Marisol released an inhuman growl when Griffin stopped her, but her expression softened when Flower Boy gave them the news. She turned her head to Killian, trying to see if he could confirm with his electrical abilities. She could almost feel him reaching out, his hands on the sphere in his wand, where the blood inside was no doubt churning ruthlessly, begging to be released in some sort of dark spell.

Killian felt for the devices that were undoubtedly on the gang outside. Gangs always had a device on them, even if it was one of those disposable phones, and he could feel them all. And if he got too desperate, he could always feel for their electric fields, though that would tire him out so he would not being doing that. But he did find them, out front just like Flower Boy said. "What are we gonna do boss?" Griffin's voice was deep and calm, his dark eyes looking to Killian for guidance.

"Well there has to be other ways outta here, other fire escapes in other apartments, or a back door or something. Flower Boy, do you know of any vacant apartments or a back door or something?" Ian's voice remained steady, as he would never allow himself to be afraid.

Rhys mentally went through the layout of the apartment complex in his mind, "If we go up to the roof, there is that portal we used last time... but I'd imagine that would be blocked as well..." Rhys could possibly redirect where the portal ended up, but there was no way the portal would be unguarded if they were devoted enough to guard his apartment and the front. Rhys gnawed on his lip. There were other fire escapes, but they'd have to break into someone else's apartment to get them, and there weren't any backdoors, as far as Rhys knew. "Not many options, and all of them result in no car. We'd be easy to catch then - or at least I would be. I'm not much of an athlete. Here is my idea: I can create forcefields, and they are very strong. I can cover all of us, but your magic should still be able to pass through the shield. We get into the car - if that is still working -" Rhys glanced at Ian for confirmation, "And I shield that while the driver floors it." If the car was not working, then they went to Plan B, which was Rhys making a portal.

Killian listened to Rhys intently, his eyes large as he took in the information. After a moment, he put his hand back onto his wand and forced himself to search for the car. It was hard to figure out if it was working, as it wasn't an electric car or something fancy like that. But after searching for a few, long moments, he nodded. "Yes, the car is still working fine, I don't think they realize that it's our car." Marisol frowned, "but what about my bike? That's how I got us here." Marisol's motorcycle was loud, bright red, and called for attention. Basically it had probably already been destroyed so she couldn't leave.

"We'll get it later if it's still even here. If you want to go for it by yourself go ahead but nobody else will help you and you will die." Ian stared at Marisol expectantly, and she quickly backed off. Her annoyed expression disappearing under Killian's sharp glare. "Let's get going Flower Boy, I'd like to see how you accomplish whatever the hell you're going to do." Ian didn't say this in any malicious way, if anything he did seem rather curious.

Rhys nodded, the muscles in his jaw clenching as he pulled out his wand and focused on making the force field. Since he didn't sleep last night, it might be harder to hold for a long time, but it would be enough for now. The semi-clear bubble covered all four of them, and Rhys used one hand to pull out the moss balls, "Okay... I'm ready. Let's go."

Killian's expression suddenly turned determined and serious, pulling out his wand, the blood thrashing about wildly within the sphere. Griffin pulled his own wand out, the wood pale and the design graceful and elegant. Marisol's own menacing wand seemed to radiate dark magic, and of course it was, as that was her main magic.

Ian led the way, his wand up, prepared to fire at anyone who dared step in his way. Marisol had a wild grin on her face, the taste of a fight sharp in her mouth. She was definitely not the most stable, but when it came to a fight she was one of the best, which was why Killian had ordered her to come.

They were met with no resistance as they descended, but as soon as they reached the lobby it erupted into chaos. Spells were fired and rebounded off Rhys' useful bubble. Ian didn't hesitate to clear the path, using his magic to blow up phones and watches, that distracted people enough for Griffin to open up the ground beneath them, as he had a type of earth magical that only had to do with rocks and dirt. Not like Flower Boy's plant stuff. Killian used his blood to make his gang's spells even more powerful, adding strength even to Rhys' bubble. The blood in his wand was slowly draining, and if he wasn't careful, it would start taking from his own blood supply.

Marisol meanwhile, laughed menacingly as dark shadows erupted from her wand, basically invading the other gang's minds and causing them to go insane. Normally it would only stun them but Ian's boost did much more damage. She loved working with him on missions.

Finally, they made it out the door, Griffin immediately brought up huge boulders and covered the door with them, he looked tired, as making cracks in the ground drained him, he would've already passed out if not for Killian's boost. Most things relied on Ian's blood magic. As Ian was the most powerful among them all because of his bood magic.

Rhys kept up the shield throughout all of that, and even aided in the fight slightly by throwing a moss ball, then expanding it, knocking over enemies like bowling pins. It wouldn't harm them, as Rhys couldn't stand to do that, but caused a distraction to allow for the others to do their work. Rhys tried to push away that guilt, but it still weighed heavily on his mind.

The moss had grown faster than expected, and Rhys found himself frowning. He wasn't sure he liked having the boosted magic from Ian. It was kinda spooky.

Then again, so was the maniacal Marisol, who seemed like a bloodthirsty beast in a fight. He also knew that if Ian boosted the power in the force field too much, then it would become impenetrable, and all of the magic being released by the three warriors would be trapped in the bubble, most likely killing them all.

Rhys glanced worriedly at the rocks, "There are innocent residents in there too... They are now trapped with those people..." Griffin was exhausted, though, and Rhys figured he probably wouldn't be able to move them, and if they did move it, then the gang members would chase them... Rhys frowned, "I'll take care of it once we get in the car..."

Killian immediately grabbed the keys out of his pockets while Marisol wailed. Griffin turned, confused as to why she was crying, and then he saw her bike, it was ravaged. "Look what they did to her! Look at her! I worked so hard for her and they destroyed her like the beasts they are. I am going to kill all of them, make them pay for what they did to my baby." Marisol seriously mourned her bike, and Ian did not doubt the tears that slid down her face, makeup sliding down with it.

Griffin gently, gently, made her get into the car and patted her back before speaking to Flower Boy. "Don't worry, as soon as we pass down this block the boulders will all disappear. Plus, gangs don't mess with civillians, as long as they don't get involved." He pointedly raised an eyebrow at Flower Dude, obviously pointing out that the guy was only here due to his own actions. "Flower Boy, get in the passengers seat, now. Trust me you do not want to be in the back with Marisol." Killian's eyes flicked back to the crying woman in the back seat with a mildly concerned gaze. "Let's get going before Marisol goes insane." Griffin nodded and hopped in, eyeing the boulders warily.

Rhys did not need to be told twice to stay clear of Marisol. He hurried into the front seat, and kept peering back at the doors. He did not want to be anywhere near the apartment. The suitcase sat in his lap, and he patted it worriedly.

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ts to the house that rhys is at

Okay

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Killian had decided to drop Marisol and Griffin off near the gang's meeting point. Marisol was still hysterical and Griffin had had to pick her up and carry her out of the car. Ian stared as the two disappeared, and he immediately hit the gas. Ian drove back in silence, trying his best to remain stoic despite the growing fear in his eyes. Soon, they were back at Rhys' home, and Killian had to force the calm on his face. "Thank you for your help today, we would not have made it out of there without you."

Rhys looked curiously at Ian, pushing back the sound of his own heart pounding in his ears, "Uhm... Are you alright?... Because you don't... look... alright."

He unbuckled his seatbelt, but didn't get out of the car yet, in case Ian had something to say.