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The tone of the meeting had changed as soon as Faith made her appearance, and tensions seemed to lower. That was until Cindy said she would accept Faith as a tribute. Faith let out a small chirp, and Lotus's eyes became cross again. 

Beatrice was quick to regain her composure. [color=f06943]"Heh, I wouldn't mind stealing another one of those~" [/color]

Lotus looked at the dragon girl for only a moment before gazing back at Cindy. [b]”Hmmm, you [i]would[/i] like that wouldn't you? Faith is a forest goddess who rules most of the surrounding territories. To even pretend that you are wo-”[/b] 

Faith plopped what was left of her banana in Lotus's mouth. [b]”Finish that for me please.”[/b] She grinned before running a hand through her hair. [b]”What Lotus was trying to say using dramatic licensing is that I'm not what's being offered as a tribute.”[/b] She turned to Beatrice. [b]”I'm not that easy, unless you happen to be a banana!~”[/b]  Faith  spun around and leaned into the chest. Her ankles and knees were locked, and she only bent at the hips. The transparent frills on her skirt didn't do anything to hide her hot pants, which were ill suited to covering the form they rested on. Lotus made sure to position herself between Beatrice and Faith for the duration of her search. [b]”I know it's here. We threw this thing together in five minutes, but I know I wouldn't have forgotten-”[/b] She stood up. [b]”Ah hah!”[/b] Faith spun around. [b]”Here it is!”[/b] She shook out a few red coins into her hand and presented them to Cindy. Then with a raise of her brow, she pivoted and handed the coins to Beatrice, who was more than happy to reach around Lotus to take the coins. [b]”These are red coins. Curious little devices. I don't fully understand how they work, but they change you in some interesting ways. Look at this.”[/b] She pulled a ribbon of sheet music out from behind her head. But upon closer inspection, it was actually a band aid. Faith reached for the broken lock in front of the chest and placed the band aid on the lock and smoothed it out with her fingers. In just a few seconds, the band aid faded away along with the crack. The lock was in perfect condition, minus the accumulated rust. [b]”I wasn't able to do that before. But take caution if you're going to use one. We were told they were experimental.”[/b] Faith paused for a moment before her finger shot up in the air. [b]”Oh! You also need this!”[/b] She reached into the bag again and pulled out a rusty key, which she also placed in Beatrice's hand. [b]”The key to the alliance!”~[/b]

Lotus looked at the key. [b]”You had the key to the chest, with you, [i]inside the chest!?[/i]”[/b]

[b]”The key to the alliance!~”[/b] Faith waved her hands for dramatic effect.

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[@FamishedPants][@Vocab]

Shona had already began climbing up the moment she attacked, having expected Katelyn to rise up. She trusted the arrogance that flying monsters had, thinking they were beyond her righteous sword. However, despite the astounding reach of her whirlwind slash, the dynamic dragon girl managed to dodge the worst of it, only managing to cut the tip of her tail off with her final leap. Unfortunately, this resulted in a position where she couldn't create a barrier fast enough to jump out of the railgun's way, and braced for impact with her glowing shield; she directed all of her barriers to her front, causing the shield to grow, sparkling like many stars. As the raialgun shot hit her, the shield broke, scattering into star-like sprinkles, and Shona screamed in fury, preparing another slash that would surely slay Katelyn.
[b]"YAAAAAAAAA-"[/b]

The very next moment, Shona's eyes widened, having realized something strange; she saw that the world was spinning, round and round, dark skies and grey dirt passing each other in rapid revolutions.. Yet, she felt light...Lighter than she had ever felt before. Had she learned to fly? She wondered. Her second feeling revealed the truth; a great heat washed around her neck, followed by her helmet clanging against the ground, like the bell of Penrose's cathedral.

She had been beheaded.

