Ch.3: Sisterly Love
Phoenix slowly climbed the stairs to the top of the school and sat down. //Why do humans have to be so cruel to each other?// she thought in her mind. Suddenly a voice replied in her head. //You know humans are scum. Always have been, always will be. They're all selfish and ignorant.// Blade sat down right next to Phoenix. Blade offered her a Kleenex. Phoenix thanked her, and then sighed a heavy sigh. Leaning on her sister's shoulder, Phoenix said quietly, "I don't think they're all selfish. I mean, that Yugi boy is really sweet. I sense the good in his friends. But that grudge that Joey has against Kaiba is really meaningless." Blade sighed too. "Honestly, I don't know what you see in humans. They're all the same. You shouldn't get upset just because there is actually confrontation and cruelty on Earth. It's everywhere. But I definitely sense power coming from that Yugi kid. I sense another power here as well. A darker presence, more powerful than Yugi's. Phoenix felt a little down. But she smoothed her feelings over with a question she had built up in her mind. "Um...Blade?" "Yeah?" "I've been wanting to ask you this for quite some time, but I never got around to it. Um....I.. was wondering,..." She said mumbling. "Well quit beating around the bush and tell me!" Blade said a bit irritated. Phoenix then took a deep breath. "I was wondering why.... You hate humans so much!" Blade was taken aback. She had never been asked something so secretive before. She sighed. Her sister wouldn't really understand. She couldn't tell her. Not yet.... "Phoenix, I don't mind telling you certain things but.... The human issue is very personal. I don't trust humans because... I just don't. You wouldn't understand anyway." She stood up as if to go away, but just closed her eyes. Phoenix felt a little hurt. She told Blade all of her hopes, fears, and dreams. She had NEVER hidden anything from Blade in her whole entire life. But telling Phoenix she didn't understand was just hurtful. Although Blade was 500 years older than her, Phoenix still didn't think it was fair that her sister didn't trust her. She wanted to stand up and scream at her sister, telling her she could understand almost anything, even her stupid grudge against humans. //No. I can't think like that.// she thought to herself. // I can't forget that she is my sister and that she is entitled to her own opinions, secretive or not. She's always looked out for me, ever since I was little. I can't change her mistrust, but it just...// she paused for a moment. "hurts" Phoenix whispered to herself. She looked up at Blade who still had her eyes closed and was thinking to herself. //I can't tell her. I know she's angry, but I just...cant. She wouldn't trust humans anymore than I do if I told her, and I'm the evil one!// Then Phoenix thought of something else. "Oh, Blade, um....I probably know the answer I'm going to get from this question, but...." Her voice trailed off weakly. Blade looked at her sister. "What is it Phoenix?! Just say it already." She said sighing. Phoenix looked like she was about to have a nervous breakdown. She took a deep breath. "Well, I've been thinking a little bit about...now. From the answer I got from you earlier, I don't even know if I should ask this of you, but I really want to make friends here." "Well, that's understandable, but what's the prob?" Blade asked. "I do really want to make friends, but I don't want... to keep any secrets from them either..." she said, her voice diminishing. Suddenly Blade realized what Phoenix was getting at. She felt anger and sadness at the same time. "Phoenix! You know we aren't supposed to tell anybody what we are! You ought to realize that by now!" Phoenix looked like she was going to cry. "Blade, just for once, I would like to have a friend whom I can confide in and that I can learn about. I'm not saying that you're not good company, but I need a human friend. Someone whom I can relate with, and talk to. I just feel....so alone." Blade looked at her sister, her eyes softening. She knew Phoenix wanted a friend, but humans were too much to ask for. She sighed. Blade knew that if she refused, it would be cruel...but the safety of her and her sister's lives could be at stake. "Phoenix...please try to understand that I don't want you NOT to make friends, it's just that..." she sat down beside her. "I know, you're concerned about our safety." Phoenix finished. "But, Blade, I, myself, would rather be at risk and have friends, then be safe and...alone all my life. It would just be....terrible." Blade felt crushed between her sister's feelings and their safety. She and Phoenix knew that if their secret were discovered by anyone untrustworthy, they would have to flee again. //All these years....// Blade thought. //We've run from all sorts of people who would enslave us and turn us into their specimens for studying. Why?// Blade's fists began to clench. // Why do we have to go through all this shit just because we're....different?!// She thought bitterly. At the same tine, Phoenix was thinking WHY nobody could be trusted. //We have had a hard life...// she thought to herself. //But I don't see why we can't at least make just ONE friend. True, we have been pursued most of our lives because of our powers, but still....// both girls were in silent introspection as they battled themselves and their pent-up feelings. They both felt like crying or having a fit. But they knew that would just be juvenile.
