Merthus looked as Libra's shine vanished and nothing happened. "What the-" he managed before the real Sayaka emerged from one of her mirrors and revealed that she was completely fine. The Sayaka that Merthus had been attempting to heal had vanished. Merthus hit himself on the head for his stupidity and rashness, "Oh, right. Connector country, superhuman powers. How could I forget?"

As Sayaka left, Merthus observed the carnage once again. He held himself behind a tree, away from the sniper's line of fire and looked around. [i]That guy with the sword seems to be doing a good job, but what's with all the unnecessary killing?[/i] 

A spear of light fell from the sky and fell near Merthus, He froze up in fear and his eyes became glassy. "I think... my life just flashed before my eyes," he told Libra. Looks like his streak of bad luck had begun. A girl stood up and began to speak. Time seemed to stop as the carnage paused in favor of the girl's angelic voice. The girl spoke of ideals, the equality of humanity, Connector and otherwise, and Merthus listened intently. His face became grim, however, at the end of it all. [i]Girl, you've got courage. But that naivety... I'm sorry, but it's more difficult for Connectors and normal humans to coexist than you'd imagine. How could normal humans ever know how a Connector lives? Once a human becomes a Connector, they become something else. And to some Connectors, a human is too, [b]something else[/b].'[/i]

The ringleader seemed to feel the same way, as he grabbed the girl and threatened to fire a pistol into her temple. "But, y'know what, Libra? I reckon there was something right that the girl had said. Lives are lives, no matter human, Connector, animal or whatnot. I'm going to try and stop this peacefully... But whether this all works will depend on the rest of the Connectors here," Merthus monologued, having thought up a risky move. 

"Why're you talking like that? It's creepy," Libra said. 

Merthus groaned. "Way to ruin my cool moment, Libra. Anyway, here's what I need you to do. Make it such that the ringleader's brain hits the side of his skull with enough impact to knock him out. Hopefully with him down, the rest of the group would surrender. As payment..." Merthus gulped. "Do the same to me."

Libra warned, "That's fine. However, I'll only do that to him with as much force as you can take without killing you, so knocking him out isn't a 100% guarantee. Is that okay?"

Merthus nodded, and Libra shone golden once more.