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Maria stepped back.

"What..."
>A appeal to reason will not work, young one. I insist you allow me to protect you.<
This was Anima, trying to advise Maria.
>But...<
>I have more experience with this than you believe, Maria. Trust in me.<
>If you insist, Anima. As you and I are one....I invoke....<
"Arise, Anima!"

Maria changed into Anima form, who threw a steely glare at Nuriel. Her voice was calm and collected, yet it seemed as if it held back a wave of rage.
"Give her back."

"Angel, Angel, it's ok. Please, try. Nuriel can't do anything, she's merely trying to wind you up..

...Selina, help me!"
Maria attempted to console Angel further.

Great. Now Nuriel and Angel are going to try and kill each other.

I would be very sorry for Anima if she was their ACTUAL mother.

"But-!"

Maria moved quickly to Angel's side.
"Are you alright?"

"At least he's here to help...but whether or not he's a good guy I don't know."

"Not many. A lot of my friends died to those fucking crocodogs."
The youth clutched his sword, calming himself down.
"Nonetheless, we came to help as much as possible."

"All you need to know is that I'm on your side. I planned to make an entrance with this.."

He displayed a large, ivory horn, blowing through it.

"......but that didn't pan out as expected. I am Rhadamanthys, or rather, that's my magical name."

He extended his hand for Maria to shake it. She took it.
"Thanks, I suppose?"

"And neither can we hold back the ground troops."
"But we can."

Maria whirled around to see who had said that and was faced with a hooded youth, with a sword in his hand. (Matt and Kyle should recognise him.)

"Why hello there, Maria. A pleasure to finally see you."
"Who are you, precisely?"