Mari and Kira were able to finally catch up with Aki, who seemed to be surveying the area before them. Eventually they would catch sight of the monsters that were roaming around, completely oblivious to the group. Mari blinked, turning to Aki once again. "Uh...is this more of that Lore?" It seemed like such an obvious question with an obvious answer. She couldn't help but wonder where this sudden spark of enthusiasm came from. Aki was really starting to get into it now, even reciting something that sounded like a typical speech before battle in a video game. Mari didn't quite understand it all. "Uh...can we just fight them now?" She seemed interested in buying monsters, though for her she would just have them do most of the work and reap the benefits. Before she could think of another witty comment, she nearly jumped as Aki cried out something. "Huh? What is that supposed to be?" A flash of light caught her eye, and she turned to see that some of the monsters suddenly burst into flames. They seemed to awaken now, starting to approach them. "What the hell did you do?" She turned to where her friend once stood, but found her much further back. "Hey! What the hell?! You wanna give us a little heads-up before you pull something like that?" She had a feeling she knew why she picked the mage class. It didn't matter. she'd just have to use her video game knowledge and hope it helped her here. She rushed at one of the creatures, remembering what Aki had told her earlier about her skills. She scrolled through a few, deciding on one. "Take this! Rapid Assault!" As she called out the skill, she raised her lance high above her head, suddenly letting loose on the creature with a barrage of stabs and swipes. Each attack did very little damage, but once she was done, she had whipped up a hefty amount of damage. "Ho ho, I could get used to this."