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[quote=Silhouette][color=red]"Time has stopped"[/color][/quote][/center]

It was no easy task, but Silhouette had managed to get the upper hand on Shona just long enough to give her an opportunity to perform a coup de grâce. While the fight was lengthy by no means, she managed to enjoy it, despite the implications that entailed. However, before the final blow was struck, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iBU_D36-AA][s]Shona tore open a portal in time[/s][/url] a third party intervened, and both girls were forced to separate. Silhouette couldn't help but feel frustrated. 

[color=red][i]I suppose the only time something will go exactly as desired would be the moment I step into a well-placed trap.[/i][/color]

Though the new challenger had spoke Silhouette's name, it was not like Sil was aware of who she was, exactly. There were countless reasons why she would attack Sil, though none of them seemed especially likely. A Beacon girl would attack her for reasons quite obvious, but just as obviously, Sil doubted she was with them. There was the possibility that Sil had slain someone she fancied, but then again, how would she have ever known it was Sil? She did not tend to leave witnesses. Stretching the imagination, maybe the Mint leaked information about her in some capacity? She wasn't too confident about that idea, either. Perhaps the most obvious conclusion would be that this woman was [s]a deranged fan of Shades[/s] simply not worth the effort. Her motivations, in the end, mattered not. All that did was that she denied Silhouette a kill that she had earned, and now impeded Sil's ability to follow Veronica's orders. 

That all said, judging from Shona's tone and demeanor, it would seem this would be a perfect time to bow out and assist her VIP. Though it was disappointing that she had been denied victory, in the end, all that mattered is that she protected her target. Neither of these girls needed to be killed in order to fulfill Veronica's ord---

[color=#bd71e8]“What?”[/color] Veronica's voice came to life in her head. [color=#bd71e8]“So that thing is what attacked Eliza.”[/color] She did not sound especially happy. [color=#bd71e8]“The V.I.P. must be kept alive, but that dragon girl takes your priority as a target.”[/color]

Really, it was strange just how often she was forced to change her plans at the last moment. From being forced to give her Schatten over to her VIP instead of using it against Shona, to now being made to fight the girl that appeared instead of taking advantage of the inevitable fight to flee. Of course, Sil wouldn't complain. If Veronica willed it, then so it shall be. 

And so it was that Shona launched the first strike, with Silhouette dashing in right behind her. Silhouette was confident that with the two of them, it would not be much of a task to dispatch her target. However, that meant they would then return to being enemies, which meant more time wasted getting back into a position of eliminating Shona again, which was too time consuming. There was no way to tell exactly how her VIP was going to deal with the horror mob that was surrounding her even with the assistance Sil'd provided, while it was possible she'd survive long enough for Sil to get there after fighting both this new girl and Shona, there was an equal chance she'd perish before then. She wasn't particularly fond of the idea of leaving that to chance, so that left merely a single conclusion:

[color=red]"Slay all."[/color]

Perhaps Kate had opted to avoid Shona's attack. Or perhaps she had decided to block it. Maybe she even ate it. But in actuality, it did not matter. Because as they attempted to do so, Silhouette plunged her dagger deep into her own chest. 

The world froze in that moment of time, at least to Silhouette. To witness a cease in motion from everything around her, it was a jarring sight, but one she could not take in. The action she had committed was one that placed a great deal of strain on her, and she would not be able to keep this up. So she would use what little time she was afforded to the best of her ability. 

In a flash, she closed the small distance between her and Kate, retrieving her weapon and digging her blade deep into the throat of her target, tearing it out of the side, all but decapitating the girl. But she did not stop there. Naturally, Shona's attack would have left her close to Kate. In the same motion she tore the blade out of a throat, Silhouette would lunge at Shona, and attempt to essentially do the same thing, her dagger glowing as she tried. 

A risky play, to be sure, but the payoff was much to great to pass up on. 

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[quote=Lucifer][color=turquoise]"Would've been a lot worse if you were a magical girl, Alex."[/color][/quote][/center]

Emily had certainly dealt with more stable magical girls, that was for sure. It was hard for her to peg exactly what this girl's deal was, but if she wanted to fight and needed a target, then perhaps she had some use in this situation. [color=turquoise]"I see."[/color] she glanced over at Alexander, who was struggling against the slime attempting to eat him. [color=turquoise]"We don't have much time to waste, if you want to fight someone, fight that slime horror, watching for friendly fire, if possible."[/color]

Assuming the girl would listen, Emily made her way towards the slime, noticing that Alexander had seemingly gotten out of his predicament. If that was the case, then she figured she could turn up the heat on this abomination, with the intent on forcing the girl inside back out. [color=turquoise]"Take this!"[/color] a ball of fire formed in her palm, and then shot outwards towards the blob.