– (Battle theme-FF9)
-As Z.ora’s armor and other effects shimmer,
— ” So this one’s a bladesinger”
” Guess I should thank you for stepping in, Lee”
Lee- “…
“Lucas,!”
– Z.ora darts towards Lucas, her blade coming alight with green flame
Lucas— “Tc, damn!!”
— Lucas partially blocks the attack, with fire spouting from the blade. Some jets of it leak off, tagging Lee’s garments
Lee—
” She’s moving notably faster.”
” It took all of my ki just to break through her defenses from before” “I don’t think I can reliably touch her now”
“Wait….there’s an extra aura around her.”
“…I see.”
Z.ora- !
— Lee peels away , focusing his assault instead on Faila
Faila Rein- !!!
Lee—
” Like I thought. The prayer she‘s incanting.”
” She’s applying a shield of faith onto her partner”
” There’s absolutely no way to attack that bladesinger head on, but, therein lies the flaw”
“We just need to attack the weak link”
Lucas-
” Of course, that one is a cleric!!!”
— Seeing his partner attacking the yellow-clad elf, Lucas follows up with a piercing stab, puncturing Faila’s armor
Z.ora– “Dammit, they ganging up on her instead!“
” Faila!”
-The elf falls unconscious from the bleeding wound
Lee- ” One down.”
Lucas- ” Now that that’s done, surrender, unless you want this one to kick the bucket right here”
Z.ora— “….
Lucas- ” Hey, you deaf? drop your weapon and deactivate any other magic you have going on, or she DIES!”
-Z.ora feels a slight shimmer of warmth welling up within her
Z.ora-
” This feeling…Is Faila still casting something on me?”
“No, this is someone else”
– (Attack- Fire Emblem)
— A man dashes past Z.ora, straight towards Lee and Lucas Lee ducks just in time as the new combatant lands a heavy blow into Lucas with a hefty blade
Lucas- !?
” The weight behind this blade is insane!!!”
-Before Lucas can even finish reacting, another blow from the opposite direction comes, from the same weapon
Blood spurts as Lucas is left clutching his shoulder
–
Lee- “This aura..”
-Lee immediately dashes towards the exit, catching a glancing blow from the man, nearly losing a limb, all while getting nicked by Z.ora
Lucas– “Damn, I guess the message is clear then”
“We’ve gotta fall back, this guy is going to be a problem”
-As Lucas follows in Lee’s stead, he blocks a sword attack from someone who was waiting in the hallway just outside the door
–
” You’re not getting away!!!”
-” Chaedi.”
-His voice is calm, as he holds up an unconscious Faila in his arms
– ” Let them go. Help this one.”
Chaedi- “Bu-….”
-She stares as the last traces of Lucas and Lee vanish down the corridor
Chaedi- “…
-Chaedi walks over, silently passing Z.ora , then beginning to administer healing magic to Faila as the man rises, having passed the wounded elf on to Chaedi’s arms
Z.ora- ” Who are you?”
– “Darvan Ritter.”
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★Z.ora is now level 4★
★Faila is now level 4★
★Darvan is now level 4★
★Chaedi is now level 4★
Celestial Saga 
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