Outsiders on the Catwalk (Chelle)

"You are the demon responsible for this evil!" Throwing away the peace accord presented to her, Yofie burst her hands into flames at the approach of the woman she accused (rightfully) of being a vile (incorrectly) demon (back to being correct). "I will burn you until you realize why you are wrong. Then you will die an honorable soul and in your final moments you will open your eyes to the truth that one second of living righteously is better than a lifetime of your evil-"

"Shut up!" A tendril grabbed Yofie's ankles and flung her across the room. "You have to shut up! I cannot take your mindless rambling anymore!" A pillar collapsed at the break of the angel's impact. "I don't know who you believe yourself to be, but I'm afraid I won't be allowing you to interfere here." Slithering her leg forward as she paced closer, Triumvirate kept her tethering bodies hidden in the shadows, slowly closing in around Chelle. "If you don't mind, could you please bleed for me." Shadows sprouted from Triumvirates hands, quickly sharpening into a fierce blade. The primary woman hosting Triumvirate edged forward while her two shadowed forms took form behind Chelle, each with dagger in hand.

Triumvirate would list her sword in the air and take a swing forward to try and force Chelle into single combat with her while her shadow forms would take aim to stab at Chelle from behind. After several blows from the three different entities, a fiery wings tore through the melee, grappling Chelle and taking her towards the stage. "I have you now demon! Do you wish to repent any last words?" Yofie would hold a flaming hand over Chelle's face as the angel focused her narrow gaze upon the woman she deemed her primary enemy. Shadows began to wrap around Yofie's hand, extinguishing the flame from her hand to the shock of Yofie.

"It doesn't look like they are doing very well." Misaki gazed into a pit of shadow overtaking the table resting before Miri. Shadow still wrapped the elf maiden to the chair, keeping her bracelet completely shrouded. "An elf. An Angel. And a demon. I thought today would be interesting, but I never knew I would meet such interesting people." Misaki walked to Miri and patted her on the cheek. "What do you think with your little elf brain? What do your pretty little elf eyes see when they stare into shadow. I've grown fond of the shadow. It is a part of me. You however, you may not like gazing into the shadow as much." The image of Yofie fighting everything in the ballroom continued to play out through the shadow. As she image became more clear, the more Miri would feel her mind giving in to the shadow.

"I refuse any offer you give me vile demon!" A shadowy tendril wrapped around Yofie and threw her into a nearby pillar, sending a piece of ceiling crashing down on her head. "I will grant you reprieve for a moment to deal with this creature who appears more evil than you. I know it is merely a trick you are perpetrating in order to lull me into a more unaware state of what sinister nature you truly have but-" More shadows wrapped around Yofie as a fist made of pure shadow appeared in front of her. A quick pull of the strands pulled Yofie into the fist. The will of the witch continued to pull Yofie back and forth, sending the fist against her abdomen continuously.

While the shadows around Yofie's torso tightened, Yofie reached out to accept the assistance from the wolf bringing her a blade pure of heart. Gripping the sword with some apprehension to hurting the wold, Yofie waited until her canine companion withdrew to a safe distance before setting her sword ablaze. One swift cut from the blade freed her and dispelled the fist. "This evil will not go unpunished. Nor will I forget no matter how evil this witch is, you demon, are worse in every way imaginable, even in the way that you are making me join with you for the beginning of this-" As a shadow swung to make contact with Yofie's ankle, a cut severed the tendril in two. "You will not interrupt me with your poor manners. In the name of the orb circling this planet with light, I will punish you!"

Misaki ran her hand through Miri's hair, pulling strands away from the shadows holding her head straight to force her to look into the shadows. "You're going to enjoy your new outlook. It's a wonderful thing to gaze into the unknown." Misaki matched her eyes up with the location Miri's gaze stayed fixed upon. "It lets you know everything inside of you." Misaki leaned in and dropped to a whisper. "It only looks ugly on the inside."

