[quote=@Melodious] *Whether by some higher power or an indistinguishable property, the crystal remains anchored to me and my presence, in our current state* I wasn't lying when I told that moron over there that it's been over. This isn't a fight of whether I get Existence or not, it's a fight for us to make this as painless for you [i]all [/i]as possible. Drop the barriers. [/quote] *Looks toward the wall for a moment, and then back to you* ...Area steals, stepsword! *Materializes next to you after four hops and swings a sword into your torso while also lunging my other hand toward where X aimed for the crystal and grabs onto it with all my might*