[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uurhDHh.jpg[/img][/center][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/HtvPRRx.png[/img][/center]The revelation of what exactly Annabel swiped spilled out and about, but there was hardly time for the throne room’s occupants to process the information entirely, let alone put too much stock into it. The appearance of the towering serpent turned all attention towards it, barring the strife between Riku and Ami. As those two dueled, so too did the snake ignore them in favor for Annabel still. With a yelp, the huntress found herself pulled away by powerful gusts of wind just as the dark orb sailed past her, crackling and wobbling the space around its dense form.

Crashing just above Victoire’s throne, it did horrible wonders to the vampire’s migraine that only worsened the longer the snake remained in her presence. [color=khaki]“Hey, yeah, sure, but maybe warn a girl next time you do that,”[/color] Annabel said to Akiko while also noting Victoire’s sickened expression and the damage being done to her throne room. [color=khaki]“But, uh, I don’t know how these card thingies work-and you’re already gone. Nice.”[/color] Watching Akiko jet herself away with an invisible force, Annabel did much of the same, kicking off from the wall and zipping forward.

With gravity free to abuse in the situation, she did as Akiko instructed, bouncing from wall to wall with firearm in place, firing shots at the great serpent. As it was still focused on her, the snake snarled and hissed loudly in her direction, the force and reverberation of its tone enough to rattle the bones of all occupants involved. Each gunshot missed its mark however as portals, small but very much real, opened up wherever the shots made contact, absorbing them away like a snake swallowing its prey.

Its eyes flashed in irritation in seeing and feeling Kanbaru and Akiko approach. Much like the bard, Kanbaru had assistance in her own making, the JSTR tossing her with the force of a rocket on command towards the snake. However, the beast was still a serpent and its speed was underestimated for its size. It spun about, fast, scales shredding the air like a living buzzsaw as it whacked both Kanbaru and Akiko out the air and dead in their momentum with its body to slam them back with just as much force as their start up.

[color=khaki]“Yeah, no, this isn’t working guys,”[/color] Annabel called out, still bouncing around to keep herself from being caught in the gravity trap. Given the snake was still trailing its sights on her, she couldn’t help but ponder and wonder and… [color=khaki]“Hey, so new idea, who’s the strongest in here. Like, no bullshit, the actual strongest around?”[/color] No sooner was she listing off her question would she suddenly toss the Serei card treasure over, seeing it arc across the air like a bullet to its new occupant. [color=khaki]“Got me a quick-thinking, on the nose fast plan!”[/color]
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