<b>“Stop!”</b><br/><br/>A shimmering wall of light burst into being just in front of Vergil, wide enough to block the entire alleyway. Luna blinked, her mouth hanging slightly open, then looked from Vergil to the barrier and back again. She managed to push herself to her feet, standing on shaky legs. Without another thought, she grabbed Vergil and began to run as fast as her uncertain feet would carry her deeper into the alley and away from the beast.<br/><br/>“Can you even run from these things?” she asked, glancing back for just a moment. She wasn’t sure if the alley lead anywhere at all - there was a wall just up ahead, but she couldn’t tell yet if there was anywhere to turn. “Or do I have to figure out how to kill it in the next... however long it takes to break that?”<i>Because making those barriers somehow seems a lot easier than making a weapon out of thin air....</i><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>