[b]Alicia Hayden[/b]

The Beckoner had a couple things in mind when Helga mentioned the ritual, and somehow she was not surprised to find that it involved using the blood of magical girls to do something evil. Not that it made her feel better about the situation, given what the likely fate of those girls being used as disposable magic batteries by a psychopath was. That should be more of an incentive to get there and finish this, before something tragic happened. 

Otherwise, she did her best to ignore Libby as they prepared to get underway. "Of course we do," she replied, as if anything else would be ridiculous. Nothing had changed as far as she was concern, besides the haste in which they needed to move. This ritual was bad news and if it was already going then they would need every second with the opposition they were going to be facing. 

The sudden flaring of light pulled her attention away, as she finally caught on to the lamp that Alexander had mentioned before. Only now it was glowing before suddenly being snuffed out, probably not a good sign. "Okay then, is that normal too?"

As if to answer her, the rising sound of demonic roars made themselves known, and her gaze swept around to find the source before the monsters emerged from the cover off in the distance. She didn't need Amber to tell her what to do as she stepped over to the side of the boat, planting a foot on the railing as she summoned Star Seraph into her hands. "Look alive," she called. "Justine sent her welcoming party." 

Picking the targets that were coming at them from the west, Alicia strung her bow and aimed. "[i]Star Seraph, burn,[/i]" she intoned, tracing a glyph in the air in front of her. She fired, catching it in the air for a few brief moments before it was accelerated on its way with a hail of copied arrows around it. That was a process that she would repeat, as she began a long range barrage of their foes. Since the ship apparently didn't have any weapons itself, it would be on them to keep those things away. And for the success of their mission, she would do her best