"The sheer belief you instill that an angel could form a lie is enough of a reason for me to destroy you in your gross perversion. The only reason I continue to suffer the insolence of your existence is because I must rid this witch with pure justice and not the unholy desecration you would unleash to probably bind her to your evil harem of macabre-" This time Yofie distracted herself too much in her vindication to notice the shadows wrapping her up and tossing her against pillars, flooring, and the ceiling.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Everyone wants you to shut up!" The burning witch continued to unleash her wrath against the angel while forgetting to defend herself against the demon plunging a blade into her back. Two and three piercing blows broke through her flesh, spilling shadow onto the ground. More of her evil spilled out as her powers waned. "I didn't...get to kill...that angel..." Shadows broke apart and faded away from the light. A bright, judgmental light scattered the rest of the shadows around the room in her wake.

"Canine friend. It is time to destroy this demon for her crimes against goodness which are too many to recount, but most include insulting me...Canine friend? I do hope no one offered him a ride in a car." Yofie lowered her sword and began to look for any traces in which the animal could have gone.

Ryzo pinned Misaki to the ground. His teeth tore into her shoulder, prompting her to pull a dagger from her side and attempt to plunge it into the dog. If she could pull herself off the ground and walk over towards Miri after using shadows to bind Ryzo to the ground. "Time to make your illusions a little more real." Misaki would open the shadow into Miri's mind. Whatever lurked in the shadows of her mind would begin to form to serve Misaki. "I might need a little help to defeat those noisy friends you brought with you." Blood still ran down Misaki's shoulder from the savage attack. If the mere animal could do such damage, the others lurking must be equally equipped for this fight.

Yofie trailed Chelle, sword fully set ablaze in the glory of the auditorium lighting. "We must find the whereabouts of my companion, but I must work you, she is of a good heart and may find my dealings with someone of your ilk most unsettling. If she demands it, I may need to kill you to protect her soul from darkness. I will not apologize for needing to take your life, for it is ultimately your wrong doing being born of infernal blood, but I will allow you a few moments to think back on the times you could have remedied it by taking your life or residing in a monastery. I believe we are here." Yofie kept in step with Chelle through the entire ordeal of following the dire howl at  in the depths of the building.

"Fiend!" Setting her eyes upon Miri, Yofie felt her heart sink until she felt a mistake nip at her heart. "Not you, demon-" Yofie spoke into Chelle's ear to gain her attention. "This other one who would dare bind a heart so pure in darkness and force her to gaze into a blackness no one could dare imagine." She felt a nip again. "Except you, demon. You may be quite familiar with these on goings and happenings."

"You're just in time to experience the darkness plaguing this poor girl's mind." Misaki painted her face with an evil smile, taunting Chelle with a finger. "Come and dig a hole with your little dagger. I'm such a fragile creature." If Chelle lunged towards Misaki, she would take the blow, betting her durability against a knife, and send more shadows to wrap Chelle up.

Off in the corner of the room, Yofie decided against immediate combat, instead, opting to try and save Miri. Flames attacked the abyss. Doing nothing. Absolutely nothing. For a good ten seconds of flame filled Yofie fury. "It does not work. This darkness is very dark. It has no semblance of light. This abyss also appears to have no end in to which I can see." In frustration, Yofie would drop her sword to attempt banishing the shadows. The shadows struck back, grappling Yofie as she fought their grasp. Finally, one of the shadows pulled Yofie's arm down, impacting her blade against the bracelet on Miri's arm.

The flutter of wings around the room brought more opportunities to Misaki than problems. "You've come here to see a transformation? So have I. Take a seat." Shadows would spawn from around the room to Wrap Chelle to a chair, keeping her in place for Misaki's grand presentation. "I'll deal with the angel and then we can begin." Claws grew out from Misaki's hands. She touched each one of her claws to the crown of her thumb. While Misaki continued to direct her attention towards taunting the demon, elsewhere in the room the shadows rescinded.

In the wake of Miri's ascension Yofie found the only pure soul in this evil world returning to fight alongside her. "I am glad the darkness was too weak and full of darkness to taint your inner fire." Yofie pulled her sword to point to the ground, crowned in flame. "I must direct you and your companion to direct your righteous attack towards the woman who believes she is a fox. The other demon attempts to mimic righteousness and even though I believe it to be a farce- actually I am right. It is a farce, but we can deal with her later."