Phoenix laid back against the wall and closed her eyes. // Maybe I should sing... // she thought. //Yes, that usually does help cheer me up. It is a little immature to rely on something like that, but it....just gives me a good feeling inside. Hopefully Blade won't mind. // Her voice was suddenly itching to sing, so she began. Her voice sounded everywhere, as if amplified. Blade's ruby eyes opened. She didn't expect her sister to sing. But she was glad, because she knew it was a good way for Phoenix to relieve stress. Blade looked below to the schoolyard. Every person had stopped what he or she were doing and were trying to source the beautiful voice.
Both the girls sighed as they watched the birds go by and the clouds move ever so slowly and serenely. //You know, we do need to go back to class soon...// Blade thought to her sister. //I know. Just let me stay...a little bit longer...// Phoenix thought drowsily. Suddenly, their thoughts were interrupted as someone emerged from the back door of the roof. It was Ryou! They both sat up. Blade started scanning his identity. Blade was not pleased with the results and sent a warning to Phoenix who could also sense dark power. //PHOENIX! I sense a dark power within him!// //Yes, I know! I do too! // Phoenix thought back. //But...he is kinda cute...// //PHOENIX!!!// //Sorry// Ryou was surprised then got a little nervous. "Um.....I'm not interrupting anything, a-am I?" he asked in an embarrassed tone. Phoenix and Blade looked at each other for a second, then translated the phrase. They both stood up quickly, then scratched their heads and sweat-dropped. Phoenix spoke up. "Um, no, no you're not interrupting anything. It's not what it looks like, she's just my sister, and we were sitting up here thinking." Ryou looked relieved. "Well, I can leave if you want me to..." "OH Nonononono! Its okay!" Suddenly Blade gave her a look. //Um, Phoenix what do you think you're doing?!// //What? He seems nice enough...// //Are you that retarded?! There's such a phrase as 'Appearances can be deceiving' you know!// Ryou noticed they kept staring at each other. He sweat-dropped and scratched his head. But he did honestly think that the light-brown haired girl was pretty. Her green eyes reflected light and her hair shimmered in the sun like silk. She had a slender body and a kind face. He wanted to run his fingers through her hair, but he knew that would be inappropriate for a greeting. Then Phoenix seemed to zone in again. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just thinking. So what's your name? I'm Phoenix." She said with a kind smile. Ryou felt his cheeks grow hot. "I'm er, uh, R-Ryou" he said stammering. Blade rolled her eyes. She thought the way this guy looked, he should be used for a punching bag. Apparently, Phoenix heard it, and glared at her. Then she snapped to attention. "Well, Ryou, its nice to meet you. This," she said pointing at Blade, "Is my sister, Blade. She doesn't exactly talk much." She scanned him again, for thoughts and she got more than she asked for. /Wow. She sure is pretty. Those shining green eyes and that nice smile. Even her voice is pretty. But she probably already has a boyfriend./ Phoenix felt herself turn scarlet. She hadn't ever had such kind words spoken (or thought) to her. They both just stood in awkward silence for a minute too embarrassed to say anything when finally, Blade got tired of the silence and said "Well, are we gonna talk or just stand around like a bunch of morons?" Phoenix shot her a look again. Ryou was surprised. He hadn't heard the other one say a word. He grasped for something to say to Phoenix. Then he remembered the message Yugi had given him. "U-um... Phoenix, was it? Yugi was looking for you. He said that if I found you, I should apologize for him about Joey and Kaiba's fight, seeing how it upset you. He also said that they do fight a lot; so don't be surprised when they argue again, because it happens quite frequently. He's been looking for you, but I guess I'm... the one who...found you." Phoenix smiled at him. She couldn't grasp how he could be evil. He seemed too nice. But Blade on the other hand, wasn't about to let her guard down. She still sensed the evil. And it seemed to slowly be getting bigger. Again, she thought a warning to Phoenix. //Phoenix! The evil is rising in him, slowly but surely! Get ready to run if trouble starts! We can't afford for our identity to broken already!!// //NO! If he does have an evil spirit, then I want to help him! And he's a friend of Yugi! I won't just run away! Why would we be here if we aren't going to help people?!