The storm
Meanwhile at Raxus's mansion, the footsteps drew closer, Cassandra, Sakura, and Matilda knew the time for hesitation was over. With a shared glance, they sprang into action.
Sakura moved first, her body blurring as she shot toward the nearest guard, her claws outstretched. The guard barely had time to raise his weapon before she was upon him, slicing through his arm and knocking him to the floor with a brutal kick. Matilda, ever vigilant, fired a quick shot at another guard who attempted to lunge at them, sending him crumpling to the ground.
The remaining two guards hesitated, confused and scrambling to react, but Cassandra's slime shot forward with deadly precision. It wrapped around one of the men, pulling him into the air and suspending him with unnerving ease. He struggled for a moment before his body went limp, as the slime began constricting around his throat, choking the life out of him.