The cave fills with chilled, weak air, but whilst the rocks display the affect of the cold with intricate patterns of frost crystals, you for the most part remain unaffected. Unable to invoke the eldritch energies of Kasumi and Rose, Daria contends herself with simply firing two arrows at the five images, smiling as Deneve imbues her weapons with the white flame. One finds the real creature, but the translucent disk of force blocks the metal point. The second one however shatters an image, leaving only the creature and 3 duplicates.<br/>Red seems to be the only one unable to breath in this new air, and staggers as he again curses the limited nature of his magic, and instead makes for one of the rocks, least he find some implement that could help him and his allies. However his footing is unsure on the frosted stone and he slips, falling painful before he can take two steps.<br/>Rose’s construct appears and slashes at the enemy, shattering a second one of its wards, meanwhile the manifester herself stays where she is, not wanting to risk slipping on the icy cavern floor. Kasumi strikes a third visage leaving only the creature and a single duplicate, but the creature does not seem concerned by its diminishing defences.<br/>Rather it seems enraged as it scuttles along the wall, adjusting its position. “Go to the nine hells you weakling! I will never submit to you! How dare you even make such demands of me?<strong>Illoquwii thantos</strong>,” it shrieks, again merging threats with spell casting, the shock of such a high pitched voice made all the more intense by the contrast to its previous gruff tone. Reaching out, the bat creature lays a hand on Kasumi, and black veins for between the two, draining life from one and giving to the other, a mesh of black weave fortifying the enemy mage and its duplicate.<br/><br/>Kasumi<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">You take 21 damage.</div></div>