Devika readied a shield, holding the last word of the spell in her mind. She noticed it suddenly, the moment when Connor's anger and pride overwhelmed him. A moment was all she needed. She twisted a heavy steel ring around her finger, and shouted. "[i]Nimefurahi[/i]!" She made a throwing gesture, then yanked her hand back. The firey snakes moving toward her seemed to be coming in slow motion. But Devika could feel Connor's anger being pulled away, as she took it into herself. She pulled back and back, like she was yanking a lasso.

The snakes coming at her dissolved, tail first, and dissipating at her face in a burst of heat. Devika smiled in a very predatory way. There was magic rolling from her skin- her whole body tingled with it. "Rule number one. Never declare victory in the middle of a fight." She spoke again, and this time, the ground rattled. She channeled the power from Connor's rage into an earth spell. The asphalt at their feet started to warp, then go liquid. Devika waited until they sunk into the ground up to their knees, then she halted the spell.

"Rule number 2... don't fuck with the nice ones."