Luciel stumbled his way through the jungle he was making, mostly running on adrenaline to carry himself at enough speed to stay just out of reach of the Humans' death-laser contraption. The growing light from the direction of the tower became too much to bear, making it difficult to avoid almost being knocked to the ground by the concussing blast from one of the orbs. The vines helped him stay standing and the ringing in his ears would eventually subside, but for a few moments they were exposed. Conveniently, the machine seemed to backfire, going up in flames and forcing the assisting gunmen to retreat. He was thankful that the girl in his arms was so light, as he would have otherwise dropped her or have been unable to stand in time to sustain just less than a layer of his coat being blown off in a screeching torrent of writhing cinders.

They barreled into the treeline, Luciel doing his best to shield the girl from whipping branches and shrubs before he eventually lost his footing and toppled over. His insistence on getting the job done ended with being used as a crash pad for the girl.
Collapsing in a tiny clearing, he groaned as his hands went to check himself for lasting damage, content with taking a second to rest. This was broken, however, by the small figure of a boy hoisting the two up and carrying them off, only to set them down somewhere else.
Again, Luciel was loathe to deny help. He set the girl on the ground, sitting next to her and catching his breath while checking the smoldering damage to his attire, once again. Leaving it how it was, for the moment, he extended a hand to shake. "Luciel Lucerne...thank you" he said, sincerely grateful for the extraction. The fact that he was saved by a child put him off, slightly. Truth was, there really wasn't a next move, as far as he knew. The damage was done and the vines from his parting gift were certain to disrupt vent control and upset the order for however long it took for it all to die or be removed. "I'm not sure, heh" he said in between breaths, "...For now, I am goink to enjoy being in one piece, and havink somezhing to show for it" Luciel continued, lifting one of Ace's arms and letting it drop, testing her consciousness.