Watching in slow realization as the axe was sliced clean through, the head of it landed on the ground just as Ed's feet returned to the soil. This seductress was tougher than he thought! No doubt she was a master in the art of whack-fu passed down by the Rebel Robot Rangers who were also mutated. But Lothar would not be so easily halted! He'd fight on to the very end! But as Ed prepared for another charge towards Yuno, he felt something warm and wet land on his cheek. Looking over to see what it could have been, he'd see his fingers laying on the ground nearby with blood dripping out.
This was enough to knock Ed out of his hallucination and actually seem legitimately concerned about the severed fingers. Looking over to where Eddy and Double D watched with their jaws dropped in awe, he waved over to them.
"Guys! I'm shooting ketchup out of my fingers! Is that bad?"
"GOOD LORD!"
Rushing over to Ed's side, Double D quickly set about picking up the fingers and pulling out a spare roll of bandages. He'd began wrapping up the fingers as much as he could.
"This is insane, Eddy! This is far more complicated and serious than a mere Dungeons and Dragon mishap! She used a katana to sever Ed's fingers! Bone, tendons, sinew, you name it! In such a precise manner as well. Aren't you feeling any pain, Ed?!"
Ed waved it off as he took his fingers and slipping them within the sleeves of his costume, he'd push them back out. Upon exit his fingers would have been reattached good as new leaving Double D quite baffled.
"Ed, but how did you do that? That defies the law of physics as we know it!"
"Double D, how come the light in the fridge stays on if no one's in the kitchen with Dinah?"
"..What-Ah!" Double D was quickly shoved out of the way as Eddy looked Ed over to make sure he was okay.
"Sheesh Lumpy, you better watch out. That chick could have done a real number on more than your fingers. I feel bad for that scarecrow looking guy who she's going after next. But I bet if he's capable of going one on one with her, we could earn some cash!" "Sure am, Eddy!"
As Eddy and Ed began to form yet another scam, Double D brushed himself off and hurried towards the dancing entity. Judging by the piece, this creature had a special affinity for the flute. Something Double D could respect despite not being musically inclined himself. For what was society without fine music to keep everyone's nerves calm? Perhaps he could shed some light on what exactly was going on and why him and his fellows were subjected to being in the same company as a sword wielding psychopath.
The creature itself stopped upon Yuki addressing it. Lowering the flute, the creature finally turned to face him and well it wasn't exactly the prettiest of mugs. There were two beady glowing orange eyes, thick lips of a dull-brown color, and the rest of his face appeared to be hidden in shadows despite being near none. It tucked the flute away before leaning forward as if to get a good look at Yuki. This analyzing took over a minute and upon completion, the creature leaned back and gave a giggle.
"I'm glad you're not one of those grown-ups! I hate them! All they want to do is ruin my fun! You can call me Skull-Kid!" The questions Yuki shot his way though got Skull Kid scratching his head and tilting it sideways out of confusion.
"Nope! Never heard of them! You're in the Lost Woods which is where I live! I don't really get too many visitors so it's nice to see that so many of you came! I saw what happened with your girlfriend by the way! I know I'd be scared if some big green guy came lunging at me but she broke his weapon in two like it was nothing! Would you like to stay and listen to one of my songs?" He asked as he pressed the flute near his lips again only to notice Yuno sprinting towards him. Lowering the flute, Skull-Kid began to shake in fear as he lowered the flute and turned to leap into one of the higher tree branches so that she couldn't get her hands on him!
"I-I'll help if you guys need it! But I'm not coming down until she goes away! She's not even a grown up but she's scary all the same!" He would have tried using his slingshot on her but after seeing how the ork fared, he doubted it would have done her any good and might have only incited her. But Skull Kid wouldn't have to wait for long as two chains with the Flames of Ares hissing off the blades attached to them slammed into the ground in front of her as Kratos turned his attention towards her.
He had made an effort to ensure that he harmed no more children. For after what he did to his own daughter, there was even a limit for Kratos and that was robbing a father of his kin. But this girl had made short work of the disillusioned one adorned in green paint without so much as any show of effort on her part. Therefore she deserved enough recognition to be treated above a mere child's status. Her clear instability would not be tolerated any further when it could put the three children that were following him around or even his own life in any immediate risk of danger.
Ripping through the earth as he dragged the Blades of Chaos back, Kratos stood directly in Yuno's path. The same blades that had been forged in the lowest depths of Hades and permanently branded/chained to Kratos's arms as a former sign of loyalty to Ares. Now it was just a grim reminder of what Kratos had done and the mistakes he had made.
"The one who's fingers you severed. That display of finesse and your lack of hesitation shows skill beyond the years of any mere child. Which is why I'm putting a stop to you right now, girl. Before your insanity becomes a risk to all of us." The demi-god was fully aware of how hypocritical this made him look when Zeus had killed him for almost the same reasoning. But whereas it was merely done on the hunch that Kratos might attempt to overthrow Olympus, Yuno's mental stability clearly didn't seem to be glued together properly.
Slipping out of the tree as he hung off it by his legs, Skull Kid used one hand to keep his hat on and the other to hold his flute.
"Oh, so one of the grown ups and the scary girl are going to fight, huh? Shame really. I don't like seeing this forest damaged if I can help it! It just seems like that even within this forest I can't find solitary away from grown ups causing problems.." But deciding to try and make the best out of a bad situtation, Skull Kid began to play on his flute once more. Only this melody seemed far more urgent and distressing as if to indicate that allowing this to continue could only cause further issues down the line.
Watching what appeared like it was going to be an intense battle, Eddy snickered and climbed onto Ed's shoulders as he waved his jar around.
"Get a chance to ride on the Ork's shoulder and watch this amazing fight unfold right before your very eyes!"
"But with leverage!"
"Only for twenty five cents!" Eddy didn't really mind making a profit off this because it wasn't like people were really going to get hurt, right?