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[Drahcir]

After many twists and turns, Drahcir came to a spot where the hallway continued forward, and there was an upwards staircase to the right. He could hear voices from the staircase.
"...be back before the sun sets completely," came the voice of the redhead.
At this point Sonidow walked into the area and stopped to listen.
"Confident, aren't we?" came the reply that could only be Julian. "Noir is no pushover. You know this from your previous encounter."
"That was then."
Pause.
"Oh and, by the way, if you try to decieve me, I will grant you a fate worse than Hell itself."
"Whatever."
After they heard a door shut, Sonidow muttered to himself, "So Julian is using that redhead against Noir."
"It would seem that way," replied Drahcir, fading back to visibility.
Sonidow seemed somewhat taken aback. "When did you get here?"
"Oh a bit before you did. Pressure manipulation is useful."
"Well then. Shall we see if we can find a way out and warn the others?"

Noir fought head-to-head against the redheaded man, who clearly had the advantage. Noir retreated at furious speeds, barely managing to keep up with the redhead's attacks.
But then Manji appeared out of nowhere behind the redhead with a battle cry. As the redheaded man turned, Noir ended the fight with a blow to the side.

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