You perform another Possession Break, this time separating what you believe is the Schal's spirit from its location in the body's torso.

It works, and like with the previous spirit, you bind it, this time on your knife.

The body stops moving.


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All of his actions so far have caused events to occur that benefit the other force. The release of Lucida sparked further tensions between Vranhal and the Second, and Vranhal lost most of its spotters that are vital for their snipers.

The destruction of Magusalto's mana systems prevent the mobilization of the city's advanced constructs that might stand a chance against witches.

And finally, locating the underground prison beneath the tower, leading to the release of a dangerous entity.


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Karina: "Take it back, yes. I don't really know what the higher-ups do with these sort of items, though they've handled plenty of them before."

She gives a nod, and you feel a presence enter your mind again.

It's a short operation, over in a few minutes, and you feel your mind is your own again.

You don't really feel that much different, but maybe that just means the safety mechanisms are nice enough to not screw you over when you're not doing anything wrong.

Karina: "You're all set to go."


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Miimas heads over, her rifle aimed at the corpse.

Miimas: "Guess that's why Horo didn't like her."

Checking your knife and shard with your Spirit Vision, you see that the spirits are still attached, while the corpse seems lifeless and spiritless.


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Whatever you believe you should do. You probably know more about him than I do.

I trust you'll make the right decision.

The vision of the woman, and the inside of the house, fade into darkness, and you find yourself floating in the black void of your own, sleeping mind.


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You envelope them all in a strong null field, and the energy barrier in front of you immediately dies, along with the chirop's flame jet that she was using to cut the door.

The team looks at you in panic, slowly backing away, weapons at the ready, but they don't look like they want to fight.

Not when their magic just shut off and you're in a hulking suit of witch armor.

You're not really sure where the center is, but you decide to explore this void.

Except, it quickly becomes not-a-void. Lush green fields, a large, noisy river, a city of canals where armored lupus patrol and interact with the populace.

Venari. You've been meaning to go their for some time, but things just happened.


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"Huh, that's it?"

Something seems to prevent you from continuing.

Karina: "Hm. It'd certainly open up a can of worms if the wrong person knew. The common people in Vranhal and the First also tend to be slightly Anti-Daeli. Well, the First aren't 'slightly'. You'd be getting more trouble with people knowing that you have some level of blood relation to the Daeli than them knowing about your actual ability."