The moment he realized what he had just done, a boulder of guilt dropped to the pit of his stomach and made him want to throw up. Worst of all, he had flipped out on his best guide friend Martini who looked like she was on the brink of crying with a terrified expression on her face. As Inadi began to pull him away and Songbird planted himself in front of the frightened mermaid, the image of her cowering away from him with tears in her eyes haunted him. A sweet girl always smiling and cheerful now so afraid she wanted to hide in a corner and it was all because of him. He was so disgusted with himself that he couldn't even comprehend what the others had said in support of his accusations and harsh questions. All he could think about was Martini's face after he did that just a moment ago as he sat down in a guilt-struck daze.
Lesley couldn't bring himself to look at Songbird as he shot right back at them with points that were so sincere, you would be heartless to still feel that the guides were the "bad guys". Hands covering his face as he stared right at the ground, every single word that came out of Song's mouth felt like a dropkick to the gut as tears began to stream out. It was true, humans were so selfish, always thinking for themselves above all else. Look at Earth for example. It's so ruined that Mother Nature lurks threateningly, waiting to pounce and eliminate humanity at any given moment. Every resource constantly being stripped until there's nothing left, animals becoming extinct for lack of basic components of life, breathing in air so packed with chemicals that one can look at it from a distance and see a yellow hue.
As Harper explained how many times the guides had saved them, though he wasn't there to witness it or experience the emotion of thanks that came from being rescued, he still felt horrid for assuming that the guides were familiar to managing humans. If he had known that it was their first time doing all this too, he would have felt a stronger connection with them than seeing them as Nobodies that would take innocent people in to finish off deadly chores that no one wanted to do. But still, having taking all they said into account, he didn't have a single right to be acting that way and he knew he had to apologize at some point, especially to Martini who would be feeling rather cross with him after all this.
Right as he was about to stand up and go out for some air, the rutty building began to groan and rattle, furniture vibrating about the room. Suddenly, the entrance, along with its wooden walling, caved in towards them and on the floor lay the dead and lifeless body of the unicorn. His eyes went wide in terror and confusion; staring with an angry and pained expression at his steed. But before he could mourn over the loss and find out who the hell murdered his companion, an unknowing force sent him colliding against the wall. As the impact let loose, he dropped to his knees clutching his chest. When he had recovered, he looked up to see Songbird with a dagger stabbed into his arm and Avian was brought up to the air with pitch black nails as long as branches sticking out of his back. He stared, stunned as the witch threw the dragoon off to the side.
Ace: "Knock down the back wall!"
The fiery red head had pushed them all behind her and shoved a bookshelf at the witch to distract the hag for a moment as she commanded them to blow out the back wall of the cabin. But the whole structure was already caving in over them. Luckily, Brandy cast a protection spell that shielded them from the collapsing debris. 'How is she still alive?! We decapitated her and- Crap, her heart...' Lesley froze up briefly, but stood up, a colorful orb rotating viciously at his side. 'She may have taken my hand and killed the unicorn, but she's not murdering anyone in this group!' Letting out a vociferous growl for the witch's annihilation as he charged at her, enraged veins pulsed above his temples and he sent the orb straight for her chest.
Disappearing from her previous spot, she dodged the one way shot easily and teleported in front of him as his stampede was cut short. Next thing Lesley knew, he had a tight grip around his neck, threatening to crush his lungs.
Sputtering and choking, he clawed at her hands as she glared him right in the pupil, he felt like she was looking into his soul. Feeling her hold compress even further, he summoned enough sense to whisper "Rainbow puke" just in time. A shower of rainbows splashed out of his gaping mouth and right into her face. A shrill scream escaped the sorcerer as she let go of him and stumbled back. Lunging at her as soon as he saw that she was vulnerable, he used his handless arm to backhand her to the ground and he climb over, landing an orb engulfed fist in the center of her face.
Unfortunately, he was only able to get two hits at her before she dissipated from under him again. 'Damn, since we destroyed her physical form, she's even more advantaged than before.'
