"I can't-"
"I'll do it!"
With Guidance's quick callout, Maruki came to the call as he blocked the staircase with his imposing body. Shade collided against the tank's shield, stopping him in his tracks as I prepared myself to subdue him.
"Move, Maruki," Shade growled, his rose dangerously flaring up in front of him. "The Princess is calling, and I will not be found wanting."
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Another howl, another word. Whatever this thing was, it was using Shizu as a mouthpiece, and it was doing all it could to possibly separate us. Guidance was already typing another possible [Move] into her [Manifest], and hopefully, it was something that could restrain Shade if he wasn't going to snap out of this.
"Snap out of this, Shade!" Maruki called out, his light shining against Shade as he barred the way. "The Princess isn't calling for us!"
"Again. Move," Shade ground his teeth, hints of petals starting to swirl around him. "I don't want to-"