[b]"...C-Curse you...backst-tabber..."[/b] She groaned with her last breath as life swiftly left her, her body having hit the ground a second later in an even louder crash, creating a small crater. Her disembodied head was laying to the side, and there she saw what happened to Katelyn; she had fallen down face first, a pool of blood slowly spreading from her. She gathered that the dragon girl had suffered the same fate as she had, cheated on with a dishonorable, treacherous tactic. She could not let things end this way; even if she was her enemy, she wanted to uphold honor and chivalry, no matter the cost. With a last twitch, like a dullahan searching for what it has lost, the headless suit of armor slowly reached over to touch the body next to it, a slight glow emanating from her fingertips for a brief moment before it too became still, like the countless underneath them.

Silhouette's attack had slain both of her opponents. But it had taken its toll on her as well. She was completely out of mana, and felt physically strained as well. That wasn't even including the wound she inflicted on herself to trigger the spell. Normally her regeneration would stop the bleeding and start mending the wound, but without any mana, she didn't have any way to heal herself via magic. She was going to need help.

Silhouette could hear Veronica's laughter. It wasn't cold or evil, but a genuinely happy laugh. [i][color=#bd71e8]“Sam, that was extremely reckless.”[/color][/i] Veronica sighed, but the joy was evident in her voice. [i][color=#bd71e8]“We might have to spar once you get back. Just make sure Mika is kept alive.”[/color][/i]

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Using the combination of wings and feet, Lupa and Mika easily reached the roof of the mausoleum, managing to avoid the worst of the whipping tendrils; a couple of them did hit Mika as they rose upwards, leaving nasty, stinging wounds on her. Sil's shadow was left to endure the wrath of the horrorling's its black shape indistiguishable from the frenzied little blobs that swarmed over it, rending it to pieces. However, its sacrifice allowed Lupa to generate clones around the two in a circle, ensuring their next action would succeed as the clones fought off the climbing, endless wave of abominations in a brave last stand.

[color=afab2c]“You alright Mika?”[/color]

Mika's brow twitched [color=tomato]"I'm fine."[/color] She wore a brave smile. [color=tomato]"Alright, looks like everything's in order."[/color] Mika stretched her legs before crouching into a sprinting position. [color=tomato]"Are you ready?"[/color]

[color=afab2c]“On the count of ten!”[/color]

[color=tomato]"One, two, ten!"[/color] All of the clones simultaneously jumped into the air as Mika and Lupa bolted forward. They were ready to tackle any of the minions in their way. In fact, having a minion or two present would be something to tackle and help cushion the fall as they flew off the edge of the building. The clones would not be joining them. Once they had flown to the maximum altitude, they picked up their legs and plummeted to earth shell first. With any luck, this would cause the roof of the mausoleum to cave in, covering wherever the horrorlings were coming from.  When they landed, Lupa stood up and looked towards the mausoleum to see if their plan worked. Mika however took notice of Sam's weak form. While Mika had never seen Samantha's magical form, she had seen Sam during the meeting with Veronica and Eliza a few weeks ago. Mika's ears twitched.[color=tomato]"You're hurt!"[/color] She galloped over to Sam's side and activated her healing artifact. As soon as she touched Sam, she started to feel her wound close up.  It would take some time for the hole in her chest to completely heal, but at the very least Samantha's condition wasn't getting any worse. [color=tomato]"You got a little banged up."[/color] She giggled. [color=tomato]"What happened to the knight you were fighting? I remember her from a story I read in the news. I think she was brainwashed. You didn't hurt her too bad, did you?"[/color] Perhaps it was the gravestones, Mika's innocence, or a trick of the light, but she didn't seem to notice the bodies of Sil's victims. 

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[hider=Tonya “Mac” Murphy]
[b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b]

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 |  VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 10 | AGI: 08 |  VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Zilch

Total: 3 Gold, 100 Silver, 99 Bronze
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Mac hadn't needed to help Silhouette, but Lupa benifited from some extra lift provided by her gravity magic, and then again when they attempted to cave in the roof. But now wasn't the time to celebrate. 

