After hearing that the city had been, more or less,<span style="font-style: italic">completely</span>destroyed, Yami was beyond pissed off. A hot demonic rage filled him, and he couldn't even bring himself to speak if he'd wanted to. He was the demon of guardianship and, even if it wasn't necessarily true, had a tendency to think of things as his. He'd thought of this city as something like a play house for him, and the Reverend blew it up. Yami didn't get angry very often, but destroying his things was a good way to make it happen.<br/><br/>Yami was doing his best to keep his and Hatsu's emotions separate, so the boy could barely feel his demon's rage. Personally, he felt something like relief that that city was gone. He had... so many bad memories of it. Maybe now he could forget about those.<br/><br/>The boy pulled himself into a sitting position and rested his elbows on his knees, staring down at the white floor. "No," he said, "there wasn't anything out there that I needed."<span style="font-style: italic">I've never had anything to begin with...</span><br/><br/>--------------------------<br/><br/>After Owari had witnessed the two Silencers leave the building he climbed back into the elevator and returned to the top floor. The Reverend had, apparently, been waiting for him, and he was asked to watch over the place for a bit. If what he was thinking was correct, then his master was off to take care of the pests they'd just been notified of.<br/><br/>The boy nodded promptly. "Yes, of course," he agreed, following the Reverend with his eyes as he left to the elevator. As he waited for his master's return, the boy did some light cleaning to pass the time, and started preparing their next meal. Hopefully when the Reverend returned he would be in a good mood to enjoy a nice meal in a freshly cleaned penthouse.<br/><br/>--------------------------<br/><br/>There was noise, the noise of a fight. Vaan's obsidian eyes flickered open and turned to see the Reverend himself threatening Merle. In the blink of an eye he was standing, an expression on his face like he was still asleep. Quietly, he walked right past the Reverend and knelt at Merle's side. The action must have been rather unexpected, because little effort was put against him. The Lead Silencer put a hand on Merle's shoulder and met his somber eyes with her frightened ones. "Don't panic," he said just before they started to catch fire.<br/><br/>The flames weren't blue like they'd always been before, but pitch black, giving off a dark sort of light that shouldn't exist. The flames enveloped the two rather quickly, but for the two of them it felt like time was moving in slow motion. Once the dark fire had completely encased them it faded away. The only difference was that the two were no longer huddled there on the floor.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Vaan and Merle reappeared in the shade of some trees, sitting on the cool grass. They had ended up in the forest just outside where the meteor had reached. Vaan managed to give Merle a brief, melancholy smile before falling back and passing out again. Using black hellfire for the first time had taken a large toll on him.