Given those around him, he was momentarily spared from any of that weak magic distracting him. But just to be safe, he stopped the two of them before turning his attention to Elizabeth.

She reached her hand into the air, trying to grab the woman he slashed across her stomach. One quick glance at the other grounded woman answered a question he kept at the back of his mind.

(“This healing isn't normal. I assumed she was making shoddy repairs but this woman whose leg I sliced off seemed almost too lively.”)

Before her hand, or what was left of it anyway, touched Nora, he brought his blade down and with only one strike, lopped off what was still left from the wrist up. He expected some sort of reaction from her but she didn't show any hesitation in moving her hand and touched Nora with her stub. And the wound across her stomach healed.

(“What is this woman made of?”) He silently wondered before kicking her. Even as she neared death, he felt bringing his body too close to her was just asking for trouble. And he'd be right as she clutched onto his leg, essentially immobilising him.

He dug into her back with the blade before quickly taking it out and using it to block a blow from the woman with yellow eyes.

She managed to push him back and tripped to the floor with Elizabeth still holding one of his legs.

But the moment she punched his blade, he stopped her.

And an unexpected kick rocked the back of his head as he fell.

(“The pinkhairerererrr-”)

His mind was producing nonsense after the blow and he limply fell to the floor.

Tina looked to go for the death blow and brought her foot down on his neck. The moment it touched his neck, she was stopped.

Elizabeth was continually stopped as well but she didn't see the benefit of doing this instead of running away.

She could see Nora and Agatha regain their movement and back away as quickly as they could.

Elizabeth continued to feel her body being momentarily stopped. Interestingly, he didn't stop Ruby until she kicked his face.

(“What's going on?”) She wondered. She briefly let go of his leg only holding on to his pants and nothing happened to her.

Tina regained her movement this time and continued pressing on his neck only to be stopped again.

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Elizabeth had a look at his face and his eyes were glazed over. He wasn’t foaming at the mouth or anything but it was obvious he was knocked out.

(“Is he doing all this by instinct!?”)

The moment he had been knocked out, he had been using the stimuli of his opponent's blows to direct his attacks.

Elizabeth could hardly believe this. But she could also benefit greatly. After all his magic was limited against her and right now he was a sitting duck. She wasted no time pulling him closer, getting stopped briefly.

(“Is there anything I could do to end this in one strike?”) She wondered as she brought her mangled arm backwards for a blow. One of her hands served as nothing more than decoration at this point. The other was a few feet away on the floor.

She slugged his throat and he made an atrocious coughing noise.

(“It seems like he can stop me more frequently when I'm closer.”) She thought with gritted teeth.

If she had full dexterity in her hands she imagined she could rip his throat out or at the very least have gouged out his eyes.

She delivered another earth-shattering blow to his throat at this point. Tina and Ruby watched on, surprised by their foe’s passivity.

Was it finally over?

After the next blow, the little Daniel rolled across the floor and clutched his throat. He seemed far more conscious than earlier and Elizabeth moved in for a head butt. He narrowly dodged it and pushed her off him.

He continued clutching his throat as Tina and Ruby pounced on him.

Ruby kicked his spine while Tina stomped his head. He quickly stopped both and even managed to stop Tina before her attack fully landed.

The pain of their attacks paled in comparison to the damage Elizabeth caused. He couldn't stop the blood from flowing out of his mouth as he lay on the floor.

(“I don't think I can speak anymore.”) He thought as he struggled to get up.

With the two women so close he hid behind them as Elizabeth approached and attacked at their backs. Tina wore armour so he had to make a precise stab into her, but Ruby was much less prepared and he dug into her back before slashing across it, likely injuring her spine.

Elizabeth moved her arm to Ruby but he quickly responded by stomping on the stub.

“Fi..l.y. (Finally.)” He mumbled before bringing the blade down.

Tina regained her movement and pushed him forward. He settled for a leg as he went down and stabbed into it, while dragging her away.

Elizabeth kicked at him, struggling to get him to let go and Tina momentarily lost focus seeing Ruby fall limply to the floor, screaming in pain.

“FUCK, I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS!!!” She shouted while strongly grabbing onto Tina's leg with tears in her eyes. Within an instant, her face was reduced to a snivelling mess.

As Daniel dragged Elizabeth away, the pair were stopped once more.

(“Get ready to die. You were a worthy opponent but this has gone on far enough.”)

Elizabeth turned herself around and tried to grab at his legs to no avail. She kicked with her other leg and he finally released his grasp. But they were now far enough away he felt comfortable finally killing her. As he looked around the room while dragging her, he stopped Nora and Agatha in their tracks. The moment he jumped on her, he was pelted by more ineffective magic.