Lissette hurled what was probably the twelfth rock that day (or night, whatever time it was) at the door, shattering the stone to pieces with the force.

"Damn it!" She exclaimed, realizing that she'd barely scratched the thing, yet again. At least she didn't have to worry about any more guards giving her grief about the noise. They'd all learned better than to come near her cell after she'd tried to stab one of them through the bars of her window.

'Blades…shit, why didn't I think of this sooner?!' She thought, giving herself a light smack to the forehead before summoning a blade to her hand.

She shoved it in the crack between the door and its frame, sliding it down until it reached the latch. She smirked slightly to herself as she slid it back up a little, then slammed it back down.

Her smirk quickly turned to a frown as the blade snapped off. This was going to take some more trial and error.

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Gen pointedly glared at Yoshimori in silence from his wrappings on the strange black cloud they were riding. Getting tied up and kidnapped had not been a part of the plan. Given he could easily free himself, but as this was currently the fastest possible way for them to get to the Kokubouro, he figured it was best to stay put until they got there. This did not mean that he had to be happy about it however.

"Stop glaring at me like that. This was way faster than trying to force someone to take us." Yoshimori complained from his spot next to him.

Gen just glared harder. By the time they reached their destination, he expected that he would be a master at saying 'Screw you' with his eyes alone.

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Masamori watched as the dark cloud of the Kokubouro retreated into the distance. He had defeated Sakon, and Atora was safe, but something still didn't feel quite right.

"The enemy's main forces are still around here somewhere. First we'll regroup, and then we'll plan our strategy." He started, then turned to his troops "Back end support, confirm all personnel. All who are unharmed will help the injured. Medics take the wounded to the Yukimura's, the rest stand guard."

"Yes sirt" Came back the unison reply.

'Now, where is Yoshimori?'