[center][color=0076a3][h2]Zachary Ackerson[/h2][/color] 
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That was it! They had done... something! They were in a position that was better than what they were in before and that could potentially be used to gain momentum in this battle! Zachary couldn't help but grin at the sight of the robot bleeding. He imagined this is what everybody from the movie 300 felt like when Xerxes was injured by Leonidas, though he didn't have any desire to end up like the Spartan king. 

[color=0076a3]"Press the attack!"[/color] Zach instructed, intent on re-engaging Nariko with his bow again. If they were quick, then none of the other sisters could reach them! Their chances only decrease with the addition of more of these chassis! Believing this to be the best course of action, Zachary advanced again with no hesitation. Fortune favors the bold, or whatever the saying was. 

In his signature one-motion shot, he nocked an arrow and fired it at the weakened sister, intent on keeping the pressure up. The small amount of damage Nariko had received didn't slow her sword swings. She had discarded the buckets of water and now had all eight of her swords at her command. It was difficult to get a shot past her, but with the other attacking, Zachary knew he'd have a chance.

[b]”Ohz nohz!”[/b] Alexandria came running around the corner, followed shortly by Calvin. 

[color=0076a3][i]Shit, that's...![/i][/color]

Spotting the additional sister, Zachary put his entire being into stopping his advance. Unfortunately, he stumbled in the process and nearly tripped. He simply wasn't expecting her arrival at that time. It was certainly the worst moment for him, and even after he recovered, he had been frozen to the spot in confusion as to what he should do next given the additional threat.

Alexandria lowered Aleecia to the floor and stood up again, still holding the blind girl's hand. [b]”Just you watch Calvin, I'll stop everyone from getting booped!”[/b] She hurled the spear with all of her might, and it looked like it was headed straight for Zachary!
 
Thankfully, while he had more or less been a deer caught in the headlights, Zach was entirely focused on the sister that threw the spear and hurriedly made a motion to get out of its way. He wasn't going to take a spear thrown by a robot like a champ, he imagined. 

But the spear was not aimed at Zachary. Behind him, Willow had her sword out and was prepared to cleave through someone. Her mighty steed allowed her to approach the infinites before they could even take notice of her. But Willow was not oblivious to Alexandria's attack. She leaned out of the way, but not without losing her sword. [b]”Whah!?”[/b] The horse steered off course, but Zachary was directly in its path. Willow took notice of the archer and reached for him. Up until now, Zachary hadn't realized how large her hands were.

Rolling out of the would certainly have been more than enough to keep him out of the literal hands of the enemy. However, Zachary Ackerson was no soldier. He was not used to dealing with a constant stream of unexpected encounters. Taking in all this new information was not an action he could do instantaneously. And so, when he heard the spear hitting something of Willow's, it had alerted him to look behind him, but that's all he could really manage. The sight of a robot and her steed approaching him was comprehended, but realizing he needed to hop out of the way... well, he didn't have that extra second to do so. 

Willow’s icy grip was unpleasant, as was the pain that came with it. Being grabbed by a horse-riding robot hurt and the impact had cost him his bow, though he did still the arrow from earlier tightly in his grasp. 

[i][color=0076a3]...Shit! At this rate, I'll...![/color][/i]

With willow's hand around Zachary's neck, she was able to pull him up onto the horse and across her lap. Willow was going to drive her scepter into Zachary's face but the archer was able to block it by getting his arm up in front of his face. This caused the scepter to snap in half. With his other arm, Zachary attempted to stab the robot in any vital point he could find. There wasn't much to work with, The doll joints didn't have many openings where he could jam the arrow. But he attempted to go for the robot's glowing red eyes. The agitated carnage sister dropped what remained of her scepter so that she could take hold of Zachary's wrist when he tried to stab her. Her grip was a lot stronger than that of humans, there was no escaping it. Willow released Zachary's neck and placed her hand on the side of his face. Her thumb slid over his cheek. [b]”Not, this, time.”[/b] Willow slid her thumb into Zachary's eye socket and dug it deep. His screams did nothing to stop the pain, and he continued to hemorrhage blood over the carnage sister's arm before suddenly going silent. 

Jezebel, Faith, and Ice came just in time to see Willow and Zachary running towards them. Jezebel had started running towards them as soon as she heard Zachary's scream. [color=#bd71e8]“Zachary!?”[/color] she called out, but she was too far away to do anything. Willow rolled the archer off of her horse and turned around to continue fighting while he landed with a [url=https://youtu.be/RWgPx0IkKFE]very audible thud[/url]. Jezebel ran up to Zachary's side and shook him. [color=#bd71e8]“Zachary, answer me”[/color] Her breathing was audible through her clenched teeth. [color=#bd71e8]“Zachary... No...”[/color]

Zachary wasn't moving...