"Snap out of it!" Her words didn't seem to be reaching him, but Tsubaki was convinced more than ever that there was a person in there. But what could they do to bring that person back?
She stepped back, allowing more slack in the line. By the other girl's question, she assumed Leanne was worried he was going to break free and in response she said, "The chain can't be broken, so as long as we can keep him tied up..." Did he even understand what they were saying? His body felt so unnaturally slick, it worried her. Although a demon weapon couldn't be damaged in the same way as a manmade material, what if he started to figure out a way to break free?
"You're right," she said to Leanne. There was no hesitation in her voice. "We'll have to incapacitate him." It was better than the alternative.
It was then that the chain started to clink as it moved--a move not of her own volition. She felt the weapon part of her sinking where it was--or had been--coiled around Sora, sinking into some kind of soft space where the floor should have been. What the--? When the chain went completely slack, she realized there was nothing solid down there to grab onto.
Uh oh. They were too late!
Tsubaki jumped away, pulling her chain to her in the process. "He disappeared!" she shouted. "Into the floor! Do you have a light?" Sora seemed to have all the consistency of a shadow, which made him hard to spot even for her.
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She stepped back, allowing more slack in the line. By the other girl's question, she assumed Leanne was worried he was going to break free and in response she said, "The chain can't be broken, so as long as we can keep him tied up..." Did he even understand what they were saying? His body felt so unnaturally slick, it worried her. Although a demon weapon couldn't be damaged in the same way as a manmade material, what if he started to figure out a way to break free?
"You're right," she said to Leanne. There was no hesitation in her voice. "We'll have to incapacitate him." It was better than the alternative.
It was then that the chain started to clink as it moved--a move not of her own volition. She felt the weapon part of her sinking where it was--or had been--coiled around Sora, sinking into some kind of soft space where the floor should have been. What the--? When the chain went completely slack, she realized there was nothing solid down there to grab onto.
Uh oh. They were too late!
Tsubaki jumped away, pulling her chain to her in the process. "He disappeared!" she shouted. "Into the floor! Do you have a light?" Sora seemed to have all the consistency of a shadow, which made him hard to spot even for her.