Cecilia threw Chris away like he was a rag doll. Chief Murillo and Martinez grabbed the possessed human by her arms, but all it took was one forceful shove each, and the two were sent flying into different corners of the building.
Cecilia waltzed over to Chris and picked him up by the neck. "The captain of the barge of the dead, even when I was alive, I heard how fearsome a reputation the captain has. I am disappointed that the first time I met one, you are not on par with the rumors."
Chris struggled to free himself, but Cecilia's grip was like a vise that only tightened the harder he struggled. "Pink!" he struggled to speak. "If you can hear me, fight her control over you… You've got to resist her influence, fight her!!"
"There is no use! The human you call Pink is no more. Only Saori remains," she chuckled. "Thanks to this body, I will be able to contain a vast amount of energy and become even more powerful than I ever dreamed!" She slammed Chris to the floor before throwing him again. This time, to a wall, Chris hit the stone wall with a thud, then fell, crashing headfirst onto a table.
The possessed Cecilia lifted both hands to the air, and soon a swirling vortex of light formed around her. She smiled as the energy was being absorbed by her body. Chris struggled but was eventually able to stand. "Pink, stop this at once!" he shouted at her. "Don't make me hurt you!" But the possessed human continued to siphon energy from ley lines.
"This woman...even though it is a bit, she cares for you." The possessed Cecilia turned to Chis," Let's see if what she thinks is right, let's see if you care for her! Come and try to destroy this body! I dare you!" Chris tried to charge, but with a simple wave of her hand, the captain was suddenly thrown off his feet and slammed into a solid wall, knocking him unconscious. She then turned to Kaori, who was continuing with the purification ritual.
"Are you still doing that pathetic ritual?" She walked over to the praying spirit, "I am here to exact my revenge on anyone who shares the blood of those who imprisoned me." She glances at the unconscious child. "You know, she has the blood of a Sato." Smiling at the spirit of her descendant.
Kaori stopped the ritual, lifting her head towards Cecilia, her eyes filled with shock and fear. "No, not my daughter!" On her knees, she went over to the possessed woman and begged, "Please not her, grandmother, please spare your granddaughter!" she cried, pleading for Emily's life.
With a simple gesture of her hand, Cecilia was able to throw Kaori out of her way. She marched over to the unconscious girl, sharp claws emerging from the tips of her fingers. She raised her hand with the intent of stabbing Emily's heart.
At the last moment, Chris shielded the child using his body. Cecilia's hand plunged through the captain's chest. He quickly grabbed hold of her arm, preventing her from pulling it out. "Take the child! Take her now!" he shouted to the others.
"But Captain, we can't just leave you like that!" Martinez protested to Chris's plan.
"Do it! Move the child and leave…I'll be right behind you!" Chris reiterated his order
Having no choice but to follow their captain. Murillo and Martinez went over to the child and teleported her away, followed by Kaori. Cecilia screamed in anger, seeing that her quarry had escaped. "This is all your fault!" She yelled at Chris. With her free hand, she repeatedly stabbed him in the chest.
Despite the pain, Chris held on; he was determined to restrain the possessed human as long as possible so that the child could escape. "Vengeance would have been mine if it weren't for you! You let my prey escape…you will pay dearly for that!" she chuckled wickedly, relishing the power the human's body was granting her. "This person is amazing, her connection to the spirit world far surpasses anything I have known. I will destroy the ship that bridges life and death, and I will rule this world, inhabited by the souls of the dead!"
Chris coughed up blood every time Cecilia's sharp claws buried in his chest, and his healing abilities were having trouble coping with the injuries he was receiving. "Pink! Wake up, I know you're still in there…wake up…CECILIA!" he shouted her name.
In the deep recesses of her subconscious, somewhere buried within her mind. Cecilia stirs upon hearing Chris's voice. "Fight it! Common Pink, fight back!" he yelled. At that instance, her eyes snapped open, and she saw how her possessed body kept on stabbing Chris.
The captain noticed that despite the malevolent actions of Cecilia, she was shedding a tear. He knew that she was still in there somewhere and that he must help her fight off the evil spirit possessing her body.
"Stop it, please!" At first, her voice was weak and barely noticeable, but her continued pleas soon started to echo within the darkness. With one burst of strength, she was able to shout, and her echoes roared throughout the abyss, "I SAID STOP IT!"
The darkness vanished, replaced by a bright light that illuminated the entire area. Cecilia looked at her surroundings and found herself in a vast, wilted garden. She reached out to a crumpled Cherry Blossom. The moment she touched the tree, she was amazed that it grew new branches, leaves, and beautiful pink flowers. With a confident gleam in her eyes, she began to march where Saori was, and wherever her feet touched, it brought rejuvenation to the wilting garden.
Soon, she arrived in what could only be described as a pink crystalline cave, where a crystal-clear pool of water shimmered and reflected the light. And there, sitting in the middle of the cave, was the old woman Saori, who had taken control of her body. "Get out of my body, you ugly old hag!"
In the physical world, Chris braced himself as the possessed human raised her hands, ready to strike. Then something happened, and Saori could not move her arm. "What is this? Why can't I move my body?"
In a sudden move that surprised even Chris, Cecilia jabbed her clawed hands into her chest, burying the claws deep. He was astonished to see that, though the claws were embedded deeply in her chest, there was no wound. He grinned, recognizing the signs that Cecilia was once again in control. He pulled out her hand from his chest and let go.
He watched as Cecilia staggered back, and she then screamed painfully as she pulled something out of her body. When she started to struggle, she used both hands to extract the malevolent presence within her. Soon enough, she was able to free herself from Saori's possession, and she fell on the floor, weakened by the ordeal.
The ghost of Saori was on the floor, panting, unable to believe what had just transpired. "How is it possible?" She glanced in Cecilia's direction. "How is it possible? How can a mere human exorcise themselves? That is impossible!" she shouted in anger and frustration.
The evil spirit was about to try to possess the weakened Cecilia once more, but her path was blocked by Chris. "No soul is beyond my authority!" his threatening voice thundered through the walls of the pagoda.
Saori, weakened, knew she was no match for the captain of the Twilight. She tried to escape, but Chris already had her snared by his powers. Despite struggling to be free, Saori found herself pulled back straight to the captain's grip.
Chris grabbed Saori by the face, lifting her, and slowly tightened his grip to crush the evil spirit into oblivion. "The pain! Let me go! Let me GO!" She screamed as she felt Chris' fingers slowly digging into her essence, threatening to unravel into nothing.
"Captain, no!" Cecilia shouted. She ran to Chris, then she held on to the arm that had a vise-like grip on Saori. "Captain, don't do this, have mercy on her!" She pleaded, trying to reach into the captain's humanity.