The lad was too entranced to notice as the lady leaned over to him. Bearing her fangs, she was just about to plunge them into his exposed neck...
And then the demonic claw decided to take things into its own hands (such as it were). With a sudden jerking movement, it swiped upwards and knocked Laura's head away from the lad's neck. She fell to the ground wearing a look of shock and sorrow.
"Wh-what was that for? How could you hurt a lady in such a way?"
"Drop the act, vampire," said the claw, "I know your kind all too well."
Laura climbed onto her feet and giggled wickedly. "Well, I suppose there's no use with this if you've already seen through my ruse..." She grabbed her crimson dress and threw it off, revealing a combat outfit with a silver-grey corset and knee-high boots. A pair of feline ears appeared as she let her hair, now dark blue, down. She clenched her fists and smiled smugly at the lad and his demonic aide.
"Well then, boys...how about we settle this?"
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Alice watched the scene before her with distaste. She looked down at Mirby, who seemed to be the person closest to possessing something approaching common sense.
"Who are you and where am I?"