Dimitri hit the ground the moment the sphere encased him. Oxygen seemed to be low. He had a hard time breathing. He was exhausted. It was like someone doubled his weight. He tried to lift himself once more, but he couldn't do it. He suddenly found himself exhausted, not being able to defend himself anymore. Zero was unlike any opponent he had ever fought before. He turned to look at the man through a hazy vision and found him still standing there, unaffected by whatever he cast. Maybe demonics were immune to such a sphere, he thought, but he felt like he was going to lose conciousness. Don't you dare slip away, Dimitri! he told himself, but he couldn't help it. The effects of the sphere were getting to him, weighing him down. The pain from his leg was now shifting through his entire body. He was in no condition to fight. He was exhausted from the events of yesterday and today. It was as if every tiring thing he had ever done in his life, from good to bad, finally caught up with him and were now taking him down at once. With a final try to lift himself once more, then hit the ground, blacking out.
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Willow grunted as the sphere Zero launched swallowed her, making it difficult to stand, breathe, and fight. But she knew that it wouldn't take her down. Even though she had rarely fought in a sphere, she knew what it was like and what energy levels were required to make it out alive. She had trained for such. However, a century in a gem doesn't really help in that. She fell to one knee and knew that she couldn't take him down in this form. She weighed too much. She began to manifest into something smaller, yet with a lot of power and extremely lethal...a tiger. She started to circle him, her animal instincts taking over for a bit. She knew she wouldn't have the strength to be in here long, but all it would take is one sharp claw to the juggular and he would be over. Of course, it's not as easy as that, but it was worth a try. With a leap, she was in front of him, clawing at the demon.
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Lance stepped back, deciding if this was smart. Setsugie was a powerful adversary with legendary combat skills and great power. He wasn't labeled leader of the Chikyuu no Mirai for no reason. Himself, on the other hand, was the Associate of the Shikaku, also powerful, but not nearly as powerful as Setsugie. Besides, Setsugie was refreshed, a new combatant. He would give it his all to ensure the safety of the girl and he already had a ton of mana stored. Himself was still strong, but not enough power was with him at the moment to defeat Setsugie. Heck, even at top form, he'd need luck and willpower to beat him, probably killing or crippling himself in the attempt. He'd wasted too much on the girl. Some other time perhaps...
Lance stepped back, removing the mana flow through his swords, then sheathed them. "Alright, Setsugie, I'll let you go for now, but this isn't over," Lance threatened,"We will meet again." With that, he turned and began to walk away, ready to block any surprise attack that might come if he turned his back to them. He then noticed Zero fighting. "Zero, you comin' or you going to finish these two off?"