“What do you suggest?” “A consciousness trap.” Chrissie looked to him in confusion. “Your shadow purge causes people to lose consciousness, is there a way to weave this into the barrier somehow?” Chrissie's brow wrinkled in thought, after a few moments she nodded. “I'll address that first, it should just take a few moments.” She moved as if to hand the card she was focusing the energy through to him, but after a moment of hesitation passed it to Alessia, along with her simple instructions. * * * “Acha?” The voice echoed within her ears, causing each syllable to reverberate. “Step back, she's coming around.” Her body felt heavy. Fear flooded through her as a cold sweat trickled an icy path down her flesh. Through unresponsive eyes all she could see was darkness. Darkness such as that wh

