Tyrone
*Hitoshi is silent as she watches the Arbalest wielder crumple to the floor, and pathetically hit the ground. Ironic, really. The presumed "Ninjas" Of this building are dying like flies. Originally, they probably thought that Hitoshi, Akaise and Thistle were forced to fight for their lives here.

No... It is they, these once proud assassins of the dark, who are pathetically kicking and screaming as they are dropped, one by one, with nary a word. Hitoshi only needs to take down the bastard with the sickles, and then... The leader is as good as dead. Of course, he's going to defend his precious little spear thrower unless there's a reason not to... And what better reason than that he's fighting for his life?*

*Hitoshi would click her fingers, and look to Akaise. Still hiding behind the pillar, she'd nod her head slightly to the leader. Akaise is by far the toughest one of the two, and she can likely take on the leader in a duel for at least a little while as Hitoshi removes the last crony.*

*Assuming Akaise does heed Hitoshi's suggestion and clearly makes a move to attack the leader, Hitoshi then fires an arrow at the Sickle user as she does so, before retreating back to... Where else but the pillar?*

*If not... That's fine, she might have another plan in mind. Hitoshi stays put, and takes a breather. There's not really much she can do at the moment, since the leader will know what's going on if she attempts the misdirecting with Acid Flask trick again, and there's not really much of a good way she could reposition herself without opening herself to an attack.*
Elijah
*Thistle was out. While she was busy fighting the bear, it just happened... Her right shoulder was pierced with the crossbow bolt of a heavy arbalest, her left impaled by the pata wielder's spear. She couldn't do anything about it. The only thing she could do now was to try and dish out all she had in return to those remaining.*

*And so she would.*

*With her fingers, the wizard drew a rune in the air. As the rune started to glow, she took a slow, deep breath...*

"...AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

*A monstrous scream resonated from within her visor as Akaise charged towards the leader of the cult, going around the left side of the crystal with her shield in front to protect herself. Though her foot and shin were broken, it wouldn't impede her movement as much as if it was her ankle. Throwing her right arm up towards her enemy, she fired another Plasma Shot towards what she presumed to be his neck before continuing to sprint forward.*
```Akaise casts Tempest Roar (free-cast). -15 mana. 79/100 mana remaining.
Akaise casts Plasma Shot. -5 mana. 74/100 mana remaining.
Akaise regains 3.5 mana. 77.5/100 mana remaining.```
Donna
*The barrier would still be up as Hitoshi fires her arrow, and it would finally dispel the shield. It seems like more mana was put into this one. Now, the 4 limbed man has his weapons. Twin sickles in his normal hands, 2 pata in his normal ones. Jumping down from the tall pillar, the warrior would do so in a way that put him in melee range extremely quickly, his leap carrying him far and fast. The left pata makes a lunge for the archer, and there would be no time to nock another arrow. Hitoshi would still be able to react within melee range.*

*As for Akaise's attack, the crippled shin and foot would still impede her, and the leader simply sits there. It's too easy for him to predict Akaise's attack, because of both her slow movement and her yelling. A purple shield forms on his hand and blocks the blazing sphere with ease. He would turn his head to the armored mage with contempt.*

"Such foolishness."
Tyrone
*Hitoshi's instincts kick in as the Pata wielder lunges forth at her with his weapon, and she backsteps straight back. Assuming she does manage to dodge the first blow, she begins to cast Acid Flask with her right hand, continuing to backstep all the while. If it summons itself in time, Hitoshi throws the flask at the man's face before running back and around the pillar and nocking another arrow, assuming he was disoriented at all by the acid in his eyes and nose.*

*If he wasn't, Hitoshi attempts to duck behind the pillar anyway, because Gods know she's not facing this man in a fair fight.*

**6.5 Mana used, 10 mana spell, 3.5 Regen. 123.5 Mana remaining.**