As the strangers approached, Lucifer quickly lost interest in the new girl. He whirled around just in time to see Alexandra getting grabbed by a man in a bear mask whilst two of his cronies circled round.

[color=#2dbdfc]"[i]Kess Ikhtak![/i] Today is just getting more and more interesting as it goes on. First the 'bomb' and now this..."[/color] he hissed, pulling his mask up. All that was exposed were his eyes. [color=#2dbdfc]"Let's do this."[/color]

Using the shards he was holding, he threw them at the attackers coming in at the side. He aimed low and three of them dropped, hitting the ground hard as their kneecaps suddenly became dysfunctional. He drew his dagger and pulled another couple of shards, before moving to engage the foes on the other side. They saw him coming and swung, but he was too fast. He ducked and weaved around the sluggish attacks like a dancer going through an intricate routine, quickly swiping with his blade when he was close enough. Nothing was fatal, but he felled another two and injured three more before he lept out of active combat range.

He looked back at Alexandra, who had got herself out of her clinch, and moved to secure her from the back. [color=#2dbdfc]"I expected nothing less, [i]Calamity Princess[/i]. If we make it out of this, you'll have to tell me who trained you."[/color]

The new girl was still isolated, which could be fatal. He traded the metal shards for a smoke bomb, ready to drop it if things went belly up. She had a handgun, but against hordes even the best weapons in the world could fail. And Lucifer didn't want any deaths if he could help it.

[color=#2dbdfc]"Ara!"[/color] he called, giving the stranger a nickname [color=#2dbdfc]"Gun down, fists up!"[/color] He kicked one of the masked men away from him and lifted his dagger to deflect another attack. These guys were nothing compared to what he had taken on before, which begged the question - where did they come from?