"...So this is the famous citadel you told me so much about hmm...?", mused the sculptress, admired the fortress her foe had made for herself, hand on her waist as she indulged in her love of crystals for only a brief moment, "I must admit, it's even flashier than I thought it might be... Oh~...?"
And yet the moment she shot even a curious, cursory glance sideways, she saw her demonic companion cooly fluttering off the ground once more, removing herself from the premises. As her eyes met Alisa's, she merely shrugged:
"What, I'm sure as hell not gonna stick around while you two kill each other. After so long locked in a lump of crystal, i must say, I'm no hurry to start being dead."
The sculptress wouldn't hold it against her, quite the opposite. By this point, Liv had given her all the help she could hope for and then more. Seeing her attempt to make a hasty, not so apologetic retreat, she smiled and waved her off:
"In any case, thank you for guiding me.", she spoke, turning around and stiding forward, onto the glimmering, radiant bridge of tainted crystal standing between her and her goal. Alisa was unarmed, her armor in tatters but... Her magic power felt stronger than ever, and she'd certainly need it, "...But I'll take it from here."
The dense, thick demonic mana oozing off the place was enough to shoot a shiver down her spine, enough to strike fear in the heart of all but the hardiest hunters. But it had nothing on Alisa's own desire to march forward and that was exactly what she did, running her hands over the crystalline walls of the citadel. There didn't seem to be a door or anything of the sort:
"Hmmm, I suppose she wasn't joking about the prison.", mused the sculptress, resting her hand on the crystalline wall and taking a deep breath and preparing to break her way in...