'Might' was just an unneeded word. Truly, looking at it now, it was cruel. Jaakuna had been so eager to help his father, and so Emiri had agreed with it. But deep down in her heart, she felt only regret. She should have protested harder. She should have convinced him otherwise. She should have offered herself instead. She should have done something. Anything. Anything would have been better than this. She was not the one experiencing the pain, and yet she felt her own body twist in its own pain as she watched Jaakuna. It was as if someone had taken her worst nightmares and combined them all, bringing them to life before her at this moment. She didn't cry, she didn't scream his name, she did nothing. No, that wasn't true, was it? What was she doing? She wasn't too sure.
And then she heard him say her name.
It was as if she had been snapped out of a trance. Emiri immediately dropped down to her knees, looking over Jaakuna. Whatever it was that was happening, it was causing him immense pain. What could she do? She was pretty sure slapping him was out of the question. For one reason or another, she got the bright idea of trying to heal him. In hindsight, it was probably not the smartest thing to do. Yet she held out her hands in front of her, but the very second she attempted it, something went very wrong. Her power was forcibly rejected by some unknown force and it hit her hard. She didn't even realize that she had been set flying back until her head and back hit the ground and she saw the crystal above her. She blinked a few times, but she slowly managed to get up, and once she was on her feet, she dropped once more to her side.
She was so useless. So helpless. What excuse did she have this time? "I'm so sorry." She whispered to him, gently putting a hand on Jaakuna. There was nothing she could do. And she would never forget this.
The fight was long and rather difficult. Nadeline felt like everytime she would block one attack, another would appear in its place. It got to the point where she didn't even think about attacking, she just kept reacting to whatever came her way. She couldn't say whether or not she was having a more difficult time then the others, there were just so many enemies. Towards the end, she felt her stamina was low, she didn't even know how many were left, but she did know they neared the end of this battle. She stood back to back with Grant at that point, the two eyeing the four ninja surrounding them. They were at a very temporary standstill, and it ended when the four went in for the attack.
Nadeline and Grant separated, each one running forward. Arcane magic surrounded Grant's weapon, and as one of them came it for the attack, he shot her leg. She staggered, and in this moment the other one picked up its slack. However, instead of attacking him, she jumped over him. This disoriented Grant for a moment, and he turned around, expecting an attack from behind. It never came. Instead the third went right for Nadeline, who had her attention on the ones in front of her. It all happened so fast. The sword pierced through the side of her abdomen, catching her by surprise. She let out a small gasp, though in this moment, her sword had been up in the air, her white glyph beneath them. Her Holy spell came from above like a divine bolt of judgement, easily frying the three ninja around her. Once the light vanished, she wavered, her rapier hitting the ground before she did.
He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. How did this happen? A missed attack reminded Grant that his battle was not over yet. Grant grunted slightly, though he immediately brought up his gun. The ninja didn't even get the chance to react as he put a bullet between his eyes. Once he fell, a silence cloaked them all, only broken by their heaving and panting. Only then did Grant look to Nadeline's still form on the ground. He walked over to her, as if afraid of what he would see. She lay there, still and pale, her blood soaking her clothes and the ground. He dropped down to his knees, and in his despair he punched the ground. Why couldn't he warn her in time? Why couldn't it have been him?!