No Loud Noises [Open; Party of Two]

[Ariane Ivers]

Her last visit may have proven less than fruitful, but she wasn't done with this place yet.  With all of the books and nooks and crannies, there had to have been something of substance here.  Surely not all of the books could have been written in that gibberish!  Once again she prowled quietly through the edges of the library, keeping an eye on the demons as she snuck in and out of the isles, skimming over the spines of all of the books for at least something moderately legible.  Even if she found something that seemed to be in another human language, there posed the chance to take it and get it translated elsewhere.  Otherwise, just grabbing random books and making a run for it seemed as though it would be less than wise.

Still, even if she came out of this empty handed she felt like she was being productive, and that was something.

[Lucretia Odovacar]

If this area was anything like the department store turned contorted spire, then the books here would not be the same as the ones in the actual world.  In essence, it would be a demon library if her theory was correct.  That was certainly an interesting thought.  What kinds of things would demons write about?  Would there be anything on demonic history?  Demonic psychology?  Politics?  This warranted some investigation, and part of her was ashamed for not doing it sooner.

It looked like her theory was correct, but much to her displeasure she couldn't read a word of it.  How strange, the demons here spoke Japanese, but they didn't write in Japanese?  What language was this anyway?  The writing didn't look like any alphabet she had seen before, and she had lived in a good chunk of the world.  Well, if no one stopped her, she was going to take a few books back for examination.

[Satanick]

Marchosias
Null: Fire
Weak: Ice
Skills: Viper Smash, Agilao, Dekunda, Marin Karin

Betelgeuse
Resist: Light
Weak: Dark
Skills: Epidemic, Sexy Dance, Makajam, Agilao

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

[Lucretia Odovacar]

There were some demons approaching quickly.  Lucretia wasn't sure if it was because of her thievery or because they were just jerks.  Given they were demons it was very hard to tell.  However, today, she didn't particularly feel like fighting.  Especially when there was another person nearby that could take care of most of the fighting for her.  She ran in Ariane's direction, signaling her telepathically that there were some demons approaching and what their abilities were.  Once she was a safe distance away, she stopped.  For the most part she would just focus on healing since she wasn't quite enough of a jerk to leave Ariane to fend for herself, but she did decide to attack the demons' healer a little.  After a few strikes, it started acting a little strange.  The dwarves at the weapon shop did say it had a charming ability, so perhaps this was it?  Once it started healing them instead, her job got a whole lot easier.

[Ariane Ivers]

When she suddenly heard the voice in her head, Anne jumped.  She certainly hadn't been expecting Luke to be here, and the voice caught her off guard.  Despite the sudden spook, she was glad for the advance warning and turned to face the demons headed in their direction.  Cracking her knuckles and stretching her neck, she readied herself.

'Thanks for the heads up, Lu.  Let's get these guys out of here, shall we?'  She thought her response towards the backup, and got to work.

It seemed the holy woman really did like to keep bad company, Anne mused to herself before running in towards the three demons.  With her enhanced speed, she dashed between the three, pummeling all of them individually before jumping backwards, managing to avoid the fire from one enemy but getting hit with the physical attacks from the others.  Thankfully, between her own regenerative properties and Luke's healing, she was hardly phased by it in the long run.  

After a few more rinse and repeat approach of Anne attacking them all before one or two landed attacks on her, they were dispatched relatively easy.  The enemies here weren't impossibly strong, but at least they gave her a chance to practice the new techniques she had learned.  Nodding towards Luke, she smiled.  "Thanks for the heads up, and the heals.  I still haven't found out much from the books here, although I have a few pilfered at home.  It sucks not being able to read them, but I figure it at least gives us something to try to use, right?"  Anne spoke aloud, although quietly.  The whole telepathic thing still gave her goosebumps, so she'd prefer to avoid it if she could.