<i>Wind... That isn't her usual style, but Mana is a versatile thing at heart, it won't be as strong as her normal attacks so maybe it would be best to use that in conjunction with a physical attack, enchant the weapon rather than fling pure Mana. Naturally though before she can do that, she'll have to dodge or defend against the attacks somehow. If it had actually focused on her there'd be a decent chance of one or two hitting, as is she manages to avoid the ball of flame with a rush forward while her weapon and outfit become the massive blade and lightly armored black bodysuit again. </i> F: &quot;Rushing winds and whirling death, come forth and slice my enemies down to nothing!&quot; Both: &quot;Hurricane Slicer!&quot; <i>The sound of a cartridge clicking out would again rush from Bardiche, and roaring winds burst up around her blade as the woman moves with impossible speed to deliver a quartet of strikes straight towards the goat's head of the beast, hoping to if not sheer the thing off entirely at least leave it distracted before getting back to evasive maneuvers. Getting hit in Sonic Form really wouldn't help her, not to mention the backlash from using cartridges so quickly.</i> <spoiler>Action: Hurricane Slicer, medium physical/wind damage 4 times. True Sonic Form, greatly enhances dodge/speed and attack power. Cartridge overuse, inflicts 5% damage. HP 95%</spoiler>

<i>The woman would see no issue going along with it, the wave of fire is... An annoyance, but Bardiche's cry of Defenser Plus while Fate rushes towards Risako at an incredbile pace would ensure the flames only marginally harm her rather than dealing the full brunt of their power. Upon making contact with the girl, she'd quickly realize there's a decent amount of foreign Mana flowing through her weapon... Yeah that'll work. </i> <span class="underline">Thanks, think I can do something with this!</span> B: &quot;Blitz Assault!&quot; <i>It doesn't take much time for her to be right ontop of the beast again, this time flowing through its snake head repeatedly in a blur of motion which would individually not deal much damage... But the fact her oversized weapon has delivered about eight strikes in two seconds or so would make each one's low power mean very little indeed. The holy power currently burning into the beast with each blow ontop of Fate's own raw physical damage no doubt not making it any better. </i> <spoiler>Action: Blitz Assault- Light physical eight times. + An added hit of light holy for each blow that connects in this use. HP: 90%</spoiler>

<i>Healing, lovely. That'll keep her Barrier Jacket running smoothly for a little bit longer... And hopefully Risako will be alright thanks to it as well, since Fate really needs to capitalize on her enemy's mistake in this case. </i> F:&quot;Two can play at the game of powering up with their foe's attacks, Bardiche, gather up the energy aimed at us!&quot; B: &quot;Yes sir, lighting collection and conversion to Mana beginning!&quot; <i>Perhaps unsurprisingly, the woman who throws around electicaly attacks is also rather good at dealing with them. She isn't able to defend the entire group, but the bolt aimed at Fate herself would be drawn into her massive weapon and give it a crackling aura of Mana and electric energy.</i> Both: &quot;THUNDER ZANBER!&quot; <i>The blade would elongate again, becoming massive enough to strike at all of their foe's parts for a few moments while another cartridge clicks and drops to the floor. Much like Jet Zanber before it, this particular attack would overload the enemy with enough power and mana to render their resistances or defenses null and void. Combined that with the increase in attack from Dionysus, and the fact the coursing energy in the massive blade as Fate tries to if nothing else hack off the stunned snake head while likely damaging the rest some, there's hopefully a good chance she'll get one off.</i> <spoiler>Action: Thunder Zanber: Heavy physical/elec 3 times, ignores resistances and enemy defense. Chance to inflict paralysis.</spoiler>

F: &quot;Oi, I'll leave the offense up to you two for now. I'm gonna try and get Risako back in fighting shape again.&quot; <i>As she rushes towards the girl her armor would return to its cloaked state from before, leaving the woman with greater defenses despite its lower of her speed and power. The drawbacks don't matter much though for her current purposes. </i> B: &quot;Physical Heal!&quot; <i>Mana would quickly form in Fate's hand which is placed upon the girl's shoulder, flooding through her body and quickly causing at least a decent chunk of the wound's she's been building up to recover far more quickly than they otherwise would. Additionally, Fate would simply stand near the young girl for now, preparing to block whatever attack comes her way next. </i> <span class="underline">That Barrier Jacket substitute of yours is... Kinda flimsy seeming, doing okay Risako? I'll go ahead and block for you a little for now though. I should probably try and teach you some shield spells or something later if you want. </span> <spoiler>Action: Physical Heal - High healing to Risako.</spoiler><div class='edited'>(edited by Fate_Testarossa)</div>

