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[X] Try to catch her off-guard.

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"First Card, 「Double Pain」"

The field around Youmu blurs violently. Vincent readies himself as he senses the danger. Then, a harsh wind blows into his eyes. He barely keeps them open. Something is speeding toward him from the left. He quickly sidesteps the attack, but before he can counter -

"What the -"

A second attacker is coming from the other side. There isn't time to avoid the attack. Vincent grabs his scabbard from his belt and barely deflects the sword strikes. His eyes widen in surprise. The second attacker is also... Youmu?

"Too slow," says a voice from his left.

Vincent doesn't have the chance to reply. The Youmu on the left uses the hilt of her katana to deal a heavy blow to his stomach. Then, as he cringes in pain, the Youmu on the right grabs his arm and skillfully throws him several yards away. He lands hard on his back, his lungs quickly emptied of air.

"D-damn it..." he mutters.

He forces himself up, but only barely. She only connected with a few blows, yet his whole body feels like it's been hit by a truck. Breathing has become difficult. Seems like he took some internal damage. And she hasn't even hit with her blades yet.

"Ugh..."

Vincent waits as his eyes focus. He blinks, shakes his head, then looks again. It isn't an illusion. There are two Youmus standing before him. What is this?

"Two on one?" he manages. "This isn't a very fair fight..."

He stares carefully. The one on the right seems to be semi-transparent, while the one on the left looks like the original. Both of them seem equally dangerous. If they rush again, he won't be able to defend himself. However, to his surprise, the one on the left speaks.

"It shouldn't have come to this," she says. "You should have stayed at the Human Village."

"Y-Youmu?"

She looks straight at him. For the first time, he notices a deep sadness in her eyes. Then, she looks away.

"I didn't," she says. "I didn't want to do this. I didn't want to hurt anyone."

The one on the right suddenly speaks.

"But now I don't have a choice," says the transparent one. "I'll have to end this tonight."

"Forgive me," whispers the one on the left.

Vincent steadies his breathing as he tries to think. After that attack, his crossbow got knocked away. However, he still has the gun hidden in his coat. He only has two shots left, but they might just be enough. Neither of them have noticed yet. He has to use this opening.

"W-w-whaa!?"

Their eyes widen in surprise as they watch their mainhand katanas fly into the air. In a split-second, Vincent shoots away the longer blades of the two Youmus. Then, he drops the gun as he rushes forward. They still have their short blades ready, but this might be his only chance. He only has time to target one of them.

[ ] Slash the opaque Youmu.
[ ] Disarm the opaque Youmu.
[ ] Knock down the opaque Youmu.
[ ] Slash the transparent Youmu.
[ ] Disarm the transparent Youmu.
[ ] Knock down the transparent Youmu.
[ ] Awaken from this nightmare.
[ ] Custom

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"Why would you pity a sinner like me?"