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[b]The air around him swirls and he disappears, leaving an unconscious Kross [/b]
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[b]Anri doesn't even recognize him. She grabs Kross by the throat, lifting him up and raising her sword.[/b]
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[b]She is suddenly tackled by someone, making her lose her grip on Kross [/b] [b]"ENOUGH!" [/b]
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[b]Anri rises up, still in the Unkindled form. She goes to look at who had tackled her.[/b]
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[b]It's none other then Stripes, who picks gently pushes Kross away with his foot [/b]
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[b]The flames on Anri begin to die down suddenly. The Soul's armor dissipates, leaving her original armor behind. Her eyes go from dark red embers back to the lime green. She falls to her knees suddenly, coughing up blood and crying out in pain. Anri falls over to her side, still hurting intensely. She twitches a little.[/b]
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[b]Stripes kneels down by her as the others rush over [/b] [u]"YURIA!" [/u]
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[b]Yuria runs in.[/b] [u][i]"I saw the Dark Sigil...what's going... No. No no no no no no...NO..."[/i][/u] [b]Yuria runs towards Anri, who is still coughing up blood. Anri's breathing has slowed down tremendously, and has started to shake violently.[/b]
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[u]"She said something about Consuming the Flame? I don't know!" [b]Cadmael starts casting Healing Holy Light [/b][/u]
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[b]Ornstein and Smough are standing on the back. Ornstein has his head against the wall.[/b] [i][u]"...W-why?! No no no...Anri, please..."[/u][/i] [b]Anri's breathing becomes somewhat steady.[/b]
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[u]"I'm trying to keep her stable. someone check on Kross."[/u]
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[i][u]"I...I can..."[/u][/i] [b]Yuria runs over to Kross, checking his pulse.[/b]
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[b]He's still alive and breathing normally. Though he seems weak [/b]
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[i][u]"Kross..."[/u][/i] [b]Suddenly, Anri screams out in pain. Although she isn't wounded at all.[/b]
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[u]"An internal battle." [/u]
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[i][u]"...It can't be...he has some of Sulyvahn's soul within him...and Anri is the last Unkindled..."[/u][/i] [b]Anri begins shaking more.[/b]
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[u]"What does one have to do with the other? [/u]
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[i][u]"Sulyvahn supposedly destroyed everything that Anri cared and loved. Other than Horace, of course. Then...she heard that he died. She thought that it was over. But now...he's within Kross. Maybe all of the rage within her...made her snap..."[/u][/i]
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[u]"Oh dear me."[/u]
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[i][u]"This...this is terrible..."[/u][/i]
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[u]"Yeah I'lk bet it is."[/u]
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[i][u]"...So what can we do? Assuming that we can do anything."[/u][/i]
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[spoiler]I smell a potential Quest line/ side quest [/spoiler] [u]"We need to get the soul out." [/u]
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[spoiler]Do you? Huh.[/spoiler] [i][u]"That's what I was thinking...he's too dangerous..."[/u][/i]
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[u]"Who exactly? Kross or Pontiff? Or both?" [/u]