[color=f6989d][h3]The Tide Abated, Smoldering Gate Ruins Left, The True Tide Rises[/h3][/color][hr]

The impressive wall of ice raised by Atheni held back most of the youkai, but a few were more than mobile enough to make it through or over it. The veritable hail of magic from the shadow meister helped stem the tide but it seemed like for every one that fell three came in its place. The magical boat however, barreled in through the thickest part of the horde, the youkais throwing everything from themselves to bits of rocks at it, but it held together even as it cut a swathe through the growing ball of monsters.

The onis decending on the lone magical girl never noticed the giant ball of marble before it was crushed under its weight. 

Amelie however, would find no answer as she gave her threat. Perhaps it was not a great move to jump into a horde of monsters, not just from the threat of the youkais themselves, but also friendly fire from other magical people that was here, like the blazing comet of energy that was Ayumi. The ice where she was was several meters thick, but it shuddered, cracked and erupted open. The sheer shockwave coming from the impact alone was enough to blow youkais away.  

There was a brief moment where it seemed she too would be affected, before a hand grabbed her waist, pulling her close to their body as they extended another hand in front of them, extending chains from their palm to form a barrier.

[color=f7976a]"That ain't a smart move, jumping in like that."[/color] Ryofu spoke, seemingly oblivious to the charred right side of her outfit where she was shot. [color=f7976a]"But I admire your guts, kid."[/color]

Ayumi herself would find herself at the bottom of a jagged crater, the water freezing faster than she could punch downwards.

The youkais around them seemed ready to pounce, before the bottle of hellfire hit the gate. The gate shimmered under the eternal flames for a moment, before the entire thing started to creak loud enough to be heard over the din of battle. The youkais around Ryofu and Amelie turned and started running towards the gate, jumping on the thing to try and smother the flames to no avail. Just for an instant, there was a glimpse of a giant hand trying to reach through the gate, before the top collapsed upon itself. The ice around the gate still remained, but it no longer froze the seas instantly, with the crater Ayumi was in starting to fill up with water slowly.

The other youkais still remained, but they moved jerkily as if someone had cut their strings and tangled the rest while still trying to puppet them. 

The Torii gate crisis was, for all intents and purposes, effectively solved. Clean up however...