Her gasp is reflexive, and so is the rest of her reaction - the card manifests between her hands in a flicker of blue, turning from The Fool to Judgement, and the red and gold armor of Orpheus Telos vanishes, leaving Minako bleached to Messiah's pure white, hair and skin and clothes and all. Only those red eyes keep their color.

She draws wings and mantle instinctively close around her as a shield against the swords that come flying at her, and the blades clash against the white coffin-faces.

"I won't help you destroy yourself," she says, more calmly than she'd really have given herself credit for in this situation. "That isn't the answer. It won't take away your regret."