A pair of metallic balls collided with Sno's weaponized arm before she could stab at the Shadow. As soon as they made contact, she could clearly see a second pair flying towards her forehead. She brought her frosted sword up in defense just in time, and she could see cracks begin to form where the clackers had landed. Saito's kick found its mark and forced Sno's grip to loosen enough for him to swipe the Shadow away from her grasp. Frustration emulated itself on her face as Sno's eyebrows furrowed. She slashed at the air menacingly, forcing the heavy swing to ring out against the cold air before taking a few steps towards the pair.
"You okay?"
"I'll be fine," Crystal huffed as she rubbed her wrist against the cold snow in an attempt to alleviate the pain of Sno's iron grip. Crystal looked towards Sno, who was making her way towards them, but she stopped suddenly. There was a real danger now.
"PALE RIDER!"
Sno turned her full attention to Max and the newly-materialized scythe. Things were going to get worse before they were going to get better. It might be a better idea to knock them unconscious one by one at this point, especially if they were going to draw power from their Personas. With this thought in mind, Sno favored knocking the boy away with an aimed kick, but her follow up attack was dodged. She would examine her performance later; whether she telegraphed the second kick too much or if she had simply underestimated the Persona users would be determined later. Instead Max counter attacked with his weapon. Not only did the slash connect, it managed to break the surface of her skin.
"That weapon you wield is not man-made," Sno mumbled as she sized up Max, Saito, and Crystal. One good attack would end this. Snow exhaled deeply. Her frigid breath manifested in a mist that began to shroud her body. The already icy temperature dipped even more as Sno concentrated on her preparation. She took a step forward, and the snow beneath her foot hardened into ice as her shoe audibly clanged against it. Then she broke into a sprint towards Max, her arm blade poised to attack. "Let the merciless embrace of Frost take you! Absolute Ze--" Before Sno could finish her sentence, and as she was a mere three meters away from the trio's frontliner, a sudden metallic four-ton red-colored mass collided into her. The red jeep knocked Sno off her feet, and though she had enough presence of mind to stab at the front end of it with her weaponized arm, it only made contact with the hood of it before the icy sword snapped due to the combined stress of Saito's clackers and the velocity the car was traveling. Sno's body slammed against the windshield before tumbling over the jeep. The powdery snow did little to soften Sno's landing as she dropped onto the hard grass under it.
Charles let out a quick "Holy shit," before tapping his phone closed, ending the stream. "Alright, you want answers? See that white haired woman? The one that just got nailed? She's got her facts mixed up and that jeep isn't going to keep her down for too long. I need to find an old friend of mine that can help sort things out, but I can't find him myself. I was hoping that I could ask those four kids fighting her to help me, but I don't think that's gonna happen now. Instead I might have to ask you two. Any chance you can call your detective friend? Or anyone else? Because we're gonna need all the help we can get where we're going."
"You okay?"
"I'll be fine," Crystal huffed as she rubbed her wrist against the cold snow in an attempt to alleviate the pain of Sno's iron grip. Crystal looked towards Sno, who was making her way towards them, but she stopped suddenly. There was a real danger now.
"PALE RIDER!"
Sno turned her full attention to Max and the newly-materialized scythe. Things were going to get worse before they were going to get better. It might be a better idea to knock them unconscious one by one at this point, especially if they were going to draw power from their Personas. With this thought in mind, Sno favored knocking the boy away with an aimed kick, but her follow up attack was dodged. She would examine her performance later; whether she telegraphed the second kick too much or if she had simply underestimated the Persona users would be determined later. Instead Max counter attacked with his weapon. Not only did the slash connect, it managed to break the surface of her skin.
"That weapon you wield is not man-made," Sno mumbled as she sized up Max, Saito, and Crystal. One good attack would end this. Snow exhaled deeply. Her frigid breath manifested in a mist that began to shroud her body. The already icy temperature dipped even more as Sno concentrated on her preparation. She took a step forward, and the snow beneath her foot hardened into ice as her shoe audibly clanged against it. Then she broke into a sprint towards Max, her arm blade poised to attack. "Let the merciless embrace of Frost take you! Absolute Ze--" Before Sno could finish her sentence, and as she was a mere three meters away from the trio's frontliner, a sudden metallic four-ton red-colored mass collided into her. The red jeep knocked Sno off her feet, and though she had enough presence of mind to stab at the front end of it with her weaponized arm, it only made contact with the hood of it before the icy sword snapped due to the combined stress of Saito's clackers and the velocity the car was traveling. Sno's body slammed against the windshield before tumbling over the jeep. The powdery snow did little to soften Sno's landing as she dropped onto the hard grass under it.
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Charles fidgeted. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could watch. He turned to face the two woman with him, and it was obvious they were both thinking the same thing. Chloe with her quizzical gaze and Zoey with her worried expression at her friend. It was then Sno was struck by the jeep.Charles let out a quick "Holy shit," before tapping his phone closed, ending the stream. "Alright, you want answers? See that white haired woman? The one that just got nailed? She's got her facts mixed up and that jeep isn't going to keep her down for too long. I need to find an old friend of mine that can help sort things out, but I can't find him myself. I was hoping that I could ask those four kids fighting her to help me, but I don't think that's gonna happen now. Instead I might have to ask you two. Any chance you can call your detective friend? Or anyone else? Because we're gonna need all the help we can get where we're going."