Coco whined when Max told her to stay behind her and Bayonetta shot her a wink. "Why is there a monster in here? Don't let it hurt you, lady," she said, glancing to Bayonetta with worry.
Bayonetta's kick sent the shadowy creature flying through the air, and left holes in the beast after she fired at it. When the umbra witch attacked the creature with her boot, it appeared to entirely be smashed down, fading into nothing. However, as soon as the creature was gone, it appeared again behind Bayonetta, rising up from her shadow.
The creature slowly reformed, belching a dark fog from its mouth afterwards. The fog sprayed in Bayonetta's face, feeling hot like fire. It didn't burn her, but instead got inside her eyes--blinding her for a moment.
Meanwhile, Joshua was relieved when someone picked up the phone.
"Wait, you don't sound like Higa. You're Max... What's going on in there?"
He sighed after a moment, realizing Ridley was standing behind him. Placing a hand over the mic so Max couldn't hear he said to Ridley, "Day Five is part of the afterlife game. We're having some issues right now so if you wait patiently I'll get you set up in a moment." He paused before adding, "Unless you'd like to go with me to check out this mess?"
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//ooc: Still out at the moment, just sneaking in a reply for the afterlife. :)