Alicia's arrows proved very effective in taking out the flying bloodmares, as they fell like ducks upon being hit in their weakness, accompanied by demonic neighs and brays. Soon, the swarm of them scattered, and with their strength in numbers now gone were easy pickings. Thus, the Beacon girl had achieved air superiority in the battle. The armored bloodmares on the streets were still a problem, however. They could not reach Alicia from her vantage point, but it seemed their bony exteriors shielded them from her light arrows. The horde of mechanical dolls were also closing in, with countless blades and rifles, clicking and clacking loudly due to their jerky motions.
Fortunately, Alicia was not alone in her struggle; Anaya used her spirit powers to rouse a force of her own against Minnie's minions, and thus began a battle between dolls. While Minnie had the superior numbers, Anaya's dolls had spirits directly controlling them, and thus were better fighters. The armies clashed, and the streets grew loud with the noises of hacking and beating, gunfire, and cracking limbs.
So far it was an even match, but the mechanical dolls kept pushing the line incessantly, as if driven by an empowered source.
Anaya's dolls, wouldn't hold them forever.
Anaya took the fight to the armored bloodmares, her griffin screaming as it charged and slashed with its claw, sending a couple of them tumbling. She also managed to shoot a couple in their weak spots, causing them to fall. The bloodmares were ruthless in their rage, and impaled their horns on the griffin's side, causing it flap out its wings and screech from the pain. Then a couple more rolled into the griffin, and the noble beast swayed wildly, causing Anaya to fall from it's back. The bloodmares were about to trample her, but she was saved by Scout's intervention, a mighty illusion taking the form of a white dragon with shining blue eyes. It roared and shot an iridescent stream of fire into the air, dazzling to behold. The bloodmares, being simple creatures, were fooled, and charged right at the illusion of the dragon, sparing Anaya.
Helga nodded to Amber, and bit the corner of her lip. "Be careful, Amby!" She then took her claws to bear, and like a martial artist began giving the beatdown to dolls that jumped at Amber. Minnie continued swinging her conductor's baton, and only glanced at Amber when she approached. When she did, she scoffed, and transformed her baton to a revolver.
"A pirate costume? This is theater, not a film set!"
Minnie expected the aimed cannon to be fired, and shot a bullet at the net. Upon impact, the net immediately began flying backwards, and closed, as if it was rewinded. The closed net hit the stream of water Amber shot immediately afterwards, and caused the projectile to spread again by the water pushing it's middle out; Amber ended up being trapped by the net instead of Minnie.
"Not only do you flub your lines, you also can't perform to save your life! Rotten tomatoes for you!"
She pointed towards Amber as she lifted a knee, and three mechanical dolls leapt at her, only to be shredded apart midair by Helga's intervention. "You won't lay a hand on her!" The fanged magical girl growled.
Minnie put the back of her hand before her mouth, and gave a mocking laugh. "Oh, Juliet, mourn for your Romeo, and in death be united!"
A mechanical doll suddenly jumped and spread it's limbs at her side, only to be destroyed by a lightning arrow. She turned her head, reeling from the lightning's slight explosion effect. Her eye twitched in anger.
"Don't interrupt my dialogue, deadhead!"
Lily strung another arrow on her bow, and continued shooting, a barrage of lightning empowered by Alex to explode. She gave a strained smile to Sue. "It would help a lot!"
Minnie leapt from out of the way, abandoning the dolls around her and leaving them to be destroyed by Lily's arrows. Helga hesitated, having to think between helping Amber and going after Minnie; she chose the latter.'
Minnie twirled elegantly like a figure skater, and shot at Helga who jumped towards her. Helga managed to dodge, but had to change her course, and landed elsewhere. Minnie landed on the street, an intersection across the one where the doll armies fought, and giggled.
"Who cares about these extras? Only us magical girls have any value to this world! We are the players who dictate the story, and who give it conclusion. Everything else is irrelevant!" Minnie aimed at Helga who pursued her, but instead of aiming at her, she instead aimed at a faraway car. The car instantly sped up to insane speeds, and crashed right into Helga before she could react. It was only then that Amber managed to untangle herself from her net.
"No! stop it Minnie! We magical girls shouldn't fight like this!" Lily screamed, ran fast, jumping to another building to continue her attacks. Alex noticed that her voice strained in a familiar manner.
"Ahh, if it isn't Lily Lightning! Lady Justine has shown interest in you."
"Huh? Why?" Lily transformed her bow into a staff, and shot a lightning bolt. Minnie shot at the lightning, and it reversed, causing Lily to shriek as it looked like it was about to hit her, only to disappear right before her face.
"Because you're pure." Minnie took the revolver to point at her own head, and with a creepy smile, pulled the trigger. A loud shot rang out, and seemed to echo. The very next instant, Alex felt great pain coming from his stomach and slight pain from his back, as he found himself on his back, with Minnie stomping on him with her high heels; he noticed that the barriers he had set on himself and Lily were somehow gone. Her lip twitched, and her breathing was heavy. Her revolver was aimed at his head.
Lily also changed; she was kneeling, looking angry with her teeth bared. "Don't you dare hurt him!" Minnie only giggled in response.
"Yes, I can see why she has chosen you, Lily. Your heart shows it!"