The group of four headed towards District 8: Adair first, Seraphim next, Marcus following, and Deimos in the rear.  They had come across the last veteran of Lethe’s team walking towards District 8.  Apparently the brunette had heard about the quarantine from his wife and decided to investigate.  Deimos’s troubling message about Team Prissy had Valiar picking up his speed.<br/><br/>“Leon’s on our left.”  Deimos suddenly spoke up, pale eyes catching sight of their newbie Knight.  The golden haired Knight was sprinting along the rooftops towards District 8, seemingly confident in where he was going.<br/><br/>“Leon!”  Valiar shouted out, catching the other Knight’s attention.  Adair signaled for Leon to keep moving and for his group to intercept.  Their newest Knight had an uncanny sensing ability, one of the reasons Lethe had selected him as Yunie’s replacement.  “What’s going on?”  Adair demanded the moment they were in range, the squad immediately changing into a diamond formation to accommodate the newest member.<br/><br/>“I felt a release of Sin.  It’s being muted by something, but it’s as toxic as a Pure Sinner.  Keep moving left.”  Leon panted out, directing the group in the proper direction.  “What are you guys doing here?”<br/><br/>“Deimos saw Team Prissy go rushing off looking really worried.  We’re hearing about a quarantine area in District 8 that’s had 24/7 Knight presence for over two weeks now.”  Seraphim summarized, snapping her gloves into place.<br/><br/>“District 8… District 8’s western side then.”  The Knights lapped into silence to save their breaths.  Whatever was waiting ahead couldn’t be good and their Captain was most likely in the midst of it.<br/><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~</div><br/><br/><span style="color: red"> “Trying to escape? Tee hee! Like I’ll let you!”</span>The words had Lethe spinning to face the entity of Sin once more, her bait clearly not enough to get it to follow.  The house they were in exploded outwards; a hastily casted<span style="font-style: italic">Prayer</span>shielded her from the debris flying around.  By the time the dust cleared, only she and the manifestation of Sin were still in the area.  It appeared the others had been blown away.<br/><br/>The entity looked around it curiously before smiling at her.  A swipe of her hand had her swords returning to her, forming two wings on each side of her body.  She reached for the sword at her belt and unsheathed it, letting the case fall to the ground.  The stare she leveled on the giggling entity was glacial.<br/><br/>The manifestation leapt towards her and she lifted her sword to block the attack when another Knight intercepted the attack.  The<span style="font-style: italic">Clang!</span>of metal hitting metal rung through the air before there was an explosion from where the entity slammed into the wall from Gil’s punch.  Lethe glanced at the other Seraph, a frown forming on her face.<br/><br/><span style="color: Silver"> “Gil.. you’re practically empty of magic.  And what’s going to happen if you stop suppressing the crystal that’s in your pouch?”</span>She questioned, displeasure making her harsher than she normally would be.  She turned her gaze on the Knights arrayed around her and scowled.<br/><br/><span style="color: Silver"> “Maintain the perimeter!”</span>No longer contained in the basement, waves of evil were rolling off the manifestation of Sin.  Only the<span style="font-style: italic">Repents</span>surrounding the area kept the taint from infecting the surrounding homes.  If Sin spread into the population of Lindela… Well, the phrase “to win the battle but lose the war” existed for a reason.<br/><br/>The dark version of herself was climbing to its feet, shaking dust out of its hair.  Although Gil had just punted it through a wall, it appeared to have taken no damage.  Instead, it just giggled:<span style="color: red">“Ho? You're quite skilled too, for someone almost on empty”</span><br/><br/>The outer two blades on Lethe’s wing detached and leveled themselves on the giggling entity.  Without warning, the two each released a laser of light at the enemy that simply jumped out of the way of the attack.  Lethe jumped up to meet it with a sword strike, the two exchanging a rapid succession of blows before she fell back to the ground.  Without all of her blades, she couldn’t fly like she normally did.  Her other keys were busy still shooting<span style="font-style: italic">Banish</span>es at the Sin manifestation when there was a chance.  She rolled out of the way of another attack and then brought her sword up to block another strike; this time she was the one sent skidding along the ground, wings beating to try to stop her before she hit a wall.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~</div><br/>“Shit.<span style="font-style: italic">Arms X Armor X Vernier</span>.”  Valiar suddenly cursed and then buffed the entire squad, boosting their offensive power, defensive power, and speed.  “Captain definitely needs our help.”<br/><br/>Up ahead, floating in the sky, was their captain and—their captain?  The group of Knights continued rushing forward despite their confusion.  It appeared that Lethe was fighting a badly colored version of herself.  However, only one had the blades of<span style="font-style: italic">Heavens Judgment</span>instead and they knew no one else could touch her blades.  Whoever was stupid enough to make a bad replica of Lethe was going to be taught that Team Blonde did<span style="font-style: italic">not</span>appreciate others mocking their Captain.