Bob thinks for a moment, hesitating. "So something that is both vile and holy? Or..... it is a trick of words." Bob hesitates one last time, before chuckling, and turning back to Unicron, his smile knowing and satisfied. He was, after all, the God of Creativity, and he knew every trick there was to be had. Unicron, a being that despised all existence, could never hope to match him in this respect. "The letter V." ----- Solus smiles, as he feels Erika's mind up ahead. "My dear, we have nearly arrived. Stay here, for just a moment." With this, Solus moves forward, making himself invisible using his power of perception. He walked forward, standing next to both Dianor and Erika, before leaning forward, and gently tapping Erika on the forehead. As he does this, Erika finds that the book has disappeared from her hands, and Solus appears, holding the book. At this point, he sends the telepathic message for Beatrice to enter the clearing. Everything was set up perfectly, and as Solus smiles, his smile was a cunning, devious one. "Hello, ladies." ----- Not even batting an eyelid at this unexpected attack, Blade moves aside two steps, the snake missing by inches, before slicing it in half as he had done to Ourobos. His sword, being a manifestation of his own will, sliced through the energy, destroying the magic that held the snake together. While he could not slice through all magic, most magic was not hardened against Blade's attacks, and Blade moved forward once more, directing a quick slash at Hazama's throat. If Hazama's body functioned like that of a normal human, then Blade would be able to end this fight with this one strike. ------- Stein sat up, sighing. That had been most unexpected, and such a hindrance. He had had many more plans for young Kenny and his family. However, life will sometimes push you down, and Stein knew that he would have to adapt. He'd had worse disappointments before. He'd simply have to select his next target, and make his move. And, perhaps, meet Mia along the way. Having decided to do this, Stein looks around, discovering a nearby soul to torture. He walks towards a small group of people, two of them Witches. He smiled his most charming smile as he walked out into the area, seeming no more dangerous than someone's friendly grandpa. Of course, most friendly grandpa's aren't drenched in the blood of the innocent, but Stein was hoping these people would overlook such a minor detail. Personally, he'd always thought blood just added to the look, but it wasn't very useful when attempting to decieve someone. "Hello, Kaika, Ruby, Weiss, Silver, Yang. Don't worry, I'm not here to harm you all."