As Esther attempted to hold Abaddon hostage, he released two tendrils from his body to keep her away as he stood up and was immediately battle ready. "Hands off," he hissed. "It's quite amusing how you're standing in defense and even mourn for somebody who will not differentiate friend from foe if you so much as question his authority and status. At first glance you'd seem to be someone intelligent enough to know such things, but apparently not." Abaddon watched Kami rise and fly away, obviously with the intent of harnessing more power in order to prevent another event such as the one that just happened. Looks like a "rematch" would be on its way soon enough, and Abaddon smiled internally. He too would be preparing himself in the meantime. He looked back to Esther. "[i]Supposed[/i] to help him? You say that as if it were our job to fight for an idiot with little more than fancy light shows and an overly inflated ego. Keep this in mind, it's our job to devour the likes of him, who would be a threat to anyone and anything around him simply because he feels superior. If you would stand in the way, we will kill you before going for the main course."