She feels the hot rush of his blood coat her hand when he snatches her. Just as suddenly, a swell of panic rises in her as the girl is flung into the air like a ragdoll. "Aah!" Twisting as she flies, the thief tries to gain some semblance of control for whatever impact awaits her. Instead she finds herself looking up into bright red eyes as the Esper catches her.
How had...it seemed like she she had not even been able to touch Maudin?! Rikku was fast, she'd never been so outdone. It was like being a child again, fighting Brother. Espers here, surely they weren't invincible? When they land, the crimson blood dripping from her arched claws to the floor proves otherwise. Even still, she hadn't made a notch. Was this the power the Aeon's would have, had they not been slowed by the human hands that summoned and controlled them? Did it add some human element of error and delay? She didn't think so...she heard the soldiers machina and yet he was still going. It seemed more like when a fiend was in overdrive, becoming many times their strength. She'd never heard of an Aeon going into overdrive before. How terrifying. Yet the young thief did not know who posed a greater threat, the Esper was aggressive - but the soldiers were cruel.
"Terra." She rights herself once they land, crouching beside the former green haired woman. Her hand, the one not covered in gore and blood, goes to the summon's shoulder to help support her. Rikku does not understand what her friend is fighting, but it was easy to see she was struggling. The guardian shows no fear or hesitancy at the woman's changed form, there's not an ounce of her that believes Terra would ever hurt her. "It's gonna be alright. Hang in there. You'll make it through this."
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How had...it seemed like she she had not even been able to touch Maudin?! Rikku was fast, she'd never been so outdone. It was like being a child again, fighting Brother. Espers here, surely they weren't invincible? When they land, the crimson blood dripping from her arched claws to the floor proves otherwise. Even still, she hadn't made a notch. Was this the power the Aeon's would have, had they not been slowed by the human hands that summoned and controlled them? Did it add some human element of error and delay? She didn't think so...she heard the soldiers machina and yet he was still going. It seemed more like when a fiend was in overdrive, becoming many times their strength. She'd never heard of an Aeon going into overdrive before. How terrifying. Yet the young thief did not know who posed a greater threat, the Esper was aggressive - but the soldiers were cruel.
"Terra." She rights herself once they land, crouching beside the former green haired woman. Her hand, the one not covered in gore and blood, goes to the summon's shoulder to help support her. Rikku does not understand what her friend is fighting, but it was easy to see she was struggling. The guardian shows no fear or hesitancy at the woman's changed form, there's not an ounce of her that believes Terra would ever hurt her. "It's gonna be alright. Hang in there. You'll make it through this."