A demon, hm? It would certainly explain the other being's rapid movement and ability to seemingly melt into the inky backdrop of the dream world. She hadn't even sense it when it had appeared at her side with no time to react before vanishing once more. He'd caught her off guard, but she bets that if she focuses all her energy on scanning for his presence...

Reimi never does get to find out if her hunch would have been correct. The other demon decides to go on the offensive, raining light down upon them from above; while she doesn't know the nature of it, she can't imagine anything good will come of getting caught. Whatever she'd meant to say dies on her lips as Kit crashes into her, transforming instead into an impassioned -

"Don't!"

How could he forget what she'd told him only minutes before? He wasn't ready to take a more active role in this world. There's no time for her to reposition him, not with that determined grip, and so she calls on her persona to do the next best thing. Orias, faster than a mere human, moves to block them both, shooting a bolt of her own up into the oncoming attack. It's meant to halve the power of the enemy, but she supposes they won't know if it's worked until the light hits them.