The cut would've been clean if it weren't for an invisible force of resistance around them, the blade seemed to flow differently than intended away from them, before Zero could figure out what was happening killing intent came barreling from behind. A quick swivel showed a crimson fist that was only blockable by mere seconds, the sickening thud against Zero's forearm sent them sliding away from Mia and Toshi.
The blow is devastating, full of hatred and rage that has been finely condensed into power by the pressure to protect her Mistress and Master. Zero felt and heard the crunch, the arm wasn't ruined but was definitely not taking another blow.
"Almost snapped the ulna and a hairline fracture down the radius, impressive." Like a taunting spirit, Delta circled Zero with a grin.
Zero ignores the comment with a clenched fist, the crimson cloak stiffens and tightens around the injured arm forcing it to remain clenched. "So you'll use the cloak, but not any of us? Seems a bit... hypocritical?" Delta blinks out of existence and reappears behind Sia giving her bunny ears.
"I think Mothers Mold would work well with our friend here." Delta suggested as he kept taunting the unsuspecting twin.
"The cloak is basically infused with my skin and muscle, it's as much me as everything und - who are you rambling to." The conversation was cut short by a swift kick from Sia sending Zero barreling through another stall.
"Thanks for not killing my sister, I'll try to end this quick for that kindness." Sia walked over to the rubble believing she caught Zero off guard. Seizing the opportunity Zero leaped from the rubble connecting a punch to Sia's face as she was stepping closer. No give was found in the connecting blow, but Zero didn't waver a flurry of blows followed after the first and all met with the same resistance.
This resistance wasn't from hitting Sia, it felt like every hit was catching slippery air, Sia cut the chorus of blows by grabbing Zero's arms. Sia held Zero's arms out at length lifting them with them, inches off the ground, Zero looked up at the floating sister watching the wings beat at a blinding pace.
"She's protecting you?" Zero looked back at the trapped limbs realizing what was happening. Zero could feel that Sia was vibrating at an alarming rate, every inch of her body was vibrating fiercely.
"Very good. Sister Tia's mods allow her to manipulate pure ether whatever she targets moves how she feels it should." Sia stated proudly looking at her sister.
"That explains how you almost destroyed my arm." The bones were close to healed in Zero's arm but Sia's grip wasn't helping. With a quick toss in the air, Sia prepared an upward kick, and quickly Zero used the blow as a launching pad for Tia. The air-born guardian looked unamused by the efforts to reach her, Zero unsheathes the crimson blade slicing at Tia as they passed each other.
The momentum from the kick wore off and Zero enjoyed a slow descent back to earth, accompanied by a surprised Tia, her left wing had been cleanly severed in two, and now in a free fall she was too dumbfounded to re-orientate, Zero landed and watched as Sia caught her sister.
"How?!" Tia screamed reaching back at her missing wing.
"This blade is outfitted with a cannibal core her name is Gula, I've never seen a mod attribute used to vibrate someone else using Ether, so I had to give it a try...
Zero's blade started to glow with a crimson hue, heat waves distorting the atmosphere around it.
...but it would seem the conduit goes through hell, and without both wings, your mod can't handle the output."
Sia looks down at her sister, the situation couldn't continue like this or they and their masters would be killed. She moved to the nearest stall and sat her sister down against it, then took position between Zero and their targets.
Tia wanted to argue against Sia's decision to fight alone, but realize how futile it would be, without her other wing she was useless and Nia hadn't returned from the rooftop.
"So you want to perish with your masters? I'll honorably oblige." Zero took a low stance raising the shimmering blade to eye level, Sia stepped forward readying herself, and a lunging swipe at blinding speed crosses Sia's chest. The cut connected, but it wasn't deep enough to end the fight. Crimson molten liquid slowly dripped from Sia's chest, a second blow a horizontal sweep catches Sias's forearms leaving an impression on the metal plates.
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