Once the shock wore off, rage replaced it almost instantly. How dare Kain behave that way towards her, just to get at Edge! The ninja himself was barely faring better in her eyes, at the moment. All this stupid, pointless posturing over a mutual, equally pointless hatred. She'd had enough. If they insisted on dragging her into it, they were going to pay the price.

And so, as Edge's Blitz went off, Rydia began to concentrate. She was a fast caster when she needed to be and hoped that timing would work in her favor now. It was time to turn them into toads.