"Insect Breath, Fourth Form: Horned Beetle Attack!" Namhui swung his Nichirin blade at the black dog demon, who grunted as he got hit.

     However, Rosie wasn't letting up, "Celestial Breath, Fifth Form: Intergalactic Slice!"

     Neither was Sarah, honestly. She seemed really angry now, though the reason was slightly obscure to the former princess as she charged at Black Dog again and again without mercy.

     Black Dog grunted with each attack, growing weaker due to the mix of a Breath Style and a Blood Demon Art being nigh impossible to stop..

     How was this possible!? He had prepared so well for this! He had even let Maximus V succumb into his own darkness, like the Ciphers had said! Instead the Bellum brat had knocked him out in one go, and the three were making good work of him. What was up with them!? How had they gotten so strong!?

     He snarled, and he was about to swing at Sarah when suddenly another person, this time a blonde, appeared and cut through his arm.

     He roared in pain. This was not the plan! He was supposed to win! Not lose to some pathetic children! What would happen to him if he failed his mission―

     "Insect Breath,  Fifth Form: Grasshopper Tornado!" Namhui summoned a HUGE grasshopper who attacked him.

     "Celestial Breath, Sixth Form: Star Blast!" Rosie yelled, and summoned a final blast to take down Black Dog as he collapsed.

     Sarah then jumped and sliced off his head cleanly just as Bubbles arrived at the scene, leaving her gaping at the scene. Then, Rosie highfived Sarah's waiting hand and said, "You're still as sharp as ever, I see!"

     "Thanks!" Sarah grinned at Namhui, which made him sweatdrop as he nudged Sarah's head over to her. Sarah only sheepishly smiled, "You're no slacker either. I'm guessing you've been busy. Those moves felt way more powerful than before!"

     "Got some new members to join our ranks," she grinned. "Namhui met some kids who had an affinity to the Insect Breath, so they're coming over with the others that we recruited. I found some with multiple affinities, and some who have great partners on their sides. With the entire thing going around, it's worrying and we need more members to fight off the Ciphers."

     "That would be great," Sarah agreed. "When are they coming in?"

     "Should be soon, don't worry," Rosie reassured her. "We're working on the specifics but it'll take a while. Some are from completely different prefectures, so it'll be a while before we can figure something out."

     "It's better than nothing," Sarah grimly said. "The fight ahead won't be a piece of cake."

     Little did Sarah know that it was going to get worse.