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Ace immediately dropped her tools as she heard the sound of thunder and loud screams pierce the tower, her head shooting up warily towards the direction of the lift.

So. They've finally arrived.

She gritted her teeth as she heard the chaos down below, the guards stationed at the entrance clearly failing in their duties as their painful cries echoed in her head. Shit. Sounds like a massacre down there.

Revenge didn't matter anymore. Disfiguring the SeeD's pretty face was the last of her priorities now as she quickly rose to her feet and-

The sound of the lift jerking into life broke the silence that had swept over the tower, capturing the young Lieutenant's attention immediately as she waved over to the remaining Galbadian soldiers to get into position and to commence fire upon sight. After what felt like an eternity, what finally emerged was the last thing Asa expected to see.

It was a girl, dressed in a SeeD uniform that was soaked in blood, with long flowing black hair and pale skin that was speckled undoubtedly with the remains of her men.

That wasn't what was so unusual about her however.

She appeared to have control over enchanted orbs that spiralled around her like she had some kind of gravitational pull over them, all of them glistening with what appeared to be potent elemental Paramagics stored within. The spectacle was enough to distract Ace's men from acting immediately like they were instructed, which gave the vengeful girl enough time to make her move.

Before Ace could even register what was happening, one of the girl's orbs catapulted itself in her direction, electricity beaming fiercely towards her, leaving Ace with merely seconds to act.

Immediately, Ace threw herself forward, landing heavily on top of her captive as the Thundara spell singed her hair by mere centimeters. That...was too close. She craned her head back up just in time to see the cold fury in the girl's empty crimson eyes, the following words that flowed from her mouth chilling her to the bone.

"๔๏ภ't ץ๏ย קยt ץ๏ยг Ŧเltђץ ђคภ๔ร ๏ภ ๓ץ เภรtгยςt๏г."

It was like a scene in a horror movie. Eyes started to appear from the strange orbs that floated around the girl's head, all watching her with a blank expression that made the hairs on the back of Asa's neck stand on end.

The girl rose one of her orbs with her hand, strange white hands appearing from the ground and clawing at her legs, the whole spectacle both terrifying and bizarre to witness. As Asa quickly got back to her feet, it took her only a moment to assess what was really happening here.

She was summoning a Guardian Force. And it wasn't going to be pretty.

Eyes widening at the implications of this, she ordered her men to commence fire. With enough power, they would be able to break through the spell and destroy their antagonist, but they all remained immobilized from fear, their eyes staring at the alien ones reflected in the orbs like they were hypnotised. "Dammit! Listen to me! Commence fire" She yelled, activating her own stock of magic as she frantically searched for a powerful spell that would deter the girl.

Fortunately, it appeared the action was unnecessary, as amongst the distraction, the lift had reoperated for two other people, both of which she quickly noted were also in SeeD uniforms. The red-haired one bellowed the girl's name before touching her forehead with some sort of foreign magic, causing her body to freeze in the midst of her summoning, her cold, furious expression fixed on her pale face. Ace breathed a sigh of relief at that brief aversion to disaster before turning her head curiously at the young male's arrogant words. "I think you've forgotten who you're dealing with, boy," she growled, aggravated by his flippant manner and the rather unwelcome intrusion as she gripped the back of the instructor's hair and pulled him back to his knees. "Look around."

The Galbadian soldiers, who had previously frozen in terror of Eika's attack, had now quickly recovered their senses, rifles and sub-automatics trained on the intruders in case they dared to make a move on rescuing their instructor. It was true; they did have limited time whilst the girl was frozen in place. Whatever that girl planned to unleash, it was certain to cause blood to spill, and with the state of the old, rickety communications tower as it was, it was certainly possible she could capsize it in her fury and kill them all.

So, she had to think and act fast. There was no way she was going to allow this situation to slip away from her fingers now. Not whilst she could still hold her head up high as a Lieutenant of the Galbadian Army.

Before she had a chance to speak, one of the other members of SeeD had moved impetuously towards one of of her troops, his scythe clashing loudly with his sword as the soldier staggered back in shock. "Wait-!" She stepped forward quickly to intercept, sword unsheathed-

But it was too late. With a vicious slice of his scythe, the inexperienced soldier fell to his knees, a deep gash across his stomach, and with a pitiful clatter of his sword, he slumped to the ground.

Asa fought back the bile rising in her throat. "Enough." Her voice was hard and unforgiving, her tone sharp enough to cut through all the people on the summit of the tower as she tugged Duncan's hair painfully and rested the razor sharp edge of her blade against the throbbing pulse in his neck. The action was enough to stop the two mobile SeeDs in their tracks, her own men looking weak at the knees from the sudden death of their comrade, and the risingly dark, dangerous tone that crept in their leader's voice. "One word, and I'll slice your dear instructor's throat. One move, and my men riddle you with holes." She said these words with a deceptive sense of calm, her eyes gauging the SeeD soldiers coldly. "You doubt me?" She allowed the blade to bite into Duncan's neck, with just enough pressure to break skin as a single drop of crimson trailed down his jugular. The sight appeared to be enough to paralyze the two SeeD members, the two groups finally reaching the stalemate over what was more dangerous; Ace's blade, or Eika's awakening.

Ace knew she had little time left. It was foolish, arrogant to lead this many SeeD here, with a squadron so unprepared in the ways of battle. But now wasn't a time to reflect, but to act. And she knew what she had to do, as cowardly as it was. "This can all end in bloodshed if you wish. No victors, no glory. Just death. Or..." She kept the blade firm again Duncan's neck as she met the red head's gaze firmly. "You can take that girl with you and leave. In return, you will know mercy from the Galbadian Army. Yes, your instructor will be our prisoner. But he will be alive. And so will all of you."

It was a long shot. And gauging by their reactions, it wasn't a welcome option either. But they were running out of time. I just have to pray that Fett got to HQ before I get any more blood on my hands. She bit the inside of her cheek to contain her anger, and the taste of iron flooded her mouth. She had to keep cool.

However, unbeknownst to her at that point in time, Asa's anger would be her own undoing as it would distract her from noticing an orange fluffy creature descend on her from behind, something hard and blunt hitting her on the back of her head as her vision spun for a moment and she loosened her grip on her captive, her sword clattering to the ground.

"Lieutenant!"

She could hear one of her men yell out her name, but she could barely focus on it as she staggered to the ground, groggy from the unexpected blow. Dammit...sword...where's my sword?! Her hand graced the handle blindly, and she felt a brief wave of relief, but it was short-lived as she soon felt someone pulling her up and pulling her tightly against him with something sharp and cold against her throat. "Talk about...turning the tables..." Ace coughed, a wry smile on her lips as her men looked at her position with trepidation and uncertainty. She held a hand up to stop them.before they did something stupid and rash. "It's okay...what can I say, you've got me." Taking note of the way the young SeeD held himself, she played to his cocky nature, making a show of being 'helpless', whilst simultaneously scanning for something that would be used to her advantage. Hmm... Her eyes fell to the blood seeping from the male's leg, and the way it shook as it supported his weight. "Just please...don't kill me." Her voice sounded pitiful and desperate, and as soon as she spotted the first sign of hesitation, she aimed a deft kick straight for his bad leg so that could attempt to writhe out of his grasp and grasp for her sword.

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