Mimi wasn't fully prepared for the tremendous impact of a Squire's swing, and her knees nearly buckled. Somehow, though, she held on, and stood her ground taking the full force of Gemini's swing; saving Sandra's life.

"You don't look like a soldier." Mimi's attention was drawn to the suit's head as the man inside spoke. The Squire-45 stood at nine feet tall casting an imposing shadow over Mimi as Gemini continued, "But, this strength is no joke. I say again; who are you?" I wouldn't answer even if I could. The only response he got was Mimi gritting her teeth, and letting out a low growl. "So, rabid dog it is." The battle-suit's humming intensified as Gemini brought more pressure down upon Mimi's demonic greatsword. The sand at her feet started to part as the continued force slowly started causing Mimi to sink. Two Wolves ran up to Sandra, and started dragging her away to safety. "I've no time for distractions as I'm on a bit of a tight schedule." Changing stance Gemini caused the clashing blades to move towards the ground giving him an opening. A mechanical hand almost the size of Mimi's head grabbed her hair, and threw her to the side before he began advancing towards Sandra. Piercing the greatsword into the sand, Mimi halted herself a few feet from Gemini. Unfortunately, Gemini's fighting style required the greatsword to be used in one hand which made it awkward to use by someone not in a battle suit. The only other greatsword users were some Vale troops, but they were in the center of the army, and the sandstorm made it impossible to activate her semblance on them. Guess I'll have to get creative. Quickly gathering her bearings she charged Gemini with her blade ready for a horizontal swing. "Oh, come now." The Squire-45 had small thrusters designed for burst movement which allowed him to dodge the attack. "That was pathetic." Says the cheater in a mech! Her anger boiled over for a second, and she brought her sword down with a vertical strike. Gemini, deciding to play for a bit to attempt to get some kind of joy from the fight, brought his blade up to block it. The hydraulics of his suit's arms, and legs screamed as they tried to compensate for Mimi's massive blow. Gemini was completely taken back. "The dog has a bite now, does it?" Even though his suit distorted his voice Mimi could taste the twinge of fear that leaked off Gemini after her attack. The entire battlefield was ripe with negative emotions, and death. It was almost overwhelming. But…It's just so delicious. Mimi gave Gemini no time to rest as she quickly began pushing with rapid sword strikes. They weren't precise, but their power made Gemini retreat a few steps. A few of the soldiers on both sides stopped fighting to watch the dual between the mech, and robed warrior. Gemini did his best to keep up with Mimi's frantic pace, but a few strikes slipped through his defenses. They were only glancing hits, but they still managed to send some fear into him. Fear that further fueled Mimi to push even harder. More. Gemini parried a blow, and began his counter offensive. Many of his attack hit tearing through the robes, and sometimes giving shallow cuts onto her flesh, and bone plates. Shockwaves of pain raced through Mimi's body with every hit she took, which only caused a smile to play across her face. MORE! All pretenses of defense were dropped as Mimi powered through Gemini's blows to deliver her attacks. The clashing of their blades overtook the sounds of gunfire as Gemini desperately fought to regain the upper hand. Taking advantage of one of Mimi's openings, Gemini aimed the autocannon on his left hand, and opened fire. Dust tipped bullets tore through her 'aura' as Gemini filled Mimi's stomach full of lead. With a well delivered strike, Gemini cut the fire from his autocannon, and sent Mimi flying with his sword. A mix of black ooze, and blood filled the air as the blade made a massive gash in Mimi's side that spewed the liquids as she flew several feet.

"Mimi!" Sandra had regained her senses, and forcefully rejoined the assault with the newly arrived foot soldiers. She, and the rest of the surrounding soldiers stared at Mimi's motionless body. Yet, none were as confused as Gemini. He brought his blade up to his suit's visor to inspect the black liquid that now stained it. And, the confusion grew as the 'black blood' started to dissolve away into a black smoke, along with Mimi's demonic greatsword that sat in the sand a few feet away. Something didn't feel right.

