"NOW!"
She nodded as she fired a massive array of icicles at the direction of the smoke.
Elsa emerged from the smoke and ran across tan adjacent wall to dodge the icicles.
But she noticed too late that a batarang was imbedded on the wall she was on. Batman pushed a button on his sleeve, as he did the batarang self-destructed.
Elsa was sent flying back down to the ground and was hit in the back by Subaru. She spun around in an attempt to stab Subaru but was tossed away by Batman.
She flipped in the air and used her blade to slice away incoming icicles.
As she landed back down in a crouched position, she looked up to see three people lined up in front of her.
One was a half-elf with silver hair and amethyst colored eyes, icicles floating around her.
The other was a boy with sharp unfriendly looking eyes, holding a large nail-embedded club.
And lastly, was a large stoic man in a strange costume, one she had never seen before. She looked at them and began to smile.
"Fufufufufufu."
Her laughter created a sense of caution for the three.
She got back up as she painfully fixed her right arm by popping it back to place.
She rotated her arm to prove of its now perfect condition. She then took a step forward.
"I've never had so much fun before. Ahhh…to think I could finally enjoy a dance as good as this. And you the costumed one, may you tell me your name?"
Batman only tensed his fists at this.
"They call me Batman."
She smiled at this as her face began to blush. She slowly walked towards them.
"Ahhh..Batman. Lovely. I am Elsa Grainhiert. I will remember you well. Maybe I'll even keep your bowels to better remember you by."
She then licked her blade while asking one last thing.
"But I don't understand. You are incredibly powerful. So tell me…"
She was now only a few feet away from the group of three, as she narrowed her eyes at Batman.
"Why is there no killing intent in your attacks?"
Batman merely stared back at her having no intention to explain his reasoning. But someone else did.
"Because he doesn't need to stoop down to your level to beat you. Got that, you crazy bitch?!"
Batman was surprised by Subaru's declaration. Subaru pointed at her with the large club using only one hand, as he narrowed his eyes at her.
"All three of us here are going to beat you here. We're going to finish this, and finally…HAVE A HAPPY ENDING!"
"Well, let's see if this dance doesn't grow stale shall we?"
Elsa then got into a pouncing position, as the other three each took a fighting stance. The melee in the Loot House would be reaching it's final round.
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Earlier, Felt had escaped from the Loot House with the help of Subaru, the half elf girl and Batman.
Subaru had given her the opportunity, while he and the others blocked Elsa from chasing after her.
As Felt thought of Rom, she kept hoping that he would be all right. The wound he received frightened her, even if Rom was strong, the wound looked serious.
She also thought of the two men, Subaru and Batman. She felt guilty about the way she treated them.
She yelled and insulted them in the Loot House, only for the both of them to risk their lives to protect her.
She thought about Subaru patting her head and smiling at her. And also of Batman, who made a sad, caring face for her.
Not because he was mocking her, but because he was legitimately worried for her.
The guilt had built up inside her. She couldn't abandon them, not Rom, not the half-elf girl, not Subaru or Batman. She'd save all of them.
"SOMEONE ANYONE! PLEASE! HELP! HELP ME!"
She ran through the slums screaming for help. All the residents either ignored her or ran back into their homes. Felt began to cry. No one was coming to help.
She then tripped and landed hard on the floor. She couldn't get up.
Not because she was physically hurt, but emotionally she was at her limit. She began to cry.
"Please help me…"
"Understood. I'll help you."
She looked up at the voice that had suddenly appeared.
She saw a man with red hair, like a blazing fire.
He kneeled down to her level and reached out his hand to her, letting out a bright noble smile.
"I, Reinhard Van Astrea, will help you. Now show me the way."
AND SO, A NEW HERO WOULD ENTER THE MELEE, AS THE SUN FADED AWAY AND THE MOON TOOK TO THE SKY.
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Batman had used a high kick to try and maneuver Elsa away from the silver haired half-elf, but it didn't connect.
Luckily Subaru charged at Elsa and spun Rom's Club at her. She backed away a bit and was able to dodge an icicle that was aimed at her head.
The battle had been continuing for what one would say was hours, but it was only several minutes.
Subaru was covered in bruises and he was dreadfully low on energy. The half-elf girl was covered in dirt and had a few knicks on her face.
Batman had his gloves smeared in blood and he was covered in dirt and debris. Elsa herself was covered in bruises and cuts. Her face was badly damaged by Batman, her left eye was starting to swell.
But she never stopped smiling.
Batman and Subaru tried to slow Elsa down, so that their new ally could get in a shot with her ice magic.
But Elsa was persistent, she did everything she could to avoid getting hit by the icicles.
Even allowing Subaru and Batman to hit her, just so she could use the momentum to dodge the projectiles.
Batman had enough of her tricks and pulled out a Batarang. Elsa smirked at this, expecting him to throw it as usual.
"HUH?!"
Batman charged her, his face close enough that their breaths could touch. He gripped the Batarang and stabbed her in the leg with it.
He then punched it in, plunging it deeper into her flesh and nearly breaking the bone.
Subaru then lifted the club over his head and tried slamming it on her head.
She jumped out of the way in the knick of time. She pulled the Batarang out and threw it at Subaru, Batman intervened and was able to catch it.
He tossed it back at Elsa who deflected it with her blade.
Elsa jumped back into the two and attempted to attack them with a rapid flurry of slices. They both blocked her, but both of them received nasty cuts all over.
Subaru became fed up with it.
He threw the club straight at her. When she blocked it, Subaru tried a spinning kick at her abdomen.
Only for his leg to be caught by her.
"Oh crap! I screwed up!"
"I'll be taking this with me."
Elsa raised her blade, intending to cut his leg clean off.
Batman saw this and rushed forward.
"NO! SUBARU!"
Batman readied to throw a Batarang as he ran and the half elf raised her hand to fire another ice spear-
"That'll be enough."
The ceiling collapsed next to Elsa and Subaru. They both turned in utter surprise.
Batman took advantage of this, knocking away Elsa and retrieving Subaru. He leapt away with Subaru in his arms.
Everyone looked to the site of the collapsed rooftop to see someone with red hair emerge from the dust.
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"Reinhard!"
"Ah, it's good to see you again Subaru. I see, you've been preoccupied since we last met."
"Yeah, well you know-. WAIT! We only met a few hours ago!"
The young man Reinhard stood before Elsa as he spoke pleasantries with Subaru. He glanced over at the motionless Rom, then at the young exhausted half elf and finally at Batman, who had Subaru leaning on his shoulder.
"I see I made it on time."
He then looked back at Elsa.
"I presume you're the one responsible for all this?"
"Yes, I was having a bit of fun on the job. But now I'm even more excited at this new dance partner, fufufu."
She licked her lips as she pointed at him with her blade.
"Fufufufu. The Sword Saint. Reinhard Van Astrea. I hope you'll entertain me."
"I'd prefer not to strike a woman. But if it's someone like you, then I have no choice. Isn't that right, Bowel Hunter Elsa?"
Subaru winced at her title.
"Jeez, totally nasty name there."
He then turned to look at Batman.
"You don't know anyone with a name like that right?"
"I used to know someone named Killer Moth."
"Pffft! What a dumb name."
"Yeah, but now's not the time for jokes Subaru."
They both moved back toward the half elf girl. Subaru looked at Reinhard and gave him one last word of advice.
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