[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/KBBwK0P.png[/img][/center]Farris halted her march at the same time as Saef's platoon. Even though the clash between Henry and Zack was taking place dozens of kilometers away from their current position, Farris had a clear picture of the forces involved in their clash. [color=0072bc]"I did not anticipate that he was this powerful,"[/color] she said, regarding Zack, [color=0072bc]"It's a tragedy that such might is wasted in an undisciplined mind."[/color]

Turning their attention back to Saef, Farris noticed how he readied his men for battle. As soon as the soldiers were given the order to open fire at Henry, she stepped forth. [color=0072bc]"I may not have any ability that has such a long range,"[/color] she said, drawing her sword, [color=0072bc]"nevertheless, allow me to assist you, Thaumaturge,."[/color] With a sweeping motion of her blade, Farris summoned several small holy crystals standing in the path of some of the shots from Saef's troops. The prism shaped objects captured the energy pulses for the soldiers' weapons, refracting them in all sorts of odd angles as well as using their own magical power to replenish the power the lasers lost due to the extreme long range shot. A literal web of woven light flashed in the skies for a moment. Right after it, the two-thirds of the lasers that were meant to hit Henry head on had been deflected in such a manner as to cover nearly a full half circular radius, coming from up, down, left, right as well as the ones that were already aimed at him.
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/KBBwK0P.png[/img][/center]Victoire continued to set her roses underground as she continued her catacombs tour while monitoring the battlefield with her blood senses, tracking any living beings that made their way through the massive Graveyard. To assist in the surveillance effort, Victoire released a dozen or so shadow bats to find exits to the catacombs and scout their immediate vicinities, while keeping to the shadows. Their place was to serve as the Blood Countess' eyes, not her fangs and was one of the only ways she could keep track of the Machina without easily revealing her location. She used this knowledge to set two more rose fields outside of a couple of entrances to the catacombs that were as far away from any interference she detected as possible. It was in Victoire's best interest that no one found about her roses until they had the time to grow to critical size, after all.

However, she didn't even need it to feel the massive battle taking place close to the center of the area, but what intrigued her was the fact that she sensed a very known Demon over there, one that Victoire didn't see coming to the battlefield along with the remainder of Hell's forces. The fact that there was only one way for each faction to reach this place and that Henry wasn't at the Demon's base camp when they began their march outwards roused Victoire's curiosity.

That said, Victoire's attention at this moment laid on how to silently take down two pests that could ruin her plans. One of them was the harpy crisscrossing the skies in search of god knows what. It was a good thing that Victoire planted her roses far away from this creature's current route but there was no telling what could happen if the harpy were to randomly change her course. The other one was some form of Angel that invaded the catacombs in a far away place. It was unlikely that she and Victoire would cross paths but the vampire made a point to stir as far away from that area as possible, not setting any roses over there in other to keep her stealth for as long as she could.

The harpy took priority, no questions asked.

A moment later, Victoire contacted, Marie, Atarah, Apia, and Gelgath telepathically. [i][color=ed1c24]"I have found a harpy scout flying over the battlefield, likely trying to spot any enemy assets. If there's any of you willing to engage her in battle, I can teleport you right in her path. The faster we take down that Heaven's scout, the better it'll be for us to move around unhindered. Furthermore, be aware that another angel of unidentified species has entered the catacombs to the northeast of our initial location. The being is very far away from us, so we can avoid it for the time being and set up a trap when it's more convenient, don't do any pointlessly brash actions. One final question: Did any of you see Avaritia get into the battlefield with us? I feel something suspicious in the air here. I cannot put my finger on it, though. If any of you can confirm Avaritia's status, please report back. I'll keep us linked,"[/color][/i] she said before falling silently, waiting for any replies.

This was going to be a complex battle, with many unknown variables, but that wasn't anything that Victoire couldn't plan for. As long as she kept her a level head, everything would be alright.

[b][color=ed1c24][D. Rose Radius: 120/30/30 meters] [Catacombs/Underground Coverage: 0.2/0.1 %][/color][/b]
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