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[color=FIREBRICK][b][h3]MALAKAUS FIREBELLY[/h3][/b][/color][/center]

Malakaus gave himself a short breather, but he knew he couldn't rest for long. That madman was still on the loose, and the possiblity that he was going to come back wasn't lost on him. For whatever reason, either to take out the rest of these knights or get back his sword, Malakaus had to be ready. The fact that the man could even survive the blast meant that he may have been at least as tough as Malakaus himself; just because the madman was the one who cast the spell didn't mean he would be immune to his own fire. The idea that some small whelp could survive something like that without much difficulty, where as Malakaus needed a blessing to do the same, annoyed him.

Amassing his will, Malakaus got back to his feet. His first order of business; shedding some of his armor. His chestplate was basically destroyed, so he took that off. Oneside of his gauntlets was also reduced to slag, so he removed it. This only left his left side with a full cauldron and gauntlet, leaving the other half of his body bare. he looked like a sterotypical barbarian warrior now, but it would have to suffice. Atisha's magic at least treated most of the bruises and wounds on his body, so as long as he doesn't do anything too crazy he should be fine. But considering what they're up against, perhaps crazy was exactly what he'd be up against.

Maria asked for Malakaus to hand her the sword, but before he could Tani had already picked it up. Something was wrong; first starters, Tani had a look on her face as if she was slowly going insane. Then she pointed her sword skywards. That's when Malakaus also looked up and reacted quickly. [color=firebrick]"He's back!"[/color] The madman was on the same roof he exploded, peering down at them from above. No doubt he intended to reclaim his sword and take a few lives while he was at it. Reaching down Malakaus picked up a chunk of smoldering brick, and with great force hurled the brick at the madman on the rooftop. Incidentally at the same time, a wall of ice erupted behind the man to cut off his path from behind, forcing him to either block this brick or jump off the roof. Whatever his decision, Malakaus willed himself pass his injuries, sever as they were, and drew his sword.

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[color=FORESTGREEN][b][h3]ATISHA ELUVIAN[/h3][/b][/color][/center]

Atisha could still seed the cloud in the sky, chasing after it before it vanished. But even as it did, something was amiss. Something felt odd that she had to make a gut decision about. Namely, from the way the cloud was trailing before she lost contact, it wasn't running away from the scene. [i]It was coming back.[/i] [color=forestgreen]"What sort of a madman would try to take us on after all he's been through?"[/color] Atisha asked herself, though she knew that there was no real answer. There was no logic for a madman, less so one who lives by laws that only have meaning to him. Perhaps Malakaus was right and the sword they found was important. Perhaps he simply was vindictive and wanted to get revenge. Whatever his reasons, coming back just means that now Atisha had to stop him. She honestly couldn't rely on Maria and Tani; for two knights, they failed to land any meaningful blow, and for Tani in particular served as nothing more than a stepping stone for the man's own escape. If they survived this, Atisha intends to shame them for their failure.

Until then there were more important things to take care of at the moment. That madman was back and Atisha had no known backup. Malakaus, as far as Atisha was aware, was in no fighting state. Everyone else was a pedestrian at best, and liability at worse. And while Atisha was aware that the madman was here she had no idea where he was at. Except... He liked putting himself above others. [color=forestgreen]"Of course. The first time I saw him he used the rooftops to escape. And he speaks highly about himself. Of course he'd still take the highground. And if he's as mad as I think he is, then I have no doubts he'll do the foolish thing... And go back exactly to the scene of his crimes."[/color]

It was a hunch but Atisha doubted that she was wrong. Looking around Atisha found an alleyway with just the right type of obstacles to allow her to acrobatically leap onto the rooftops. Fortunately she hadn't gone too far so she could return soon enough. Without that evil aura suppressing her, she had no troubles crossing the rooftops and returning to the scene of their previous battle. And sure enough there he was: the madman was looking down into the streets, presumably at his next target. He even had the audacity to stand on the same rooftop where he had ran away from and where Malakaus had tried to strike up. But where Malakaus failed to get his sneak attack, Atisha would succeed.

[color=forestgreen]"Ur Huma."[/color]

A small whisper, but despite that her spell was as powerful as she needed it; around the man a wall of ice formed, limiting the direction he could go. It formed quickly thanks to the water that was already on the rooftops thanks to the efforts of Atisha and others from before. It blocked his path from even moving to the sides, and left only one direction: off the rooftop. And if he would try to use his own magics to melt the ice, he would be in for a surprise as these ice walls were two feet thick and as hard as steel. Even if he would use the same spell as before to break the ice, the only people he would affect would be himself. Expecting him to make another run for it, Atisha quickly crossed the rooftops towards her ice wall, intending to make good use of it. As long as it stood, she could use it to supplement her own spell's powers.

All the while Atisha was unaware of the boy who followed her. Thus she didn't realize his presence when she had acrobatics onto the rooftop while he was in the same alleyway. Her efforts to reach the rooftops also made things slightly easier for him, as her tumbling knocked over various boxes, crates, ropes, and other things to give him a somewhat easier path for him to follow.

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