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Black magic. There was a reason this was forbidden, and it was because it was dangerous, far too dangerous. "Weren't you the one who declared that this was forbidden magic?" There was once a vigilante from the poor side who used dark magic to try and bring justice to the poor. Lord Manfred declared that dark magic was to be condemned and had him taken away to a private Remington holding cell, which Erika just learned was in his home this entire time. That boy was probably sapped of his mana long ago. "The rules are different for those in the ruling class, my girl." Clover had been ordered to leave and Erika did her best to give her familiar a look of confidence before it was just her and Manfred now.
For some reason, some very strange reason, Erika had a feeling that Lord Manfred was going to be a bigger enemy than even Estelle was. She had no evidence of this, but she just had a gut feeling that this man was not someone to trust. No - one wrong move and she could have her mana be sapped away by that strange spell. "I have more." Manfred said with a carefree shrug. "Take any of these prisoners, take your pick. Consider it a gift. You have such power - potential I wish my own children could have." Erika stiffened, making very aware that this might just be a mistake. "Is... is that why you hurt them?" No doubt there was a reason Alistair became a vigilante. It was so he could leave the house and be free to be whoever he wanted to be.
Manfred smiled resolutely at her. "Why, do you have some judgment to pass on me?" He stood patiently, never losing that cold reptilian smile on his face. Erika frowned, readying a spell in her fist. "I'm sure they don't like it, Lord Manfred." There was a strange glint in his eyes. "Then they should fight back, rather than allow me to do as I wish. I'm simply teaching them how to be strong in this world." No. No, that wasn't justification. That didn't make any of his crimes okay. "Is that so?" She sighed, relaxing her shoulders. "I guess that's understan-" The next moment a shadow blade formed in her fist and she launched herself at Lord Manfred. Yes, this was stupid. Yes, this was reckless. But she was a hero, and heroes fight for justice no matter how risky!
A black vice formed around her wrist, weighing her down and forcing her to the ground before her blade could hit. "My, what am I going to do with you?" Erika hissed, vanishing into shadow to appear behind him, black tentacles whipping and whirling with the fury of justice behind it's force. "If I beat you, I'll become the head of the three families!" Her eyes were lit with determination. "I'll make everything better! I'll-" What was that? What was that? Why was she being flung back into the wall like that? "I don't mind a challenge, but don't you think it's too early?" He grinned, pressing a button as the cell door shut. "Sit in here and think about what you've done. If you want to lead the three families, you'll need to learn how to defeat me." He shut the lights off and left, leaving Erika in the dark, realizing that maybe she should have waited before trying something so risky.
But... the hero in her knew she couldn't just stand by and let such horrible things happen. Still. What was she going to do now, trapped down here?