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[color=F65772]"Slowpoke~"[/color]

[color=888888]— Hilaria[/color]
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They had defeated a lich with incredible power! A fiercesome monster capable of horrible things. Not every magical girl could claim they had done this. This would evoke feelings of triumph and happiness for the others. Positive emotions that would please her patron! 

But Hilaria, of course, did not care about the victory herself. She found herself lacking any sort of expression. No relief, no pride, nothing. No significant emotions were evoked, and she wasn't sure she'd remember this past a decade or so. Billy was no different to a goblin in that regard. 

[color=F65772]"Hey~!"[/color]

Hilaria was able to shift gears rather fast, which she ironically displayed by sauntering over to Amaryllis. The smile she now wore betrayed the fact she did not seem put off by the girl's barbaric display. Instead, she used the time to de-summon Mars while slinging Vulcan over her back, giving an animated wave to the girl. [color=F65772]"Now don't you seem to be enjoying yourself~ Hilaria thinks that was really good work, Armadillo~"[/color] 

She then started to scan the area for the other girls, and her eyes rested upon Eli, whom she waved to, and then the same was done with Sophia. A good cooperative effort between them, even if there were... tiny hints of miscommunication or counter-synergy. 

And speaking of counter-synergy, where was the other girl? Hilaria looked around, but did not see her. Puzzled, she tilted her head. Had she fled? Wasn't it rude to turn someone into a hot-pocket and then leave like that? It was not as though the pain was already gone or something -- she was still in an incredible amount of pain, contrary to her outward appearance. 

Oh well. 

With the arrival of a mysterious man, Hilaria couldn't find it in her to care enough about the burns, and simply endured them. [color=F65772]"Cat~? Mm, no a tortoise would fit better, don't you think~?"[/color]

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[color=turquoise][url=https://i.imgur.com/gLVCVP3g.jpg]"Full force? What do you mean?"[/url][/color]

[color=888888]— Emily[/color]
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Her gambit had succeeded, and where once a vicious beast stood, a friend remained. Emily let out a big sigh of relief, and found herself smiling in spite of the pain she suffered. [color=turquoise]"Oh, I'm so happy..."[/color]

She did not want to fight Lupa. She honestly could not fight Lupa. Suffering that wound for Helga was not something she regretted, but this did not change the fact that it reduced her close-range capabilities to nil. 

Momentarily, she considered giving chase to the clones, but this fleeting thought was purged from her mind soonafter. They were much faster, and with the Endsinger vanquished, there likely little to distract the other girls from dealing with the Ferals. Selfish as it was, she decided to let them deal with it. 

Emily's eyes settled on the unconscious Lupa, and then to Helga. [color=turquoise]"T-thank you..."[/color] she repeated, giving a respectful bow. She'd have hugged the girl were it not for the fact that Lupa being on her shoulder would make it awkward to try to. [color=turquoise]"Ah, if that's okay with you..."[/color] she replied to the offer, but was noticably confused with the girl's other statement.

As she followed behind Helga, she worried about Amaryllis, and Tetrad. Were they okay? How was their fights with the other two lichs going? She hoped that it was much better than hers. After all, she had done nothing to help fight the Lich itself, but she wasn't keen on letting a friend down, either. Thankfully, there were other girls to pick up the slack, and she was grateful for that. 

In the end, she decided she would trust in her two friends, that they would persevere. If she could, then it'd be simple for them, she thought. 

Turning her attention back onto Helga as she walked in the girl's shadow, she couldn't help but ask something. [color=turquoise]"What did you mean, 'not like that'?"[/color]

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[quote=Silhouette][color=red]"I'm literally Chronotriggered right now"[/color][/quote][/center]


Silhouette had her blade readied, and was more than prepared to strike anyone or anything that attempted to interfere with Tetrad's shift, but that proved unnecessary. The Ascendancy had launched an attack to interrupt the spell, but it was nullified by an arrow. Not merely deflected nor knocked off course, but stopped in its entirety. 

Her eyes revealed all. The magics at use here were, without a doubt, the same sort that she personally made use of. In other words, it seemed Lily was specialized in Time Magic now. 

But before any further interaction could happen, Tetrad completed the shift and along with the others, Samantha found herself in the strange world that was the Overcity. At least this time the trees added some character to the otherwise unsettling landscape, but trekking through an unfamiliar, dark forest wouldn't exactly rid someone of anxiety, either. 

Most of the group seemed to be productive in their approach to the situation. A plan had been made to follow Tetrad's guidance, while the other, more vertically-enabled members of the group went on and scouted ahead. 

The assassin decided to turn back to Lily since she had the time. She shot the poor girl a look that wasn't exactly a glare but wasn't particularly friendly either. Her crimson eyes violated the girl, as though she were sizing up a potential foe -- because that was precisely what she was doing, and she made no attempt to be subtle about it. 

[color=red]"You..."[/color] Samantha had begun to speak but paused. Her eyes lingered for a few moments after until she decided to return back to the task at hand, her focus returning to the forest. Now was not the time for this, "later" she thought. 

Since the Ascendancy did not follow them, their main concern would likely be beasts that prowled the forest as they attempted to navigate the forest. She felt a bit excited, if only because she would be occupied, but these would be no Enkidu, no real challenge, not unless they got 'lucky' in that regard, but she wasn't going to count on that. But this time, since she wasn't forced to hold back, to use her fists, this should be better. Especially if things here don't end similarly to last time. 

[color=red]"We shouldn't waste more time than necessary,"[/color] Sil stated to the group. [color=red]"Talks of eviction can wait for when we manage to get back to Penrose."[/color]