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Amidst the dizzying and nauseating feeling of the qillatu saturated ambient, Alice gasped, surprised as she felt the peculiar semi-corporeal feeling as King helped her to maintain balance. While his help was definitely welcome, the sensation was rather disconcerting, almost as if it was a mass of pure nothing standing behind her, having basically no ethereal presence.

Shaking her head, Alice forced herself to focus on the battle as best she could as she heard both Ilshar warning her he was going to try to pinpoint the location of the responsible for the ambush and King's words as he aided her, trying her best to hide her reaction to his touch and close presence, even if it was a subtle one considering everything else that was going on.

[color=8882be]"T-thank you, King. There is much qillatu around... Ilshar, I'll need a moment to recover but I will be ready to-"[/color] Alice said, her voice faltering as she lifted her head and her pistol, ready to finish off the creatures she was certain her ethereal blast had brought down. Before she could even take proper aim though, one of the creatures, unaffected by her etheric blast was already mere inches away from her. There was little time to react as it's sharp claws bit into her left side, digging deep before raking backwards tearing and ripping apart Alice's side as she let out a sharp yell of pain, one of her hands instinctively going towards the horrible wound on her side as she desperately discharged her pistol at the creature before it could attack her again.

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