Ase sighed slightly as the taller boy rose his weapon-covered arm up to shield her from the rain, a light blush of embarrassment dusting her cheeks. Her eyes turned skyward again as the rain began to fall in slow, fat drops, trying to keep herself distracted from the idiot above who was staring at her like a doting mother. It was then, in the growing moment of silence, that she noticed it. The smell, something like a mix of garbage and dirty water, a sickly sweet scent that forced her hands to clamp over her mouth and nose. The blue-haired idiot was talking again, possibly trying to reassure her, but Ase was too concentrated on the smell to hear, and then he stopped talking. She quickly glanced up at her partner as she noticed his attention was on the shield above her head. The scent was stronger now, and surrounding them, but before Ase could call out a warning Ixion's arm fell down onto her head, sending a shocking pain through her skull. 

Ase lowered her head as the pain pulsates on the top of her head, making her ears ring and eyes water. Her skin prickled, body attempting to become more alert to the fact that there were demons around, and then she felt a cool hand wrap around her head.

[b]"Sorry, sorry, I really didn't meant to!!"[/b]

Ixion's voice was heavy with guilt, and his hand was softly rubbing away the pain on her scalp as he fired at the most immediate threats. She forced her eyes open, wiping away her tears as she glanced about the rooftop, taking note of how small and frail the demons appeared to be. Her head was now barely hurting, the pain having been swept away by Ase's interest in the fight an Ixion's motherly caressing. Eventually, the demons closest to them were dealt with and Ixion released her head, questioning if she was alright. After another moment of assessing the situation she nodded, 

"I-I'm okay... Uhm... What just ha- Never mind." She quickly shut up and rose one of her dainty hands to her mouth, biting tightly down on the pad of her index finger until blood was drawn. Again, she winced, but quickly recovered and knelt down to the floor, drawing a small magic circle with the blood from her finger. The red of the circle glowed blue after a moment, and Ase stood back up as a familiar staff formed from the center of the circle. She quickly gripped Patron, pulling it away from the circle while at the same time she smeared the blood with the toe of her shoe. Ase turned towards Ixion, holding the staff in two, shaking hands,

"We have to get off the roof, we can't get trapped up here," the sound of more devils forming made Ase freeze for a moment, eyes shifting around the rooftop before continuing on, "neither of us can jump off unscathed, and we have to see if the other lookouts are doing okay-" Something sharp gripped her leg, digging deep into her ankle, and Ase cried out in pain as she kicked forward, sending another small devil flying across the way. She quickly slammed Patron down onto the rooftop, sending a rather large yet weak-looking magic circle after the demon she kicked away. It had luckily landed in a small group, and she had just enough skill to cause most of their bodies to erode away into nothing.

[i]'Thank God for creating beings weaker than me.'[/i]

"If you need a shield, call for me, but for now let's just get downstairs."