Though Carlotta appeared reckless, acting as if she feared not even Resonator, she wasn't truly careless.
As she charged forward, the Rose Cross already appeared in her hand, and even the Elven Rhapsody had already been activated.
This was a rhapsody only she herself could hear, notes leaping one by one, stimulating every cluster of magic power within her body, rapidly bringing her into a wondrous state where all aspects of her physical abilities greatly improved.
In this state, she wouldn't completely fall into Shepard's sensory illusions, only partially succumbing, still retaining the ability to resist.
Their weapons clashed, a powerful shockwave surging through, and with a loud boom both were sent flying backward.
Carlotta broke free from the battlefield illusion, then swung her sword midair, Elven Melody and Elven Elegy activated simultaneously. Different melodies faintly surfaced, beginning to draw Shepard into a strange state.
