Joy's elbow strike blunted the attack the knife-wielder was launching...an attack that was then utterly<em>broken</em>when Yuyu spun in a side kick that released a wave of flame that drove him back.  Joy would be able to see his life bar drop to half by her attack, and then a little bit more from Yuyu's flare kick. Following up both of them was Aika, who dashed in and landed a shot to his side, staggering him backwards and hanging precariously at the top of the steps, his life bar just a sliver, blinking rapidly.  One more hit and he was a goner.  Joy looked at the two of them, and Aika looked at Yuyu.<br/><br/>"Get out!  Of my shrine!"  Yuyu used no special Fire Dragon moves for this one - she just rushed him and<em>kicked</em>with all her strength, finishing his health bar and sending him down the steps to his death.  "Everyone inside, get the gates!  I've got one door, the two of you can get the other one!"  As they moved, they could see another group of goons hurrying up the stairs towards them, the first of which were poking over the top of the steps as the doors closed, and Yuyu threw the bar meant to hold them closed onto the brackets.  "Dad!  NOW!"  She shouted across the courtyard, and a moment later, a wave of blue-purple energy surged out of the shrine, and the bodies of whatever goons had been there were vaporized, leaving the three girls unharmed.  They could see the wave recede into the distance, though it didn't go far before it vanished.<br/><br/>"It's good that you guys came when you did..."  Yuyu told Aika and Joy.  "...but we've got a problem.  Let's go inside; my dad will explain."