After the danger had passed, Logan shuffled sullenly to kneel at Dominic’s side. He nudged the boy, but he was unresponsive.

“Let’s cut the poor guy some slack, yeah?” The Scot said, giving Id a look that seemed more tired than irritated. “Uuupsy-daisy.” He grunted, lifting Dom off the ground.

“Alright, where do we go from here?”

Daniel just about melted as Lotus kissed him. He returned the kiss deeply and put his arms around her. 'Maybe I should be a full-time exorcist,' He thought to himself as he felt her soft lips pressed against his.

Fending off the dragon seemed a bit ambitious to Maximilian, but breaking the windows- that was something else entirely. If Miss Rachel wanted windows broken, broken windows is what she would hopefully get. Once more Maximilian uncapped his reservoir of water and then he stepped through the shielding light with Miss Rachel. Once he had completely cleared the force field he unleashed two massive pillars of water which he immediately directed towards the remaining bay windows. With a bit of luck he hoped that this sudden attack would be too quick or perhaps too precipitous for the dragon to foresee and thwart.

(Time for some character interaction)
Id flipped around "CUT HIM SOME SLACK?!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO TO GET THESE CRACKERS! THE CRACKERS HE TURNED INTO DUST!" Id kneeled and picked up the package of demolished crackers. "They were so young and beautiful. WHY MUST THE DELICIOUS DIE YOUNG?!?" Id staggered to her feet and walked over to the two love birds. She opened her mouth to speak before collapsing pushing the two apart.

Lotus was enjoying herself as she was abruptly pushed out of her kiss. She looked at Id before staring at Daniel. "So any ideas on how to get out of here?"

Daniel was a bit dazed, but quickly regained his senses. Still blushing, he pulled out a glass orb. He looked into it deeply for guidance. Speaking in a low volume, he stated, "This is most likely a sort of... Pocket-dimension. Our best bet is to meet up with the others and determine who is in this dimension and who isn't. With that, we can find a way to contact them, or simply wait for them to break the spell."

Daniel's response made Lotus's stupid side show itself again "How can a whole forest fit into someone's pocket? That's not possible silly." Lotus chuckled. She turned her attention back to Id who was still on the ground between them. "Is she ok?"

Daniel put the orb away and closed his eyes. This was the first time he'd ever been looked to for guidance. "Well... This sort of strange demon world could be possible through a number of different powers. Perhaps if we get some organization into the situation we can find some clues." He looked at Id incredulously. "That alcoholic is strong. We should set up camp, and wait for her to wake up, then use her phoenix to scout ahead." Dusting the snow off himself, he smiled at Lotus. "Maybe we can wait out this storm while we're at it."

The spectral chains materialized in the air as Tsubaki's sigil was drawn with a flourish. Obeying her wishes, they flew towards the dragon and wound themselves around its giant maw, sealing its mouth shut. The eerie music was smothered, only the loud thumping of the bass could be heard reverberating from within the unholy creature as it contended with the rest of its assailants.

The demon dragon shook its head wildly and stood on its hind legs as it tried to remove the spectral chains from its mouth. Neither Johnny, nor Damian had anticipated this sudden movement by the creature. Thus, the bolts of energy loosed by Johnny and Damian's lightning hit the creature in its underbelly. The assaults further enraged the dragon, causing a great roar to rise up from deep within itself, and it snapped the spectral binds that held its mouth shut.

Maximilian had not anticipated the sudden movement of the demon dragon either, though by unleashing two pillars of water, the odds were in his favour. As the dragon reared up and snapped the binds that had kept its mouth shut, the first pillar of water that Maximilian had conjured drove directly into the beast, sending it back onto the ground with a tremendous rumbling of the ground. The second pillar of water however was able to reach its target. Rushing through the middle bay window and shattering it magnificently.

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Mildly dazed from the literal whirlwind of events that had befallen them moments before, Evelyn did not have the mind to address Id before she collapsed onto the ground. It was in that moment that she came to her senses, and helped the girl up from the ground, while Logan helped Dom to his feet. She had partially hoped that by defeating the demon that had possessed Dom, that they would be transported out of the pocket dimension. Nevertheless, they still remained trapped in the forest.

Listening to Daniel, she couldn't help but agree with him. Their best bet at present was to stay still, for the forest would not let them go. Clearly, their means of escape rested in the hands of the others. She only hoped that they would be able to rescue them soon enough. It looked like Id and Dom were in need of medical attention.

Just as these thoughts came to her head, Evelyn took note of a creeping fog that was billowing towards them from deep within the forest. Quickly the fog began to overtake them, but Evelyn was not about to go down without a fight. Using her free hand she conjured a bright wisp, hoping that the light would be able to pierce through the fog, though she was unsuccessful.

"Everyone!" she yelled "Stay close to the light!"

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Fiona cracked a slight smile at Derrek's ability to remain relatively lighthearted about their situation, or at least she hoped he was trying to crack a joke. The boy had already amassed quite the reputation at school, and now that she knew he was omnivident too, she could assume that he was the source behind those "phantom gusts" blowing at girls' skirts at school.

