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Unaware of what was transpiring outside, Alicia managed to hold back a grimace as she and Summer passed by the detritus of the previous magical girls movement through the crypt. At least it meant little resistance against them, which meant they could quickly proceed forward without having to waste more mana or anything that would further impair their combat ability. 

"Because we had no way of knowing," she pointed out as Summer complained about the whole barrier situation. "Besides, this way we got someone else to expend the energy to open it, and it's not like we were held up that long. I would say it was worth the hassle."

Combat left far behind, they soon arrived at their destination inside the crypt. At this point Alicia couldn't help but visibly show her disgust, arriving to find the magical girl from before facing off with what was the very manifestation of a Horror itself, albeit a bit limited in scale. There was also some other girl there, though she looked like she was on her last leg already, and didn't get much concern from her in the immediate moment. 

The duo became aware of the new arrivals at about the same time, and the Seraph couldn't help but internally sigh yet again. Dear god, first Sammy and now this girl who was getting way to into her method acting or something. She was already starting to miss the team that had beaten Justine, as ridiculous as it was sounding. At least she wasn't as nuts as Sammy was, and once there had been some interpretation it made sense. They didn't need to beat this thing, they just needed to stop the ritual that seemed to be taking place. 

It was an easy enough layout. Central altar, lots of tentacles and eyes and stuff, the sort of thing you would expect from this type of situation. At least the weird talking sword girl was doing a good job fending off the current attack, even if there was a good chance she would get overwhelmed eventually. 

Glancing over at Summer, Alicia shot her a rueful look. "This thing has already started manifesting, I'm not sure shifting would make a difference with the kind of power it has. What sword girl said is right. We need to stop the ritual, destroy the body, or the coin, or something. I'll need you to cover me if I'm going to focus on that."

That said she strode forward, wings of light flaring wide as her Spark shone radiant against the malevolent influence of the Horror. "This farce comes to an end," she declared, an arrow of light already strung on Star Seraph. "You will be purged Horror, and your schemes undone." Her words carried the force of an oath, and a moment later she fired. The bolt flew over Amaryllis' shoulder, sinking into one of the many eyes that were already present. Not that she expected that would inhibit the Horror in any way, but the flare of purifying light that came with it would at least deliver her intent. 

With a hasty plan in mind Alicia began to implement it. A wave of her hand applied magic to herself, taking the form of distracting afterimages to make herself less of a target. A shimmer hung around her, and sometimes it would seem she was ahead of where she actually was, or behind. It might not work on a Horror, but if it saved her a few hits then it was good enough. Forced to pick her targets carefully, Alicia began inching to the side to try and find a clear line of sight on the altar for the next trick that she had up her sleeve. The sooner, the better. 

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