A hint to a far-off twist!

I hope this isn't looking too far ahead.

As her eyes fully turned red and green, she disregarded their continued pleading and began slashing through the guards, turning her weapon, body and the ground slick and red.

“BUCK THAT NOISE! IF THERE’S SOMETHING KEEPING YOU FROM ME, I’LL DEFEAT IT!’

The troops pushed themselves forward, allowing their Commander to dart in and out as a distraction and save who she could. With barely a second’s warning, she teleported her lightly wounded and capable troops away before the fully insane and bloodthirsty creature unleashed enhanced fire, the only two surviving being Tempest and Arc.