A bright light suddenly signified the arrival of Evelyn, Logan, Id, Lotus, Daniel and Dom for she had not extinguished her wisp as they were overtaken by the fog. Ms. Shields, who had remained stalwart in the projecting of her shield, looked over at the children with a smile.

"Leave Dominic and Idelia with Fiona and Derrek for the time being," she said gently, "Miss Rachel has stated that she needs all of you who can fight to help take down the dragon." As usual, with her perfect timing, Miss Rachel walked through the energy field to greet the children on their arrival.

"Alright, enough of you have returned so that I can stay with the injured students and help heal them," she pointed to the last remaining bay window "You need to destroy that window to bring back the last of your colleagues, and then you must exorcise that creature." She took note of their expressions as they looked at the demon dragon, "Do not be afraid," she said sternly "It can be exorcised like any other demon."

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OOC: team Alice is going to be skipped for now until they're brought back

As the fog gathered around the group Lotus instinctively reached out and grabbed Daniel's hand. Her grasp tighten as the fog consumed them. Once the fog cleared she heard Miss Rachel and was able to relax then she saw it. The massive creature that was attacking. Lotus looked at the beast then around at her comrades. She pulled out her katana. I need to keep them safe. She prepared herself to make a quick strike at the beast and summoned Dot.
"Dot, pounce." With a nod both of them rushed at the dragon Dot ran right behind Lotus once within range Lotus fell into a slide to slash at the creature's legs. Once she fell on her knees Dot lunched over the girl towards the top over the creature aiming for its eyes.

Id shoved away from Evelyn and fell into the circle that Ms. Shields had placed. Id became filled with rage "YOU LEFT THEM! I NEED THEM TO GO ON! YOU LEFT MY PRECIOUS BABIES!" With a clenched fist and sore chest Id summoned Ego "Ego please hurry." Ego zipped into the air before blasting off toward the dorms. After a short delay a screech echoed as a small package fell into Idelia's lap. She quickly opened the package. "Oh Ego." She started a small fire within the circle. and began using it to make s'mores with the new crackers Ego just got her. "Oh yeah..that's the stuff." Id mumbled as she ate. "I owe you one bird brain you're a life-saver." Id finally looked around at the various students and the the dragon. She took a deep breathe causing more pain pulse through her chest and side. She knew she couldn't fight but she could help. Id slowly got to her feet and leaned on Ms' Shields "HEY UGLY! YOU THINK YOU'RE SO TOUGH AND SCARY! I'VE SEEN SCARIER THINGS THAN YOU IN THE GIRLS BATHROOM!" After speaking she fell onto her knees. She began to feel a painful tightness around her chest. She fell onto her back and began to claw at her side and chest area. "Ego..." The newly re-summoned phoenix began to panic slightly. The bird shot into the air and headed straight for Miss Rachel's head. He began to screech and pull at her clothing and hair as her flew around her. Knowing this would be the first time many of them heard him speak, he finally spoke "HELP!" His voice was deeper that would be expected from him. He dashed and landed by Id an unleashed another echoing screech.

Daniel peered into the fog and clenched Lotus's hand. When it cleared, and he found himself in the ballroom, he took in the situation before Lotus charged the dragon. "Wait!" He said, reaching out to her, but she was already near the dragon. "Tch!" He pouted as he drew the enchanted shortsword and ran to help Lotus, not willing to lose her after they narrowly escaped death at the hands of a demon.

Upon appearing back in the banquet hall, Logan breathed a sigh of relief. After taking a moment to get his bearings, however, it was clear that it was too early to relax. As if his ego hadn’t taken enough of a bruising today, there was yet another powerful demon present. And to add insult to injury, it was a huge dragon. He let out another sigh. Not one of relief this time.

Before he could make a move, Ms. Shields and Ms. Rachel began to give the students instructions. Logan listened attentively and totally did not miss the part about breaking the window. With a solemn nod, he summoned his rifle, lined up the sights, and fired off a shot at the window. He didn’t check to see if he had hit the mark, opting instead to ready another shot for good measure.

"Come the hell on music dragon." Damian took a few steps back, rather wary of a pissed off dragon. Maybe he could shift his attention to-His attention shifted alright, to the loud torrents of water loosed towards the dragon, one of which knocked it down. "Nevermind." He fired another bolt at the dragon, hoping to fry it now that it took an unexpected shower.

Maximilian was somewhat relieved to his that his fellow students had returned from their 'transdimensional' journey intact. The returning club members' aid was most welcome in taking on the dragon and seeing some of the people he considered his friends unharmed wasn't too bad either.

Maximilian's thoughts were quickly brought back to the battle though as he watched Damian prepare a bolt of lightning to strike the wet dragon with. Hoping to compliment his ally's attack, Maximilian launched forth an even larger wave of water but instead of striking the dragon with it he hoped to contain the beast inside a massive bubble of water that could carry the current of Damian's lightning attack.

Time seemed to slow as Logan fired his rifle. The sharp crack of the gun snapping in the air, almost unheard over the perturbed music that came from the demonic dragon. The bullet spiralled as it flew silently through the air over the dragon, that had yet to recover from the deluge that had been thrust upon it by Maximilian.

