors, split half and half.  The image of Sorin was right in the middle, with several circles surrounding him each containing one of the Samurai's friends.  The largest one would have Audrey herself in her current outfit and her image was surrounded by the lighter colors.
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Sorin himself would be here as well.  Though he wasn't really in a position to help Audrey as he seemed to be tied to a cross.  "Audrey!"  Sorin called out to her as he tried to get free.  The bonds around his wrists and ankles seemed to still be incredibly tight, even if it looked like they slackened a bit.
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Dani had been seething even more with rage as she glared daggers at Cheryl. The amount of anger she had been in was almost too much for her to handle. There was the sound of bones rattling, skin about to tear...all coming from her. She had been about to change into something she had not used in so long, not since her battle with Sorin in Audrey's Station of Awakening...
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She wouldn't be able to. Sonya had charged at her again, this time burning her with the Flare Blitz. She growled, once again downed, and tried to grab Sonya with the tendrils again. Just before they would, once again did Cheryl shoot at them with her gun, including the ones that came for her.
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Audrey had looked around at the Station. This didn't happen before when she last used her skill, but better than ending up in the middle of some screwed up location. When the Dream Mage looked up and saw Sorin tied to a cross, she almost wanted to make a joke on symbolism, but held it back. He needed her help right now.
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The Arcanine woman was not looking for a fatal blow in any of this. She was a completely animal at this point, and if all she did was rip out the woman's tendons so she couldn't move and die slowly of hunger and dehydration, so be it. So long as the animal inside of her got its taste of revenge and blood. Sonya just wanted to do as much damage as she could and still have Dani living.
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Once the morph felt the flesh of the woman under her, she would not let this moment pass and have the woman get away. With another snarl, Sonya raised her hands to claw at the woman, mostly aiming for her eyes. She also used her fangs to try and bite the hypnotist in her abdomen area. 
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The Arcanine woman was not looking for a fatal blow in any of this. She was a completely animal at this point, and if all she did was rip out the woman's tendons so she couldn't move and die slowly of hunger and dehydration, so be it. So long as the animal inside of her got its taste of revenge and blood. Sonya just wanted to do as much damage as she could and still have Dani living.
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"Oh for...Why don't you just stay dead!"  Sorin shouted.
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The copy frowned.  That was not the reaction he wanted to see but he shrugged it off.
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Audrey had the feeling that someone was watching them as she tried to break Sorin free from the bonds. She just didn't think much on it, being busy and all. That was until Sorin called her attention again, which brought her to drop back down, whip around, and bring out her guns. Good thing she still had those.
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And look who it was, the same demonic Sorin that she and the Samurai faced many times before, usually when Sorin had turned into Saria. The Dream Mage's reaction was similar to Sorin's, except with more bluntness in her words. "Listen here, Demin, I'm not in the mood to deal with you. I kicked your ass before, and I can do it again even without my old powers. So either piss off and let me save my boyfriend, or lose your head. Again."
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Back in reality, Dani was continuously mauled by the angered Sonya. There was no way to trap her or anyone, not without that damn holy one's gun shooting her threads down, and she couldn't change without constantly being interrupted. At either rate, things were getting much much worse for the Hypnotic Seductress.
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She had no other choice. Without any way to fight back, she had to escape.
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The threads had appeared one last time; this time, they didn't grapple or impale at anything. Instead, they wrapped around the heavily injured woman, pulling her into the ground until she sunk all the way in. Unless Sonya had stopped herself, she would instead be attacking at the ground.
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Cheryl frowned as she saw this, looking around. The woman had to still be around; if there was anything she knew about villains, it was that they never left without a word edge-wise, usually of the typical 'you won't get away next time' variety. Sure enough, the woman's voice heard...yet she was nowhere to be found. Nowhere a few feet away, in the alleys, up on the rooftops...nowhere at all.
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"Very well...she may have Sorin back for now. It will only be a matter of time before he leaves her for good." And then she addressed the Holy Mother, "As for you, 'Heather', you were better off abandoning her."
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And then it was gone. Cheryl frowned even more, then sighed, putting her gun away for now. That bitch was gone, so that was all she could do for now. Now all she had to do was wait for the Dream Mage to break the Solar Samurai free.
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Demin scowled at Audrey.  Really he was not getting the reaction he wanted.  "Oh please.  I have the perfect chance to take over the body and you actually expect me not the take it?"  Demin said as he flexed his claws, not even the slightest bit worried about Audrey.
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If this was a different situation Sorin would have rolled his eyes.  "Audrey."  Sorin said as he looked at his girlfriend.  Despite how he felt about what Dani had him do, defeating Demin was much more important.  Really because Sorin was tired of him popping up all the time.  "Finish him off for good."
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Sonya yelped as she was thrown away from her prey. The Arcaninemorph spun on the ground and got up into a crouching position, claws in the air as she continued to snarl. The woman darted her head all about to find the woman who had clouded her mind. Sonya found her and her hated tendrils trying to get at Audrey and Sorin. She knew that there was another Interference around, but as long as she didn't get in the way of Sonya's prey.
