"As a matter a fact, I can. Go get the River Rat. Call if you need help, I won't be long." Never once taking his eyes off his shielded for. Elijah's still erupted hands dyed down to a simple two fingers, they left an erry glow in the dark. He didn't stop there as he allowed a small stream of fire to flow from those fingers. Since he held control over fire, he couldn't help but make some fearful shapes such as a massive two headed dragon leering over his shoulders.
"You can walk away from this right now. No one will blame you for not wanting to be burnt to death." With his non erupted hand, he reached into his back pocket and pulled a cellphone. Within thirty seconds he moved it back into his rear pocket. A few seconds later a
song started playing. "Is protecting Caro really worth your life?"
As was most meta fights, this came down to skill and attrition. He knew that had the attrition part won, skill was another question entirely. There was little doubt in his mind, that he'd use less power attacking than the hero defending. Overpowering and wearing down the hero ought not to be difficult, but dealing with those short swords could be problematic. If wirse came to worse he could fully erupt and grab any part of the hero, searing anything he touched beyond repair. Hell, if he could get Caro without even combating the hero would make just as happy. He wasn't one to shy away from blood shed but if things were starting to go wrong, he could burn Caro to death and make his getaway. He just had to make sure Ruby was with him. She was too important to loose. Plus she was about his only friend right now.