"[b]Hardly, but I figure if they've been alive for this long, then it'd be a good idea to keep ourselves that way too, maybe join up with them to increase our chances. We should head down there.[/b]"

Darius was silently analyzing the situation as he listened to her. Demons appearing more or less out of thin air outside, allies fending them off in the courtyard. As long as they stayed outside this should be a simple matter of defending the entrance from invaders...

BANG BANG BANG

Three shots rang out, shattering the windows along with Darius' concentration. Darius only jumped maybe three feet in the air, of course, having nerves of stainless steel as he does. He turned on the spot; demons had snuck up behind them without his or Niorin's even noticing. Outside, he could just make out the sniper that had saved them from a rather nasty encounter.

But they were already in the school. Demons were now popping up all over the place, flooding in from every opening they could find. That was bad.

His mind kicked into gear. Abandoning the door, Darius led the way back further into the hallway. "[b]No good. Demons are inside the school. Priority one is: protect the other students during evacuation. We need mobility over strength in numbers.[/b]" Most classrooms would be well-protected, with a teacher to hold anything nasty at bay. The hallways would be a different story; any student not under the supervision of a teacher was now in danger. "[b]Enemies may come from any side. Please keep an eye on our rear; I've got the front.[/b]" He whipped his sword out in front of him and bared his teeth; rows of white needles, sharp and serrated. Did that look cool? Was that menacing enough? He hoped it was. He was really going for "cool and menacing" right now.

Darius knew a group of students had just gone in this direction. They'd meet up with as many of those students as possible and escort them to an evacuation route. The two out in the courtyard would have to wait; but if they were on patrol, they could surely hold their own without Darius and Niorin's backup.