Clifton watched the appearance and demise of Anne "Bad Bitch" Frank with mild discomfort. It was the sort of discomfort one gets from stepping into a puddle of water with socks on. It was the sort of discomfort that mildly upsets you to your very core. In the pit of his stomach, he could feel his luncheon's salad begin to frost over and the orange juice begin to curdle. The malevolent Catholic's approach did nothing to ease him. He turned to Commander Pistols, pleading. "Talk to him!," Clifton screamed. "Do something! We need that sword!"
Commander Pistols met Clifton's eyes. "Sonny, I tried to explain it earlier, but you weren't having it. Reedus's Dad and I had a falling out sometime ago. He tried to excommunicate me to death! I've got the scars to prove it." He pointed at his pistol foot. "If you were counting on me to help you, well, you're outta luck, son."
Clifton's salad began to resemble the arctic circle. All that stood between him and certain religious persecution was an angry viking, a weeaboo, and a basketball. He pulled out his pocket calculator and began to steal classified UN documents in an attempt to calm his nerves.
In the meanwhile, Reedus's Dad continued his march, Reedusword drawn. The basketball said something to him, but both black men and basketball were beneath his comprehension. He only had eyes for Tobias and his pagan weapon. A Religious Fervor burned deeply in his chaste loins. Leaping higher than the highest basilica, he covered the ground between him and the group. Pelsdraebe+ and Reedusword clashed. The screams of metal on metal deafened all those around, drowning out the world in their harrowing cacophony. The windows of Valhalla shattered as the sound traveled out and bounded across the lands, calling out well into the far corners of the universe. Not a soul was left unmarked.
Somewhere, a pair of pointy ears pricked.