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[b]Uchima Senior High - Classroom Building????????[/b]

"No."

Ai's voice, though harder, still trembled with fear. Yet she refused to leave Ryoma's side ([i]refused to leave him alone[/i]), her eyes transfixed on the terrifying sight that that was unravelling before her. She was scared, pupils dilated and skin pale even in the dim light. The exoskeleton had taken up the entirety of her attention, and she could feel the pit of butterflies forming inside her stomach. It was like a wild rush of electricity surging through her skin. Except she wouldn't run.

Her skin tingled. Everything would be okay. She had promised it would be okay.

[right][i][sub][s]the floor - on there why - run[/s][/sub][/i][/right]

"You don't get to stay here," babbled the third-year, the words spilling out of her mouth no matter how much she tried to keep a lid on her terror and panic. Her skin tingled. "We'll be okay, okay?!"

The first arrow struck true, lodging itself in the head of the lead creature. It thrashed, legs skittering and scattering all over the wooden planks. The sound of buzzing grew. A horrifying vibration that only grew in intensity as the remaining three arrows flew its way. One darted across its table back, chipping away aging paint from the sheer force, while another slammed its left hindleg, knocking the fibrous appendage out of position and causing the monster to slip and stumble back.

Its companions didn't spare a thought for their temporarily-disabled comrade, chittering and chattering closer and closer as the distance of the hallway grew smaller. Even as the fallen foe struggled back to stand, the other two were, at unexpectedly great speeds, leapt at Ryoma and Ai, an unearthly, horrid scream, much like the painful shrieks of insects, escaped from them as their suckers closed in.

And in the background, their master simply watched.