Mateus uncharacteristcally laughed, his form coming from his own dimension. As his lower body would be seen, a surprised gasp from Savayna would be heard as instead of the typical merman fin half, a set of legs were seen, clad in sea-colored light armor. He then stepped forward, exchanging a glance with Savayna before his full, undivided attention would center on Lola/Nabriales. 

[color=7ea7d8]"As always, you're boasting nature knows no bounds. And as always, you only know half the truth."[/color] Mateus said, letting out a laugh, hinting he knew exactly what happened. [color=7ea7d8]"You see, Savayna and myself have this odd relationship. It's not like most Espers and their Scions. Let me use Hashmal and the Dalmascan hume as an example. You see, the Bringer of Order and that hume have something that Humes call 'father and son', while myself and Glacie have a betting relationship. We bet about everything: who could land the most hits in a fight, how many times Belias' Scion will dig himself into a grave, and, of course, my favorite, how many times must we use distractions to fool our foe."[/color] Mateus chuckled, eyes firmly on Lola. [color=7ea7d8]"You see, the Vacuum spell, the vortex of our weapons - it's all a diversion. It's to distract you from--"[/color]

And as if on cue, it seemed [i]they[/i] were here.

[color=7ea7d8]"Well, speak of the devil and they shall appear."[/color] Mateus snapped his fingers and the vortex faded away as if it was an illusion the whole time. As it would, there were a few things that Lola would notice. The first would be how she was restrained where she stood by vines of mist that was from Mateus himself. The second, of course, was the appearance of Jaakuna, Grant, Lorenzo, and some other girl that Mateus didn't know. [color=7ea7d8]"So, as you can see, this was never meant to kill you, Nabriales. It was meant to bide [i]us[/i] time for Jaakuna to arrive."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"What the hell?"[/color] Jaakuna stated, seeing Lola. [color=ed1c24]"What in all hell is she doing here?"[/color]

[color=7ea7d8]"That's a good question. Please, do tell him, Nabriales. And know that as long as I remain summoned, your escape options are limited."[/color]