<span style="color: #FF0000">“Shall we see if you have my blood too?”</span><br/><br/>The words coming out of the manifestation nearly stopped the heartbeat of everyone in Gil's squad as filthy hands choked the ruby-eyed female knight. Lillith was strong enough to use short distance teleportation spells, as if she wasn't already hard to fight with right from the start! Time seemed to have slowed down and everyone on the field of battle could clearly see how Natalia suffered in the hand of Lillith. Joaquim was the first to react, his attachment to their youngest knight forcing strength in his legs for a mad dash to save the young knight.<br/><br/>Even against Georg's call for him to not charge in recklessly, the one-eyed knight still rushed in. "Naaaaaattt!" Joaquim yelled, fear and panic the only driving force that pushed him forward.<br/><br/>Lillith noticed the movement from Joaquim who was coming at her from her wounded side with great haste. She could have chosen to decapitate Natalia but that would leave her open to Joaquim's furious blade. Instead, Lillith slammed Natalia's body multiple times to the ground, red liquid flying upwards from the female knight with each impact that cracked the ground.<br/><br/>When Joaquim got close enough, Lillith finally tossed Natalia's limp and broken body towards the lunging knight, sending them both skidding backwards. It smiled deviously at Guilford, seemingly indulging in the pleasure of inflicting pain.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">"Two down... boy!"</span><br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________________________________________________</div><br/><br/><br/>Then a flurry of attacks came at Lillith from Lethe's men. The manifestation danced around them with little difficulty. She was easily predicting attacks that were filled with rage. Guilford could see this judging from the swings of their swords and knew that it was going to be ugly. Lillith lived for this and thrived in killing those who succumbed to anger. Cricket, the most agile knight in Lethe's squad attacked Lillith with advanced sword combinations, however, the entity simply flicked his sword at the most opportune time and grabbed the knight. The wounded arm once again fizzled and this time, the entirety of it had regenerated.<br/><br/>Like a rag doll, Lillith tossed the now drained Cricket towards the yellow-eyed man that was coming down at her from behind. Deimos had to pull back his sword arm to avoid further injuring his squad mate but he couldn't anticipate the sheer force Lillith used to throw Cricket. The two of them were both knocked back, stumbling to the ground when Lillith followed up with a bolt of negative energy fired at them. Adair came in just in time with his overgrown shield out to deflect the blow.<br/><br/>Lillith once again teleported herself right before Adair's shield and forcefully pried it away. Red eyes pierced into green ones and greeted the knight with a devilish smile.<span style="color: #FF0000">"How is Roland? Is Grisia still alive? It would be nice to see them again someday."</span>it mocked and punched Adair back to join the others still sprawled on the ground.<br/><br/>Now with both hands useable again, Lillith channeled dark energy in both of them and converged it to form a ball of black and red lighting that ominously crackled.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">"Die spawn of Light!"</span>it shrieked and fired the gathered energy at the three. A huge explosion followed by a dust cloud enveloped the field.<br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________________________________________________</div><br/><br/><br/>Lillith took a step back upon seeing an unfamiliar white glow emanating from the three knights before her. They were apparently unharmed by her ferocious attack. Her red eyes swiftly looked around only to see that the other knights she had knocked around were all getting back up to their feet, surrounded by the same white glow. She then turned to the far side of the battlefield only to see that even those who were not participating had the same white glow protecting them.<br/><br/>Everyone who was encompassed by the light could feel Guilford's energy, followed by a calm and soothing sensation that was no doubt<span style="font-style: italic">Healing</span>weaved into the spell, but it was not just that. Words were also weaved into the spell, giving instructions to each knight that was still able. When the knights understood, their body language became less raged, more tactical and refined. They have calmed down.<br/><br/>Seeing a stream of pink jetting by them, Brynhildr and Alfrei took to the air simultaneously. They landed in the small space separating Lillith and the others, then unleashed their<span style="font-style: italic">Lotus Dance</span>, a graceful yet seemingly endless sword combo that forced the entity away from Adair and his subordinates. Noticing Seraphim's rush come into range, the two then forced open Lillith's guard with a heavy hit then planted both swords to the ground, offering the blunt side as foothold for the pink-haired knight. Taking the cue, she joined the fray and fought valiantly with her fists, unleashing a devastating combination that further pressured Lillith.