45. A Ghostly Encounter

[] Lamina is right. We need to find this feral and rescue Ana.

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Having decided to hunt down this enemy, the trio carefully made their way through the woods. Lamina took point, the Armsmistress eagerly charging ahead in search of her foe. Thana was in the middle, their still unconscious Tamer slung unceremoniously over her shoulder. The Dragonqueen had clearly not been happy to get outvoted, but nevertheless understood that they needed to stick together in order to survive. 

Isadora took up the rear, the worried looking Witch glancing around frequently, as though afraid that something might jump out of the shadows at any moment. 

Though they tried their best to track down their opponent, it was clear that none of the three pokegirls were suited to the task. Lamina and Isadora were both self confessed city girls with no idea how to survive in the wilderness, while the grim looking Thana was too busy worrying about their injured tamer to offer much support. 

Fortunately for them, they didn't need to look so hard. 

"Gah! It's nearby." Lamina grunted, feeling that oppressive presence bearing down on her again. Her mind was filled with whispers, old voices and half forgotten regrets creeping back into her thoughts to distract and demoralize her. 

Shaking her head, the Armsmistress did her best to ignore the visions. It was a lot harder this time, though - she had a feeling that her previous success in shaking it off had been more of a fluke then anything else. 

Behind her, Thana's eyes narrowed. The Dragonqueen glanced around suspiciously, eyes peeled for any sign of danger as she easily shrugged off the mental attack. "Ghost type." she hissed. "I've felt this before. It's a Fear Aura."

"Y-You don't say?" Isadora muttered through chattering teeth. The Witch was swaying slightly, obviously affected by their unseen enemy. "But why is it so cold?"

Suddenly, Thana's head snapped to the side, eyes widening as she spotted something moving towards them. "Ambush! Two o'clock!"

"What? Where?" Lamina barely managed to get her blade up in time to block the attack, causing her attacker to jerk to the side and hiss menacingly. "What the shit?!"

Snarling like a madwoman, Ana lunged towards the Armsmistress once again, the Woodmouse managing to draw blood due to the swordwoman's shock. Before she could press her advantage, she was forced to jump back to avoid a Mystic Bolt from an enraged looking Isadora. 

"She's being possessed!" the Witch cried. 

"Careful, this ghost is strong." Thana warned, shifting her mistress' weight so that the Dragonqueen would be able to use her own body to block any attacks aimed at Blue. 

"Can we get it out of the mouse?" Lamina asked, circling the red-eyed Woodmouse warily. "Cause if we can't I'm probably gonna have to kill her."

"Maybe." Isadora said, charging up another Mystic Bolt. "If we knock her out, the ghost will be forced to leave her body."

Suddenly, the possessed pokegirl charged forward once again, all too sharp claws just barely glancing off the Armsmistress' armor. "Hrk!" 

"Too risky." Thana declared, watching the winged pokegirl fend off the rabid Woodmouse. "Better to kill her now. Her death will also damage the ghost." 

[] Hold back. Try to knock Ana unconscious so that the Ghost will be forced out of her body. 

[] Go all out. If you kill Ana, the Ghost will definitely be damaged in the process.