First the Minion was hit with a barrage of gunfire. An annoyance, to be sure... as well as fairly painful. And before it could do much to the young man who shot it, another individual attacked with an odd slash that was similar in form to that of the woman it had thrown moments ago. [I]"You are a-"[/I] A screaming and irate woman interrupted it and demanded an apology. [I]"Foolish girl. You c-"[/I] Still another with questions appeared and decided to interrupt. Enough was enough, and the Minion hurled a moderately sized ball of flame at the newest man.

Raphaella was about to stand and join the battle again when someone started yelling at her. Before she could retort, however... the woman bolted out and started screaming at the Minion, too. And then, just her luck, Dio Badguy decided to pipe up and comment on her chest. [B]"What the hell are YOU doing here, criminal? You better return the Fireseal to its rightf-"[/B] the man before her picked up and chucked a piece of debris at the Minion, and hit it in the side of the head. The minion turned toward the newest combatant just in time to take a heavy kick to the face and be sent skidding into a nearby vehicle.

The Minion was prying itself from the damaged vehicle when Dio's flames hit home and set it and the car ablaze. [I]"Y-You are all... invited..."[/I] the vehicle's exploding fuel tank cut the Minion off and sent it flying spine-first into a neary utility pole. Powerful or not, it had taken significant damage before the explosion, and THAT caused even more damage. Smashed into the pole hard enough to snap it in two, The Minion simply lay motionless. [I]"... to... d-d-d-die... at the hands of Issun hims........"[/I] the combined damage had been enough to silence the being and end its rampage before it got out of hand.

Raphaella walked out of the snack shop and looked around at the damage. She was honestly surprised that it wasn't worse, given the strength of the Minion. When it threw her and set her on fire, she could feel the depths of its power... if only for a moment. [B]""As I was saying, YOU can return the Fireseal..."[/B] she stared directly at Dio, who had proven instrumental in defeating the Minion. [B]"... AFTER we deal with this crisis. Understood?"[/B] without waiting for a reply, she moved toward the center of the area to better speak to all the newcomers.

[B]"On behalf of the Kingdom of Illyria... I, Princess Raphaella Kiske, thank each of you. You no doubt were of some help against this threat. But now I must ask you all what brings you here. After all, such a gathering of skilled fighters at such a time is rather... convenient, don't you agree? How am I to know if you aren't in good with Issun and this now-dead minion?"[/B] And indeed, she was curious. Especially in regard to Dio... who was reported to have fled the kingdom when he took the sword several years ago.