Just a little more...! [ The shadows are certainly still in hot pursuit, but after a bit of running, Aerith comes to a halt and whips around. ]

Let's try... Wind! [ The materia that she'd just slipped from her pocket flashes briefly, before a blast of Aero sends their would-be attackers crashing backward over each other, taken off guard by the attack.

Relieved and triumphant, Aerith lets out an exhale. ]

I've seen other people's abilities start working again, so I thought our materia might be the same... [ And thank goodness for that! ] But, they'll be back on their feet soon.

[ She'd stopped their flight just beyond a more narrow archway in the hopes that, after distracting the phantoms, their attacks could potentially cave in the tunnel a bit... Though, with its material being of unknown makeup, it's definitely questionable. ]

Should we keep running? See if we can find some backup? Or...?