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Xanthe let out a whoop of excitement as she watched Yira tear through a group of Grimm, using the electricity from the dust bomb to her advantage. “That was awesome!!” The victory was short-lived, though, as more Grimm started. “Oh, you’ve gotta be kidding me,” she groaned, catching sight of a few Beowulf’s making a run for some stray villagers, having skated past the radius of Onyx’s influence. Powering up her Lightspeed, Xanthe focused on a spot in front of the charging Grimm. One moment it was yards away, and then in a flash of gold she was suddenly there, the blade if her sword catching against the teeth of the lead Beowulf. “Not so fast, Fluffy.”

As the villagers escaped into the crowd, Xanthe slammed her blade into any patch of black fur and white bone she could reach, using her semblance to dodge and momentarily blind the creatures with flashes of gold. While she knew she should be conserving her aura, the blonde couldn’t resist the thrill of effortlessly hopping from place to place, the rush of evading attacks and hitting back where they didn’t expect. She was so caught up in the fight that she barely heard Onyx’s warning, and it was only when she felt a sudden wave of irritation toward her team leader, not the massive beasts she was currently fighting, that she recognized what was happening.

In a scramble to get clear, Xanthe picked a spot near the main gate and teleported. She ending up sprawled on the ground several yards away from her actual target but, thankfully, out of Onyx’s range. The wounded Beowulfs she’d been battling didn’t even notice her sudden absence, having turned tail and begun charging back toward the mass of enraged Grimm. And somewhere at the center if all that chaos was Onyx, vastly outnumbered and relying only on his semblance and brute strength to survive. Staggering to her feet, Xanthe looked around until she spotted the rooftop Nyx was perched on and rushed over to the building, shifting Daybreaker back to shotgun-mode. “Nyx! Can you see him? How’s he holding up?”