[center][h3][color=99ccff]Edwina Fairfax[/color][/h3][img]http://67.media.tumblr.com/7d90602edbb508f684b737b985e7db74/tumblr_inline_mx7dgczVGq1rpeqts.gif[/img]
[@Gilgex] [/center][hr][hr]Eddie nearly cried when she realized what Mercury was doing. He was going to wait her out. If she was lucky, she could protect them all for an hour. The downside would be the physical cost of it all--before, when she had strained herself, she would black out around thirty minutes. Her body would continue to perform the same task, until the energy became so intense that her brain would begin to boil. Eventually, the damage will become severe enough, she realized, that she would either die or slip into a coma.

Of course, that would be what would happen in sixty minutes. It would be her death. 

[color=99ccff]"Fine,"[/color] Eddie whispered, almost choking on her own breath. She continued in her efforts, determined to save these people. She wasn't going to let Mercury kill them--even if they did attack them. The solution to his problems wasn't killing people. Edwina locked eyes with him, her entire body trembling and shaking.

The light pillars remained, however. As best as she could, Eddie continued to breathe, feeling no different than when she ran the mile in high school, and failed miserably. 

[color=99ccff]"I'm not letting you kill them!"[/color] Eddie whispered hoarsely, having kept the pillars up for ten minutes. As she exhaled, she coughed, a bit of blood hitting the floor in front of her. Very nearly collapsed on the ground, determination was etched in her face. She watched as Mercury devoured the individual in front of her, and while she began to puke, she didn't relent. 

There she was, on her hands and knees, vomiting up her meager lunch and blood, as she continued to protect a group of strangers. 

[color=99ccff]"Your move,"[/color] Eddie stammered.