[TheSpatialWeeg]

"Geez, ain't you pretty triggerhappy today?"

Despite the danger she was in, Deka Arle couldn't sound more sardonic even if she wanted to. Her aggressor, a former friend consumed by the darkness, laughed maniacally in response. "You will not escape me this time, Arley! I WILL HAVE YOUR SOUL!" the black-clad Witch - whom Deka Arle took the freedom to call 'Dark Witch' - yelled. Deka Arle snorted in response.

"Nope. Sorry, my soul's busy 'till Friday." she replied. "Honestly, this is the thousandth time you tried this. Just give u--" Before she could finish, the dark-infested blonde hurled two dark fireballs at her, which she promptly dodged. Deka Arle then made a movement with her hands, calling a sudden gigantic lighting bolt to crash down on Dark Witch. The other dodged and retorted, summoning a large quantity purple icicles to rain down upon the grown Arle.

Arle made another motion with her hands, only for her eyes to widen slightly. The spell...it wasn't working! "Oh cr--" she cut herself short as the icicles began to fall down on her, one by one. She made herself dodge them, while repeatedly doing the same motion she attempted to do previously. After narrowly dodging another icicle, she was suddenly blindsided by a big explosion, making her fly back and fall face-first in the pavement.

She pretended to ignore the Dark Witch's mad laughter as she got up. (Okay, so Reflecta isn't working here either. Thanks, new world.) She thought to herself. "Hmph, you got quite the lucky cheap shot." she said to Dark Witch before she went back into her combat stance. (Still, I'm not down yet. I'll crush her like I did all the other times.

...Ugh, I'm so tired.)

---

Boss

Dark Witch

550 HP

Threshold: 14

---

Deka Arle 140 HP

[Arle Nadja]

Shin!Arle's just gonna... poke her head into Deka Arle's vision from where she was hovering at chest level, just kinda inquisitively looking her in the eyes. Was that... Was that a doppelganger?? Her gaze quickly began to look Deka Arle over, but stopped quickly at the chest as she noticed something of well--...'large' importance? “...Woah.” she blurted out, eyebrows shooting up in surprise. “I remember what it felt like to look like that~” she thoughtfully mused aloud. “...You look like could use a hero. Unfortunately we're in the middle of a famine, so hopefully an Arle or two will sub.” Shin!Arle remarked. She then took a position in front of Deka Arle,

“...Hey, witch. Knock it off before I start punching holes into you until I find your heart.” Shin!Arle calmly remarked.

Shin!Arle 180/180 60/60

--Companions/Status--

[Arle Nadja]

Arle approached and just kinda ... paused, flashing Shin!Arle a light glare. “...Hero? Really? ...Do I look like an oversized ham sandwhich?” Arle dryly asked “Gu~!” Carbuncle replied from Arle's shoulder. Arle groaned slighty in annoyance. “...Stop helping.” she lamely replied. “Guu gugu gugugu~!!” Carbuncle chirped, apparently ignoring her. “--Hey! That could be taken the wrong way really easily y'know!” Arle sorely scolded.
“Guu guuu, gu guu guuu. Gu gu gu gugu~!"” Carbuncle eagerly replied, earning a blank stare from Arle and a shake of her head in bewilderment. “ . . . I'll feed you when we get home.” she replied in a matter-o-fact tone.

“...Is that Witch?” Arle asked somewhat skeptically. “Gu gugu...” Carbuncle softly replied. Something definitely seemed off here. Who wore all black?? Honestly. How unfun was that color? Just then, a crystaline looking woman emerged from Arle's person and stood before her.

“Mistress Arle, my analysis suggests that there is an 80% chance this is the Witch you knew if you accept the slim possibility that she is not from the same chronological period as us.”

“...Oh, thanks Fi.” Arle replied. “You are welcome, mistress.” Fi commented, before vanishing back into Arle's person. Or rather, into a sword hiding on Arle's person. “So, ...Was that shouting about souls her?” Arle awkwardly asked.

Arle Nadja 210/210 70/70

Carbuncle 160/160 HP 55/55 Shield