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[h2][color=C10000]Akane Yurei[/color][/h2][/center]

Listening to the "captives'" story, the MFF commander just looked amused. [color=C10000]"A strange turn of events, but given what we know, your tale certainty makes sense. It's unfortunate you don't want to leave, but I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter. Goomie may have treated you well, but we can't rule out any kind of-"[/color] Midsentence, her little black dot of an earpiece stated buzzing. She put a finger on the button as she finished her thought, [color=c10000]"-chemical brainfuckery."[/color] She finished. [color=C10000]"Yes?"[/color] She also nodded in acknowledgement of Akari's bold words, but then her brows knotted into a frown as she tried to make sense of the frantic voice on the other end. [color=C10000]"Slow down, what about anther GMG?"[/color]

And that's when all hell broke loose. Screams echoed through [b]The Cavern[/b] as columns of slime burst from the darkness, splattering several soldiers and pulling them deeper. Even as she focused on the voice coming through her earpiece, Akane's reaction speed was second to none. Kogitsune-maru leap from its sheath, singing its song of flame. Its draw sent a bolt of fire hurtling down the cavern, erupting on the nearest tentacle, causing it to drop an MFF soldier.

[color=C10000]"I see. Quite the surprise. We seem to have encountered Goomie here, ourselves, so things will be a bit busy. No, no, stay on the line. This won't take long."[/color] Raising her voice, she said loudly, [color=C10000]"Use the cages as cover, and mind both the ceiling and walls. Team B, take charge of the captives. Team A, use formation Epsilon, Front row protect Team B, back row focus on freeing the front if they get grabbed."[/color]

Akari was already charging in, swinging and screaming. Akane smiled faintly at the girl's recklessness. Independence was something she encouraged. Though it made teamwork more difficult, the trade-off was that it allowed people to use their own talents to their upmost.

Knowing Goomie didn't track with her eyes, Akane instead used a combination of her mask and her own powers to erase her presence from the GMG's senses while remaining visible. Virtually soundless, she followed Akari's example, though keeping pace with the rest of her troops, as they charged forward, weaving between cages while dodging or destroying slimy tentacles, searching for Goomie's real body.

Working in tandem, the MFF were evacuating the captives at a brisk pace, even the once that didn't want rescuing.