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[@Rune_Alchemist][@Ariamis]

Chloe could see it. The image of Penny having her arms ripped out by some monster boy. [color=violet]"If someone's going to take Penny to bed, it's certainly won't be you."[/color] This turn of events annoyed Chloe. Her orb glowed once again, but this time she was doing more than just summoning the spirits of dead pets. Some of them were defending her, but the rest were congregating. They leaped on top of each other, building up to something. 

Helga was becoming more reckless with her attacks, but her fury was making her stronger. Divina looked quite surprised when Helga managed to put a sizable dent in her white monolith, but it still held up. It opened its eye and looked down at Helga. 

[b]”And this is why beacon hunts monsters, because none of you are like Elroy!”[/b] 

None of Divina's feathers were able to pin down Helga, and her vibroslash was strong enough to scatter her projectiles to the four winds. But the monolith was ready with a projectile of its own. It launched a pillar of light straight for Helga, just as the vibroslash was about to make contact with its eye. It struck the eye, throwing a cloud of smoke up in front of Divina. The beam missed Helga, but the attack caused the ground to explode, filling the air with debris. Helga was thrown by the attack, but was able to get her feet under her before she landed on the ground. If she had enough wherewithal to notice, the ground was getting further and further away from her. 

Su remained what she considered a safe distance behind Helga, keeping them both afloat with her wind magic. The monoliths had all but ignored Chloe in an attempt to protect Divina from Helga's attacks. They spread their wings and gazed up at the two with their single eyes. Fortunately they relied on their wings to fly through the air, so all Su had to do to keep the lasers off of her allies was blow gusts of wind over their wings. It wasn't ever going to destroy them, but it was all Su could do if she wanted to keep Helga and herself in the air. Because Helga had wings, she was in complete control of where she could move. The only thing Su could really change was her altitude. 

[color=PeachPuff]”Helga!”[/color] Su was able to see the extensive damage Helga was powering through. She had hoped to confront Helga once the battle was over, but she wasn't sure if Helga would last through the battle like this. With the monoliths gathering below them, and Divina momentarily unable to attack, Su had a chance to act. She kept Helga far above her opponents and attempted to fly in front of Helga. [color=PeachPuff]”Look at me!”[/color] She hurled another gust of wind at a monolith. [color=PeachPuff]”I'm here!You're not alone anymore.”[/color]

[b]”Are you in love too?”[/b] Divina spread her wings. [b]”Let us all test our love together!”[/b] This time, Divina was prepared to fire her feathers and monolith at the same time.

[color=PeachPuff]”Damn!”[/color] Su ended her own flying spell and cast a wind barrier on Helga to divert any incoming projectiles. It wouldn't offer her much protection from that beam attack though.

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[@FamishedPants][@Card Captor][@PlatinumSkink]

It was an exhausting experience, but Alexander managed to free himself from the blob. While he stood there panting, the tentacles on the outside prepared to coil around him. But both Mayra and Emily's fireballs denied the slime creature its victim. It jiggled and hissed while continuing to to expand. The hole Alexander had leaped out of was considerably bigger now.

While Alexander was safe, the same could not be said for Emily. She didn't have much time to react to Mayra's surprise kick, and could only bring her gauntlets up to brace for the blow. It was still strong enough to throw her towards Alexander. Fortunately he was looking in their direction when all of this happened, and would have a brief moment to react.

Tonya was now standing up inside the slime, which was behaving more like a large barrier that surrounded her. The slime was getting bigger and bigger, as the void inside of it slowly grew. Much like a glass blower might shape a vase, Tonya was using her wind magic to shape the slime. It rolled forward so that the hole was facing the ground. That caused the slime to be propelled into the air. It soared several stories into the sky, hovering over everyone. Meanwhile, Tonya looked like she was undergoing a transformation. Bark was starting to cover her skin.

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Tonya opened up her hammerspace again, and it practically rained spider covered apples. Not only that but dry leaves, twigs, and stones as well. All covered in spiders. The different shape and weight of the objects caused them to behave differently as  they were fired out of the bottom of the slime. The leaves almost immediately fluttered off to the side while the less aerodynamic objects were blasted towards the earth. The “balloon monster” strafed side to side in an attempt to hit as many people as possible.

