Utena would have continued her assault, but had to step back when Sechs grabbed a fistful of the monster's shoulder hair and swung himself around the creature, causing it to stumble toward her. Even if she had been able to stay close in the fray, she shouldn't have, considering what happened next. Sechs made a strike with his palm, and in the seconds following, the creature exploded.
Utena let out a surprised shout, jumping back to avoid the outer spray of blood and tissue from the shattering remains of the monster's upper body. Whatever Sechs had done, it was more than she could have hoped to do on her own. Her eyes were wide, the flow of the prince's spirit within her quieted by what she had just seen. She just barely fumbled out a "thank you" to the wild-haired man, followed by "That was amazing... All of you."
It was the acrid stench of blood and guts that snapped Utena back to full attention. "Yeah, but we have to get out of here, and fast," she said after Aigis spoke. She didn't know if the basement ballroom would be any safer, but it was worth it to try. From what she remembered of it, that place had been completely empty, and with all those heavy doors, it was probably hard for monsters to get in. If it was still that way tonight, then the sooner they could all get down there, the better.
"Everyone, grab onto me! We're leaving!" she said to her three new companions. Shoving a hand into her jacket pocket, she withdrew the red ring and slipped it onto her right ring finger, making it a dark mirror of the Rose Seal on her left. She remembered how she was supposed to activate it, and moved back toward the wall for that reason. Once everyone had a hold of her, she punched the wall behind her hard, shattering the red gem like Sechs had shattered the creature.
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Utena let out a surprised shout, jumping back to avoid the outer spray of blood and tissue from the shattering remains of the monster's upper body. Whatever Sechs had done, it was more than she could have hoped to do on her own. Her eyes were wide, the flow of the prince's spirit within her quieted by what she had just seen. She just barely fumbled out a "thank you" to the wild-haired man, followed by "That was amazing... All of you."
It was the acrid stench of blood and guts that snapped Utena back to full attention. "Yeah, but we have to get out of here, and fast," she said after Aigis spoke. She didn't know if the basement ballroom would be any safer, but it was worth it to try. From what she remembered of it, that place had been completely empty, and with all those heavy doors, it was probably hard for monsters to get in. If it was still that way tonight, then the sooner they could all get down there, the better.
"Everyone, grab onto me! We're leaving!" she said to her three new companions. Shoving a hand into her jacket pocket, she withdrew the red ring and slipped it onto her right ring finger, making it a dark mirror of the Rose Seal on her left. She remembered how she was supposed to activate it, and moved back toward the wall for that reason. Once everyone had a hold of her, she punched the wall behind her hard, shattering the red gem like Sechs had shattered the creature.
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