Rushing up the stairs took a bit of time, though there did not appear to thankfully be any traps left in the staircase. Rushing up the steps and reaching the choir loft with her katana in hand Fang was faced with the sniper's hand tugging out a large handgun to point in her direction, and a second later a loud bang echoed in the church. The bullet hit the doorframe next to her, and<em>exploded</em>, shattering the wooden frame set against the stone wall, sending shrapnel flying close to her. So close, the blast would probably ring in a person's ears for a little while. Unfortunately for the man still laying on the floor the gun seemed to be a slow one, and his trigger finger weak.<br/><br/>It could also be the shakiness and the obvious stains on his pants. The man had been hit with a remarkable force by her spell, still panting shakily. Face partially covered by a black cloth hiding the lower half of his face his breath could still be heard as he tried to lift the gun again to take aim at her.<br/><br/>With a mere few steps between her and the prone form of the man though, that one missed shot could end up being his last, lost chance.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">OOC: The guy was waiting for her to reach the top floor, but managed to fail in his attack when she emerged. So she took no damage at all, the rest is descriptive flavor, though explosive ammunition is not something available on just any gun-runner.</div></div>