They're scrambled. Grimm strikes a blow, and in doing so strikes them down from their predicament, Shade Wings stretching and melting before they finally release.

There's something on the edge of their thoughts. They nearly notice it--but this sudden stage has an audience of countless eyes, called closer by their Strongest Sibling Knight by accident, thrilled and terrified and drowning anything else out.

One flame bursts on target between the Knight's horns before they reorient and dash wildly between platform and platform, sending a roiling Shade Soul straight up where they think he might be.