This is Hopeless...

 "Ugh!"

At the last instant, Vermeil cast a fireball and let it explode right beside her. The force of the explosion sent her flying out of the way of the energy beam, but she was still grazed by it.

A large portion of her upper body got "burned" and started turning black. Her clothes were weathering away as if rapidly decaying.

"NO!"

At that point, Alpha was already on her knees, shaking as she watched the scene she feared unfold.

"IT STILL HAPPENED...!"

She groaned in pain as blood started to flow down the corner of her eyes. I wasn't sure what she did, but she probably tampered with Vermeil's fate in a desperate attempt to save her.

Zeshion stared onward, shock on his face, as he watched one of his god-tamer comrades fall. A moment later, he grits his teeth in anger before trying to rush forward carelessly. But Zeta quickly pulled him back, trying to calm him down.

I... was shocked by how fast the events unfolded.