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As she dissolves the old bonds of House of Devils, Eramis is haunted by shadowed dreams. In one, she relives Twilight Gap.
As she dissolves the old bonds of House of Devils, Eramis is haunted by shadowed dreams. In one, she relives Twilight Gap.


She lunges, driving a sword into the belly of a Guardian-soldier, grunting as they yell and crumple forward. Another Guardian rushes at her head-on before she has time to yank the Sword free. But she hears the sound of a Shock Rifle firing behind her… and leans abruptly to the right as the shot flies by and hits the Guardian before her with full force.
She lunges, driving a sword into the belly of a Guardian-soldier, grunting as they yell and crumple forward. Another Guardian rushes at her head-on before she has time to yank the Sword free. But she hears the sound of a [[Shock Rifle]] firing behind her… and leans abruptly to the right as the shot flies by and hits the Guardian before her with full force.


She looks back to see Kridis, shimmering with the purple glow of the Void as her Servitor shields her. Kridis tips her head in acknowledgement of Eramis and turns to fire the rifle into another cluster of Guardians.
She looks back to see [[Kridis, Dark Priestess|Kridis]], shimmering with the purple glow of the [[Void]] as her [[Servitor]] shields her. Kridis tips her head in acknowledgement of Eramis and turns to fire the rifle into another cluster of Guardians.


Eramis rips her Sword free and forges ahead. They are closing in on the city now. Guardians are falling all around her.
Eramis rips her Sword free and forges ahead. They are closing in on the city now. Guardians are falling all around her.
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They are so close.
They are so close.


Fast, heavy footfalls come up behind her—Phylaks, ferocious and bloodthirsty, shouts to Eramis as she attacks a towering, broad-shouldered Guardian. Eramis ducks and slides out of the way. As Phylaks makes contact with the Guardian's head, Eramis slashes the beast across his side with her Sword. He loses his balance, and she kicks his hip, tipping him toward Phylaks.
Fast, heavy footfalls come up behind her—[[Phylaks, the Warrior|Phylaks]], ferocious and bloodthirsty, shouts to Eramis as she attacks a towering, broad-shouldered Guardian. Eramis ducks and slides out of the way. As Phylaks makes contact with the Guardian's head, Eramis slashes the beast across his side with her Sword. He loses his balance, and she kicks his hip, tipping him toward Phylaks.


In these days, Phylaks almost always fights with her bare hands. She breaks his neck.
In these days, Phylaks almost always fights with her bare hands. She breaks his neck.
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They are so close…
They are so close…


A ferocious laugh erupts to her right, and then the thundering blast of a Scorch Cannon. Taniks, a blur of whirring machinery, creates explosions of earth and flesh and blood all around them. He keeps laughing.
A ferocious laugh erupts to her right, and then the thundering blast of a [[Scorch Cannon]]. [[Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]], a blur of whirring machinery, creates explosions of earth and flesh and blood all around them. He keeps laughing.


So close.
So close.