Blinking for a moment at Erika's words, she let them sink in as she looked down again at her partner, who started to dissipate as she clutched at her chest.

Hadn't she come so far from this? The friendship and strength in the bonds they had all formed with one another — isn't that what Cologne had truly wanted for her? And here she was, down on her knees in the middle of a fight...

"Your power is nothing compared to mine..." Not liking being told what was what apparently, the Dark Precure brandished her tact. "Darkness will be the one to prevail!"