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Alicia left the scene of the battle behind, annoyed that Su and her group had left with Christine but not too angry about it. After all it wasn't like they were on the same side as Christine, so she would have to trust that the group knew what they were doing. For now there were more important matters at hand that demanded her attention. 

Entering the backroom, Alicia was taken aback by the charred corpse that waited for her there. It was impossible to tell who it was, though she could at least be confident that it was no one she cared about. But that was not the only thing to contend with. Serenity suddenly appeared, crashing to the ground right in front of her.

[color=aba000]"You do have a knack for making an entrance Serenity,"[/color] Alicia said as she offered the girl a hand.

Her gaze drifted over to the hole in the wall. It seemed to lead back to the main hall, and through it loomed a monster on the rampage. There was no doubt that it was the one who had been obscuring the rave this entire time. [color=aba000]"Looks like we can't rest easy just yet."[/color] Whether she was directly complicit or not, there was no doubt that she had to be stopped. [color=aba000]"Let's get to it."[/color]

With Serenity and Leena in tow she raced forwards, leaving the room behind to return to the main hall. At least they were not alone in this with the arrival of Rachel and her companions, but Alicia would have fought on regardless. 

As they entered into the main hall, Alicia was brought short. [color=aba000]"God, no..."[/color] The color left her face, her grip so tight on her weapon it was a wonder it did not crack. Bile rose in her throat as she gagged, a hand rose to cover her mouth, and her knees shook as they threatened to give way. 

Smoke left a haze around the hall, though it had diminished with the fall of the barrier allowing it to escape. Even if it had been there, her Third Eye would have allowed her to see regardless. Furniture laid scattered and destroyed, twisted wreckage and debris rendering the hall in shambles. The lights had been blown out, and the speakers with them.

But...the bodies. Charred, dismembered, twisted. Those who were not scorched and burned by the lightning, or simply beaten down in the fight that had preceded the finale, had fallen victim to psychic attack. Their bodies were frozen, clawing at their face or chest. Blood pooled in an ever growing amount, and the sweet smell of cooked meat brought an instinctive reaction that was only matched by the conscious horror at such a reaction. 

As she watched one of the tentacles lashed out, scarfing down a fallen girl. It was hard to see who it had been, but that did not matter. [color=aba000]"how dare,"[/color] she muttered, unaware of the tears that ran down her cheeks. All there was was the pain, the anger, the guilt. [color=aba000]"I won't let you treat them this way!"[/color]

Her bow rose, even as a barrage of fire was laid down from Rachel's group. Those targeted the tentacles, and Amaryllis soon entered and bound the Queen up in magical chains. At the very least it made for an easier target. With a twang of the drawstring she fired, sending a trio of projectiles at Hyun's back. These would strike and then explode, force directed into the point of impact like a shaped charge. She doubted that it would kill the Queen, but that was alright. It would hurt, and there would still be plenty of monster left to make sure that those who had been desecrated by her hand would be avenged. 

[sub][@BrokenPromise][@Ariamis][@ERode][@Crusader Lord][/sub]