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So what's scarier than a stoic killer?

"Hnhnhnnhnhn..."

He should have been more cautious. But he could never bring himself to care about his wellbeing, for whatever reason.

"Hnhnhnahahahahah..."

What lurks in the shadows of this maze grins like a demon, with eyes that shine as brightly as one as well. Like the gleam on his scimitar, and on the gem at his brow, hair askew to the side thanks to what placed him in this state. He has no glasses. The gem repairs his sight just as much as it damages his judgement. And while the plants which struck him in the end and filled his lungs with gas are now shredded on the ground, the damage is done.

He grins.

The walls shift at random. What's more, you find, if you move one way, the body moves the other.

This one doesn't seem to mind. This one adapted--made changes. He found a way.

And if your face looks like Yuuya's, it's not going to end well as a result.

"HHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAAAA-!"

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[Reiji buckles under the sudden pressure, but in a quick moment she has him quickly lifted up, letting him bury her face in her shoulder as she carries him with her ungloved arm. By now, verbal reassurances are hopeless-he needs contact, and safety.]

That man or no, we have to deal with him quickly.

It'll likely be that way until after the fight, truthfully. Hatsu stands, and nods. "...Keep him back with Crow...I'll make a shield first, but someone needs to go ahead if we're going to keep whoever's there off track," he whispers, swallowing. Indeed, the laughter seems to be coming closer...along with footsteps...

And the sound of a blade, scraping against the ground...

Yuuya keeps his arms wrapped around Reiji's neck, face buried into her shoulder. Reiji is safe, he'll be okay with her, but he doesn't dare move beyond the shaking of his shoulders and the shivering from fear.

[She would have gone. She would have. But Sakaki is shaking in her arms and she doesn't knows damn well that going near whatever it is isn't going to help.

She's not afraid of seeing a copy of something twisted so much into her father. She's not.

Wordlessly, she sends one of her ice mirrors inching ahead.]

It is there in the shadows of the reflection. Like something of fantasy, large--and perhaps familiar--scimitar scraping the ground. But this figure is tall. His hair is pulled back and spills behind in coiled locks, and without glasses on his face it is like looking at some twisted future, some bizarre combination of the self and the detested.

"Nhnhnhahaha...hhHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAaaaaa..." And he is coming. "Come out...come out...forest child..."

Hatsu narrows his eyes at the sound. "...Forest child..?" he mutters, hissing.

"Come out...triforce thief..."

Crow didn't like this. Not one bit. But not like that was surprising as no one appeared to be the slightest bit content with this situation, and they even knew what as going on!

He wanted to be ready to fight, but there was only so much he could do. His cards were just paper, in the end. This.... thing didn't seem like the type to stop and duel in a fair fight to let Crow win his way to freedom.

Instead though, he readies himself behind Reiji. He's ran, before, and is physically strong and agile. At the very least, he can dodge and move on his own.

However... Yuuya cannot. He's frail almost, and afraid. He respects Yuuya, but he isn't blind to the reality of the situation they were in. He also fears how Reiji, one of the only two people here with an actual weapon who seems to have a clue what is going on, will be able to fight with Yuuya clinging so tightly.

He still can't hear anything, but does he dare chance a look? It could be anything. Yuuya -knows- how dangerous it could be, but something compels him to turn just slightly enough to see from the corner of his eye.

He -knows- that person. They're taller, and different, but that's Reiji, the one that snuck him gifts when he thought Yuuya wasn't looking.

But he was different. Something was different and it terrified him, so he turned back into Reiji's shoulder and tried to muffle his sobs in her scarf.

Shh. Don't look, Sakaki.

[She'll fight. She'll fight any way she damn well has to. Even as she scowls at the mirror image, the grown form of the double who had the dark skin of her father, now wearing his demeanor and malice...

She'd fight.]

Forest child? [The question comes out in a hiss, and she looks to the elder Sakaki.] Do you know what he's referring to?

[Hey. Plant Sakaki. Forest child. It works, right?]

While looking at the reflection, Hatsu hisses, before turning at the sudden whisper at his side. "Do I look like a 'child'?" he hisses back. "I'm probably older than they are!"

All the same, he narrows his eyes again. "...Besides...I don't have a clue what the 'triforce' is..."

...

"...Surprised he can see an inch personally..."

He shifts somewhat. And the figure in the reflection stops; with alarming skill, he slowly pulls out a bow instead, notching it with an arrow of blue flames. "...........Found you, 'hero'~" He draws--

"Shit."