// She turned her head back to Ryou. "So I guess you're friends with Yugi huh? Cool! I am too! We just met today. I hope we'll become good friends!" Phoenix said smiling. Ryou turned scarlet. He felt a little tight in the stomach though. Perhaps it was nervousness, especially since this girl wasn't pressuring him to write his signature in lipstick like the other females who followed him around in packs. But something in the back of his mind told him otherwise. Again, he tried to think of something to say. "Err, do you come up here often?" /No dummy! That's not the right thing to say! She said she just transferred today, stupid!/ he thought to himself. Phoenix felt his nervousness and tried to soothe him with friendly words. "Well, this is the first time, but I'm going to come up here more often! How bout' you?" Ryou felt relieved. He thought that she was going to think he was a loser. "Well, I sometimes come up here to hide." Phoenix gave him a puzzled look. Then she got a thought from Blade. //See, I told you, this guy is probably only good for one thing: to beat the crap out of.// //BLADE!!!// Phoenix screeched in her mind. Blade sniggered. But she took it as her queue to shut up. She also felt her muscles tense up because of the evil that was practically overflowing from the boy's body. "Um...what I meant to say was that I come up here to escape from girls that are always following me and such. They often make me write my signature with their lipstick" Phoenix looked thoughtful for a moment, and then giggled. Ryou blushed, again...(A/N: Yeah, I know, too much blushing with guys. Well, if you were a guy and you saw Phoenix, you would too! She's pretty, sweet, has a good figure, and can sing. But don't think that she and Ryou are gonna be an item! He may like her, but when it comes to girls, he doesn't know what to say! ) "Wha- what's so funny?!" He asked, embarrassed. "I'm sorry!" she apologized, still laughing. "Its just that the idea of you running from a mob of girls doesn't surprise me!" Ryou thought about it, then starting laughing too. "Yes, I suppose you're right. It does sound kind of funny. Oh, and I also come up here to escape from bullies, too. Not that I wouldn't fight, but these guys are twice my size!" they both laughed and stared into each other's eyes. Blade knew if this kept up, she was going to puke. "Oh, I do believe I'm going to throw up..." she said in a sarcastic tone. "Blade..." Phoenix started turning around and shaking angrily. "We have a guest right now...." She said, obviously getting mad. Blade struggled to keep in a laugh. Her sister was a riot whenever she got mad. "Yeah, whatever..." Suddenly, her senses snapped to attention. There it went, the evil spirit...it was growing again! Her body tensed and her eyes hardened. Ryou felt it too, obviously. He shuddered. The evil yami was trying to escape! He traveled to the back of his mind. //THE POWER!// Bakura screeched. //I FEEL IT! THE POWER OF AN IMMORTAL! A DARK POWER LIKE MINE!!!// Ryou struggled to keep the barrier he had built in place. //No! Leave them alone! They're innocent girls!// //YOU CANT KEEP ME LOCKED UP FOREVER! AND WHEN I DO GET OUT, ILL SEEK OUT THAT POWER, AND KILL THE HOLDER! MUHAHAHAHA!!// NOOOOOOOO!!!!" Ryou screamed, falling on his knees. Phoenix practically jumped three feet in the air. Blade brought out her sword with a slash. (A/N: Blade's usual weapon of choice is a gun, but she handles the Sword of Darkness better. Phoenix has her own spirit weapon as well) "I KNEW IT!!!" she yelled. "I TOLD YOU PHOENIX! NOW GET BACK!" "NO!!" Phoenix screamed and ran to help Ryou. She halted when she saw how bad he looked. He was gripping his head so hard his knuckles were white. His eyes had shrunk terribly, and he was sweating on the forehead. He let out another scream of anguish like that of a dying animal. "RYOU!!" she screamed tears running down her face. "Stay back Phoenix! He's trying to trick you!!" Blade shouted "NO! I have to help him!!" Ryou let out another cry, and then half screeched, half yelled "NO PHOENIX!! STAY BACK!!! AGHHHHHHH!! GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!! THE EVIL SPIRIT WILL ESCAPE!!! AGRHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Phoenix slowly climbed the stairs to the top of the school and sat down. //Why do humans have to be so cruel to each other?// she thought in her mind. Suddenly a voice replied in her head. //You know humans are scum. Always have been, always will be. They're all selfish and ignorant.