[h1]Nidhogg[/h1]

[b]Do whatever you wish, Manami. Only prey and weaklings ask for permission, and so far, you've proven to be neither."[/b]

The two newcomers were summarily ignored while Nidhogg nodded at Jacey, not really expecting the woman to do anything. She was a lackey, after all, and they tended to lack agency. If he were to be honest, he was certain that whatever plan they had would be very handily foiled simply due to her arrogance. He was certain that many of Fairy Tail's enemies thought the same way as she did, and look where that had gotten them. Turning back towards the battle, he suddenly seemed to vanish from sight, only to appear right behind Cody, summoning a horde of skeletal hands to converge on the boy from below, aiming to completely and utterly drain him dry of magical energy, so he'd be less of an annoyance. As he was doing this, he'd also send some attacks towards James and Ferrin, more as a distraction for the former, really.

For James, his charge towards Manami would be interrupted by the appearance of a Black Magic seal appearing before her, before unleashing a torrent of necrotic energy in his direction. Ferrin would face a similar issue, except he'd have a harder time evading the attack due to one of his feet suddenly becoming encased in heavy bone that was both sticking his foot to the street and spreading up his leg somewhat painfully as spiky protrusions would start to slowly dig into the incapsulated flesh. 

[i]I wonder where that guy was walking in order to get bone dust all over his foot, and only the one at that? Ah well, none of my business what people do.[/i] Nidhogg would shrug internally as he casually summoned a bone spear into his hand, shifting his arm into Assault mode before stabbing towards Cody, who was hopefully on the floor before him, gripped by the many skeletal hands he had brought into existence. His target was a spot between the boy's ribs and his shoulder, hitting it with enough force that not only would it pierce right through him and his (presumably) weakened barrier, but also cause the ground around him to crack around the point of impact, a testament to the force placed in the strike. If he hit Cody, then the Spear would grow a number of sharp and painfully jagged barbs, digging into the flesh around them to increase the pain the boy would feel and making taking out the spear a very, very painful, not to mention risky, endeavor. 

[hr]Meanwhile, in the Sewer[hr]

The [url=https://2ch.hk/cg/arch/2016-01-26/src/755790/14538125306241.jpg]beast[/url] deftly leaped out of the way of Amaya's opening attack, snarling menancingly at the two Phoenix Wing Mages. Rearing back it's larger arm, it would launch a barrage of bone spikes infused with Necrotic energy at the two, before charging forward with a frenzied roar, attempting to backhand the two into the sewer wall. It was during this moment, however, the Amaya would feel her legs suddenly begin to go numb, starting from the wounds she had received from the fanged skulls and rapidly spreading throughout her legs until she couldn't support her own weight any longer. This would leave it up to Joshua, more likely then not, to get the two of them out of this situation safely.

((Note: Given the bite was only a scratch, numbness will last about two posts, Amaya will be immobile for one, and just have a hard time moving for the next. Feeling will begin to return on the third post.))

[@Zarkun][@Joshua Tamashii][@Lunarlors34][@Crimson Raven][@Roseletta]

[h1][color=Crimson]Argus Leandros[/color][/h1]

Argus barely had a moment to collect his thoughts before he was already sent off on an errand, as apparently their guildmates had yet to return. Summoning further a normal blade from his re-quip space, he followed behind Riona and Ike, noticing the latter still had a rather shitty attitude, as was the norm he was quick to see, while Riona was full of energy. He thought of making a comment on the duality of the pair, but decided against it, not wanting to possibly start something with Ike as a result.

[@Lugubrious][@Oblivion666]