[Tifa hears the screaming before she sees it. She whips her head around, barely registers that it's coming at them, and then scrambles out of the way, nearly going down in the snow. She just barely catches her balance, heart thudding in her chest as she prepares for it to come at her again. Recognition hits her like a punch to the gut. It's Hadrian, and as soon as her mind processes the thought, she realizes it won't be coming for her. Not with Royce there.
Royce is frozen. He's too distracted, and when the thing charges, her reaction is immediate. She hauls Royce up the rest of the way and then pushes him, hard. It gets him out of the way, but as the anomaly draws back its arm, Tifa realizes she won't have time to dodge. The thing drives its sword through her stomach and then rips it back out in one smooth, surprisingly elegant motion, and Tifa crumples to the ground.]
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Royce is frozen. He's too distracted, and when the thing charges, her reaction is immediate. She hauls Royce up the rest of the way and then pushes him, hard. It gets him out of the way, but as the anomaly draws back its arm, Tifa realizes she won't have time to dodge. The thing drives its sword through her stomach and then rips it back out in one smooth, surprisingly elegant motion, and Tifa crumples to the ground.]