>If we feel our position is safe enough for the moment, sit there and watch
>Otherwise move to a better position
>Watch the show!
>Make sure to keep an eye out for stray fire coming our way
>Also keep an eye out for 3rd parties coming from any direction. Make sure we can at least see behind ourselves a little bit, from time to time.
>You think you should be fine, though you can't really hear what they are saying. Renko lands, still speaking, while the faeries swarm overhead, around, and behind her. Then Meiling produces what is unmistakably a spellcard, while Renko cries: "Fire!"
>The distinctive hiss of danmaku fire, hundreds upon hundreds of them, fills the air. The air is suddenly aglow with every color of the rainbow. Quite a few shots come in your general direction, but none come at you. You simply cannot see Meiling within all that, though you can hear her cry out. Then you see her rise above the main part of the immense cloud of danmaku, clearly burnt and wounded. You hear her cry, "Rainbow Sign: Wind Chime of Colorful Rainbow!"
>Numerous bullets swirl from her body, forming orderly lines and patterns. But in the wake of the faeries, it seems small and pathetic indeed. Regardless, you watch as it cuts through the faerie cloud, striking them here and there, causing them to simply pop out of existence. Others fall from the sky; you can only hope their low weight makes the landing less bad for them...
>The cloud spreads; you can hear orders being shouted, but it's hard to make them out. More shots rain down on Meiling. She does her best to avoid them and the fight back, but her card seems to take a toll on her maneuverability, and just as quickly as her attack began, it comes to an end; you don't even notice a dent in the cloud. She produces another spellcard, you can't hear the name of it as she declares it, but she begins to move about, leaving sprays of multi-colored shots in her wake. This servers her well, cutting into the faeries' numbers and keeping her moving from the worst of the clouds of fire. Still, you see her hit the occasional bullet.
>"Medium spread, fire!" Renko shouts. The nature of the faerie's barrage quickly changes, spreading outward; growing less dense and filling out more of the sky. Meiling is not able to compensate quickly enough, and runs into numerous shots. Soon, her spellcard gives out under the pressure, but you can see some gaps in the faeries' numbers.
>Meiling dashes forward pulling out another spellcard and making a beeline for Renko. "Focus fire on her!" Renko shouts, sounding calm despite her volume.
>"Colorful Sign: Extreme Color Typhoon," Meiling cries, as shots begin to rain down upon her. Dozens of brightly-colored shots swirl out from her body, cutting through the front ranks of the faeries. Some are able to dodge, but you can see a score of them pop out of existence, easily. Renko herself is in the line for fire, forced to draw back. Meiling follows her into the cloud, taking more faeries down with her, as fire rains down upon her on all sides. You cannot see how Renko is doing from here, but you do see Meiling quickly start to drop from the sky from the force of the fire. Quickly, the shots from her cease, and she hits the ground and falls, laying motionless.
>The faeries move over the gate.
>_
