The Lies We Tell

The Witches Words

Leading Aroma and Obscura to where Ladybug wanted was surprisingly easy.

Almost too easy...

Ladybug ignored the little voice whispering in her ear as she watched the illusion of the spotted heroine fade behind the dumpster in the alleyway.

Trixx floated to join her once again.

"Where did she go?" Aroma wondered out loud.

Sorry about this Rose...

Ladybug jumped, landing in front of the startled akuma and tangling Aroma in her yo-yo. She watched her dangle for a moment, Aroma's arms wrapped in the thin cord as the perfume gun clattered to the ground.

Ladybug wasted no time in stomping on the gun, frowning once no akuma came out.

"Try again Ladybug," Aroma taunted with a giggle.

Ladybug wearily got into a fighting position, keeping her eyes peeled for Obscura.

Who was now invisible.

Ladybug yelped as she hit the wall from a kick to her side.
Luckily, her grip held on the string of her yo-yo with Aroma still struggling in her grasp.

Right, this was going to be an issue...

As Ladybug recovered, she heard a faint shuffling.

There, to her left.

Ladybug ducked under Obscura's punch before blocking the kick a second later.

Shock was evident on the now visible akuma before she turned invisible again.

So that was why Obscura didn't turn invisible before...

Once she made physical contact she couldn't turn invisible.

Good to know.

Ladybug blocked Obscura's next attack as well, slowly making her way to Aroma.

She scanned her form once again; eyes landing on a familiar pink bracelet.

That must be it.

Ladybug ducked, blindly kicking out and sending Obscura back a few feet.

The spotted heroine quickly pulled at the bracelet sharply, causing the band to snap.

Setting down a now confused Rose and catching the akuma with her yo-yo.

Ladybug glanced around, hoping to see Obscura transform back.

She didn't.

"Multiple akuma...?" Ladybug muttered to herself as she swung her now free yo-yo in front of her.

"The akuma is in her necklace Ladybug," Rose told her, backing farther away.

Ladybug nodded as she tried to come up with a plan for how to get it.

She blocked a kick with her shield.

Ideally, she would need to trap the akuma somehow...

But how?

What-

Ladybug's thoughts were cut off by her feet being swept from underneath her.

A weight on her back as her arms were pinned to her side.

Her yo-yo was kicked away, landing several feet in front of her.

"Ladybug!"

She struggled against the crushing hold.

Obscura's hands were on her earrings.

Ladybug thrashed harder, an icy panic gripping her.

She couldn't fail now...