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[@t2wave][@Vocab]

Shifting the fight into the over city had an immediate effect on the monsters. They seemed to be moving slower, especially the giant that held Rebecca in its jaws. The life-sapping curse was having an effect, but it didn't weaken its grip enough for her to escape. 

Shannon was able to lock the dirt around the tar baby in place, and make a “rock lasso” to pull Rebecca out of it. But the imposing monster wasn't going to just let go of her. It fought against her magic and tried to keep its mouth closed. Rebecca was in excruciating pain, as her stone cocoon was being pressed against her by the beasts mighty jaws. She could feel the stone barrier collapse around her chest as jagged stones were driven into her. But eventually her curse won out, and the creature was too weak to wrestle against Shannon's magic. Rebecca had been freed from the Tar Baby, who simply collapsed out of exhaustion. It would not remain this way for long. Shannon knew that fighting the tar baby was a waste of time when there were more pressing concerns to deal with. She was successful in wrapping up the Tar Baby, several of the invisible lizards, and throwing them far, far away from herself. 

Shannon then prepared to enter the crypt by way of over city shift. This was more difficult than one might imagine, as moving the correct distance the crypt was in the mortal world didn't translate to the overcity in a way that made sense. Moving to where the crypt [i]should[/i] be could cause Shannon to end up anywhere. She could end up several feet past the graveyard, or even further away from the crypt from where she entered. But it was a risk she was willing to take.

A risk she would have liked to have took.

Rebecca and Shannon could hear the sounds of snapping before they were both pulled into the air. Behind the ball of dirt were several dusty invisible lizzards, all with their mouths open. The two magical girls could feel something stuck to their back. It did not take them long to figure out what had happened. The invisible lizards had long sticky tongues, and the ones in the ball stuck to the ones still around Shannon and Rebecca. This created a chain of lizards that was able to take the two magical girls along for the ride. At the speed they were moving at, it was impossible for them to draw in their prey and devour them. Before they could free themselves, they noticed the ball of dirt was headed towards a strange sight... 

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[@Shifter_Master][@Ariamis][@t2wave]

Lily had managed to spare a few of Aurelio's clones from certain annihilation, and was doing on heck of a job keeping the emerging cultists at bay. Few of them were able to get up a shield before they were mowed down by arrow fire. But there was little she could do to free her friends from Abigail's clutches.

Fortunately the four were able to have a quick pow-wow and talk strategy thanks to the twins psychic magic, and had a much better idea of what to do. [s]Good thing talking is a free action[/s]

Jenna surged forth under the spell Lily had placed on her. Between Jenna's newly acquired speed, and Aurellio's distraction via clones, there was little the warlock could do to impede her. He was dispatching the clones one at a time, but it seemed he was going to be tied up with them for a while. He had impressive strength, but lacked the speed the clones had. Five clones left, now four. 

The nebulous energy from the large monster powdered Aurellio's solo clone, and it could feel magic building in side of itself. One could only imagine the mana coming from a focused beam of this stuff. No wonder Abigail wasn't running out of mana. It could use this energy to cast its own spells, or hand it off to one of the other magical girls. 

The remaining cultists surrounding Abigail and her mana beast were few in number, and Jenna could easily walk past them. She was able to get ahead of the spark and really examine Abigail's mind this time. It seemed that whoever warped Abigail's mind had rewired all of her emotional responses. Abigail was very much herself, but her brain had been tampered with to make sure that she couldn't go against the Bates wishes. Regina had placed herself so high in Abigail's mind that she would turn on her friends, family, and even risk her safety if the Bates willed it. It was possible that Abigail was aware of all this, and was trapped in her own mind, unable to act on her own intentions. Armed with this knowledge, she could now heal Abigail, and possibly the other Beacon buddies.

