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[b][u]Thaum: Group A[/u][/b]

“Run, guys!” Estelle screamed to her friends, brandishing her sword and swinging the flame enshrouded blade in front of her, sparks dancing in the sky. “I’ll cover you, so g-”

“No!” Marcus gripped her arm, and pulled her tightly, throwing Estelle off her feet at the same time a waft of emerald light drifted into her body, making her arms, legs and chest, her whole entirety feel lighter. The emerald light then passed onto Don, Trixie and Selan, granting them the same agility enhancing strength as it did for Marcus and Estelle. Their step was lighter, the effort to move less, and ability to jump higher. They at least had a fighting chance of running, however-

“We need to run, Estelle!” Marcus chided the thrashing girl. “We can’t face him! Remember what happened last time!”

Estelle’s eye twitched, and she looked back to Gaoh, the man taking one monstrous step forward and lifting his charging cannon into the air, aimed at them. “I can take him.” Estelle replied. “I can take him now. We don’t have to run again.”

Marcus’ eyes met and looked into Estelle, gauging her own beliefs, and sighed. “We need to head for the tower, Estelle. The best way… quickest way to end all this is to just head for the tower. It’s the source of all this, I’m sure.” 

With a huff Estelle turned her head to the side, pulling her arm free and beginning to run beside her partner. She look up, to Don, who was rising to his feet. “Don!” She shouted. “Trixie, Selan, let’s go!!”

Don turned to look at Gaoh again, hesitating, but sprung back into action immediately, scooping up Selan by the waist and throwing Trixie onto his shoulders. “RUUUUUUUUNNNNN!” 

The quintet ducked down an alleyway and off the street, as a high pitched whine and beam of pure white energy burst through the street behind them, consuming everything within its path, and leaving nothing but ash and dust in its wake. The Pride ran as fast as they could, with Gaoh laughing behind them.