[img]https://i.ibb.co/rtvdswm/divider-line-02.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cECl3Rx.jpg[/img][/center] [img]https://i.ibb.co/rtvdswm/divider-line-02.png[/img]Cold. Cold. It was cold. Sensations that were never meant to be experienced bubbled up from the surface of the black rocks and with it came a chill that could unsettle bones. Cold. It was cold and that’s all it knew. The rocks were chilled to the touch but that only deepened its allure to the dark creatures of a colder night. Perhaps the black rocks may have remained in such an untouched state were it not for the accumulation of other stimulus that joined in the air. Because now, where there was once cold and everlasting chill there was now- Fire. Fire. It was harsh and unbearing. The sounds of yelling and fighting and gunshots and more fire, always fire, never enough flame; the black rocks reacted in kind. The fire from the first girl with her loud and roaring mechanical steed….the fire from the blonde girl who sent flames skyrocketing to the heavens threatening to tear the warehouse down in ash and soot; all of it was too much. As soon as the fire increased there was more screaming. The hostage fell in Maria’s arms like a lifeless doll for strength had already left her form long since before the DHA arrived. By some miracle she was alive, but barely if the situation was any gauge. The searing tower of flames sent the Yurei into a harder frenzy. Most were caught in the raging inferno as well as the other efforts of the Devil Hunters. Some however, scattered and flitted the air like gliding shadows, spiraling in a frenzy and focusing their efforts on solely clawing and tearing at any and all Devil Hunters in the area. It wasn’t long before they noticed the hunters ontop as well as the bottom, screeching as some barreled towards the two snipers positioned up high. It also wasn’t long for things to go from bad to worse, the warehouse shaking as a new creature reared its pumpkin head. The vined golem was for the Devil Hunters to handle but its presence only agitated the black rocks more. Fire and heat and screaming and blood surrounded the air, festering it like a poison. The once dormant rocks buzzed with a dark charge that emanated as a low humming picked up only by the devils of the area. Fire and heat and screaming. Where once the rocks gave an unbearable chill, now they radiated a harsh heat as Maria and Da-Xia’s flames continued to bellow. They finally reacted, detonating like bombs. Where once there was a bird of night now became a living explosive as the raven imploded with a force to match the vine golem, splinters of fire engulfing the familiar. Black rocks shrouded out from its form, coating and growing along wherever it touched like an infection. The same phenomenon happened as Rufus’ hand was taken clean off as the rock he held detonated in heat and more shrapnel, the explosion no doubt sudden enough to catch his portaling trick off guard. Once more, the rocks grew wherever they touched. If the Devil Hunters didn’t notice the source of the Yurei’s manic state-who by now were starting to become thin in numbers-they would now as the first signs of the black rocks creeped out from the dark corners. They sprouted along the snowy ground like tumors, boiling to the touch but not growing as high as a person. It only added to the chaos of the scene, from the fires and Shika’s familiar, to the black rocks and the police soon converging on their location no thanks to Limen. At least the Yurei were no longer a threat and the hostage was safe though. [img]https://i.ibb.co/rtvdswm/divider-line-02.png[/img]