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chapter 99 is one of the most complicated chapters in this manga. it was practically impossible for me to understand it, but you can't spell impossible without possible, haha.
shikima doji had been injected with a drug that either weakens him or makes it impossible to possess the body in chapter 98. if it were to weaken him, then it didn't work quite well, seeing how he's the first progenitor, but it did work a teeny bit.
i guess shinoa starts to taunt and plan to bind doji before he said the words, "ashera, capture mika's soul before they arrive." well - not really say, he thought those words, but shinoa heard it.
now, is ashera a friend or a foe?
i would say that he's 60% foe and 40% friend. the boy's unpredictable and it seems like he wants to capture the blond's soul and give it to doji, but at the same time it looks like he wants to give it to yuu. it would be good to not assume things about him right now. i think he's more of a foe, though.
then about guren's "i'm going to resurrect all of humanity."
is HE a friend or a foe?
i'd say both. 50% friend and 50% foe as well. he's the bi-polar type of character and let me explain how. he's the type of guy who would say that he loves you so much and that he'd die for you, but then ignore you for the entire day the next day.
he's going to resurrect humanity, i believe it, but i also believe that he'll destroy it in some sort of way, or even destroy it in general if he loses control.
"all of us are guinea pigs. myself, guren, every one of us is shikama doji's guinea pig."
as krul said, the true enemy is the first progenitor. i don't think this needs an explanation. doji's the one playing with the strings, but one right move could cut those strings and eventually everything could go against his plans. one wrong move could tighten those strings, killing every single one of them and getting mika (maybe yuu too).
the only thing they need is to get mikaela back, whether it be in a sword or as a human.