[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]Ava Lane[/color][/h1][/center]
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"That's...some serious firepower," Ava muttered as she saw the aftermath of Sleeping Thunder's attack, which was enough to even cause a glitch in the simulation.

She could not help but smile.

At the moment, Sleeping Thunder's devastating attack was bad for her, as it had completely shifted the tide of the battle. But frankly, Ava could not care less. Even registering the dent in one of her frame's wings could not dampen the glee that was almost building up inside her, imagining that firepower turned on the Cruxi. 

This was, after all, a simulation. Who won or lost here did not matter. It only mattered that Sleeping Thunder had the ability to utterly destroy the Cruxi on the real battlefield.

This hellish landscape that Sleeping Thunder created was the least the Cruxi deserve.

If they could deploy Sleeping Thunder and kill scores of Cruxi, then perhaps finally, [i]he[/i] would—

It was then that Argent Wing received a transmission from Sparks, which brought her back to her senses, as Ava saw multiple enemies converging on her location.

She also registered some incoming communication from Bugs, making an overly dramatic speech about 'rising from your grave', though she ignored that for now, as she, of all people, probably should not comment on a form of delusion. Even if hers was not a delusion of grandeur.

"Acknowledged. Will try to make some diversion," Ava replied, shaking her head to clear her thoughts from lapsing back on that delusion.

Making a snap decision, she charged in Horst's direction.

Originally, she intended to make a tactical retreat upon finding herself surrounded by enemies. However, now that Guinevere was attempting to take control of Horst, Ava decided to create a diversion.

As she got close to Horst while attempting to dodge its shot, the Argent Wing raised its vibrobalde, appearing about to confront Horst directly...before it suddenly pivoted with great agility, making a tactical retreat as planned.

Argent Wings was designed with ambush and 'hit-and-run' tactics in mind, after all. There was no need to fight in a head-to-head battle, Ava thought.

If they chased after her...well, that would leave them open to the rest of her team on the other direction. If they did not give chase...then it would give her a chance to reposition and strike again at an opportune time.

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O22 to P23 to O24 = 2.6 movement.
O24 to O30 = 6 movement
O30 to P30 = 1 movement
Total 9.6 movement
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