As the fragments of energy from the man touched Artemisia's head, a torrent of broken images flooded her mind, like a filmstrip unspooling at blinding speed.
The shock jolted Artemisia awake.
Her eyes snapped open, wide with horror as she processed the visions she had just witnessed.
She coughed up the blood that had pooled in her mouth from earlier injuries, her body trembling with instinctive fear.
The scattered time-law energy had fused fragments of the man's 'time' with her consciousness.
Through these fragments, she glimpsed flashes of his past, piecing together his motives for capturing her and his intended destination.
'I need to warn them!'
Panic gripped Artemisia along with the thought.
'I need to warn Arthur!'
She lifted her head, locking her gaze onto Arthur as he swung his sword downward, releasing a slash of silver law energy.
Summoning all her strength, she screamed.
"HE'S BAI– mmpfh!!"
