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Or, alternatively, Azhure should see that she's slowing him down and insist that he leave her behind so he and Shra don't get caught again. That would be a truly selfless move on her part.

Or better still, split up and misdirect any pursuers. But Azhure doesn't do "selfless". She's an incredibly selfish person, as will be made clearer later on.

This is like him walking through a room, and finding the only dropped banana peel specifically so he could slip on it. We're descending into Loony Toons type coincidences, here.

And this is far from the only example. Later on we have at least TWO examples of someone starting to run away only for a random "rabbit burrow" to appear right under her foot.

Said nepotism came back to bite him in the ass very quickly, given what a bad leader Axis is. It would be hilarious if it weren't so frustrating and rage-inducing.

Axis doesn't even need to be a military commander anyway. The armies in this thing are ultimately 100% irrelevant and who wins just comes down to which single character has the most shiny power-ups. Wait, that sounds familiar somehow.