Her lithe form darted forward, a blur of purple. By the time either Sloan or Delaney took a single step she swung down on Homura, who raised her shield to absorb the blow and fired her gun into Erika's knee. Erika knelt hard while her katana returned for a swift second strike, which came the same moment Sayaka rushed forward and renewed her assault on Homura, all wounds healed and a fresh coat of blood rippling across her body. Homura cartwheeled backward to evade the flurry of blades and raked a new gun across them both, except the moment they absorbed her bullets Delaney scampered onto the scene to drench them in blood.

(Chapter 40)