The silence that followed the Commander's defeat felt like it was a moment frozen in time. She was down for the count and showed no signs of getting up, Sakura was hesitant on believing whether or not it was true or not but she wasn't going to go poking her body if it was true. She would focus her efforts on picking up Seiya and Hakai seeing as to how they were currently unconscious.
'' Wakey wakey guys! ''
Her optimistic tone voided the tone set by the battle, despite how it all ended she saw it fit to change the mood. She walked over to Hakai first since he was the closest and had the more noticeable wounds on him, she knelt down and placed his head on her lap with hopes that he'd wake up soon but first she began healing him by using the beneficiary side effects of her Nature Fear.
He didn't wake, the wounds he had suffered were far too grave to be woken up immediately from her healing effects. His condition was improving but it'd still take time before he had gotten up and she had to accept it but it wasn't as if she could think on it for too long as the arrival of the people she had freed earlier were now occupying the lounge room behind her after they had dealt with the soldiers that were in the outpost.
Without their weapons and due to their status, they simply didn't have the strength to fight off the other soldiers that weren't already compromised from Sakura's blitz on her way to the Commander. They saw how tired Sakura had looked and waited a moment before saying something as the way she breathed was clear enough how taxed she had been. She wanted to rest and pass out just like the other two near her but they also needed to escort everyone out of here before they could properly rest.
'' Everyone is accounted for, we'll proceed with evacuating ourselves now. ''
One of the Servants of the Tenkyoku Empire spoke to Sakura, their intent was to all leave now that they had no further reason to stay. Sakura was thinking to herself that this was too much of a close call, if she had made a mistake this would've ended differently. If it wasn't for Hakai's wound that was inflicted on her, she wouldn't have found a path to victory.
'' I'll catch up with you guys. ''
Sakura said as the group was leaving, Seiya was twitching as if he was beginning to wake up and Hakai inevitably started to stir. Sakura's eyes lit up as she saw the two of them slowly get up but sadly, so did the Dark Hand Commander who laid there.
'' My vast power, drag my soul to the very depths in exchange for power. Malevolent Dissonance! ''
The female's body began to mutate as a bulbous black sludge exploded off her back to make her threads pitch-black and oozed a dark liquid as her very eyes glared at Sakura. Nyoko's eyes were lifeless but for some reason she wasn't unconscious like Friegen was. She was noticeably still in control over her power and she demonstrated this by making her threads thicker and functioned almost as physical tentacles to keep her suspended in air. She clenched her fist and stared daggers at the girl.
'' I will pay you back a thousand times for what you've done to me. ''
Sakura placed Hakai down before standing up, having heard what the Commander said to her. Her intent was clear and she didn't want her friend getting caught up in the attack meant for her, she wouldn't let this female hurt them anymore than what's already been done.
'' You are still trying to fight despite your wound, it's only going to get worse if you don't do something about it. ''
Sakura tried to sound like she was concerned for Nyoko but she had also said this in a way to insinuate to the female that she should cut her losses and withdraw before it became fatal. She forced herself up to continue a battle she had already lost and Sakura remembered the last person to wield this power and how much it took to lay low the enemy. She was still by herself right now but she knew she needed to do something.
'' If you still won't back down then I'll have to continue this battle. After a few moments of rest, I feel much better. I won't let you think you have the better of me, ever since that tournament I felt as if I was beginning to fall behind my friends but I've trained hard so I have my right to stand by their side. My Master burdened me greatly under the weight of his lessons and I do have the tools to defeat you in earnest. I'll show you what I can do ! ''
Sakura took a deep breath and slammed her fists together. Her eyes were sharp and her spirit ignited. She would show Nyoko that her decision to continue this battle would only end one way.