"Then you're in entirely the wrong place, you ignorant, simple-minded -- !" Is that what they thought? That Albel and Terra were defending this gate for the others to sacrifice the crystallized heroes?

It didn't matter. Albel deflected blow after blow, sword after sword, until the last. That he dodged and knocked back in a counterattack, aiming the blade toward Sayaka. Yuri's Final Gale changed everything. Albel stumbled with the gust, his katana jerked, and the sword he'd aimed toward Sayaka was knocked to the side. The fifth Lillian flew through the air, propelled ever faster by Yufi's blast. It missed Sayaka entirely. Unfortunately, it was still finally stopped by flesh.

Sayaka's deflected sword sank deep into Sheena's gut as she reappeared from her smokescreen. Albel's eyes widened; he froze. He felt like ice ran through his veins. "Sheena!"

No, no, no, this isn't what he wanted!