// Blade sat down right next to Phoenix. Blade offered her a Kleenex. Phoenix thanked her, and then sighed a heavy sigh. Leaning on her sister's shoulder, Phoenix said quietly, "I don't think they're all selfish. I mean, that Yugi boy is really sweet. I sense the good in his friends. But that grudge that Joey has against Kaiba is really meaningless." Blade sighed too. "Honestly, I don't know what you see in humans. They're all the same. You shouldn't get upset just because there is actually confrontation and cruelty on Earth. It's everywhere. But I definitely sense power coming from that Yugi kid. I sense another power here as well. A darker presence, more powerful than Yugi's. Phoenix felt a little down. But she smoothed her feelings over with a question she had built up in her mind. "Um...Blade?" "Yeah?" "I've been wanting to ask you this for quite some time, but I never got around to it. Um....I.. was wondering,..." She said mumbling. "Well quit beating around the bush and tell me!" Blade said a bit irritated. Phoenix then took a deep breath. "I was wondering why.... You hate humans so much!" Blade was taken aback. She had never been asked something so secretive before. She sighed. Her sister wouldn't really understand. She couldn't tell her. Not yet.... "Phoenix, I don't mind telling you certain things but.... The human issue is very personal. I don't trust humans because... I just don't. You wouldn't understand anyway." She stood up as if to go away, but just closed her eyes. Phoenix felt a little hurt. She told Blade all of her hopes, fears, and dreams. She had NEVER hidden anything from Blade in her whole entire life. But telling Phoenix she didn't understand was just hurtful. Although Blade was 500 years older than her, Phoenix still didn't think it was fair that her sister didn't trust her. She wanted to stand up and scream at her sister, telling her she could understand almost anything, even her stupid grudge against humans. //No. I can't think like that.// she thought to herself. // I can't forget that she is my sister and that she is entitled to her own opinions, secretive or not. She's always looked out for me, ever since I was little. I can't change her mistrust, but it just...// she paused for a moment. "hurts" Phoenix whispered to herself. She looked up at Blade who still had her eyes closed and was thinking to herself. //I can't tell her. I know she's angry, but I just...cant. She wouldn't trust humans anymore than I do if I told her, and I'm the evil one!// Then Phoenix thought of something else. "Oh, Blade, um....I probably know the answer I'm going to get from this question, but...." Her voice trailed off weakly. Blade looked at her sister. "What is it Phoenix?! Just say it already." She said sighing. Phoenix looked like she was about to have a nervous breakdown. She took a deep breath. "Well, I've been thinking a little bit about...now. From the answer I got from you earlier, I don't even know if I should ask this of you, but I really want to make friends here." "Well, that's understandable, but what's the prob?" Blade asked. "I do really want to make friends, but I don't want... to keep any secrets from them either..." she said, her voice diminishing. Suddenly Blade realized what Phoenix was getting at. She felt anger and sadness at the same time. "Phoenix! You know we aren't supposed to tell anybody what we are! You ought to realize that by now!" Phoenix looked like she was going to cry. "Blade, just for once, I would like to have a friend whom I can confide in and that I can learn about. I'm not saying that you're not good company, but I need a human friend. Someone whom I can relate with, and talk to. I just feel....so alone." Blade looked at her sister, her eyes softening. She knew Phoenix wanted a friend, but humans were too much to ask for. She sighed. Blade knew that if she refused, it would be cruel...but the safety of her and her sister's lives could be at stake. "Phoenix...please try to understand that I don't want you NOT to make friends, it's just that..." she sat down beside her. "I know, you're concerned about our safety." Phoenix finished. "But, Blade, I, myself, would rather be at risk and have friends, then be safe and...alone all my life. It would just be....terrible." Blade felt crushed between her sister's feelings and their safety. She and Phoenix knew that if their secret were discovered by anyone untrustworthy, they would have to flee again. //All these years....// Blade thought. //We've run from all sorts of people who would enslave us and turn us into their specimens for studying. Why?// Blade's fists began to clench. // Why do we have to go through all this shit just because we're....different?!// She thought bitterly. At the same tine, Phoenix was thinking WHY nobody could be trusted. //We have had a hard life...// she thought to herself. //But I don't see why we can't at least make just ONE friend. True, we have been pursued most of our lives because of our powers, but still....// both girls were in silent introspection as they battled themselves and their pent-up feelings. They both felt like crying or having a fit. But they knew that would just be juvenile.
