[center] [h1][color=F65772]H[/color] [i]i l a r i a[/i][/h1] [img]https://i.imgur.com/LEl7EOl.png[/img] [color=F65772]"We eat when EVERYONE is at the table, no sooner!"[/color] [color=888888]— Hilaria[/color] [hider=Stats][Center] [b]Age[/b]: ??? | [b]Gender[/b]: Female | [b]Specialization[/b]: Gravity [b]Powers[/b]: Third Eye | Regeneration [b]Perks[/b]: Dual Weapon, Enhanced Outfit, BDH, Interdimensional Home, Sturdy, [u][url=https://youtu.be/VTx0709z2Ao]Devil Trigger[/url][/u] [b]Benefits[/b]: Interdimensional Home, Keijo Training, Physical Prowess, Supplier, Retrieval [b]Drawbacks[/b]: Lonley, Joy Eater, Big Brother, Clueless [b]STR[/b]: 03 | [b]AGI[/b]: 03 | [b]VIT[/b]: 03 | [b]MAG[/b]: 03 | [b]LCK[/b]: 03 [b]STR[/b]: 16 [u](18)[/u] | [b]AGI[/b]: 4 [u](6)[/u] | [b]VIT[/b]: 15 [u](17)[/u] | [b]MAG[/b]: 08 | [b]LCK[/b]: 04[/center] [/hider][/center] Hilaria braced against her shield as the onslaught of attacks came rolling in one after another. The gorelion summons that set upon them with their tongues had not forgotten about her and she remained resolute against the barbed appendage now lodged in Mars. Clutching Vulcan in her other hand, she thought to bring the axe end down on the gorelion's taut tongue only to notice the laser attack at the last moment and lowering her profile behind the trusty scutum and avoiding what damage might've reached her through the copious amounts of barriers, bodies, and other obstacles, all while still in a game of tug-o-war with the obsidian beast before her and temporarily ignoring the call to retreat. [color=F65772]"Hilaria would love it if you could die for her~!"[/color] Now that the other attacked seemed to have ceased, she was going to return to dealing with the tongue, only for a couple of elemental girls to show up and save her the trouble. They did not miss a beat and quickly retreated afterward and Hilaria had better things to do than to show her gratitude, like killing the beast trying to devour her. She leveled Vulcan towards the gorelion as it pulled another girl into its maw and fired, figuring aiming at an orifice was more likely to cause damage than firing upon its obsidian hide. Hilaria might have been able to call upon her less civil abilities had her own desire to save the others not been for selfish reasons. But unlike Alex, who simply hated to see people die, Hilaria felt, at most, mild irritation, which meant she wasn't likely to go berserk anytime soon if things kept as they were. Instead, she advanced towards the gorelion she was attacking, bringing her amazing strength to focus behind her shield, which she slammed into the monster before pulling back and having the shield morph around her hands to form her fist weapon. Something as durable as the gorelion would probably be difficult to cut rather than bludgeon. So, with gravity-infused fists, she would continue to put up her fight in order to buy as much time for others to retreat as Mariette suggested. It would only be when she knew the rest had succeeded in doing so that she herself would follow suit, so until then she would clash with these gorelions. [center][h1]S [color=red][i]i l h o u e t t e[/i][/color][/h1] [img]https://i.imgur.com/4AhRUh4.png[/img] [color=red]"The post in which you pretend not to think about the fact that Sil probably had to stop cosplaying as Mariette's shadow just long enough to follow her through the portal."[/color] [color=888888]— Samantha[/color] [hider=Stats][Center] [b]Age[/b]: 16 | [b]Gender[/b]: Female | [b]Specialization[/b]: Time, Darkness [b]Powers[/b]: Third Eye | Regeneration | Teleportation [b]Perks[/b]: Enhanced Weapon, Enhanced Outfit, Enhanced Transformation, Martial Training, Incognito, Gifted, Awareness [b]Benefits[/b]: Top Aidoru, Cradle Supply, Connected, Retrieval [b]Drawbacks[/b]: Sadistic, Exposed, Penance [b]STR[/b]: 03 | [b]AGI[/b]: 03 | [b]VIT[/b]: 03 | [b]MAG[/b]: 03 | [b]LCK[/b]: 03 [b]STR[/b]: 11 | [b]AGI[/b]: 04 | [b]VIT[/b]: 04 | [b]MAG[/b]: 15| [b]LCK[/b]: 03[/center] [/hider][/center] To the naked eye, Silhouette was nowhere to be found, having seemingly disappeared from the pocket dimension. This was, of course, merely how it might appear and not the reality, as she had not left Mariette's side for even a single moment. Trusting Mariette's fate to her stuffed animal did not exactly strike Sil as the proper move, and so she currently played the role of Mariette's shadow in a literal sense, using her Darkness specialization. [color=red]"..."[/color] Wordless as a shadow should be, she simply listened as things began to escalate throughout the battlefield. It took no genius to understand that despite her best efforts, Mariette's defense wasn't holding out. The forces Justine commanded were certainly threatening, a fact that made the assassin antsy. It was because she could be out there fighting right now! But, in an objective sense, that was the worst choice she could make minus desertion. The anticipation of clashing steel was beginning to wear on her, but by the sounds of things, she wouldn't have to wait long. The Infiltration Team drew nearer by the moment, and so too did the fights that would inevitably arise because of them. Now was probably the last chance she would get to speak if she wanted to without ruining her cover, so she opted to take it, briefly taking physical form. [color=red]"When each second counts, it helps to have a spare,"[/color] she snapped her fingers, and afterward, Mariette would begin to feel the world slow down a little. This heightened perception of time was of course a benefit granted to her by Silhouette, which should allow the Portal Witch to better respond to the dangers she'd be experiencing shortly. With that, the assassin's form darkened until it was pitch black and melted into Mariette's shadow once more. It was from here that she would, when the opportunity presented itself, launch a surprise attack at anyone unlucky enough to try to attack her VIP.