Refusal

She found the pedestals and extended her reach to Charoite. "You need to get everyone out. I'll leave the bad guys to you." She said as Charoite slithered up her arm. Ariana opened her eyes and smiled. A loud roar echoed into the air as a giant, black blob with a pinkish-purple hue outline started to bubble up from the ground.

The Templar soldier let go of Ariana and the sword, stepping back as he did. Ariana let out a deep breath as she applied pressure on to the sword. She looked into the Templar's eyes and gave him a soft smile just as she wrapped her hands around the steel sword. "Don't worry." She said as she shattered the sword like it was made of glass, leaving a chunk of the sword inside her abdomen.