Atisha nodded her head grimly. There wasn't much else she could say that could console him for what she's about to do. She could only hope that he, and everyone involved, would forgive her. The drake Bellant went inside to see if he could save the others, but if what Magnus said was right, there is a barrier erected inside. She doubt that Bellant can break it, and she certainly believed that Magnus's parents wouldn't drop the barrier at the risk of suffocating quickly or being roasted alive by the flames. Bellant might be fire-resistant, but they were not. Atisha was going to get rid of the fire, one way or another.<br/><br/>Atisha began to quietly chant her magic incantation while making hand gestures to focus her magic through her staff, which she had brought out and extended. The energy she was giving, however, was notably different from her past two spell casting. A hint of her Dark Powers, but right now, it was necessary to tap into them. Most notably, Atisha began to produce a faint purple glow, though this was difficult to see over the much more radiant glow of the flames before them. Soon she had her spell ready and fired it at the store. It came in the form of a ball of fire made of a ghastly black flame. Compared to the larger house fire it was almost invisible, but it's effects most notable; it tore through the first floor, even through the building itself. As it ripped through the store, the black fireball seemed to pull the mundane flames with it, though what it really did was use up all the air feeding the fire, taking it for itself. Aside from the fire on the roof and higher floors, the rest of the place was smoldering and reduced to embers, but the building itself was still up. Barely. The rest of the bucket brigade would be able to extinguish the flames now that it's been reduced to a more manageable burn, so long as they act quickly.<br/><br/><span style="color: goldenrod">"There we go... Let's go find... Your parents.... Magnus..."</span>Atisha fell to her knees, dropping her staff and was breathing heavily. Soon she fell down, passed out. Dark Miracles took a lot out of her, and after a tiresome day like today, using a spell like her Hellfire Orb took more energy from her than she had to spare. She'd need a night's rest and would be dizzy by the next morning.<br/><br/>Sheo in the meantime was looking around for that last assassin. She already had an idea that he was going to try to leave the town and laid in wait near the gates. Sure enough she saw a hooded figure on a horse leaving, and her sharp eyes saw the amulet he had underneath his cloak. Sheo struck hard and fast, knocking the man off his horse with a thrown barrel. She spooked the horse away, leaving it between her and the man. The man tried to get onto his feet, but Sheo stomped onto his chest and raised her hammer high above him.<span style="color: lightgreen">"Now now, let's not do anything hasty! Ya got a lot of questions that need answering."</span>The man took hold of his amulet and shouted a quick incantation. Sheo didn't get to memorize much of it before a bright light engulfed the two of them. She barely managed to jump away before what looked like a thunder bolt struck down from the night sky right where the man was. By the time Sheo looked back, only a perfectly round smoldering circle remained of where he was.<span style="color: lightgreen">"Goddamn. Did he kill himself?"</span>Sheo couldn't be certain, as she's never seen anything like this. Aside from the circle, there wasn't any remains. No shredded cloth, no blood, the circle was not even hot. Ashy, but no heat. Sheo cursed herself for losing the assassin and went back towards the direction of the burning shop.