As Maine finally woke up, she found herself back in the monster holding jewel with the rest of the monster girls. But instead of being on Raven's wrist, the bracelet now rested in Erika's hands. Their master was gone, dropping everyone who wasn't fit for combat back at Athenia with the help of teleportation.
Razor's warning had been brief, but the severity of his words had him worried about the coming battles. Of course, neither Moxy nor Reina were willing to go back, but giving them no choice was the only choice Raven had. Linkle, however, remained a liability with the devil's visiting the group every once in a while.
Afraid that her presence might trigger something in Maine again, Raven had stored the Lamia inside the jewel. Only after getting out of the jewel was Maine possessed by Libyan, thus assuming something was blocking the devil of tenacity from doing it while she was inside, he made a blind yet worthwhile bet.
"The viper wakes."