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[color=maroon][i]"Hey, don't worry about it, Sonya,"[/i][/color] Bonfire said reassuringly. [i][color=maroon]"I have no idea what went on, but I can tell it ain't your fault."[/i][/color]
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Audrey nodded to Sorin, keeping her guns trained on Demin. She was here to save her lover; she wasn't about to lose him to the demonic alter-ego, or the woman who placed the spell on him. Scowling at Demin, she said simply, "If you really want to take over, you'll have to kill me first."
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Demin grinned as he charged out of the way of Audrey's shots.  The grin on his face showed that he wasn't taking Audrey all that seriously.  After all she was still the weak little girl to him that couldn't do anything by herself.  "Bloody Claws!"  He shouted as he sent the waves of crimson energy at Audrey.
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Sorin scowled as he watched.  Why wasn't Audrey using Inari?  The glaive would be a much more useful weapon to use against Demin.  If she used Inari she would have the range advantage as Demin's only close range weapon was his claws and there was no easy way to get through Audrey's sword with them.
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Audrey would have put up her Daydream shield or dodge out of the way of the crimson waves. Though she would have had a better advantage with her sword, even without it she could avoid the damage however she can. However, it would still leave her at a disadvantage, as she wouldn't be able to finish off Demin with just her guns while keeping herself and Sorin safe. But why couldn't she summon Inari...?
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However, right when that had come to mind, right before the Dream Mage could do either of the two things to avoid any damage, something had come down in the way of the energy waves. A charged slash, cutting them through in half. Audrey blinked, but before she could ask, a two-tailed white fox, one who'd be familiar to both her and Sorin, had landed right next to her. And floating on its back, in the same style of [i]Okami[/i], was none other than her glaive.
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"Inari!" she exclaimed, both in surprise and relief to see Kitsumi's spirit fragment here to help.
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The white fox grinned at the girl beneath his mask. [color=white]"You didn't think I was gonna sit this one out, didja kid?"[/color]
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Sorin let out a sigh of relief.  Even if Audrey didn't have her sword before she has it now.  It made Sorin feel better that Audrey had her main weapon now.  Now that Audrey had her glaive she would be able to have a much easier time to beat Demin.
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Demin however looked rather annoyed that the fox interrupted the fight.  Even more so now that Audrey had her sword.  "Well you can die with her!"  Demin shouted as he sent several more waves of crimson energy at Audrey and Inari.
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Cheryl walked to the unconscious couple, kneeling beside them. She had to smile a little as she looked over them, glad to see that they were still together after all this time. Though her thoughts did wander to the demon for a bit, she didn't let it worry her this time. The Holy Mother already made her resolve on that matter.
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For Audrey, the girl had put up her Daydream shield the minute Demin sent more energy waves at them, the magic shield reflecting them away from her. Inari had backflipped out of the way, the glaive tossed over to Audrey as he did.
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[color=white]"I don't need any weapon to help participate!"[/color] the fox shouted, and before his tails appeared two will-o'-the-wisps. They circled him for a bit before rushing at Demin. [color=white]"Hurry and kick his ass, Audrey!"[/color]
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Audrey nodded, having caught her sword and holding it at the ready. Once the energy charged into the blade, the Dream Mage charged forward, swinging forward for a powerful slash.
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Demin on the other hand was not having a very good time.  He dodged the wisps but was caught by Audrey's fully charged slash.  He was knocked to the edge of the Station.  Demin growled as he got back to his feet.  "I'll just wipe you all out at once!"  Demin shouted as he started to spin.  Crimson energy appeared and formed into a giant tornado.  "Bloody Tornado!"  Demin shouted from the middle of it that went right for Audrey and Inari.
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Sonya indeed continue to scratch and bite at the ground for a few seconds after the horrible woman was gone. When it finally reached the morph's rage filled mind, she immediately got up on all fours and looked around. She growled and bark as the voice talked about her return for Audrey. Not that the Arcaninemorph cared about her friend at the moment. She just wanted another taste of the woman's blood. 
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As for Inari, he too managed to hold his ground, despite the energy whipping and cutting through his fur. However, when he sent more will-o-the-wisps, they were lost in the tornado. He cursed under his breath, but allowed for the Dream Mage to take it from here instead.
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The shots from Audrey seemed to go through the tornado but it didn't weaken or slow down.  It was impossible to tell if Demin was getting hit at all or if he was just ignoring it in his attempts to eliminate Audrey.  The tornda seemed not to let anything in front of it stop it.  It was there for only one thing and that was to kill Audrey.
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Sorin grit his teeth as Audrey's attack was ineffective.  There was something he could do, he had to do something to help.  From his position Sorin noticed something.  The tornado was surprisngly wide and made up for it by not being that high.  "Audrey attack from above!"  Sorin shouted, hoping Audrey could hear him over the roar of the blood red tornado.
