[h1][center]13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi- City Streets[/center][/h1]

Relius turned and glared at the boy attempting to grab him, pulling Ignis back out from wherever she disappeared to in order to block the attempt. The grip of the puppet is in heavy contrast to its otherwise-delicate appearance, managing to put up decent resistance before slipping back into nonexistence. In regards to the "musician," however, Relius wasn't so lucky. Though the fist that emerged from under his mantle had managed to block a few of the man's shots, two had made it through to hit his torso. The recoil caused him to fly back a moment, but he immediately jumped to his feet before glancing at Arakune's situation.

It wasn't very good, needless to say; the mass of seithr had failed to capture either of the two girls, who had changed into what seemed to be...

"...Murakumo units? I thought they were all accounted for...
Interesting! I've have to examine this later!"

A grim smile flashed upon his face before turning to the two fighting him at that moment.

"Well, now I guess I have more of a reason to deal with you. You're in the way."

With that, Relius jumped forward and waved his right arm, causing his puppet to appear behind the man clad in gold, attempting to skewer him with her arms seemingly changed into drills.

Meanwhile, Arakune had shrunk away back inside the ground after failing to capture either or the two girls and taking a heavy hit from the one with the freakishly-long twintails, opting to move a good distance away before beginning to spew insects.

Hordes and hordes of insects, some of which didn't even seem like actual insects, began to flow out of the thing's mass, covering the ground and sky with hundreds and thousands of bugs. The blob itself had blended into the mass, growing closer to the girls as it readied more insects... And a few strikes of its own.