[hr]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/zLmcB5Q.png[/img][/center]

Alex successfully saved Lily’s life, his healing magic having drawn her back from the doors of death. Her eyes slowly opened, and gazed into Alex’s own eyes. But, while her physical injuries were restored, he couldn’t mend the broken pieces of her heart.
[color=fff200]”I...Ix...Is...”[/color]
She sobbed, tears on her cheeks as well, and clung to Alex in a dependent manner. She felt a caress on her head, and was reminded of her mother; she comforted her whenever she was sad. And so did Ixion...

Thanks to Umukamui’s guidance, Alex and the Yamamotos found themselves to Aria’s shop where the way home was located. Though Lily was still stricken with grief, she had the courtesy to smile at her.
[color=fff200]”We’re uh...Sorry for intruding again...”[/color] She spoke, her energy and enthusiasm gone and replaced by gloominess.
[color=fff200]”I can pay with Magical Coins...If that is possible...”[/color] She spoke, and summoned a couple of Bronze coins on her hand, offering them to Aria.

[hr]

Hyun slowly regained consciousness as she recovered from the purification performed on her.
However, she was still heavily wounded from the battle before, and cloudy only sluggishly blink at her surroundings, seen in a lopsided angle due to being carried by Leena. However, she then felt how her ShineSpark warmed her insides, guarding her from what seemed to be someone attempting to communicate with her. Wondering if it was the one who rescued her from her cursed existence, she allowed the message through.
It turned out to not be her savior, but instead a Patron...And a frighteningly cheerful one at that.
She did not understand much of what the entity talked about, but she did appreciate the warm message she sent afterwards. [i]Thank you,[/i] she would think back, and drifted back to slumber.

Shane using clever application of his electromagnetic powers, successfully extinguished the flames that had engulfed the Flying Dutchman. However, such a potent spell took its toll on the already exhausted magical boy, leaving him with a fifth of his total magical reserves.

Sil sneaked closer and closer to Rachel after the latter had turned away, her blade drawn and enchanted to claim yet another trophy to mount on her figurative mantle. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to end the source of much conflict.
However, that was when her fellow Cradle agent made a grievous mistake, and drew the Inquisitor’s attention alongside the peppy Horror Patron.
“Why you-” the glasses-wearing crusader spat out as she turned back, only to grit her teeth as she saw the blade in the dark, her eyes wild with fervent wrath.
“HERETIC!”

With her magically heightened agility that far surpassed Silhouette’s, Rachel managed to dodge and avoid becoming fully decapitated by Sil’s attack; instead, it cut an artery, causing her to visibly bleed. She summoned her hammer and immediately wwent for a counterattack, swinging so fast that Sil only managed to prepare a block by her Awareness kicking in. Sil was sent flying by the tremendous power of the impact, smashing not only through the wall of the local warehouse, but also another warehouse next door. As a result, Sil’s swordarm was broken, with splintered bones and a dislocated shoulder, as well as a couple of fractured ribs.
Rachel was prepared to pursue, her hammer slung over her shoulder as she noted how her barriers were shattered by her attack; this only made her angrier..
“Heretic Mint witch!I will see you repent as you draw your last breath-!”

“Inquisitor!” Leena came running in, one sword drawn as she carried Hyun Long on her shoulder. “The true mastermind behind the slaughter has appeared, and Alicia has now begun engaging her!” Rachel nodded, and resumed gripping her weapon with two hands. “Very well. It seems the rat had caught a lucky break...” Soon enough, Rachel could be seen returning from the rave; her wound had disappeared, leaving only a bloodstain that ran from the side of her neck, her body once again clad in shining golden armor. “Paladin Seraph! Let us avenge our sisters, and bring penance to this devil!” She shouted.

[hr]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NngpAdx.png[/img][/center]

Helga’s initial worries were quickly assuaged by Su’s acceptance, and she smiled sweetly back to her. “No way, Su. You’re much smarter than me, and strong too. But thanks for the sentiment. I’m glad I can open up about this kind of stuff with you.”
Soon enough, the two of them spotted Askefye, and Helga agreed to Su’s suggestion. “Yeah, she’s a classic tsundere; we just gotta make a crack in her coals, heh.”
Helga blushed as Su brought her close to her bosoms, and giggled a bit from the intimate contact. “Geez, Su...” She mumbled. Once Su delivered the two of them closer to the smoking girl, Helga cast a voice amplification spell on herself and Su. Then, as if her voice came from a megaphone, she reached out to her:
“Yo, Askefye, was it? Can you slow down a bit? We want to chat with you a bit if that’s alright with you.”

[hr]
Elora was left a bloodied, mangled mess by the end of the assault by the spirit dogs, bleeding profusely on the green grass that now bloomed after the Pillar Druid’s destruction. “Ugh...I’m not suited for field work...” She mumbled, breathing heavily as she called her cyberbox down and attempted climbing up on it, only to slide down due to her hands being slick with blood.
Tsuki came running in, holding on to her wizard hat. “Elora! Are you alright?”
She asked, to which Elora only nodded briefly. “We need to evacuate and reassess the current state of events.” Tsuki nodded, and soon the two of them also teleported back to HQ.