The first one goes down, fading out in a shower of glittering sparks as the blade cuts into him. He doesn't scream, he doesn't make a sound, he just crumples bonelessly to the ground and disappears.

The second's strike is met with a resounding crash as Saori steps into the fray, batting the spear-thrust at Yuuna's back with a sweep of her shuriken. She continues forward, and the four-pointed weapon slams down into his face, transforming it into a ruined mess of blood and bone-shards. With a jerk, she frees her weapon and presses against her partner's back.

"Be more careful. Remember what I said. Focus. Be strong. They're enemies just like any other. They wear human-like masks, but they do that just to get close. They're as evil and dangerous as any oni."