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Liam looked into the room, in Roxie's general direction.

"......" he was silent, narrowing his eyes.

"You..." he said.

"I feel... drawn to you..." he told her.

"Who ARE you?" he asked, the door opening a little more.

Levi, meanwhile, was starting to develop a dark film of mana around him.

And his eyes were turning a dark purple.

".........." Liam was silent, before growling slightly.

"Damn it." he muttered.

He was putting up resistance, that was for sure, but she could tell he was weakening.

However, just as she saw the door was opening, she felt an immense surge from where Levi and Rebecca were.

The oppressive aura was starting to fade around them... but it was getting more intense around Levi and Rebecca.

Levi, specifically.

"......" Levi was silent, before sighing.

He then got very close... and gently laid his head against hers.

Becca was a compatible gate for them... but she was an artificial one. She was more fragile, and considered inferior. He, however, was a natural-born one. A FAR more attractive target.

If nothing else, he hoped being so close to her would drive them away from her... and closer to him. Perhaps it would give her the chance to put the barriers back up and keep them at bay.

Liam, however, narrowed his eyes.

"...what are you doing?" he asked.

"What deviousness are you using to make me want to go in there!?" he demanded of those inside.

Levi didn't know the cry, but he DID know it meant trouble.

He rushed to where he'd heard it, not caring about the danger, and found Rebecca, placing his hands on her shoulders.

"Becca!" he exclaimed.

"Becca, it's me, Levi!" he said.

"Holt it together!" he went on.

"I'm here! Remember what I said! Distance yourself! Focus on ME! And my voice!" he continued.

Meanwhile, Liam just laughed.

"The time is nigh!" he declared, though starting to feel oddly drawn to the room for some reason.

The tendrils were practically dwarfed by the surrounding mana, but they still spread out.

Levi continued to try and reach Becca, as Liam chuckled.

"Heh. You know nothing." he said.

"She IS perfect." he went on.

"She survived the procedure. She IS perfect." he said further.

"You will see."

"What the!?" Levi exclaimed, looking back in the direction of the door.

"...I didn't think anyone would find this place." Liam muttered.

"No matter." he then said.

"You two will perish in there." he went on.

"Lambs to the slaughter, as it were." he chuckled.

"Once the girl has become the perfect vessel, it will all be over."

She received no response from Levi. Not at first, anyway.

She heard him moving forward, though.

"Becca?" he said.

"Becca, it's Levi." he said further.

"Come on, keep fighting, I know you can do it." he went on.

"Focus on me. I'm here to help." he continued.

However, every time he spoke, Roxie swore she heard whispers underneath his words. Whispers of a language she didn't understand, but unnerved her, nonetheless.

"Got it." Levi replied.

The two of them hastily made their way down the stairs, taking a turn when they exited them, and stopped to look around.

"...there's... nothing here...?" Levi muttered.

He then shook his head and moved forward.

"I can see the room she's in." he told Roxie.

"The mana is threatening to practically seep out from the room." he muttered.

Levi looked down, and paused for a moment.

He then looked around, before seeing a door. He walked over, and looked through the window on it.

"Stairs." he said.

"Odds are if we take them, we'll end up where she is." he told her.

"Unless you want to take a more... direct approach."

"....oh, right." Levi said, feeling VERY sheepish now.

He then looked into the darkness, and sighed.

"....and I can." he told her.

"Sometimes I really hate that I can, but right now, it's a blessing." he muttered.

He then started to move forward, extending his hand out.

"Come on." he said.

"I can sense where she is now."

Levi looked at her, then at the door.

"Yeah, I think so." he said.

He then stepped up and pressed himself into the gap that had been made, forcing himself to squeeze through it. He barely managed to do it, before seeing that a large trunk had been placed against the door to keep it shut.

"Geez." he muttered.

He then grabbed it and started to pull at it, the trunk moving ever so slightly, centimetre by centimetre.

"Let me know... when you can... get through..." he said to Roxie in a strained voice.

".....wow." Levi muttered.

"Someone does NOT want people to get in here." he said.

He then tried the door, only to find it stuck.

"Ngh... damn it." he cursed.

"Uh... can YOU get it, Roxie?" he asked the demon.

"I.... can't."

Levi quickly donned his 'shield', and dismissed it immediately when they got there.

He then shook his head, slapped his cheeks a couple of times, and hunched down a bit, hands on his knees, breathing forcefully.

After about 45 seconds, he stood up.

"I'm good." he told her.

"As good as I'm gonna get, anyway." he clarified.

He then looked around some, trying to get his bearings.

"...right, lead the way." he said.

"You're the one that knows where she specifically is."

Levi's eyes widened.

"...if it's noticeable, it means we have VERY little time." he said.

"We have to hurry!" he told her.

"If we take too long, she'll be lost to them forever, and at best... she'll die." he continued.

"At worst, she'll be a temporary fully controlled vessel that will allow THEM to spill their influence into this world... before she dies." he went on, not sounding happy about it.

"But if you can still tell it's her, then we can save her!" he exclaimed.

"We need to get there ASAP, though!"