"Damn, I was hoping to kill at least one of you in that explosion. You're all a lot more resilient than you look." Crimson said.
I quickly turned my head to Crimson's voice and looked at her. Crimson was gritting her teeth and had a death grip on her weapon.
We were located at another shrine on the mountain. The shrine here was a lot more beat up than the last one and seemed to be almost hidden. The only reason we were here was by chance.
"We're resilient? Look at you! You've taken multiple hits with our blades, got shot twice by an arrow, and have been hit with a beam." I said.
Crimson began to laugh suddenly. Me and everyone else stayed back and just watched her. I readied my weapon for another attack and waited for her to make her move. Crimson noticed this and stopped laughing immediately.
Crimson used her explosions to boost herself towards us. I raised my weapon to block her attack but she kicked my arm out of the way. Crimson went over me and began attacking Steven. Crimson wasn't using her sword to attack us, instead she was using it for maneuvering around us.
Crimson landed another hit on me, this time hitting my stomach causing me to cough out blood. But before she could move away from me I grabbed her leg and threw her into the ground.
Crimson used her weapon to get me to jump back giving her enough time to get back on her feet. Crimson immediately rushed at me and slashed her sword into my armor again.
I jumped away from Crimson and stayed next to Steven. The storm still hadn't shown any signs of stopping and felt like it was actually getting worse.
"John, we're here too you know. I think me and Ashe recovered enough energy to fight alongside you. Bahn still needs a bit longer since the potion he used was a slow one."Steven said.
I nodded my head and prepared myself for another clash with Crimson. Me and Steven began running towards Crimson, attacking her from both sides. While Ashe waited for a good shot.
Crimson tried to block our attack but I moved over a bit and struck past her weapon, slashing her across the chest. Crimson let out a cry of pain leaving herself wide open for Ashe's attack.
Ashe fired an arrow at Crimson which she managed to dodge, leaving herself wide open for an attack. Before I could attack her, Bahn appeared behind her and jabbed her from the back. Crimson tried to get away from Bahn but was hit by an arrow that Ashe had shot.
Crimson let out a small yelp and used her explosions to hide her position again. I checked to see if she was behind me but didn't see her. I felt a small rumble under my feet and jumped back. Crimson shot out of the ground and began looking for someone to attack.
Crimson saw Steven first and began moving towards him. She was using her explosions to maneuver again. Steven braced himself for Crimson's attack but Crimson did something different. This time she used her weapon and sent Steven flying into a tree.