Lazarus jumped from his spot up onto a table, continuously playing his flute as he sailed through the air, jumping table from table as he seized control of his magic. Lazarus winced as he felt a painful sting run through his shin. He'd been pierced by a bullet and he fell to the ground, rolling over the floor as he clenched his teeth in pain before he immediately dodged another attack made by a shadow that had sailed down towards his direction, its fist planting into the ground, digging through tiles. Lazarus scowled at this, using alchemy to transform the shaped of his flute into a scythe before he tore his giant scythe downward into a moon-shaped arc, swiping off three foes in a single blow. He continued to do this until he had finally rid the cafe of most of the shadows when he finally took notice of the copper haired girl tending to a child.
Lazarus saw another shadow move towards her in a blur. He bolted towards her immediately, suddenly taking her in his arms as he sprung away from an assault. He rolled on the ground with her held protectively in his arms. As they rolled to a stop, his arms were hurting. He quickly shot up from the ground however to raise his hand and let the ground tremble at the small movement of his tightening fingers. The shadow and the man who'd raised them were engulfed in a rain shower of broken glass and tiles. Lazarus used this opportunity to enter into their defense and ultimately, destroy them with a single sweep of his scythe.
Ridley just looked up at Ciar and cringed. Okay, now she was scared. The way he'd said these words sounded all too frightening to her. She bit her lower lip and took a step back, her body trembling the way a scared kitten might as she nodded her head slowly, looking down. She pressed her hands tighter into a ball, "O...Okay." She mumbled, choosing instead to be compliant than to curry more trouble. She did not like him, not one bit. But what could she say if he was to be her trainer? She was stuck with him. But then she realized that boys were not so very compliant and she realized that she should be tough. Ridley tried her best to stop trembling but to know avail. Pretty soon the tears were trickling down. Tears of fright that she knew all too well. She just bowed her head and let out a small, "Hic..." As these tears dripped. She lowered her hoodie so that he would not see her crying. Real men didn't cry. Why did she have to be such a wuss? Why couldn't she have stayed with Caitlyn and the others? They knew that she was a girl and she felt no obligation to hide her tendency towards tears. But here, everything was just so different and foreign.