Blaze knows exactly when Samus reaches her target. At the first shot the hydra goes into a heightened frenzy, thrashing hard enough to yank her off the ground and slam her to her knees. Blaze tries to get a foothold again. The cannons can't target Samus as long as she's wrapped close enough to the head, but if she falls...

Can the Vex feel fear? Or pain? They must feel something. She can certainly feel the Darkness surge as her comrade fills its pet Mind with fire. Blaze can't help it. It's dying, and she's laughing.

At least until a particularly furious spasm throws the Guardian bodily into the stone blocks on the bridge - and the regrouping Vex. By the time she pulls herself to her feet, two of the hovering drones open a hail of fire on her. Her trackers show nothing but red, so Blaze slams her fists down and lets the Light loose in a thunderous impact and a surge of electrical energy. She almost misses the hydra starting to fall apart, its power core destabilizing violently in a last burst of spite.