Eisenhilde, initially going in with her spear, is quickly rewarded with a kill as she stabs an Elven guard in the chest from behind Tyris.
Yes! Oh, it feels so good to serve Her! It's... overwhelming!
She stays where she is as most of the others advance, bringing out her crossbow and aiming as the ecstasy dies down. The slaughter continues, and Eisenhilde doesn't see any clear shots. As much as Lady Hel might like it, it's probably not a good idea to shoot an ally in the back with her crossbow, so she bides her time. Soon enough, her patience is rewarded with a clear shot at one of the last elven defenders! She fires her crossbow at the elf, trusting Hel to guide her bolt through the elf's armor.
Whether by Hel's guidance or Eisenhilde's aim, the bolt hits the elf in the throat, and she collapses. Seeing the that the fighting seems to be over, Eisenhilde hurries to the elf's side, and, kissing her gently on the lips, uses her Blade of Hel to sever both carotids, then holds the kiss until the elf is certainly dead.
When she stands up again, she seems to have a faint red tint to the outmost edges of her irises. Her grey robes are stained with the elf's blood, and she uses it to draw a sigil of Hel on a nearby wall before licking her hand clean. When asked why, she simply answered that having consumed the elf's life, the blood was now hers, and that to leave her hands covered in her own blood would be wasteful.
Hathus follows the others in after the suicide bomber elf, and when he sees an opening he fires a shot to try and shorten the pain of one already wounded elven warrior.
For the rest of his life, he's unable to get a good shot. When Kia leaps next to him, he barely has time to glance at her before he suddenly can't feel his body.
What? Why is...? Oh. I suppose I'm dead, then. My part has come to an end.
He sees that his longbow has been cut along with his neck.
Oh... shame about my bow. That was a good, sturdy, loyal bow.
And then, closing his eyes and wishing that some day the world could know true peace, Hathus dies.
Seeing Minerva's strike, Cernya rushes in with her longsword, hoping to run the princess through. Unfortunately for her, she's too close to avoid Minerva when Kia swings her, and so is thrown down under Minerva.
She tries to move the Harpy off of her, then tries to just move at all, but she can't manage it with this many broken bones - her arms and legs are in agonizing pain, and so is everything else. After Kia suddenly stabs through Minerva and Cernya into the ground, the pain begins to fade as Cernya goes into shock. She remains conscious just long enough to realize how soft Minerva is.
During the five days Mireille was missing, Arastine assumes she's fled the city and is returning to her homeland.
Arastine focuses on defense throughout the fight, and doesn't manage to kill any of the defenders. After the fighting is over, Arastine sees Beth holding her shoulder, bleeding heavily. Glancing around, she sees an arm that matches Beth's skin tone lying on the ground, and quickly walks over. Doing her best to look like she's not aiming, she carefully sets her kite shield down on Beth's severed arm right on the cut, hoping that it's now impossible to reattach. When someone notices what her shield is resting on, she feigns apologetic surprise and quickly moves away.
I wonder if that'll do it? Hm. Either way, I should be able to convince Marla that Beth's lying. Too bad the princess killed Hathus and not her.
Seeing Minerva's body, Arastine solemnly approaches, takes her off of Cernya, sets her down on a clean portion of the floor, and arranges her so she seems to be sleeping. Gently, eyes closed, Arastine touches her forehead to Minerva's, and whispers.
"Rest now, child. You are free. Know peace."
She doesn't take the time to check the faces of the fallen elves, and so none realize that Mireille died there.
Seeing three of her former comrades approach Severa, Mireille makes a decision.
I... I have to stop them! If I don't, everyone might die. I'll... I'll redeem myself, make up for working with them, then go home and never think of any of this again.
Then, before she can strike, she feels a hammer-like blow to her side. She can't stand, let alone fight... She tries to get up, to plead for mercy, delay them longer, do anything, but all she can do is look up at Yoshiko with tears in her eyes.
She's instantly killed before she can say anything.
December calmly walks behind and slightly to the side of Marla, wondering what she wants with August. She does her best impression of August's usual scowl, though she's helped by August's cursing her from inside his own body.
Damn, man. You know what's happenin' in here just as well as I do, asshole. You make a racket and make me fuck up, we're both done. Actually, you're more fucked than I am if she catches on. After all, I can just leave. So shut your fuckin' trap, and tell me what to do if and when I ask. Got it, shit-for-brains?
August doesn't like what's happening, being trapped in his own body, and he really doesn't like that whoever took over his body let McKayla beat the shit out of him, since he felt it all. But he grudgingly accepts December's words and stays quiet for the time being.
Heh, wonder what she wants a shitter like you for? Far as I can tell, all yer good for is being used, but I doubt she's into spineless bootlickers...
December continues walking behind Marla, confident that the 'bitch magician' can't sense her thoughts through the double-veil of August's mind and her own incorporeality.
What's Marla want with August? Will December remember to punch McKayla to get even for their past? If she does, would her unfinished business in this world be done, causing her to pass on? Can Beth's arm be reattached? Can Arastine gain levels without killing to avoid being left in the dust? So many questions~!