Phoenix laid back against the wall and closed her eyes. // Maybe I should sing... // she thought. //Yes, that usually does help cheer me up. It is a little immature to rely on something like that, but it....just gives me a good feeling inside. Hopefully Blade won't mind. // Her voice was suddenly itching to sing, so she began. Her voice sounded everywhere, as if amplified. Blade's ruby eyes opened. She didn't expect her sister to sing. But she was glad, because she knew it was a good way for Phoenix to relieve stress. Blade looked below to the schoolyard. Every person had stopped what he or she were doing and were trying to source the beautiful voice.
Both the girls sighed as they watched the birds go by and the clouds move ever so slowly and serenely. //You know, we do need to go back to class soon...// Blade thought to her sister. //I know. Just let me stay...a little bit longer...// Phoenix thought drowsily. Suddenly, their thoughts were interrupted as someone emerged from the back door of the roof. It was Ryou! They both sat up. Blade started scanning his identity. Blade was not pleased with the results and sent a warning to Phoenix who could also sense dark power. //PHOENIX! I sense a dark power within him!// //Yes, I know! I do too! // Phoenix thought back. //But...he is kinda cute...// //PHOENIX!!!// //Sorry// Ryou was surprised then got a little nervous. "Um.....I'm not interrupting anything, a-am I?" he asked in an embarrassed tone. Phoenix and Blade looked at each other for a second, then translated the phrase. They both stood up quickly, then scratched their heads and sweat-dropped. Phoenix spoke up. "Um, no, no you're not interrupting anything. It's not what it looks like, she's just my sister, and we were sitting up here thinking." Ryou looked relieved. "Well, I can leave if you want me to..." "OH Nonononono! Its okay!" Suddenly Blade gave her a look. //Um, Phoenix what do you think you're doing?!// //What? He seems nice enough...// //Are you that retarded?! There's such a phrase as 'Appearances can be deceiving' you know!// Ryou noticed they kept staring at each other. He sweat-dropped and scratched his head. But he did honestly think that the light-brown haired girl was pretty. Her green eyes reflected light and her hair shimmered in the sun like silk. She had a slender body and a kind face. He wanted to run his fingers through her hair, but he knew that would be inappropriate for a greeting. Then Phoenix seemed to zone in again. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just thinking. So what's your name? I'm Phoenix." She said with a kind smile. Ryou felt his cheeks grow hot. "I'm er, uh, R-Ryou" he said stammering. Blade rolled her eyes. She thought the way this guy looked, he should be used for a punching bag. Apparently, Phoenix heard it, and glared at her. Then she snapped to attention. "Well, Ryou, its nice to meet you. This," she said pointing at Blade, "Is my sister, Blade. She doesn't exactly talk much." She scanned him again, for thoughts and she got more than she asked for. /Wow. She sure is pretty. Those shining green eyes and that nice smile. Even her voice is pretty. But she probably already has a boyfriend./ Phoenix felt herself turn scarlet. She hadn't ever had such kind words spoken (or thought) to her. They both just stood in awkward silence for a minute too embarrassed to say anything when finally, Blade got tired of the silence and said "Well, are we gonna talk or just stand around like a bunch of morons?" Phoenix shot her a look again. Ryou was surprised. He hadn't heard the other one say a word. He grasped for something to say to Phoenix. Then he remembered the message Yugi had given him. "U-um... Phoenix, was it? Yugi was looking for you. He said that if I found you, I should apologize for him about Joey and Kaiba's fight, seeing how it upset you. He also said that they do fight a lot; so don't be surprised when they argue again, because it happens quite frequently. He's been looking for you, but I guess I'm... the one who...found you." Phoenix smiled at him. She couldn't grasp how he could be evil. He seemed too nice. But Blade on the other hand, wasn't about to let her guard down. She still sensed the evil. And it seemed to slowly be getting bigger. Again, she thought a warning to Phoenix. //Phoenix! The evil is rising in him, slowly but surely! Get ready to run if trouble starts! We can't afford for our identity to broken already!!