"I love you, Raven Wing! Please, be mine and I'll stop all of this!"

The silence is deafening! I finally understand that turn of phrase as I stand there, mouth agape, face beet red, trying to comprehend what The Twilight Huntress just said. In the middle of fighting me and Leoporina, no less! I can't even form words at the moment, just a series of incoherent sounds.

"Uhh, I-I, I, I, umm... Uhh, W-w-w-wai- Yo-yo-you- Uuuuhhhhh...."

As I stand there, bewildered, confused, embarassed, and honestly a little bit honoured, The Twilight Huntress says nothing, just staring at me with open vulnerability and earnestness in her eyes, letting me process. 10' away, Leoporina is as motionless as I am. No, not quite... Her entire body seems to be shaking, her head bowed so I can't see her face. I imagine she's in shock at the sudden and unexpected confession that just came from The Twilight Huntress, as well.

"...ink you're doing?"

I barely catch what seems to be the tail end of a whispered phrase. Even so, I can tell the words are filled with a venomous rage. The Twilight Huntress' ears twitch at the words, indicating that she too has heard them, though she ignores them. I, on the other hand, zero in on them in an attempt to get my overloaded brain to start working again. Who said them, and what do they mean? Who are they directed at? What could bring about such vitriol? I don't have to wonder for long.

"I said, what the FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"

Leoporina's head snaps up and I am stunned once again. Her usually stern but calm face is contorted in hatred and anger as she glares at The Twilight Huntress! To her credit, the Villain doesn't even flinch at the malice rolling off of the Hero.

"Do you mind staying out of this? I will deal with you shortly," she responds, her eyes not leaving mine.

I continue to gaze back into her dark eyes, unsure what I should do or how I should respond.

"No! You get the fuck away from Raven Wing!" Leoporina screams, launching herself at The Twilight Huntress, claws extended and mouth drawn back in a feral snarl. "You're not taking her from me! She's mine!"

I see Leoporina collide with The Twilight Huntress, both of them flying off to the side, as my vision blurs and the world tilts, my brain finally shutting off at the realisation that two of the most powerful and beautiful women in the world are fighting over me.