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''Were going Shereen!'' The cacophony made it difficult to speak. Energy coursed through your magical gauntlet as you excise a precise amount of magic out of your soul. ''Stay near my shield!''
''Not-urk!'' Ensan tried to speak but right as you were about to unleash a spell, Mina violently tackled her on the stairs. Her momentum carried them both down in a painful fall whilst ghostly entities began to emerge out of the pyramid, the veil of reality was growing thin.
The path up was clear. Everyone knew their objective: <span class="mu-r">you and Shereen needed to reach the top, no matter the cost.</span>. She followed at your side diligently, her ever crippling hesitation washed away. At the pyramid apex, Waltier flew off, carrying his daughter and the motionless Mimiru
<span class="mu-b">Twenty steps.</span>
An eerie noise of broken glass sounded close than it should on your left, a lucky warning.
''Don't sto-!'' You screamed at your companion when you barely braced yourself hard enough to avoid sliding off the step when a fell creature slammed against your aegis or rather, your Sylphis.
Another one of these damn clouds with arms and beastly face. Yet before you unleashed your spell, five tendrils of lightning tightened around the entity and promptly yanked it off you. Klesiah was five steps behind you, on your left, and must have poured well over 10% of her entire reserve in this spell. She threw the creature up in the air where five fiery arrows from Olga slammed into its body and face, ending its minute-long unlife.
''<span class="mu-s">Blue! Beh-</span>'' Zazawu warning came too late. Another one of these bony jackals gripped Klesiah torso from behind and <span class="mu-s">slammed</span> your knight into the steps... and a second later, one of Mina sisters landed, grabbed the thing head, and crushed it like an overripe melon.
<span class="mu-b">Twenty five steps</span>
<span class="mu-r">AaaaaHAHAaaahHAaaa PPaaplayingSsisshaaare</span>
''We'll handle her, get away!''
Pandemonium behind you, the battle there was by far the most violent. Something big and heavy had crashed into a wall, you couldn't afford to look back.
''Shereen, behind me!''
Because the mirage of the mountain had reappeared atop the apex of the pyramid, its many eyes flashed with power for one second and vomited brilliant death.
Right at you.
''Urgh!'' It was a <span class="mu-s">weigthy</span> beam reminiscent of Zerase first spell on the battlefield and it didn't bloody end! The pyramid steps were on the larger side but each second made you slide back ever so slowly, centimeter by centimeter.
''Hold on! Just hold on!'' Shereen screamed behind you. She had gone behind you to hold your back, using her odd spell to help... but it wasn't enough, the spell wasn't ending. It was loud, rending you blind to the world around you. Athena's shield was the only thing that saved your life. Not even Gardy shell could resist such an intense soul scorching.