The sound of shattering glass broke the illusion of timelessness, though the large bay window did not break. Instead, a mere bullet-sized hole marked the window, with spider-lined cracks emanating from around the epicentre. Fortunately, Logan had readied another shot and loosed it in rapid succession. The bullet flew through the air and hit another pane of the window, and it caused the entire window to crack and fall apart shortly thereafter.

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"Do you feel that?" asked Li, his head suddenly perking up. He had noted a sudden change in the atmosphere. Before, all he could sense around him were foreign evil energies, provided by the realm that they had been trapped in. Now, however, he could feel the familiar energy signatures given off by his allies.

"Well, well" said Basil while crossing his arms with a look of s**** "It looks like we're getting out of this dump after all"

No sooner had he said this, a deep fog rolled in from the edge of the forest and began to envelope the group entirely.

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Lotus and Dot's assault on the demon-dragon only served to further enrage it. It's eyes wounded, it roared loudly, causing the children on the ground to stagger slightly as the vibrations made the earth tremble beneath their feet. A strange violet light began to emanate from its mouth and turning to face the group it loosed a blast of violet energy around itself. The beam tore through the cream ceramic tiles of the dance floor, effectively creating a deep trench between itself and the omnivident.

Distance was no issue for Maximilian, for the Naturae disciple conjured a massive bubble from the infinitely supplied vial of water. The beast struggled to swim out from the confines of the restricting water, its mouth glowing the same ominous shade of violet that it had manifested before it had loosed its beam. Damian had already loosed his bolt of lightning however, and the sphere of water immediately lit up with green electrical energy as the opposing forces met.

As the lights flashed brilliantly, the others had failed to notice the return of Alice, Lloyd, Basil, Li, Adi and August. Miss Rachel however, had already instructed Ms. Shields to expand her perimeter of protection to include the new group. Slightly perturbed by the phoenix's deep voice, Miss Rachel quickly went over to Id's side with a sigh. The girl was going to need her help. Closing her eyes, and placing a fingertip on Idelia's forehead, she spoke slowly:

"Sleep, and be well." The more sensitive of the children among the group would be able to sense a powerful surge of energy quickly rushing through the room. Miss Rachel stood up with a smile, though she looked paler than before.

The momentary distraction was interrupted by a loud popping sound. The bubble which had confined the dragon had dissolved, though the demonic dragon was still drenched, an occasional current of green electricity running over its slumped body.

In truth, it was a lot to take in for Evelyn. In the pocket dimension, the sensations she felt were few. She knew that there was something powerful keeping them all confined, but it wasn't until she had returned to the ballroom that she could feel the full strength of the creature before them. It wasn't that she was afraid, rather she was concerned. She had heard of such creatures from her readings, but never had a demonic dragon been seen in centuries. It was troubling. She wasn't even sure if she would be able to exorcise such a thing by herself.

Looking back at the group that had just returned, she saw that Adi was too weak to be of any help, and Ms. Shields needed to defend the wounded. Miss Rachel also looked pretty drained herself, whatever she had done had required a lot of energy. With the most powerful of them and the two Angelorum down, they would have to be creative. A sudden rumbling reminded caused the girl to whip back around at the beast as it slowly rose to its feet.

"We need to exorcise this thing now!" exclaimed Evelyn, her eyes glowing while she floated into the air.

Ego stood watch as Miss Rachel healed Id. As Miss Rachel spoke Id began to become sleepy.
"I...Better...*Yawn* Get a broach for thi-" Id was cut off by herself as she fell asleep. Ego continued to stand by Id giving Miss Rachel a small nod. Ego turned before taking to the air. Id might be out for now but he still had a bone to pick with this demon. Ego flew past Evelyn soaring towards the beast. Ego began to spray smog around it's face hoping to distract it from his comrades. After release a thick smog Ego screeched then he unsummoned himself so Id could recover her strength.

Lotus and Dot flew back as the concussive blast hit them. They both landed on their feet. They wobbled around with their ears painfully ringing. Even though the blast was over Lotus found herself covering her ears.
"THAT HURT SO BAD DOT!" Lotus was completely unaware of her own yelling due to the ringing.
"PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUR POWERS!" Dot yelled back.
"WE NEED TO END THIS NOW! BUT WE NEED TO BE FASTER AND STRONGER!" Lotus and Dot began to think of ways to attack this thing when suddenly their thoughts became one. The fusion stood again. "How forgot how good it felt to be in this form." The creatures voice Harsh like Lotus's yet soft and clam like Dot's. They dashed into battle their claws causing sparks as they rushed the creature. Jumping the trench they continued to run at it. Soon They noticed the bird. Ego unleashing his smog at the beasts face providing cover for them.
"We got one shot ...So we'll make it count!" They ran under the dragon towards it's rear letting loose small slashes at its ankles and tail. "We may not be able to exorcise this thing, but we can give our friends the best chance." Once on the other side of the beast they turned awaiting its move.