Alicia spun, her blade slicing through a brute, but a weighted net tangled around her legs. She stumbled, her agility instantly negated. Before she could cast a freeing spell, a heavy pommel struck the back of her head. Stars exploded in her vision.
She fell into the snow, the cold biting her cheek. Through the ringing in her ears, she heard the clang of metal—Ruu fighting desperately. Then, a sickening crunch. The sound of armor buckling. %28opiumud-045%29kuroinu chapter two v2
But the enemy was endless. And they didn't fight like soldiers; they fought like animals. They didn't care for their own injuries, swarming the two women, grabbing at their armor, their hair, their limbs. Alicia spun, her blade slicing through a brute,
"You have spirit," Volt said, looking down at Ruu. "But spirit breaks just as easily as bone." Stars exploded in her vision
They were dragged to the great hall, the very heart of the fortress they had sworn to protect. The commanding officer's table, usually where strategies were drawn, was cleared to make room for their humiliation.