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[center][h3]--Aventon - Forest Outskirts--[/h3][/center]
Between Sanae's ofuda barrage, Youmu's insect bisection (spraying even more icky bug fluids as she did), Mokou's arboreal arson, Lewa's bug chops (causing similar issues as Youmu), Joker's umbral explosions, and last but [i]definitely[/i] not least, the godforsaken centipedes themselves, they were all far too much for the lost, crippled, and stressed out vampiress to handle. [color=d9457c][b]"..."[/b][/color] After her desperate summons for the chronomancer maid went unanswered, the Scarlet Devil found her jaws locked shut, unable to produce even a single word as her slitted eyes constricted as much as it could, pupils trembling in palpable panic.

[color=d9457c][b]"...!!"[/b][/color] Without uttering another word - not that she could - Remilia fully succumbed to the latter of her fight-or-flight instinct as her wings carried her away, far, far away from the commotion. She didn't care where to, as long as she was centipede-free. Gasping and squirming, Remilia soon found herself hiding behind a tree trunk, her back settling against its rough surface before she fell onto her rump in jittery anxiety. With trembling hands, she brought up her knees to her chest as her arms reached up to hide the upper half of face behind her bonnet, in an subconscious attempt to hide her tears from non-existent observers. 

[color=d9457c][b]"Uuu~-... eh?"[/b][/color] However, perhaps in response to her hubris of manipulating the strings of fate for the last few centuries, the universe didn't even allow her a moment of respite as noises akin to chitin tapping against bark along with underbush being disturbed reverberated through the forest. Then, in morbid curiosity and against her better judgment, Remilia took a peek to find...

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