"You talk entirely too much." Misaki turned back to see her abyss collapsed by light magic. Light magic from the elf she took prisoner. Now, Misaki faced two enemies before her. "So this is your more powerful form. Enough power to collapse my gateway." While Misaki took steps back, she pressed her nails against Chelle's neck. "But, just what powers do you have when you cannot bring yourself to cause the death of someone else." Darkness began to seep into the room, devouring the lights around the room to impair Miri's vision.

"These demons perhaps knew each other. No doubt they ran into some degree of anger over who would defile a temple or burn a priest, but even such a low some demon should not be killed by another low some demon. I believe that is how they are born."

Two arrows sailed towards Misaski, casting away her shadows, but spending too much energy in their trek to impact with any true force against the hardened fox demon. The arrow against her neck scraped off and plummeted to the ground while the second arrow smashed against Misaki's course exterior. "Too bad." Misaki tried to dig her nail into Chelle's flesh to open a wound to bleed her to death, but her nail only scraped along the surface.

"I will trust you in your words gentle elf warrior." Yofie gripped her left hand around the blade, pushing it against her planted right hand. "There are some evils unforgivable, but perhaps her transgressions can be forgiven and rectified." The sound of a grating sound howled from Misaki's finger nail. The demon woman turned herself into a darker shaded creature to repel such torturous executions. "She has turned herself into a darker form! This cannot be forgiven!"

The spark of Yofie's blade sparked an idea in Misaki. Puddles of oiled grease spewed from a transmutation Misaki cast. They filled the floor and encroached under the chair where Chelle remained. Each spark of judgment raining from Yofie's blade heated the oil. While none of it sparked, Yofie found her fires kicking back some of the splatter, burning small holes in her dress and burning her arms as she approached.

No one knew the origins of Misaki's mother, but the one prevalent theory was her mother did not raise her to be a fool. More arrows shot towards her from the elven archer. Right now it only served as a minor inconvenience, but an arrow could ruin more than just her day if she stayed too long. While flames erupted around her Misaki would find her powers lessened from the spirit realm. Her shadow magic remained as strong as ever, but this angel needed to be dealt with in a more substantial way. And, this elf needed to stop shooting arrows. Misaki made a shot for Miri directly. If she could get close enough to the elf princess, she could try to make Yofie turn her burning sword on Miri. The wrecking ball of destruction still managed to disrupt Misaki's ability to make a clean escape, so Misaki would try some trickery. "Good job, demon friend in sneaking up from behind that stupid angel."

"Curse you fiend!" Yofie snapped in a sudden twist and rained fire directly behind her for a few swings, sending roaring flames towards Chelle's chair. "I knew you would betray me and now you are just bitter that I have unveiled your plans."

Misaki watched as the arrows continued to berate her position. The other woman she tried to hold down slid out and escaped, trapping Misaki on all sides. Darkness began to fade, but her trump card still hid up the sleeve that began to fade into invisibility. This elf girl destroyed her portal towards the nether realm; her power when her gauntlet lifted would need to be harnessed by her one day. Capturing her once took her no effort. The next attempt would not be thwarted by this angel or this horned woman. As she faded back into her stealth, she began to swell shadows for a binding until she decided Yofie would do far more damage than she ever could. Well, maybe not more than Misaki, but Yofie worked in her own unique way.

"Fine, demon. Just speaking to you fills me with righteous indignation, but I can sense that perhaps you can learn something from a pure soul." Yofie stood over the ashes of the charred chair. "I will allow you to serve me as some kind of battle maiden, but not quite a battle maiden. Maybe a house guard. You can brush hair right?" Yofie turned to see the nothingness Misaki left behind as she used invisibility to escape. In a very villainous fashion. Then Chelle continued to bargain with Yofie. "It is good you can identify a true evil and this may make you useful, much like a hound." Before Yofie could pursue Misaki, a revelation came to her ear. "Aha! You admit you are impure! Die heretic! Miri the Elf, this demon betrayed my trust and that is a sin I can never forgive!"

And Yofie started again. Before he wake could come to paint the room in fire, shadows bound her upper arms. Misaki blew a kiss into the room towards Chelle and Miri before exiting the room. "You're welcome. I'll be paying you all visits very soon."