"I don't know about you two ..." Delta began, her eyes blazing with fury at the battle taking place.
"But I'm not going to watch some ****** come to our hideout and attack our master while i stand idly by !!"
Gamma turned to face her in shock as she darted forward in motion; blitzing forward with a flicker before she even uttered her admonishment.
She gasped, turning to stare at Zeta, who did the same; blitzing forward in motion to the forcefield to support and butress Delta.
Sparks spewed from the force field as Delta sank her claws into it with a sneer; carefully trying to bruteforce her way in.
It glowed white; burning fervently as Zeta sank her claws in as well - butressing and concentrating their attack to break and make their way in.
"WHAT ARE YOU GIRLS DOING !?" Cid exclaimed, turning to stare at the two while swiftly strafing around to avoid the thrusting blade from the mirror.
"I HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL, GET AWAY !!" He ordered, swiftly turning to deflect a streaking energy blade away before dashing around to avoid more.
They didn't listen; Delta and Zeta consequently doubling their efforts to break in by forcefully infusing magic into their claws to hasten the procedure.
"GAMMA !!" He called out to Gamma, who looked onwards in horror and dismay as they continued, undettered by his protest.
Cracks splintered on the already weakened icosphere; spreading outward at the concentrated area of their claws.
Gamma clapped her palms in resignation and gestured the other lesser shadow garden members away with a wave.
"Retreat ...." she ordered while striding forward herself - an order they hastily followed; dissappearing with a flicker.
With a blast, purple sphranel flew in all directions at the icosphere's destruction, plunging the room into a purple smoke.
The mirror - cid in shadow's attire - turned to glare at the claws that creeped out of the purple smoke, aiming to maim its face.
It skillfully deflected Delta's beastial barrage; batting away her claws while swiftly retreating backwards.
She choked with a cough as a knee abruptly found its way into her chest, flinging her into the air with a blast.
It swiftly grasped her in the hair and flung her aside, strafing around to face the other thrienthrope with a squint.
Zeta blitzed forward with a yell, clawing at the mirror with swift precise strikes, alternating between low and high attacks for an advantage just as Delta collapsed to the floor and vomited out her dinner.
It parried, spun and hopped over her impressively varied attacks before spinning around - mid air - to deliver a kick straight to her face, clocking her in the cheek.
She collapsed to the floor with a roll, just as Cid hoped over her, cursing perpetually since their intrusion to deliver a kick the mirror blocked with the hilt of the blade.
Focusing on Cid, the mirror completely missed Gamma flickering beside it with her legs poised to strike, ready to deliver a devastating kick.
Shock appeared on its face as Gamma's sturdy legs buried into its side with a blast; sending it plummeting into the adjacent room.
It clattered to the floor with a roll; destroying the objects and furniture in its path.
A forcefield promptly congealed into being, protecting it with a hum as Zeta and Gamma descended on it with their blades, sparks spewing out as metal met the energy field.
It smirked while watching the hateful expressions on the girls faces as they shoved down further, trying to break through.
Shock appeared on their expressions as it grasped them in a chokehold just as they broke through the forcefield - their blade inches from making impact with its now unprotected body.
It stood up and dragged them up with it before promptly switching to their scalp and slamming their foreheads against one another.
Gamma swayed around before collapsing onto the floor with a line of blood streaking down from her forehead.
Zeta winced and grasped her crown in pain before following after; collapsing to the floor with a gasp.
Cid appeared by its side with a flicker just as it lifted its blade up to kill them.
"I have had enough of you." He stated, staring at the mirror with a glare.
He skillfully dodged a strike, leaning inward to deliver a explosive punch to its sternum, sending it into the wall.
He dashed forward to unleash a flurry of boxer-esque attacks; unloading punch after punch into its chest.
He subsequently grasped the mirror in the face and shoulder in a lock hold while it remained disoriented from the unceasing attacks.
"I'm taking all of my energy back." He added with a wicked grin.
Shock appeared on its face as wisps of purple emitting from the its body, swerving around before streaking into Cid's body.
Cid smirked with a wicked grin, holding on steadfast as the mirror futilely bucked and struggled to break from his grasp as the process continued.
It started with the energy streaking into Cid's body, before being followed by the cloths slowly breaking free to streak into his body as well - leaving the mirror stark naked now.
He continued, undettered by the look of horror on the mirrors face as it continued; slowly punching and pawing at him in desperation.
His eyes raised in suprise as the mirrors frame progressively became more nubile and feminine; its hips slowly widening further while the breast also enlarged as well.
He couldn't resist a gasp of suprise as white feminine ponytails streaked from the mirrors scalp, just as its female parts became more pronounced; the breast forming nipples just as the male organ retracted to form a mound of hair.
He swiftly withdrew his arms, watching as the now feminine mimic stared at him with an expression of shock and dishevelment before collapsing to the floor in a fetal position.
Beads of tears appeared in her eyes as she gazed into the distance pensively.
"I lost ..... ?" She inquired.
"With Mid difficulty." He answered as he turned and slumped down wearily on the bed in the room, taking a moment to catch his breath.
He promptly stood up and walked towards Gamma, slowly leaning down to tenderly grasp her crown and heal her with pulse of purple.
He left her when she groaned and moved to do the same for Zeta, who continued grasping her crown in dismay and pain.
Finishing with Zeta, he moved onwards to Delta, rolling his eyes at the pile of vomit she left behind while groaning in pain.
"You ..... already had this in control ?" She inquired again, her face contorting in pain at her failure.
"Like i said before." He replied, as he knelt and grasped delta in the stomach, channeling his mana into her with a hint of purple.
"You were a deadly opponent, capable of ending my life if i made a single lapse." He elaborated.
"But you weren't without your short comings."
"You were unfamiliar with the vast majority of my skillset and total unable to access others for that same reason."
He turned to face her with a grin before adding his final statement.
"You were just a girl playing with toys i've owned my entire life."
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