Maria almost couldn't believe what was happening. Usually when people were stressed or there was something going on, didn't they say that time slowed? For Maria, it was opposite effect. Everything was moving so quickly she almost couldn't follow what was happening. Sometimes Sojo was at her side, sometimes he was gone.<br/><br/>Suddenly he was there again. Her pain went away. Her nausea and soreness. All of it was gone. She was still coughing from the smoke, sitting on the floor, trying to regain her baring. Before she could even think there was a glowing in front of her. The light was brighter than the fire and Maria had to cover her face. She could hear demons screeching around her and she tensed, thinking they were close. When nothing happened though, Maria tried to look up and around.<br/><br/>The light was still bright. She would have thought the sun had come to earth. Then she heard Sojo's voice...but at the same time it doesn't sound like him at all. She was scared. She'd never head him speak like that before. Maria winced, shutting her eyes and pressing her back against the wall she was sitting near as the light grew brighter and warmer.<br/><br/><br/>Maria didn't look up again until she was almost could. Her eyes went wide, seeing that the buildings were in tact...almost as if they had never been burned in the first place. Glancing around the street, Maria couldn't find any evidence that there had been a demon attack at all tonight.<br/>Sojo was hovering over her then, picking her up as easily as he always did. Maria wrapped her arms around his neck, hiding against his shoulder. She was scared, but why, she couldn't quite tell. Maria was shaking, coughing on occasion and she stayed quiet as Sojo started walking back towards her home.<br/>"I...I've never..." Maria took a deep breath, trying to stop her voice from trembling. "You've never done that before." Maria finally said, looking up at him for a long moment.