Miranda could clearly see the battle unfolding on the grass below. Allen, Kanda, Lavi, Lenalee, and Alice were moving quickly. She watched worriedly knowing that some of their wounds hadn't healed completely from the other day. There were just so many level 1 Akuma flying around the mansion…
There was a flash of purple and she knew that the real fighting had begun. The Akuma were firing their bullets nonstop at the five exorcists. Allen deflected them with the broad sword in his hand. The sword was his left arm, now detached, and it worked to shield him from many of the attacks before he swung it, cutting the machines around him down. Lavi was behind him and used his fire seal to encircle the two of them. It took down the ones the sword hadn't reached. They nodded to each other and took off to go after another batch of the demons.
Kanda activated Mugen and moved it to its second form. Instead of just the blade alone, there was a lightning force around it that stretched around his back and down into his left hand, forming another blade. His attacks were stronger now. With that new power, he sliced through multiple Akumas as if they were nothing. Alone, he took down as many as Allen and Lavi did before moving to help deal with the next swarm.
Lenalee decided to stick close to Alice during this fight. Despite how the young girl had been behaving in front of them, she knew her wounds weren't completely healed. Last night, Alice had returned to her room and removed her side wrappings when Lenalee had walked in on the bloody scene. The veteran exorcists shot quick glances at the injured girl before dropping down onto one Akuma, jumping, and repeating the process several more times. They all exploded.
Alice knew why Lenalee kept shooting worried glances in her direction and didn't blame the elder girl for being worried. After all, she had walked in right as Alice was removing the bandage from around her side where one of the bullets from that higher level Akuma had struck her. She'd hissed in pain. The wound didn't seem to be closing very well; it was smaller but was still raw and painful and prone to bleeding. All the worry and sadness she had to deal with in the past several days was not helping her heal and now she stood in the midst of battle, swinging the black scythe as quickly and as accurately as she could. It felt like she couldn't catch her breath. The monsters were constantly shooting. She had to keep moving to avoid the bullets. Even though they had told her that her "wings" basically could act as a shield, she didn't want to run the risk of being hit again.
You're doing remarkably well a voice whispered in the back of her mind. She swore knowing the voice of the crystal by heart now.
What do you want she retorted. The crystal made a sound of dissatisfaction.
Fine. Don't get my help. But when everyone in the manor is dead…
Alice snapped around and eyed the manor. She could barely make out the roof top from where she'd moved during all of the fighting but she was able to make out a figure, someone other than the yellow suited finders and Miranda, attacking. The whole unit fell as did Miranda. The shield around the house collapsed with no one standing to keep it up. There came a dark chuckle from somewhere below.
All of the exorcists heard it and looked down. The level 3 Akuma was back and it was rushing straight for the door. "No," Alice shouted. She dived after it.
"Allen," Lenalee called, "Go after them! We'll stay here and handle the rest." Allen nodded. Lavi offered him one side of the mallet.
"Jump on!" Allen did as offered. The red headed exorcists swung his hammer in a circle and flung Allen at the door much faster than he could have gotten on his own. Even though it was fast, it was too late. Both the Akuma and Alice were already inside.