While Aether was busy 'Seducing' Xara... Meanwhile, back at the research tower, where Aqualina and Celestia were still trapped in an unknown and eerie place,
"Y-You think you can get away with th—"
Chuck!
A thin, gleaming blue blade sliced clean through her throat, cutting off her words before she could finish her threat. A sickening gurgle escaped her lips as her eyes widened in horror, her body collapsing onto the blood-soaked floor before she even realized she was dead.
Chuccllkkk!
Aqualina withdrew her weapon, watching with an indifferent gaze as crimson pooled beneath the lifeless bodies of the lab workers. Their once pristine white coats were now drenched in red, a stark contrast to the cold sterility of the facility.
"Princess, everyone is dead," Celestia reported as she stepped forward, wiping her bloodied hands on her torn sleeve. She had just finished her own share of the slaughter.