<i>The brightness is enough to blind Fate for a moment... There is the issue however that her Device doesn't rely on eyesight, nor even have it in any way a human would understand for that matter. Thanks to being set up to protect the small girl she is thankfully this time able to use her own mastery of electrical to protect Risako along with herself. Massive arcs of energy building up on Bardiche as she points the giant blade toward their foe and... Holds out the weapon towards Risako. </i> &quot;I think you've given me an idea, though I can't be too sure this'll work but... Let's give it a shot, can't beleive I never considered mixing the Mana of two mages like that till you did it.&quot; <i>If Risako did indeed touch the weapon she'd find an incredbile amount of Mana pouring through her system, gleaming lighting channeling onto the girl's staff and giving it a wild arc of power.</i> &quot;Alright, let's see how this goes! I'm curious what you can do with all that extra Mana honestly.&quot; <i>She actually sounds a bit excited by the potential in this mid battle experiment frankly, inspired entirely by the young girl's own trick mere moments ago. </i> <spoiler>Action: Connect - Serve Electrical damage added to Risako's next attack, pierce added to next attack. </spoiler>

<i>The woman would shoot a thumbs up towards Risako while smiling... But that little moment is quickly brought to a halt by her turning her eyes upon Eris with a curious and wary glance, standing between the younger spellcaster and their enemy with her blade aimed forward. </i> &quot;Eris huh... So I take it these minor crimes against nature are yours, something leads me to beleive you aren't just a kid based upon the quality of your 'pets'.&quot; <i>It's a sharp contrast to her interaction with... Everyone up to this point, their 'boss' has gotten a bit of suspicion from her, Apollo annoyance, but her tone at this point is downright implicating she's ready to strike to kill at any moment. </i> &quot;It would be nice if we could all just walk away from this happy without any need for more violence, but somehow I have a feeling that isn't your intention. Am I right on that?&quot; <i>Whatever she is, it isn't hard for the experienced mage to tell Eris is strong. That part's obvious to anyone with a good feel for mystic might who's paying attention, thus the fighting stance she stands in currently. </i>

<i>Fate would just shoot the boy using a god's name a withering look while responding to him mentally. </i> <span class="underline">You may have noticed, that we are both in fact trying to get more information and that I just asked for the full story as well as a chance for Risako to gather proper data. I'm not entirely sure what your idea of acting like childern is. But I don't include showing basic caution and readiness in the face of powerful supernatural beings to be 'childish' in the least bit. Nor am I sure at all how I'm casting judgement before looking at the full picture while <b>asking to look at the full god damn picture.</b></span> <i>Her mental tone to him is rather annoyed in fact, at this point the boy's tested her paitance a bit too far for Fate to simply keep ignoring it. </i>

<i>Fate's eyes are still narrowed, but she... Can't deny the entire job was suspect, and that Dionysus has dodged questions with falsehoods. Well carried ones, but there's just something about his answers and familiarity with this woman that leaves a nagging feeling there's more going on here in the enforcer's mind. </i> &quot;In all honesty, I don't totally trust either of you. But I'm willing to hear you out I suppose... Nothing against you Dionysus, but your answers have left me with more questions than resolutions up to this point. Though I will admit, I'm not exactly warming up to someone who has deadly monsters in a cave any random idiot could walk into either. Not to mention the fact I hear you are indeed, a thief. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm giving you both a chance to tell the full story as you see it. &quot; <i>She's undecided at the moment, and giving both a chance to come clean seems best... Riskao's suggestion isn't bad either, and she'd nod upon hearing it.</i> &quot;And that's a fine point too, I wanna get to the bottom of this one way or another. Maybe letting her take a proper look would be to all of our benefit.&quot; <i>In the end she'll probably side with the one that 'hired' them. If there seems to be any truth in his claims of Eris's theft at least. </i>

<i>A young woman with blonde hair wanders causally through the forest, there's a curious look on her face while she stumbles across the group. The strange area before them is only mildly worrying, at worst. They're greeted in a slightly cautious voice, even as she waves and smiles.</i> &quot;Hello there, I suppose you all are here... Investigating as well? Fate Testarossa Harlaown, a pleasure to meet you no doubt.&quot; <i>She'd approach them a bit more, examining the gathered group. That quiet girl is... Something, who knows. Perhaps the rest will make themselves known soon.</i> &quot;At any rate, do you mind filling me on... Whatever this place is? It's full of magic, but the details elude me for now.&quot;

<i>The young woman chuckles a bit, taking a seat once again and casually starting to watch the other match that had begun while they fought.</i> &quot;Indeed, that was exciting. Wouldn't want to meet you on across a real battlefield, that's for sure.&quot; <i>As he asks that question though, she'd blush for a moment and sigh. Rubbing the back of her neck and looking slightly embarrassed by her lack of manners.</i> &quot;Haha, I can't believe I forgot about that... Fate T. Harlaown, and it's a pleasure to meet you.&quot; <i>With that, her gazes turns to focus upon the younger pair.</i> &quot;They're not half bad either, hmm. Almost reminds me of mine... Though, a bit older than she is I'd guess. Sorta reminds me of myself as a kid too.&quot; <i>Though that girl's... Magic? Fate is sure the one who transformed is using magic, almost like a Barrier Jacket such as hers. But the second one, maybe it's more like something else, Inherent Skill? She doesn't seem to be a cyborg though.</i> &quot;Hope she doesn't burn the place down with that though, I could try and contain it if that starts but... I'll just pray for the best and observe for now, hmm?&quot;