[ha. okay. well then, Natalia. your Highness. Lina's starting to see why people didn't want to fight her; she was expecting something more playful because they obviously know each other, right? but that's clearly not the case. the barrier slices through part of the boot just past the toe and she can feel the pain in her foot, which brings her back down to the ground, just at the right angle for some of the blades to dig into her back.]
[she cries out in unbelievable, unbearable pain that she shouldn't be feeling if this is a dream, and there's a melody to her scream but it's not doing anything beyond sounding like a single, solitary note that resonates much louder than it should, instead of the tuneless shriek that anyone here might have expected. she's not moving; she's bleeding, and she'll probably bleed out, but... maybe Natalia will be merciful.]
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[she cries out in unbelievable, unbearable pain that she shouldn't be feeling if this is a dream, and there's a melody to her scream but it's not doing anything beyond sounding like a single, solitary note that resonates much louder than it should, instead of the tuneless shriek that anyone here might have expected. she's not moving; she's bleeding, and she'll probably bleed out, but... maybe Natalia will be merciful.]