"Gemini!" … A call from up the dune caught his attention, and Sandra looked at the newly arrived Squire-45 with a mix of fear, and hate. "How goes killing the commander?" …F…ox?... Fox saw Sandra still alive, and standing. He then looked to Mimi's motionless body with a cocked eyebrow as he'd yet to put on his helmet.

"A rabid dog got in the way."

"Is your armor actually damage?!"

…Fo…x…

"It knew how to bite."

"Well, at least it's dead. Now, how about you finish what I-… Oh, look." He pointed as Mimi's body began picking itself back up, "You didn't even kill it right!"

…Fox…

"No…" Gemini watched Mimi's body slowly rise with a look of horror, "That can't be possible." Black tendrils wrapped around the massive gash in her side, and began 'stitching' the wound shut. Gemini's fear began spiking. "WHAT ARE YOU?!"

"Gemini?" Fox looked confused at his soldier's sudden outburst. He couldn't fully see Mimi, but Gemini could. He, along with a few other Atlas, and Mistral troops saw the black tendrils as Mimi's robe had given way. They saw the white bone plates along her body that were scratched, and chipped from their fight. And, they saw the two red, pupil-less eyes staring into their very souls.

"OPEN FIRE!" The Atlas, Mistral line exploded into gun fire. Mimi's body was racked with bullets, but refused to fall to her knees. Fox! Panic swept through their ranks as she wouldn't go down. Eventually, the bullets stopped piercing her skin as the negative emotions on the battlefield, and their area in particular, were so strong that Mimi's body was absorbing, and self-repairing faster than the bullets could damage her. Even Gemini's autocannon was having difficulty causing damage. Seeing the massive firefight, an Atlas tank rolled up behind the shooting infantry. After getting a glimpse of the black tendrils, the crew quickly loaded the main gun. A deafening explosion rocked the field as the tank fired. The round hit the ground at Mimi's feet, the explosion sent sand particles, and smoke into the air. Sandra, and the Wolves around her looked on in horror at the display of power, and destructive might. The Atlas, and Mistral forces stopped firing, and lowered their guns, and bows. Gemini was hyperventilating from the adrenaline rush he'd felt as he, and sixteen other soldiers all fired at Mimi.

"Well, I think you got it." Fox had his arms crossed, and looked annoyed. "Do you realize how much ammo you just wasted? And, on what? Vacuo's rabid do-" FOX! Fox was cut off as a deafening sound erupted from the still smoking crater. It wasn't a roar in the typical sense, but more of a mix between lion's roar, and a deer's cry. All on the battlefield who had been fighting in Vacuo knew the sound all too well. It was the sound of a centaur Grimm's war cry. Sandra felt a chill run through entire body as she was both relieved, and completely terrified. Everyone in the immediate vicinity locked eyes on the smoking crater. A terror swept over the left flank as even those on its edge heard the cry. The king of Vale had just cut down four Mistral soldiers with his flaming sword when the cry echoed to the rest of the army. He looked over to the left flank even though he couldn't see it because of the sand storm. From the smoking crater a figure burst out charging at Gemini. He couldn't react as fear had gripped his very being. Gemini's aura wasn't the strongest, indeed he made up for it with the technology in the Squire 45. The demonic greatsword pierced through his aura, and the Squire-45 helmet's visor coming out the back of the helmet drenched in blood, and brain matter. His body fell backwards from the impact causing Mimi to land on his chest as the two hit the ground. The tank's blast had completely destroyed the robes, and what little cloth remained flew off from her lunge. Atlas, and Mistral soldiers watched the humanoid Grimm, now fully exposed, firmly plant its foot on, and pull the greatsword out of their former commander's head. The blade stained blood, and brain onto the desert floor as Mimi gave it a twirl to clean it off. The Grimm's wounds were healing before their very eyes as the air continued to swirl with despair, and death. Mimi's muscles seemed to tone themselves even further as she straightened herself to look upon the man who had personally stolen her mother's life. For possibly the first time in his life, Fox knew true fear as he stared into the eyes of the mimic Grimm.