And fires.

How Crow manages to dodge the vicinity of that arrow, he'll never know, but with a tuck, a roll, and a hell of a lot of luck, he manages to come out not on fire.

When he looks around, he prays everyone else is alright, especially Hatsu, who seemed like he was the main target of that arrow.

[Reiji bites back a retort that the elder Sakaki still very much acts childish in favor of focusing on the new arrival in the mirror's reflection. It's only that split second notice that allows her to sidestep the arrow, her free hand now tucked protectively on Sakaki's head.

Maybe her hand obscuring his hair will help hide Yuuya's identity? Probably not, but still...]

Hide his identity? Hah. Not when he was the target in the first place. The arrow of ice comes flying toward them, and it is only Hatsu's reflexes throwing forth a great wall of wood which saves the boy from the hit.

"GET HIM OUT OF HERE!" Hatsu shouts, another wave slamming against the attacker. "MOVE!"

Crow moves instantly, stepping in front of Reiji and Yuuya.

"If you're going to fight, give him to me, otherwise, we need to run." Run where though? There was hardly anywhere to go, but at the same time, standing around was far from a desirable option at the moment.

Yuuya was in danger, and he wasn't about to let him get hurt. Not when he was like this.

Lol good luck getting Yuuya to move, Crow, because he's latched on to Reiji and he's not letting go. It's just how he gets, when he's upset.

He's stopped sobbing, at least, and is just crying silently now, whimpering when he felt how close that arrow came.

[She feels that grip on her tighten, shakes her head and scowls.]

He's not letting go. I won't be, either.

[A quick scowl is sent towards Hatsu's way. You'd better cover her ass sufficiently, Sakaki, if you're going to make her run like this.

Ice forms beneath her feet, and immediately, she begins to skate at her highest speed.]

"Tch..." Hatsu nods...

But then an arrow flies past him.

"REIJI-!" he shouts without thinking, the arrow nearing her arm. "LOOK OUT-!"

This was crazy--! Yuuya and Reiji were going to be hurt at this!

Then again, those attacks seemed more directed at Yuuya and Reiji, than at himself.

He scowled deeply, before the next arrow flew.

He wanted to move to push the two out of the way, but he wasn't fast enough. Still, adrenaline pumped through him and fear coursed through his veins at the sight.

"Yuuya--!"

Yuuya's got a death grip on Reiji, and he's not letting go. But all the yelling around him, all the fighting, might be making him cry more.

[If it wasn't for the ice beneath her feet, there would have been no way that she would have been able to react fast enough. Instead, she manages to pivot on her feet, swiveling around even as she continues to slide backwards and skid to a stop. The arrow cuts into her sleeve as she turns, but does not pierce flesh. Still, it's close enough that she "tch"s angrily and scowls.]

Sloppy...

[That could be referring to her own dodge, Hatsu's piss-poor blocking skills, or a taunt on her double's aim. Either way, she's not comfortable with turning her back on this thing anymore.]

"Ngh..." And clearly, Hatsu isn't either.

"Shall we switch?" he offers, tension clear in his voice.

Crow's relieved neither of them were hurt, he worried for a moment that the arrow was about to be the end of them.

He comes rushing over again, though he can't help but feel a bit useless again. If it was a duel, or escaping buildings, he was more than capable. Fight real life monsters trapped in some weird place...? Really not his thing. How did Yuuya's friends get so good at this...?

"Are you guys okay?"

[She grits her teeth and grounds out her next answer.]

Fine.

[Except Sakaki won't let go. She'll have to switch in with him. Bracing herself, she lets the ice between her feet spread before darting forward, almost faster than the eye can see.]

"As we'll ever be," he mutters, before grabbing Reiji mid run. Not just yet madam- "Oiiiiii..."

Here. Let him just... "...Here, Yuuya--let's get out of here neh?" SWITCH PROPERLY. RIGHT NOW.

Dang it Yuuya, hurry up and switch. This wasn't the time. Who knows when the next attack might be.

"You have a plan?" Hopefully someone here does, and one that includes them all living. Because at this moment, he's completely out of ideas.

[Yuuya looks up slightly from Reiji's shoulder upon being tugged at, and realizes that Hatsu is trying to pick him up now. In a flash, his arms move from around Reiji's neck to around Hatsu's, allowing the transfer, and instantly burying his face in Hatsu's shoulder instead.]

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