"What-"<br/><br/>She might've been unnoticed by them - But when the door slammed in her face, it felt *very* real! The lovely Paladiness drew up short, just in time...<br/><br/>-And the world<em>flickered</em>. She blinked, just once, confused...Already reaching for the doorknob as the scene began to fade. Something was going<em>wrong</em>...Her costume's potency was wearing off! With a low gasp, she turned on her heel, retracing her steps...Walking, hurrying, then<em>running</em>-<br/><br/>Too far. She wasn't going to make it...Not in time! When true darkness descended, at last - She'd just reached the wall, her hand placed against it for support! - an eerie blackness loomed...Filling her world! The blonde's panting breath - the hammer of her pulse - was the only sound that remained, within the gloom...As Arisa steadied herself, oh-so-aware that she wasn't wearing her armor.<br/><br/>It was all she could do to feel her way along, step by step...The room couldn't be that far away, could it?<br/><br/>But then - "Who...?" Arisa breathed, her eyes widening...Shuffling along, her lissome form tensing! She kept moving, best she could...Trying to ascertain *some* kind of structure from the gloom. Whatever it was, it could see her - She had to get back to her weapons...!<br/>