Unfortunately for Astraea, it seemed that was exactly what Mikoto was expecting them to do as Melissa crawled onto the flying, wooden, and enchanted object with her stuffed bunny in two. The white snake, now christened as Ekaterina flicked its forked tongue before slipping upwards and onto the end of the broom, coiling around the bristles.

Melissa watched the feminine knight and the peddler go at it, keeping a sigh to herself. They were really going nowhere if they kept standing around like this and the chances of more assassination attempts grew higher and higher with each passing second. Still, this was the most entertainment Melissa had gotten in a long while so she sat back to enjoy it.

Though there were some people in the world who were very, very unamused. One of those people were Sedril, who hung on for dear life as he saw the gusts of wind gather at a single focal point. Noticing that it was Aria who was causing the strange phenomenon, he gulped before forcibly directing the bird towards her. At the last moment, he let go, speeding towards the ground.

Gritting his teeth, he raised his arms for impact and hoped that whatever Aria was planning, she do it soon. The bird could only be barreled for so long. It screeched as its feral eyes saw Aria’s form. With a flap of its wings, it headed forward with elongated claws outstretched for the death blow. 

Back in the ruins of Rexicorg, an animal-like howl was heard though this was much more ferocious than the massive bird plaguing the villages further away. With a snarl, Ruxen shoved Momo away, not really caring if the ghost could feel pain or not. Crouched down on all fours, she growled at the spirit, a dark blush tinting her cheeks.

[color=ed1c24]“Do that again and I swear I’ll bite your throat out,”[/color] she promised darkly before standing up with crossed arms. [color=ed1c24]“We’re in Rexicorg dumbass. You should already know this if you came all this way. As for me, this is my cage. But now I’m free, no thanks to you.”[/color]