[color=slategray][center][img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjU0LmZmOTIwNS5RMkZ6YzJsMWN3LCwuMAAA/jmh-arkham.regular.png[/img][/center][/color][center]_____________________________________________________________[/center][hr] [center][h2][color=CFD3C6]Rurik Alexeev[/color][/h2][/center] [center][@Hammerman] [@6slyboy6] [@Gentlemanvaultboy] [@RoflsMazoy][/center] [hr] Rurik rolled his eyes, [color=CFD3C6]"Yeah, yeah. Hate you too, Katherine,"[/color] he grumbled at her usual, hyper-aggressive response. A few seconds later, when she addressed Cassius, the boy just smiled, [color=slategray]"Of course!"[/color] He bumped his fist to hers. [color=slategray]"You're a bit hotheaded,"[/color] literally, at that, [color=slategray]"but if anyone can take the heat it's me, right?" His smile then split into a full grin once Thobias finished his spiel. [color=slategray]"Now, how about we go up there and show them what a real fire looks like?!"[/color] [color=CFD3C6]"Touching..."[/color] Rurik mumbled, tight-lipped at the prospect of joining the fray up top. Speaking of touching, soon enough everyone was touching Thobias. It made sense that he'd stripped down a bit. He'd needed to make room for everyone to manage skin-to-skin contact for the jump. [color=CFD3C6][i]Don't throw up... don't throw up...[/i][/color] Rurik mouthed to himself repeatedly before the world folded in on itself. When the world put itself back together, they were on the rooftop before quite the chaotic scene. All three school leaders were present and there seemed to be quite a few demons flapping about. Strangely identical demons. As far as the layout went, there was a rectangular structure on the rear of the rooftop, where both stairwells inevitably let out. Closer to the middle was a smaller, box-shaped structure, likely the top of the elevator shaft where the mechanism sat. [color=CFD3C6]"Why did I get out of bed this morning?"[/color] Rurik groaned, clutching his stomach. [color=slategray]"Hey! Alto is here!"[/color] Cassius perked up at the sight of his school's number one student. Apparently he'd weathered the jump just fine. The demons definitely outnumbered the leaders, and furthermore, could Clara [i]really[/i] be trusted? [color=slategray]"Let's go back him up! Hey, we're here too!"[/color] Cassius charged forth. Unfortunately, the demons seemed to spot him first. One of them changed direction, its hand glowing. Cassius skidded to a stop and took aim, and with a snap of his fingers let out a burst of flames that shot up to engulf the demoness. The demoness fell from the sky trailing smoke from her wings, but landed on her feet. It seemed it would take a bit more than that to really burn a fire-flinging demon. That was when he noticed a glow beneath his feet. He looked down and saw a runic circle burning itself into the ground. [color=slategray]"Oh-"[/color] And just like that, the world's least fire retardant fire-user was engulfed in a pillar of flames. The fire receded, and Cassius was still standing, but he was covered in soot and his clothing was singed all to hell. He also seemed a tad unsteady on his feet, hunched over and arms hanging limp. The first demoness strutted toward him, more runes burning into the air around her hands. Then, a second flew over, and with a wave of their hands, a wall of flames sprouted up, cutting the rest of the group off from Cassius. The first demoness then reared a clawed hand back, aimed for Cassius's heart. [i]Click-Click[/i] Suddenly, Cassius sprang to life. He rammed both his fists into the demon, one into her stomach, the other her chest. [i]BOOM![/i] He might not have been immune to fire, but he could take it better than most. The explosion flung the demon back like a cannon-ball, careening into the second, sending both crashing to the ground. The fire-wall dropped as quickly as it had sprung up, revealing Cassius's handiwork to the rest of them. Cassius was still on the move, however. He rocketed forward, the demons barely having hit the ground. If throwing explosions from a distance didn't work, he'd close the gap. He screeched to a halt barely more than five feet from then and snapped both fingers as his arms lit up. [i]SNAP![/i] Two series of burning explosions arced out and converged on the demonic dogpile he'd created, creating a massive fireball. When it cleared, all that was left was a scorch mark on the hotel roof. He stood there panting before he took a deep breath and looked over his shoulder, [color=slategray]"Sorry, I wasn't feeling so good earlier, but I think I'm all right now!"[/color] Meanwhile, Rurik's jaw just dropped. He had to assume the only reason Cassius had let himself be tossed around by him was because Katherine had been in the firing line and he'd been holding back. The defeat of the first two demons had caught the attention of another which suddenly split into two -- but something told Rurik that Cassius would be fine. [color=CFD3C6]"Well... he seems to have this all under control. I'm just gonna... go over there..."[/color] Rurik stepped aside and slunk off. He made his way to the roof's edge and- [i]BLORF![/i] So, yeah, he'd lost that battle in the end...