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The party managed to cross the bridge safely. These shadows weren't much, so clearing a way through them was trivial. It was a good thing Matt was on for this, since his Agi spells seemed to be rather effective. As they finished crossing, the shadows calmed down.

[color=slategray]"It looks like we're okay... Noboru, continue to take lead"[/color], he said, and so they did. They passed an ornate fountain as they continued through, and the withered and thorn-covered bushes and wilted flowers continued, the grass having a poisonous purple-black hue to them, even emanating a slight fog. There seemed to be shadows lurking away from the path, but they didn't act at all, and if anything seemed to stay hidden. Rui wasn't sure if this was just how the floor was, or they were waiting to strike again later.

As they continued down the path, they finally came to a thorn covered door, with two statues side by side. The figure here was clearer, and wearing a bikini... Rui was absolutely sure this was someone familiar. Before he could say anything though, he heard Megumi warn him over her Persona. 

[color=magenta]"There's big readings behind you! Two large shadows approaching!"[/color], He turned and saw larger shadows stepping onto the pavement, making sounds as they did. He didn't notice them approaching... If this was all grass and there was no support, he probably wouldn't have heard them until it was too late. It didn't look like an endless horde like before, but this time they were bigger. Two of them and they seemed to be followed by a few smaller ones similar to the ones at the entrance.

They had the appearance of treants, except with black rose thorns. They had a hulking figure, so they seemed to be able to take a lot of hits.

[color=slategray]"I guess we'll deal with them"[/color], he stated, readying his blade. What to do now should be rather obvious, and they burn easily too.