[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/zLmcB5Q.png[/img][/center] Lily had curled up into a ball by the time Jenna and one of Aurelio's clones had approached the gravity well, her eyes closed as she endured the rocks that pelted against her, trying not to lose consciousness. Suddenly, she felt that the stoning had stopped, and realized a barrier was cast around her; however it was different from the ones Alex usually casts on her. When she opened her eyes, they turned wide at the sight of the lady knight. In her view, she was the very pinnacle of what a magical girl could be, like a medieval Sailor Moon, and she could only nod as she stared at her in awe. She then felt one of the clones persist near her as they collided, followed by the pressure on her lessening, and she took a deep breath, followed by a faint smile. [color=fff200]"T-Thank you,"[/color] she responded back to her rescuers, feeling the [color=0076a3]joy[/color] that sky Aurelio radiated with, and bringing her smile back. At that moment, as Lily began to recover from the compression, she gradually comprehended that Aurelio's source of power really came from emotions, as she saw how he manipulated the various feelings; anger was the most apparent thanks to Abigail, but other kinds also appeared, all color-coded as various palette swaps of the dashing magician. She then dropped down to her knees as Abigail's spell ended on her, and with a flourished spin scattered the dirt off from her, realizing that her friends were the next to be targeted. After some mental networking between the four of them, she saw the warlock cultist monster, and the chain lightning it was spewing out. [color=fff200]"No! Stop!"[/color] She yelled out, Ramuh having transformed into an intricate staff, with a small mechanical spherical shape spinning on top of it, with smaller spheres around it. And then, all time froze. Lily blinked, unsure what happened. She was pretty sure she wasn't the cause for it, and even pat her head to make sure she wasn't just hallucinating in the heat of the moment. She then realized it had originated from beyond the smoke, on the other side of the graveyard. An epiphany struck her, like a pendulum clock. [i][color=fff200]There's somebody else who uses Time magic much better than me.[/color][/i] The chain lightning froze in place, like a zigzagging yellow line of glowing energy, and Lily realized the effect wouldn't last forever; she ran towards the group of clones, and shoved two of them out of the way, managing to save them before time resumed the lightning resumed flashing out. Having realized what she was capable of doing, her heart brimmed with hope and excitement, and she smiled even as she now bounced and hopped, avoiding the cultist fireballs as she thought to herself. She then aimed her staff at Jenna. [color=fff200]"Hey, maybe...I'll try it!"[/color] She began charging up her magic, and electricity arced around her in circles, revolving around each other. [color=fff200]"This might sting, sorry!"[/color] She then shot out a blue lightning bolt at Jenna, and she felt a sensation of extreme shock as the magic struck her right in the heart, stopping it for a second. However, it then began pumping again beating faster and faster. This was followed by the rest of her body accelerating, her Agility and speed having tripled. [color=fff200]"I can't keep it up for longer than a minute!"[/color] Lily shouted as she then switched back to her bow, and began applying lightning arrow-based pressure on the cultists, aiming to shoot them right through their hoods. [color=fff200]"Otherwise your heart may explode!"[/color] [hr] Cindy crossed her arms, unamused by Lotus' attempts at sassing her. [color=9fd9fc]‘My underlings are under my protection. That is, if Beatrice had suffered any sort of injury from the contents of your chest, I'd hunt down and destroy you and all your subjects. See it as a sign of good faith that I had her open it.’[/color] As she smelled the bananas, she wondered how the apparent "Queen of the Coast" had managed to preserve them until she saw the surprise stowaway who showed up. Cindy could only lift an eyebrow in mild annoyance as the fey girl reached out to Beatrice, and blatantly wrapped her around her finger with her beguiling charms. However, a small giggle inadvertently escaped the otherwise serious lightning champion as Faith was turned, having the most humorous expression on her face. She leaned her head to the side, and saw that the chest had nothing else inside it but bananas, and the flirtatious fairy. [color=9fd9fc]‘I would advise against it, yes. Even a mere touch is enough to fry you.’[/color] She turned to Lotus. [color=9fd9fc]‘This was certainly a positively surprising tribute you have granted to me, Lotus. Very well, I shall accept her.’[/color] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NngpAdx.png[/img][/center] Helga bore her way through the monolith that lifted Divina out of the way of her attack, leaving a rough hole in her wake. [h3]"I'll tear your heart out from your chest, and make you eat it!"[/h3] She screamed back, all reason now thrown out the windows as she was baited by the Beacon Buddy, and slashed wildly at the feather flechettes, tearing them into fine dust. She didn't notice one of the flying monoliths that dropped on her, and it smashed her back into the ground. However, that only made her angrier as she punched her way out of the flat stone; her mechanical parts looked more roughed up than before, and blood trickled down her shoulder. She leaped up, her wings now vibrating like a colibri's as she used the boost of agility to dodge past the feathers. As she thrust her talons backwards, they began trembling in high frequency. [h2]"VIBROSLASH!"[/h2] She swept her claws out out in a cross-pattern, and shot out a four-layered cutting sound-wave. [hr] Kimble's eyes lighted up when the fae-like girl told her a name, the naive cat-girl completely oblivious to the deceit. [color=8dc73f]"Nice to meet you, Miss Frida!"[/color] She exclaimed, looking happy as can be as she swiped her nose with her curled hand, a piece of flying dirt having hit her. Her fluffy ears bounced on top of her head as she rapidly nodded to her suggestion. [color=8dc73f]"You can count on me, nyaa!! Together, we'll blow these blusters away in nyo time!"[/color] And with that, she flew away, her sickle in hand as she began cutting up another tornado; Lea could see that she was surprisingly adept at it, using her magic to destabilize the swirling winds from the base before scattering it into mere wisps.