"What happened? Why didn't it work?"
"I don't know. They don't even react, at all? Is it because the Rune of Beginning brought the True Wind Rune, here?"
Riou sees Erica. "Erica! Get out of here! It's dangerous."
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Athena coughs using her cloak to cover herself, protecting her from it to an extent thanks to the properties of the cloak, but it still causes her to drop to her knees. "Damn, *****. I'll get you." With what little strength she can muster, she holds up the Staff and fires a bolt of electricity at Shiva, before collapsing.
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Erica feels compelled to hold up her hand.