Arthur lunged backwards, wincing as the force of the weapon itself sent him staggering. He threw one arm forward, blocking a bit of it, though the end result wasn't pretty--the length of his arm coated red from taking something like that on without a weapon handy. Bloody dripped at his elbow and people scattered as the monster began to take its rampage seriously.

"Emi! Are you inside that thing!?"

It wasn't her, but she was close to it. Otherwise, he would have sensed her in that attack. Arthur was wary about his approach, not wanting to attack and risk hitting her.