But they vanished. Abigail, the mana beast, and Jenna. They seemed to just pop out of existence. Janet's spell didn't reach her, but she was able to sooth her other companions with her magic. Without Abigail's spell holding everyone in place, they were free to make their move.

Meanwhile, Jenna and Abigail would find themselves in the over city. But this space wasn't empty. There were all sorts of items from a melting glacier, a road roller, and a statue of a manatee, and other large objects scattered about the checkered landscape. Such objects must have been moved here recently for some reason. They all looked relatively heavy and had to way at least a ton each.

Abigail immediately flew away from Jenna, who was considerably slower now that Lily wasn't able to channel electricity into her heart. The beacon buddy didn't look too pleased, and her mana beast was still firing its laser at her. 

[b]”Not gunna stop, huh?”[/b] She pointed at Jenna. [b]”That's fine, if you won't stay out of my head, I'll crush yours!”[/b] Jenna might have been able to reinforce her defenses, but without anyone else present to disrupt Abigail's spell, she was only delaying the inevitable. An unfortunate circumstance to be sure. [b]”Gheaaaaahhahahahahahahaha!”[/b] She taunted as Jenna squirmed. But then she looked off to the side and her eyes expanded. [b]”What the h-”[/b]

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[@Vocab]

The ball of dirt, tar, minions and monster girls narrowly missed Abigail and Jenna. When the ball landed, it broke apart as Rebecca, Shannon, and the tar baby rolled through the rock's remains. They were dazed, but otherwise fine after the landing. The same couldn't be said for the lizard minions that were vaporized on impact.

[b]”W-whatever! I'll just use my greatest spell!”[/b] All of the nearby objects started to float in the air. The mana beast, the odds and ends, but not the magical girls or the tar baby. Once Abigail and all of the objects were far above everyone's heads, she screamed the name of her greatest attack. [b]”[s]T[/s]Sunder-Fury!”[/b] Everything and everyone was warped back into the battlefield. Aurelio was hiding in the garb of a cultist, Janet was healing everyone, and Lily was still shooting fools. Abigail was surrounding herself with a repulsion field. It wasn't too strong at ground level, but that likely wouldn't be the case as they got closer to Abigail. Meanwhile, the excruciatingly heavy objects were being thrown towards the earth like the fist of an angry god. A statue of a mermaid hit the ground and exploded into stone shrapnel. Everyone could feel the ground shake with every shot. The rate of fire was slow, but Abigail was clearly aiming to kill, and she didn't care how many of her allies she wiped out in the process. Abigail didn't seem to be prioritizing any of Aurellio's clones however. Not with a direct hit at least. Abigail appeared to be more interested in flattening out the other magical girls present.

The tar baby looked like it had enough of all the fighting, and was actively trying to run out of the battle before it was caught inside one of Abigail's craters.

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[@Flamelord][@DarkwolfX37][@Rune_Alchemist][@Shifter_Master][@ERode]

Regina was in a tight spot. The train's light would certainly make it hard to shadow step out of the way. Fortunately the light wouldn't ever reach her. The dome of darkness Regina had cast on the mouth of the archway might have been a cloud of shadow to most girls, but not her. Darkness specialized girls could see in the dark no problem, and that included her dome. She was able to see the train moments before it emerged from the dark dome, and was able to shadow step out of the way. The train was a blur it was moving so fast. It sped off the tracks and collapsed in a heap in the distance. 

[i][color=f200f2]"That was close!"[/color][/i] Regina was panting. 

Rina was able to keep ahead of the giant dragon head that was chasing her. It wasn't too hard for her stay ahead of it so long as she focused solely on avoiding its attacks. She wasn't able to hear Amaryllis's call for aid due to the deafness curse Regina had placed on her. But that was starting to wear off, along with the strength-sapping curse. 

