Nightshift 24: Hallway outside entry room

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The giggling and the stinging scent of pepper faded as Gin and Jack changed their route to the second set of stairs near the doctors offices.  It was Gin's first time leading, usually Jack took that job, letting him take up the reasonably safer rear guard.  He kept his flashlight trained on the path ahead of them, his knife in the other hand.  With any luck, they'd be able to move as quickly through the halls as they had their first night.

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Of course the goddess was all right... at least physically.

"I'm fine," the goddess confirmed with a weak smile, "and at least the boys got out alive. All of us did." And so far as Amaterasu was concerned, that was the important thing. If only she had more power! If only she was more god-like! Then that demon would not have been able to hurt so very many...

With a distinctly lupine droop to her features, Amaterasu started leading the way. While normally she was as radiant as the sun, her failure yet weighed heavily on her heart. How could she cleanse the Institute of evil when she couldn't even defeat one youkai? She didn't have enough praise to purify that one soul... she would have to try harder and ever harder to become as powerful as she would need to be.

"Let's go this way," she said, "I won't go without a weapon again, and maybe that will help the next time I fight a demon."

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