Alari reached out for the darkness as he got closer his eyes moving to the 'face' of the person, he couldn't see past the darkness to identify them but he intended on finding out who it was the moment he got his hands on them. However he instinctively stopped when the body was dropped out, he noticed the person was alive and in his hesitation the darkness got away. Alari grit his teeth but knelt down to the person and summoning his Ki started healing their wounds glad he made sure to keep excess, once the person was healed and he made sure they stayed knocked out he stood up and looked towards the window clenching his fists.
"Who was that?"

Larel quickly turned the corner and sped up as he heard Mera yell, he reached the room to see the darkness holding Mary and Mera get hit with one of the floorboards, he grit his teeth seeing the darkness holding Mary and if not for the look in Hotaru's eyes he would have dashed after it, he could see Mera was still holding Hotaru though judging by Hotaru clawing at her neck she was probably squeezing a tad too tight. Larel wasn't sure what to say as he stared at Mera and looking at Hotaru it didn't seem she was fully herself at the moment, he grit his teeth at how fast this all happened, in one moment they were resting in the inn and the next Hotaru was being held down and Mary was now gone. Larel was glad Mera was safe but he knew Mary being gone hurt Mera.
"Mera-sama you're hurting Hotaru," Larel said walking into the room.
He started to say more but Alari walked into the room right after him, noticing the blood on Hotaru his eyes narrowed before he held his hand out towards her, Larel started to move seeing the glow from his hand but he froze seeing the blood on Hotaru start to dissipate along with the blood in the room, the blood turned into yellow energy that flowed into Alari, once it was gone Alari closed his hand dismissing the glow.
"Hopefully that helps," Alari said lowering his arm. "I took care of the bodies upstairs as well."
Larel wanted to question how he just did that and removed the bodies that quickly but there was a more pressing though in his mind right now.
"Alari Mary was taken we saw her in the window carried by that thing, wasn't she near you?! How did they get to her?"
"They got her when my head was turned I chased after them but they dropped a body, I hesitated seeing they were still alive and they got away...I'm sorry."
"Ah good to see you chose a stranger over your 'friend' good to know," Larel said bringing a hand to his head and sighing. 
Alari averted his eyes and stared at the ground not having a response to that, Larel noticed the dejected look on his face and lowered his hand actually feeling a tinge of guilt for saying that but he turned his back to him and turned back to Hotaru.
"What happens now?" Larel asked kneeling down in front of Hotaru.
"I can't hear echo's or I'd track her that way," Alari said running a hand through his hair before looking at Mera.
If what Larel said was correct then Mera saw Mary get taken by that cloaked figure, Mera couldn't have seen that and remained perfectly calm at least on the inside, he tried to find the right words but nothing seemed right to say and with Larel right there he was even more limited.
"Mera-sama what would you like me to do?" Larel said turning his attention back to Hotaru. 
Alari remained silent looking towards the window, he adjusted his glasses wondering where that darkness came from, that feeling from earlier was probably that.
"Sybil probably knows," Alari looked at Larel's shadow seeing the familiar smile of Zenmaru. "Kinda falls into place a bit too easily right?"
Alari snapped his fingers causing the smile to vanish, he didn't even like considering the possibility of talking to her.