Working With Phantoms

Beware the Wicked Ram

Madran pushed Elia back and looked at Shadow Elia, whose form was shifting beyond recognition.

"Hey, mom, you need to hide, right now."

"Can you tell me what the hell I just did?"

"You just rejected your shadow, and now we're gonna have to face it down!"

"My shadow...? That can't possibly be me..."

"Oh, it is, and now look what it's become!"

Madran looked back at Shadow Elia, with the black and red aura snapping off of her to reveal a massive monster-like human, with a body covered in various mouths, long black and red hair, a tear-stained face that appeared to be constantly held in her hands, tentacles that slithered out from her limbs and thrashed around, goat hooves for feet, and a long slug-like tail with thrashing goat legs and more mouths. Shadow Elia appeared to sit on her knees, with her feet constantly trembling in what Madran saw as fear.

"That's... what the hell..."

Shadow Elia began to weep as her skin became stained with the odd red color that her hair contained, with large goat horns growing from her head as her hair grew further to encapsulate the entire room before it also turned into tentacles.

"I am the shadow... the true self..."

Shadow Elia peered through her hands at Elia.

"I am the ultimate despair, the black goat... all shall fall to me, shall bow to me, shall never be freed..."

"Oh yeah? We're just about to prove you wrong! Everyone, get ready to fight!"

"You still wish to fight me, after witnessing just what I am...? What that cruel lady has become...?"

Shadow Elia chuckled as her various tentacles reared up in what appeared to be preparation to strike.

"Very well... I shall tear all of you to shreds and return you to your primal, complete forms..."

Madran summoned Dharma and began to scan Shadow Elia.

"Ok, here's Elia 'Shub Niggurath' Farjis, the horror in despair! Shub Niggurath is weak to nothing, blocks Eiha, instakills, and gun attacks, and resists Agi! Everyone, protect mom, and take this monster of hers down!"

Madran, Chicory, and Suga then utilized a Hell-Butcher, which was followed by Philemon pairing with Maya for a Loving Care. Then, Sheila and Rosana utilized a Hypnotic Glare, which was followed by Marie attacking Shadow Elia with Sacred Winds.

"Ok, everyone, heads up!"

Shadow Elia then let out a loud scream as the tentacles thrashed around, which activated an Explosion on Marie followed by what appeared to be a few icy blasts directed at Maya, who simply reflected it via Artemis.

"Hey, what was that?"

"That was Glacial Blast, which is a Bufudyne, but more, like how Explosion works."

"Ok, gotcha, we need a heal on Sagiri!"

Suga then utilized a Diarahan on Marie, with her and Suga then utilizing a Glimmer Gust on Shadow Elia. After that, Philemon swapped to Hariti as Maya swapped to Mother Harlot, with the two then pairing with each other to utilize Diseased Winds on Shadow Elia. Then, Rosana and Sheila hit Shadow Elia with yet another Hypnotic Glare.

"Elia...!"

Shadow Elia looked directly at her counterpart before swinging one of her tentacles at her.

"Crap, Excite, quick!"

"Boudica, ven!"

Rosana then utilized a Tetrakarn on Elia, which reflected the blast that the tentacle created onto Shadow Elia.