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Audrey stopped in her shots after hearing Sorin's shot, now seeing that the tornado wasn't that high. She nodded, putting her guns away and picked up her sword before charging forward. As she jumped, Inari leapt over and helped throw her higher. The Dream Mage descended towards the tornado, charging her sword up before throwing it forward to stab at Demin.
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Audrey's strike was just enough to knock Demin out of his attack.  The darker personality of Sorin's was clutching a bleeding wound at his side.  "God damn you."  Demin growled.  It was pretty obvious he was at a serious disadvantage.  His power was no where near as great as before not to mention how much he had underestimated how strong Audrey had gotten.
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Sorin smiled slightly.  The fight looked to be over soon.  Audrey just had to finish off Demin and they could get free and they could just end this whole thing.
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Audrey landed back on the platform after her attack, getting back to her feet just as quickly. With Demin wounded, she just needed to end it right here and now. She approached Sorin's dark self, charging her sword once again, as Inari stood back with a smirk across his muzzle. The Dream Mage stopped just before him, preparing her one final attack.
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"Go back to the darkness where you belong."
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And with that, she stabbed forward to impale Demin on the spot.
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Demin gasped as the blade went through his stomach.  The dark counterpart to Sorin squirmed as he tried to pry out the blade but it was useless.  Demin cried out, in a cry of desperation before he faded away in darkness, leaving nothing of him left.
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Sorin sighed in relief.  He was sure that Demin had been defeated for good the last time they had fought back in Traverse Town.  Despite him being back again it seemed like he was weaker than before and that cry he gave as he died made Sorin sure that Demin was dead for good.
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Audrey sighed with relief as well, glad that the annoying dark counterpart was gone, and hopefully for good. Though anticlimactic, she figured the reason he wasn't so powerful was because of Sorin's waning darkness. She just hoped they wouldn't have to deal with him again.
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[color=white]"As glad as I am to see that we kicked his ass, I think we're forgetting something,"[/color] Inari said, gesturing to Sorin still bound to the cross.
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Audrey just nodded and said, "I haven't forgotten," before she turned to face Sorin once more. With her sword now, this would be easier for her. Charging the blade up once more, the Dream Mage slashed at the chains, the force strong enough to break the bonds.
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Sonya continued to pant as she did her best to let go of the anger she felt surging through herself. However, now that the woman who angered the morph was gone, she was able to calm down at least somewhat. When her mind did finally clear, Sonya let out a low whimper and curled up onto herself. 
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"[i]Damn Bonfire, I, like, have no idea what, like, happened,[/i]" Sonya whimpered, "[i]but...I didn't, like...like...Oh Arceus...what the hell did I just, like do!?[/i]"
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[color=maroon][i]"From what I got the gist of here, it seemed that lady was pullin' tricks up on ya,"[/color][/i] Bonfire said, giving the part Arcanine woman another reassuring nudge. [i][color=maroon]"Don't worry about it; I'm sure my trainer'd forgive ya. When we find that lady again, we'll give it back to 'er."[/color][/i]
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Having no idea what the two Arcanines were talking about, Cheryl let them be as she walked to the unconscious couple, kneeling beside them. She had to smile a little as she looked over them, glad to see that they were still together after all this time. Though her thoughts did wander to the demon for a bit, she didn't let it worry her this time. The Holy Mother already made her resolve on that matter.
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Audrey groaned as she awoke on the ground in Traverse Town. She began to sit up, rub the back of her neck. Mentally, she reminded herself not to use her ability on cold hard ground next time.
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"That didn't take long," Cheryl said, having knelt before them the whole time. "You save him."
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The Dream Mage didn't respond, didn't seem to acknowledge her best friend there. She turned to Sorin and, without bothering to see if he woke up yet, collapsed onto him, clinging onto him as if she were about to lose him again, and started to weep. After all the trouble she had gone through, she just wanted to let it all out.
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It took a few seconds of Audrey being on top of him before Sorin started to stir.  The Samurai blinked a few times, finally back in control of his own body and tried to sit up when he felt a weight on his chest.  When he looked, his eyes widened and he quickly grabbed Audrey in a tight hug.  
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"It's okay Audrey.  It's me.  You did it."  Sorin said softly, his hand running through Audrey's hair as he tried to calm her down.
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"I...I know..." Audrey sniffled, the tears slowing down after a moment. "I...I just...you have no idea what's been going on...I'm just glad you're safe..."
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She let go after that, wiping away her tears and backing away for Sorin to get up. The Dream Mage looked back at Cheryl, who just looked on in silence. "S-sorry about that."
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The Holy Mother just held her hands up. "Hey, you needed your moment. Though you could have just asked me to walk away." She then looked at Sorin, waving slightly. "Been a while, hasn't it Sorin? It's me, Heather...well, Cheryl now."