The Restricted Section [Open; Party of Two]

[Ariane Ivers]

As of late, Ariane had been seriously slacking.  Not only had she not been going out nearly as often as she used to in order to practice, she hadn't even been looking for answers as seriously as she had in the beginning.  Not only had even more questions risen since this all started, but even more people with Personas had come into play.  And what was she doing?  Absolutely jack squat.  Well, other than helping kill the guardian to hell, but even that just gave them more questions.  Like what the hell happened afterwords?  Why did it even happen in the first place?  How did none of the norms seem exceptionally phased by the damage afterwords?  Surely they couldn't just think it was some sort of vandalism.  Then again, people were known for being exceptionally oblivious.

Trying to get back on track, Anne figured what better place to look for answers than the library?  And when she caught sight of the portal by their own leading to one far more sinister, it seemed almost like a sign.  The only problem she quickly noticed when she entered was the tough looking demons prowling throughout.  On top of that, when she did manage to get close enough to one to 'read' the spine, it didn't take long to see she had no way of figuring out what it said.  Still, there was bound to be information she could gather from here one way or another.  Even if she just tried to steal as many books as she could and try to figure them out from home, it would be a hell of a lot more productive than just sitting around all day twiddling her thumbs.

Cautiously and quietly, Anne tiptoed through the edge of the building, trying to keep an eye on the demons standing guard.  If she could just get close enough to nab a few books... just a couple... she could at least have the satisfaction that she's trying to be productive.

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan really wanted something to do. He could keep going on excursion into the unknown until his body failed him, but he didn't really like that thought. Instead, he decided that getting something to read would do him some good. Which is why, on his way to the library, he saw a portal into the demon world. Everything- including his reasoning to go to the library in the first place- told him that he should simply ignore it. Of course, he didn't really listen.

Once inside, he simply walked around. Sure, the demons here may be tough, but he was a force to be reckoned with. At least, so long as someone else showed up. And even if nobody else appeared, he wasn't a complete pushover. He could handle himself in a fight. Besides, he really wanted to test out the gem that he had received for fighting Vermont.

[Satanick]

Jeanne D'arc
Null: Light, Dark
Weak: Fire
Skills: Fatal End, Mediarama, Recarm, Sukukaja

Baphomet
Repel: Dark
Weak: Light
Skills: Maragion, Mudoon, Voice Clip, Life Drain

Gaap
Null: Wind
Weak: Fire
Skills: Magarula, Bufula, Frolic, Tarunda

[Ariane Ivers]

Right as she was about to turn another corner, the sound of footsteps that seemed much different than that of the demons drudging through the rest of the building.  Turning her head, she was more than a little surprised to see Tristan.  It had been a little while since she had seen him, since the strange mission from the good Doctor, at any rate.  Smiling a little, she raised her hand in a wave as she whispered quietly towards him, "Hey, Tristian, fancy meeting you here."  Whether because of the sound of her voice or by sheer dumb luck, it seemed as though their presence had been noticed.  Groaning slightly, she turned to face them.  "Looks like we have company, and chatting may have to wait."

Lifting an eyebrow when they came fully into view, she tilted her head slightly in confusion.  Well, that was certainly an odd combination.  What came across as some sort of holy crusader paired up with a couple of obvious demon demons.  Well, either way, they certainly weren't going to just stand around and let them judge their choice in companionship.  Rolling her shoulders, she nodded towards them, "I'll attack them all as best I can, but then take the chick before heading on to the goat."  

As of late she had been feeling much lighter and as though she could move even faster than before, and she was itching to test it out.  What better way to do that then against these three bozos.  Rushing in, she quickly pummeled the mean green one first, then the goat, then moved onto the woman before any of them could even react.  This new means of attacking all of the enemies at once certainly seemed pretty dang effective, and her last punch landed against the woman even harder than she expected it to thanks to her limber muscles and her ring.  Seemingly in a panic that what Anne guessed to be the actually fighters were damaged, the woman flung her hands up to heal the green machine.  As odd as it was to see a holy woman heal a demon, Anne pushed it back from her mind and landed one more hard punch straight into the woman's stomach, the heel of her hand leading.  The woman disappeared in a puff of smoke, but Anne could suddenly feel a hard rush of wind hit her from behind.  With a rough 'oof' she turned in time to drop and roll under the blast of fire that quickly followed the wind.  Sweating with adrenaline and fear of just missing that fire, she sprinted in towards the goat that fired it.  

Holding her arms up to try to buffer the second wind blast from greenie, she charged in towards her main target and punched it again as hard as she could.  She managed another strong hit like before, and as it raised it's hands up with flames flickering on it's fingertips she punched it one last time in it's dumb goat face, finally dispatching it.  Hopefully Tristan had managed to get rid of the green ranger, considering he was plenty strong himself, but Anne turned to check just to be safe.

[Tristan Carter]

When he first heard the footfalls approaching him, Tristan felt an adrenaline rush as he turned to face the oncoming party. When he saw Anne, he relaxed slightly. He gave a wave at her words before hearing another party approaching again. The three demons, strange group or no, certainly appeared strong. Tristan simply smiled at them before looking at the red-head. 

"See, Anne, this is why you don't talk in the library." He grinned as Anne dashed forward, and he turned his attention to the green thing. Anne dispatched the other two quickly, before he even had a chance to summon Odysseus. The boy felt miffed at being given the leftovers, but he was glad that Anne seemed to be growing stronger as well. Since she decided to show off, Tristan felt, maybe he should do the same. He summoned Odysseus, just in time to dodge a blast of ice. He used a new spell, making his mind so clear that he had difficulty focusing on anything other than his enemy. He cast his darkness spell and felt the clearness fade as the spell did an ungodly amount of damage. The green creature faded away before the boy even had a chance to register what had happened.