// //NO! If he does have an evil spirit, then I want to help him! And he's a friend of Yugi! I won't just run away! Why would we be here if we aren't going to help people?!// She turned her head back to Ryou. "So I guess you're friends with Yugi huh? Cool! I am too! We just met today. I hope we'll become good friends!" Phoenix said smiling. Ryou turned scarlet. He felt a little tight in the stomach though. Perhaps it was nervousness, especially since this girl wasn't pressuring him to write his signature in lipstick like the other females who followed him around in packs. But something in the back of his mind told him otherwise. Again, he tried to think of something to say. "Err, do you come up here often?" /No dummy! That's not the right thing to say! She said she just transferred today, stupid!/ he thought to himself. Phoenix felt his nervousness and tried to soothe him with friendly words. "Well, this is the first time, but I'm going to come up here more often! How bout' you?" Ryou felt relieved. He thought that she was going to think he was a loser. "Well, I sometimes come up here to hide." Phoenix gave him a puzzled look. Then she got a thought from Blade. //See, I told you, this guy is probably only good for one thing: to beat the crap out of.// //BLADE!!!// Phoenix screeched in her mind. Blade sniggered. But she took it as her queue to shut up. She also felt her muscles tense up because of the evil that was practically overflowing from the boy's body. "Um...what I meant to say was that I come up here to escape from girls that are always following me and such. They often make me write my signature with their lipstick" Phoenix looked thoughtful for a moment, and then giggled. Ryou blushed, again...(A/N: Yeah, I know, too much blushing with guys. Well, if you were a guy and you saw Phoenix, you would too! She's pretty, sweet, has a good figure, and can sing. But don't think that she and Ryou are gonna be an item! He may like her, but when it comes to girls, he doesn't know what to say! ) "Wha- what's so funny?!" He asked, embarrassed. "I'm sorry!" she apologized, still laughing. "Its just that the idea of you running from a mob of girls doesn't surprise me!" Ryou thought about it, then starting laughing too. "Yes, I suppose you're right. It does sound kind of funny. Oh, and I also come up here to escape from bullies, too. Not that I wouldn't fight, but these guys are twice my size!" they both laughed and stared into each other's eyes. Blade knew if this kept up, she was going to puke. "Oh, I do believe I'm going to throw up..." she said in a sarcastic tone. "Blade..." Phoenix started turning around and shaking angrily. "We have a guest right now...." She said, obviously getting mad. Blade struggled to keep in a laugh. Her sister was a riot whenever she got mad. "Yeah, whatever..." Suddenly, her senses snapped to attention. There it went, the evil spirit...it was growing again! Her body tensed and her eyes hardened. Ryou felt it too, obviously. He shuddered. The evil yami was trying to escape! He traveled to the back of his mind. //THE POWER!// Bakura screeched. //I FEEL IT! THE POWER OF AN IMMORTAL! A DARK POWER LIKE MINE!!!// Ryou struggled to keep the barrier he had built in place. //No! Leave them alone! They're innocent girls!// //YOU CANT KEEP ME LOCKED UP FOREVER! AND WHEN I DO GET OUT, ILL SEEK OUT THAT POWER, AND KILL THE HOLDER! MUHAHAHAHA!!// NOOOOOOOO!!!!" Ryou screamed, falling on his knees. Phoenix practically jumped three feet in the air. Blade brought out her sword with a slash. (A/N: Blade's usual weapon of choice is a gun, but she handles the Sword of Darkness better. Phoenix has her own spirit weapon as well) "I KNEW IT!!!" she yelled. "I TOLD YOU PHOENIX! NOW GET BACK!" "NO!!" Phoenix screamed and ran to help Ryou. She halted when she saw how bad he looked. He was gripping his head so hard his knuckles were white. His eyes had shrunk terribly, and he was sweating on the forehead. He let out another scream of anguish like that of a dying animal. "RYOU!!" she screamed tears running down her face. "Stay back Phoenix! He's trying to trick you!!" Blade shouted "NO! I have to help him!!" Ryou let out another cry, and then half screeched, half yelled "NO PHOENIX!! STAY BACK!!! AGHHHHHHH!! GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!! THE EVIL SPIRIT WILL ESCAPE!!! AGRHHHHHHHHH!!!"