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Holly remained where she was, conserving her strength until Marduk picked her up. She had been listening to the fight and catching what glimpses of it that she could, retaining a map of the battlefield in her head and updating it with what she believed to be happening. She was almost going to tell Marduk to put her down and to just let her rest, before figuring that going back behind the lines to rest for a little bit wasn't too bad of an idea since it meant they would have to worry about her less. Once she was set down, Holly kept herself still but ensured that she was in a comfortable position; many people didn't realise the power that could have in rejuvenating someone who was exhausted.

Only a few moments passed before Astoria knelt next to her. As the girl's hand moved to the seam between Holly's helmet and chestplate Holly instinctively moved her hand in the direction of the contact, but she forced herself to relax - Holly knew that Astoria wouldn't do anything to remove her armour, and that feeling of security grew further as water from Ria began to flow into her armour and soak her. The feeling of her energy being restored and her pain easing at such a rate felt just a little odd to Holly, but in a good way. Holly was able to ignore what pain was left thrumming through her system, and at Ria's prompting, climbed to her feet. She didn't have all day to rest: She had to go back in.

That was exactly what Holly did. She didn't want to overexert herself again, but she wanted to give the dragon hell, and hopefully put an end to it entirely. She took a step out from behind cover to get a grip on the situation from the past minute or so. The rain began to pour as Holly watched Zenith, trying to plot where she wanted to place herself in the fight, before cringing as Zenith let out a massive beam of light, making Holly cover her eyes briefly. That's when she decided that she was going to put herself back in again. She decided that the target would have to be the head, in order to try and kill the best instead of clipping it. 

Unfortunately, Zenith was in the way of the head. So, Holly had to take the next best option: The neck. Using Pounce, she thrust herself into the air, off to the side, so she had a clear line toward the dragon's neck. [color=red]"Thrust: Attack Projection!"[/color] She yells. From the air, she drew Shadowbane with speed, slicing as she did, and sending an arced cut echoing through the air. With subtle changes in her momentum, she kept herself righted, so that she could cut down toward the dragon's neck with every slice. She wasn't just hoping to cut it off, she was hoping that she hit an artery or something major, to make it bleed.