[h3][center][b][i][color=f6989d]Hibiki[/color] & [color=6ecff6]Shizuka[/color][/i][/b][/center][/h3]

Everything was lined up. It wasn't a perfect plan, but Hibiki was certain that nothing could cause the plan to fail. But what Hibiki had forgotten was that she fought gods. And as much as she'd struggle, it was nearly impossible to fight against the will of God. Honolulu felt magic surround her body as Ceil used her magic to teleport behind Hibiki, even if Hibiki was invisible, the teleportation barrier, and even the Anti-Magic field. Time felt distorted. Did Ceil teleport behind Hibiki, or did she use her magic to simply stop time to appear behind her? Either way it seemed that time slowed to a crawl as Ceil talked to Hibiki.

What Ceil asked did get a bit of a chuckle from Hibiki however. As time remain still the tip of Hibiki’s rifle still glowed, holding onto a charge. [color=f6989d]”I understand your concern. We humans are a weak people. Most of us don't have magic powers like the demons and angels and our lives are so short we never really learn from our past mistakes. But the strength of us humans, and the Machina, has always been our unity.”[/color] Taking a sharp breath Hibiki felt a sharp pain in her right leg. Hibiki chuckled again to hide the pain. [color=f6989d]”My queen is the strongest in the world. Our hopes and dreams are etched into her body, transforming the infinite darkness into light! Unmatched in Heaven, and Earth; one machine, equal to the gods.”[/color]

Shizuka stood defiant, clutching Seier tightly in her left hand. Even as blood dripped from the stump that was her right arm, she was still breathing which meant she could still fight. Melphilia still lived but was critically wounded, just as Shizuka was. She released an intense blast of black fire that got a chuckle out of Shizuka. [color=6ecff6][i]"How much energy does she have?"[/i][/color] But Queen Eos would not leave it to Shizuka alone to deal with these two monstrous demons. Shizuka felt a surge of energy flow through her body and it appeared as though time slowed. Shizuka knew she, just like Mephilia, were reaching her limit. But she couldn't just go all out right now, not while there's still so much to do. 

[color=6ecff6]”Do the impossible, see the invisible,”[/color]

Shizuka begin to form another barrier, but not one to attack the demons or protect herself. Not quite. This barrier was formed with holy light and alloyed steel, forming together to create a crude mechanical arm for Shizuka. The moment Queen Eos gave Shizuka the signal, Shizuka dug her blade into the ground and with a single spinning slash, cutting a hole through the floor that would allow her to avoid the chaos in this hall. And for those who think they could follow, they'd find that Shizuka used her new arm to reseal and reinforce the floor, preventing the enemy from trying to copy her escape route.

[@KoL][@Lmpkio][@floodtalon]