Celia raised her umbrella to fend off another barrage of bullets and turned to her sister. "I'm sure they're fine, there seem to be a lot of people fighting with him."

As if to confirm that, a woman appeared in a burst of light, looking down on them. As she told them to find shelter, she shook her head vehemently.

"I'm not going anywhere until we find our brother. we got separated somewhere out here, If you want us to move, help us find him!" She stopped another rain of fire, but one of the shots passed around the edge of her weapon and clipped her in the shoulder. She fell to the ground and clutched at the wound, but the pain was all physical. The the poison that the exorcist above knew should be killing her wasn't showing up.

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Aria shook her head and put her hand firmly under Aaron's arm, helping him up. "You won't be fighting in the condition you're in. You'll only get in the way." Her words were brutal, but honest. She looked toward the center of town and continued. "I'll take you to the shield, then you can get yourself looked after so you don't bleed out. Don't worry about Eris, I saw her just a few moments ago."