Have an early dinner.

Amara, Yin, and Snow work together to make a nice dinner for everybody to enjoy. You all sit around the dining room table, and enjoy a meal of fish, bread, cheese, and salad. You do miss the food of our world--cheeseburgers, ramen, icecream. Though, you're still not certain they don't exist here. The world is vast. Though despite that, the food they make is delicious. It's also more enjoyable with good company.

Niki lifts up Alice's arm. "Can you do the thing again? It's so awesome."

"Oh... Sorry, I am a little nervous," she replies.

"Fine, fine." Niki stands up and stretches her hands high above her head. "Well, I'll be right back, guys. Nature calls."

"That was quite amazing, the way you cast your Chain Lightning spell, Ms. Beela." Amara smiles sweetly.

"Aw thanks," Eva replies. "But you're the one that completely decimated those vampires."

Yin looks up from her plate. "It looks like you're finished, Master. Would you like seconds?"

You pat your stomach and sigh. "No, no. I'm stuffed. And you're here eating too, Yin. You don't need to play waitress at the same time."

"I'm not playing!" she huffs.

"Sorry. I just meant that you deserve rest too."

"Of course... Yes, Master." She nods.

You raise your mug of water and begin to drink down what remains. As you do, you nearly **** at the sudden booming sound of thunder. It's much closer than you'd expect, especially since it wasn't raining at all earlier. In fact, you look over to see it's completely sunny outside. The girls react in a similar manner, and you look to one another confused.

Then, you hear cackling.

A cloud of smoke starts to billow in through the archway into the dinning room. You and your friends stumble to your feet, though it isn't like you wear your sword around the house. That would be uncomfortable, and under normal circumstances, silly. This is an unforeseen circumstance. Fortunately for you, you're not alone. There's a small, sexy army around you right now.

"Foolish pests," says a familiar voice. A feminine figure appears silhouetted in the cloud of smoke.

As it clears, you see Kashura. She's garbed the same as before, down to the cloak that billows without the wind. She stands in yet another new dramatic pose--her wand held up to her lips as she turns her head to the side, while her other hand presses against her side. She shoots a gaze towards you as a grin draws across her face.

"It's her again," Eva mutters.

"What shall we do? She may be more powerful than we thought," Amara says.

"You may have bested me twice," Kashura speaks. "Though the second time was more of Mistress Catherine's defeat. She was far too weak for me to continue allying myself with her. And the first time was a cheap shot."

"You shot at us first..." you reply.

"But no matter!" She thrusts one hand up in front of her face, covering one of her eyes. "I've come to enact my ****. Especially on you, bunny-girl. That lightning spell really hurt, and it was the saddest excuse for magic I've ever seen!"

"But you just said it really hurt..." you reply again.

"Prepare yourselves. You've only had a taste of my power, but this time, nothing will stand in my way. Behold, the power of Kash--Hurk!"

Bonk. She collapses to the ground, and behind her stands Niki with a fist in the air. She looks down at her with a perplexed expression. The room falls silent, and Niki kneels down and pokes her with a finger.

"Well, she's not dead," Niki says.