The Ice spirit reared back, its arms ready to pierce the doctor, its body jerking slightly as about a dozen metal slugs embedded itself in its body. Cracks formed in its body, and smaller chunks of ice broke off of its body, but its momentum didn't slow. It did however react as a draconic being of fire emerged nearby and lunged into its side. The spirits tumbled to the side, the tip of the Ice spirit's spear cutting at the edge of the doctor's ear. As the two spirits landed to the side, the Ice spirit writhed in pain. The heat from Ignis, and the cold from the Ice spirit combined with a hiss, heat rapidly leaving Ingnis' body, and subsequently entering the Ice spirit's, causing both no small amount of discomfort. Alan blanched as Ryza stood up and charged the Walkins with the repeater as he paused to reload. [color=CD5C5C]"What the hell!"[/color] he called after her as she charged him. Alan spun around and drew his other revolver, and opened fire at the Walkins with the revolver- as Eli and several of his spirits had began attacking the Walkins with the machine gun already. The repeater wielding Walkins rocked slightly as bullets ineffectively bounced off his jacket- a feat that implied that his armor was enhanced by some sort of magic. However, he did react as a bolt of lightning struck him, forcing him a step back. As he recoiled from the impact, he looked up in time to see a pair of steel fists collide with his body. While he seemed to be protected from bullets, the sheer mass of the steel fists knocked him off of his feet. Moments later, the charging Kusagi girl was upon him, sword ready to rend him in half. He held out his arm to block the blade- which stopped the blow, at the cost of his arm being lopped off. He growled in pain and shot forward with his other arm, a surprisingly powerful palm strike forcing the Kusagi warrior several steps backward. Walkins got to his feet, clutching at his missing forearm. The hewn limb however didn't drip blood, instead an inky black liquid seemed to float upwards out of the open wound. The pistol wielding Walkins was unphased as half a dozen revolver rounds tore into him- as well as an attack from Shreckt's blood. He couldn't however stop Shreckt from plunging her blade into his chest. His eyes widened for a moment in a face of pain. This look was quickly replaced by a look of confident loathing, and Walkins swung forward with a metal plated fist. The knuckle plates connected cleanly with Shreckt's torso, and a loud [i]BANG[/i] was heard as Shreckt was sent flying backwards. Without missing a beat, Walkins quickly closed the small gap between him and the doctor and children, firing his revolver at Kuro as he quickly advanced- either ignoring or brushing off any attacks that came his way. He seemed unperturbed by the apparent pain of his spirit, or the steam that cloaked the immediate area surrounding the spirits. Now pointing his pistol at the Doctor and her husband, he deftly reached out and grabbed at one of the twins. The female one squealed in pain as Walkins grabbed her by the hair and began dragging her away with him. [color=ADD8E6]"No!"[/color] The brother yelled, giving an audible snarl as he leapt at the Walkins, ineffectively jabbing and pounding at the man's chest and arms with a knife taken from the back of the bar. Walkins merely snorted and shoved him back with an arm, casually pointing his revolver and shooting the boy as the teen stumbled backwards. [color=00FFFF]"Pierce!"[/color] the girl screamed as Walkins continued pulling her away.