Coyote's quick thinking did result in that shadow beast dissipating. Perhaps it was less the power of the object, and more just whatever was controlling them knew when it was licked. The box was now free for the taking...<br/><br/>Emerald and Kipp found their path completely free, allowing Emerald, bolstered by demonic strength (or at the least, not dealing with the crowd like the shadow thief was), letting the succubus do as she wished.<br/><br/>It seemed almost too easy, especially as Bai quickly used a conveniently placed piece of rubber to get the fourth one to trip and burst into shadows as he hit the ground. All four boxes had been recovered...<br/><br/>But suddenly, each one began to violently shake. Emerald's one wasn't even that badly damaged, but the locks seemed to unloosen themselves. Kipp could tell there was a bit of "payback" on this one, not quite enough to balance out the luck she had granted Emerald, but just a reminder of how things could go oh so terribly wrong. Whatever was in these boxes was angry, and the only obvious course of action seemed to be to return them to where they had started, and hope that they could be locked back up again...