It only took a moment for the soldiers to redirect their fire.
They took aim at her as she fell from the sky with a smile.
Her detached feathers moved to form a wide wall that protected her from all gunfire.
As the feathers were struck by shrapnel, they began to shine like sun struck rubies.
Just like Anna, her feathers drew in more and more kinetic energy to strengthen themselves. They hardened dramatically, becoming like plates of delicately crafted metal.
Anna didn't actually have anything to fear from the gunfire. Her skin was so durable now that it would have taken far more complex weaponry than machine gun fire. At the most, it would have only charged her up.
No, Anna had defended herself for another reason entirely.
With a push of her hand, she rocketed the feathers towards the gunmen intent on taking her life.