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Lily's heart ran a hundred miles an hour as she zipped and dashed from gravestone to gravestone, using them as cover from the cultists' projectiles. It had been a while since she had entered into open combat, but she hasn't forgotten the rush that came with it. She could get excited, because she knew she was fighting for the side of true love; when Aurelio confirmed they were on the same page, she smiled confidently; they could do this. When she was empowered by Aurelio's spell, she felt her courage grow immensely, and streaks of lightning now traced after her, like a flowing veil of yellow energy. Moving at speeds unseen in Penrose up to that point, she easily ran circles around Abigail, her bow bright as it launched arrows. Still, she looked miffed as her shots got deflected.
[color=fff200]"Aurelio, keep her distracted! I'll deal with-Kyaaah!"[/color]

Lily was shocked to see Abigail turn furious, and found herself spinning in place, unable to move as gravity was nonexistent for her; her greatest weakness was indeed taking her agility away from her.
[color=fff200]"Oh no! I'm stuck!"[/color] She cried out, and screamed as she felt herself become the center of a gravitational force, her entire body now under great pressure, causing her great pain; it was like being compressed into a small box. Even worse, she now attracted the surrounding environment, with rocks and clones colliding into her.

[color=fff200]"No! I can't...!"[/color] She struggled, but she was far too weak to resist Abigail's Gravity Well. As the pain kept rising, and her breathing turned more hoarse, the electric veil surrounded her, wrapping her in a crackling field as she curled up.
[color=fff200]"M-Make it stop...Make it stop!"[/color] 
Something strange began to happen in the battlefield; some clones of Aurelio, upon being hit with a projectile, were completely fine when they should have been destroyed. Also, some seemed to teleport forward and back while they were still on the move, as did everything else that had motion. Aurelio then realized what was happening, having seen the phenomenon in an online game; everyone's perception of time was "lagging out", like the real world was connected to a server with extremely high latency. When Aurelio's clones moved, some seemed to stay frozen in place, only to teleport to the other side, while others seemed to rapidly move back and forth, their current state undecided for microseconds at a time. Abigail could no longer tell where Aurelio or his clones were or would be, unable to predict their movement as time itself bent and twisted.

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Cindy's expression didn't budge as she listened to Penny's explanation, only nodding occasionally to acknowledge her words. Upon learning the circumstances for the two's current relationship, Cindy nodded, and lowered her blocking hand. She understood that strong feelings of attachment would lead to their rash decisions, but she did deem the girls as lesser for being so controlled by their emotions. The message was odd, but didn't seem to reflect Penny's current actions. [color=9fd9fc][i]The message was a bit concerning,[/i][/color] she thought,  [color=9fd9fc][i]But, she could make an ally, given the right encouragement.[/i][/color]
She gave a slight smile.
[color=9fd9fc]‘I am satisfied. However, by aligning with me, your friend has put herself under my protection. As it is, I won't let you approach her if she doesn't want it. However, if you become my subject, I will take your wishes under equal consideration. I need my underlings to get along, and as such, it would be natural of you to meet and talk under my supervision.’[/color] 

She watched as Penny walked away, and then turned to meet eyes with a strange floating girl with octopus hair and carrying a rusty chest. [color=9fd9fc]‘That is correct,’[/color] she responded, glad to know that she was recognized. [color=9fd9fc]‘Have you come to seek my protection? As you can see, it is likely you will soon need it.’[/color] She gestured towards the tornadoes and the black smoke that coiled upwards into the sky. She also listened to Lotus, and lifted an electric eyebrow in response to her claim of ruling Penrose's coast. [color=9fd9fc]‘Is that so? Well, at least you recognize my right to Penrose's governance, so I shall listen to what you have to say.’[/color] She then looked down at the chest, and grimaced.
[color=9fd9fc]‘Well, it certainly is...Something. Do you honestly expect me to open this by myself?’[/color]
While she didn't suspect Lotus of ill intentions, as she was facing her entire retinue of fellow magical girls at the moment, she still considered the gesture rude. She also didn't like touching metallic objects because of her lightning-filled body. [color=9fd9fc]‘You there. Open it,’[/color] she commanded a member of her gang, and the girl reluctantly judo chopped the lock, lifting it up for Cindy to examine the contents.

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Helga barreled through the smoke shoulder-first, and saw Su speak to what seemed like Alicia, only she was smiling in a way she knew the uptight Beacon girl would never do. Her eyes furrowed as the disguise melted, and her sharp teeth turned into a gnarl as she confirmed her suspicions; these people desecrated Amber's corpse. She was absolutely furious, her claws clacking together as her entire body trembled violently; the last time she felt such anger was when she confronted Justine for murdering her. When the monoliths rose around her friends, it was the last straw, and she was consumed by pure wrath.
[h1]"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH AMBY, YOU FUCKING BITCH!"[/h1] 
She screamed, and her Monstrous Metamorphosis kicked in, turning her into a winged, mechanical dragonoid. She screamed the loudest she had ever screamed before, her Sound magic having amplified it to a frequency that went beyond shattering ice, and cracked the sturdy monoliths themselves. Everyone in the graveyard could hear this, over the sounds of fighting.
As a result of the audial attack, Divina was dazed, her ears now ringing. In fact, it was probable Su and Chloe's ears were also dazed with ringing ear. With an earth-shaking launch, Helga took to the air, her wings furled, and performed a drill dive on her claws first, roaring the entire way.
[h3]"LET HER FINALLY REST!"[/h3]
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Kimble flew around in a mad rush, her sickle hacking visible cuts into the hurricane she was wrestling with. She was ecstatic at the prospect of being useful to the nice people at Beacon who took her in, especially Alicia.
[color=8dc73f]"Nyaa! Once I calm these winds, Mistress will be pleased! Maybe she will nyatice me, and pat my head...Nhhh, my heart is pounding!"[/color] Her tails whisked back and forth as she daydreamed about Alicia, when she heard a strange sound. Her furry ears twitched, and her eyes were wide as they saw a girl in a green dress, also using Wind magic to calm the storms. Like a curious kitten, she watched as the pretty lady gracefully spun around, admiring her skill with Air magic.
[color=8dc73f]"Heyyyy! Miss Butterfly!"[/color] She greeted her, and flew close.
[color=8dc73f]"Hello! I'm Kimble!"[/color] She gave a cute smile. 
[color=8dc73f]"Thanks for helping me with these bad tornadoes! What's your name?"[/color]