<br/><br/>Backed up by both Bryn and Alfrei to cover her sides, the three knights kept the entity at bay, giving the others enough time to collect themselves. Deimos and Adair circled around the entity and covered the rear. When Seraphim pushed Lillith towards them, they launched their own synchronized combination that forced the manifestation towards Bryn and Alfrei's secondary onslaught.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________________________________________________</div><br/><br/>Georg who just stumbled out from a pile of rubble, stood by his Captain who had his sword drawn and his eyes closed, undoubtedly meditating. He knew that Guilford just fired off his<span style="font-style: italic">Providence</span>at maximum strength to keep everyone from getting battered more than they already are. He also understood the strain that came with it, that it took tremendous mental focus and holy energy to keep it up for a prolonged period. Still, the Seraph was also in the process of enchanting his entirety with<span style="font-style: italic">Banish</span>and tempering his sword with<span style="font-style: italic">Smite</span>.<br/><br/>Georg knew that their Captain intends to finish it with one attack, and he would do anything to keep his Captain from getting disturbed while gathering his power. Turning to Hyuga who just joined them, Georg silently instructed the man to take care of the injured knights. The other acknowledged and immediately went after Natalia who suffered the most injuries. Hyuga could only pray that she was still alive.<br/><br/>"How much longer do you need Captain?" Georg asked, taking his stance a couple yards in front of Guilford, ready to deflect anything that comes their way.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0080FF">"Just about ready."</span>Guilford replied, holy power now flickering wildly around him.<span style="color: #0080FF">"All I need is an opening."</span><br/><br/>If it wasn't for the white light that guarded the knights she faced, Lillith could have dealt with them with ease. However, her attacks are being rendered ineffective. No matter how hard she pounded them to the ground, the knights just keep getting back up, not to mention that there were now five of them attacking her at the same time. With the strain of dealing with five light infested pests becoming unbearable, Lillith channeled a tremendous amount of energy that exploded in black and red lightning. The knights jumped back to safety, they have succeeded. They were able to force her to create an opening.<br/><br/>Taking this chance in a split second, Guilford slipped past Georg and charged into the seceding negative energy. When it reached the origin, Lillith immediately saw white right in front of her and felt a searing pain slice her from above. This time, an explosion of pure white burst after the attack. In that moment, she knew she was defeated, but her rage did not allow her to accept it! She would not die again, she would take this man with her!<br/><br/>Guilford, having delivered such a fearsome attack had to suffer a few seconds of downtime for recovery. He had used way too much power in the move and he immediately felt the backlash after launching the attack.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">"You're... mine... boy!"</span>Lillith smiled devilishly and raised her left arm, claws aimed at Guilford's head.<br/><br/>In that moment, Brynhildr saw it coming and slipped past the rest of the knights who jumped with her to safety. She knew that she was the only other knight fast enough to get there in time. As Lillith's ugly claws came down, Brynhildr managed to get there just in time to protect her Captain.<br/><br/>Drops of warm liquid trickled on Guilford's face. When he looked up, he saw Lillith's claws inches away from him, dripping with red substance. Eyes slowly gazing further, she saw pale blue hair dancing in the wind. As he looked up further, his deep purple eyes was met by topaz blue ones that looked at him lovingly. A smile of satisfaction was also playing on her bloodied lips. Brynhildr couldn't get to him in time to counter Lillith's attack and instead used her body to save his life. As the light in Bryn's eyes faded, Guilford was assaulted by a plethora of emotions.<br/><br/>Where death came, Lillith saw life. Using what was left of her rapidly fading energy, she siphoned Brynhildr's magic and whisked herself away from the scene, traces of her tainted presence vanishing with her completely.<br/><br/>Guilford dropped his sword and caught Bryn's falling body in his arms. There were no words, only anguish...<br/><br/>The Seraph's scream pierced the dawn of a new day.