"Huh?" Alice blinked, dulling her eyes.
She lowered her gaze slightly over to her chest and saw a black blade piercing her from behind.
Blood welled on her white fabric, as it slowly dripped down her belly, painting the snowy ground red.
All of it happened in a fraction of a second, but the weird thing was… she didn't feel any pain.
It was as if nothing pierced her body.
"ALICE!"
She fell, but Leon caught her.
The swordmaiden noticed too late, taking out her Moonblade she shot towards the shadowy figure behind Alice.
CLANG!!
Lumina's blade flashed, white light tore the air as she swung.
With a single strike, she tried to cleave the arm holding the sword. But as soon as the Moonblade touched the arm's black surface, a loud metallic sound rang.
The shadowy figure's head slowly turned towards Lumina, its red glowing eyes fixed on hers, and loud huffing and growling could be heard from inside the thick black armor it was wearing.