Elroy missed his target, but not because of any lack of trying. Alicia and Summer were whisked to safety on the seraphs wings, and Alicia's glowing sword prevented Elroy from pursuing. [color=c9272c]"I thought we were having fun!"[/color] Penny's rocket arm stopped Elroy from pursuing further, and he turned to face Penny moments before they collided. She managed to cut into Elroy's top most arms, but before she could cut all the way through, her chainsaw caught a hold of Elroy's cape and dragged it into the saw. One of the reasons professional lumberjacks wear Kevlar leg guards was because the Kevlar can easily bind up a chainsaw before it cuts through their legs. While Penny's chainsaw was far stronger than anything a lumberjack could hope to access, Elroy's cape was also considerably stronger then Kevlar. It blinded up the saw long enough for Elroy to place his foot on Penny's chest and kick her away. [color=c9272c]"Hey! You spent a lot of time on these!"[/color] 

That was when Annabelle's call managed to reach everyone in the graveyard, including the intended recipient. 

[color=f200f2]"Annabelle?!"[/color] Regina's voice was trembling. [color=f200f2]"Elroy! Annabelle's in trouble! We need to stop this now!"[/color]

Elroy, the boy who always smiles, through pain, through hardship, things sinister and sweet. He turned to face his sister. 

And he [i]scowled.[/i]

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[color=c9272c]"Are you seriously springing this shit on me [i]now?[/i]"[/color] 

[color=f200f2]"The entire reason why we're doing this is to free Annabelle!"[/color]

[color=c9272c]"Hmmmm, no."[/color] He chuckled, but his anger was still apparent. [color=c9272c]"No no no [i]no[/i] Regina. We're doing this because you wanted to do it. That's the only reason why we do anything. Fight at the hospital? Your idea to help out those ass holes. Fight at the garage? Because you put fake memories in my head to incite my wrath. Guess part of you needed to be reminded how much I [i]used[/i] to care about you. Establishing a team of Beacon girls because of some petty grudge you have against Beacon? Definitely not my idea. I also get nothing out of the relationship you and Annabelle share. But I can see how someone as fuckin' needy as yourself can easily forget about the needs of your only true friend."[/color] Elroy was growing in size, He was easily taller than the crypt at this point.

[color=f200f2]"E-elroy, How could you-"[/color]

[color=c9272c]"I'm tired of your games, I'm going to live for myself moving forward."[/color] In a puff of black smoke, Elroy transformed into a [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ef/18/4a/ef184a59563f10ad05c43a751977f9bf.jpg?b=t]true monster king[/url]. He was easily the largest thing in the graveyard, standing taller than even most full sized monsters. He looked like a black centaur with a few extra arms, made out of obsidian and aegis. [b][color=c9272c]"Soth can have this world, there isn't a single thing in it I want!"[/color][/b] Elroy charged towards Penny, ready to deliver a beat down. After his transformation, Penny's rocket hand was no longer able to contain him and simply fell off.

But Penny had also undergone something of a transformation. The cartoon train was not made out of traditional metal, but the engine of destruction could hear it call out to her. The parts of the train flew towards her and built Penny up to be something equivalent in size to Elroy. 

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[b]”Well this is turning into a nightmare, but that was to be expected.”[/b] Amaryllis was able to enter the barrier, but by the time Alicia, Summer, and Sammy got there, it was sealed up again. [b]”Oh... you lot again.”[/b] Sammy adjusted her cap. [b]”I knew you were behind this somehow. Don't think you can stop me from opening this barrier. Big Tony is stronger than he looks. If you so much as think of laying a finger on me he'll ravage you like a fat man would his cake.”[/b] She remained on a gravestone just outside of the crypt. [b]”Now, so long as you don't interrupt me, I should be able to get past this barrier you've put over the place.”[/b]

Meanwhile, swarms of imps with tridents stormed into the area from all sides. These were not Soth's minions, but lesser monsters that decided to show up along with the arrival of their king. They were charging down all lanes of the cemetery but seemed to be ignoring anyone standing on top of a gravestone, and stayed clear of Elroy and Penny for the moment. Anyone still on the ground had some fighting ahead of them.

Amaryllis was inside the crypt, and it was just a long chamber between her and Annabelle. A few cultists had come out of the main room to slow the rose knight down.