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Willow had been struggling with the net as Demi asked if she could get out, she just stared at him with each question she'd told him to run and finally he did. Only to be caught "JACK DAMN IT."

Her ears were pinned to her skull not in the worry of a large group but now in fury as she tried her best to break the net even though it wasn't breakable. "Don't worry demi, I'll get you out." The question was how if she couldn't even save herself?

The tiger ghoul snarled having heard the words hunters leaving the lips of others. She'd make their heads roll if that was the case. "Get out here and fight like the stupid humans you are!" She called at them doing whatever she could to try to remove the netting from herself.

Sepheran could hardly believe his eyes when he stepped through the door to find a mass of students caught up in nets that seemed to be firing from the sky. He hissed softly instantly trying to find some little bit of darkness to conceal himself in. "Liannan...what in Jack's name is happening here?" he asked the white snake on his shoulder who continues to hiss in his ear softly. One thing was sure, something was after them and it was time to focus.

Maybe...just maybe if he could wait it out enough he could ambush whoever it was trying to get them when they came to take the caught students. Lowering himself he tried his best not to stick out.

Caelius finally took notice of the other Hunter Council member. It was a perfectly planned plot, the arrival was seamless, the connections secure: they were partners who had worked time and time again with each other, the same way as always. He moved in one motion, scythe in one hand, jumping from the overhang almost twenty feet above Aria, before swinging the weapon down, letting the shockwave cushion his descent.

"Aria." The Death Hunter nodded. He turned, back facing the other, giving one of the secured nets a small kick, watching the occupants squirm inside. "As always, your information is flawless." His hood obscured the slight flicker of his eyes as he glanced at the Mist Hunter.

"I see despite all warnings, you still managed to make your way here. The other Council members will be upset at your decision, but I am sure I can think of something to placate them with, however."

The motion was entirely unexpected. Even the veteran Hunters saw it coming out of seemingly nowhere as Caelius swing his scythe vehemently, the weapon nearly shrieking as it tore into the other Hunter Council member. The blade of the weapon protruded from the other side of Aria's cloak, mere centimeters away from her neck. "I was thinking of starting with your timely and unfortunate death."

Silence as noone dared to move a single muscle.

Caelius shifted - but not enough for some of the flames to dance against his feet, hungrily licking at his cloak, he had no choice but to retreat backwards. He raised a hand to distract, and continued speaking: the Death Hunter was buying time for his allies to climb back down.

The scythe hummed angrily, bathing his cloak in a strange mix of blue and flickering orange, as he circled the werewolf. "Figure it out? It was a gamble, but I couldn't stand you - either of you - anyway. One less person to worry about. Clean up duty." His tone was level, even, as he tried to find a way across the wall of flames protecting the students and Red. "Now, that all your little pawns are here, and so are mine, how about we settle this like civilized creatures hmm?"

It was enough time: before she could answer, he moved his weapon again, digging it deep into the dirt, enough to right into into the earth and create a path through the flames. It was a small path, but it would have to do.

"Hunters." They were just behind him now, waiting. The tension was there, but so was the anger. Creatures of Fear did not belong in this world, the havoc and destruction they caused was evident. "I don't care for capture: destroy them."

The Death Hunter was the first to leap into the fray, scythe descending where Red was standing, intent for the kill.

Marushii

Red

DAMAGE: 20 - 6 = 14
HP: ???/???

Hel scowled as Eris’ flashed her that snide smile, and continued glaring at the Horseman of War for a moment longer until she turned her attention elsewhere. Those looks and actions at Mot didn’t go unnoticed either…

There was no time to worry about that though, as chaos soon erupted.

The vallkyrie’s head whipped back and forth as nets started to rain down upon the students, and soon her fellow students were falling left and right. What!? Hel was stunned. She watched and heard as her friends like Xiu and Lizzy went down, and she was caught up in trying to decide what course of action to take. She couldn’t summon her weapon! The ground was too uneven, and the chance of hitting one of her fellow students was too great, but oh! She should take to the sky, that was a great course of act—

And then she was caught.

Hel fell to the ground as the net encircled her, letting out a scream of pure rage as she stared around wildly trying to find whoever did that. Her gaze snapped over to the Mot as he called out her name. She didn’t answer on how she was fairing and instead called out, “Watch out!” The boil was doing pretty good at not getting caught so far until—

Jack damn it!

The reaper was horrified as he fell as well, and yet more students fell around them. Her gaze whipped over to the two main Hunters who had arrived on their ledge, and she recognized the one with the scythe from the tent…but…wait…!? Was that Professor Red? What was she doing—

Oh, it didn’t matter right now.

Hel felt a feeling of hope well in her chest as Red sent forth flames that started to work at some of the nets, and the reaper started to thrash about wildly. She had to get out, needed to get out! She was not going to the tent! “Keep fighting, Mot!” She snarled, feeling so close to getting out of the net, but at the same time, so far.

((Captured and….still captured!))

The monologues had fallen on deaf ears when it came to the horsewoman, far too proud to give either Caelius or Aria even a passing glance, much less any reaction. Her eyes cast no where in particular, she stared off into space with a distant, deadened look, her eyes spread wider than they should have been able to stretch, pupils dilated wildly. It was hard to tell whether she recognized they were talking at all -- there was no movement anymore, no screaming or thrashing. Even as the scythe whistled through the air, slicing through 'Aria's' cloak, she didn't seem perturbed, the gust of wind that resulted catching her hair and tail to flutter them a little.

But the fire... now that was enough to make her scream.

The first feeling of fire against the lines holding her, and War's heir's passivity had vanished, hell breaking loose as she struggled with renewed vigor to free herself. The three traps, however, were too much -- even slightly charred as they were, she'd writhed enough that they were wound so tightly, a few snapping ropes weren't enough to get her free. They'd have to set her on fire... something she would have been more than happy to do herself, had her fear not been dampened by the lines themselves.

"Free me, boogieman -- I will crush their charred bones!"

(Still trapped)

The ghoul thrashed about at the net, adrenaline pumping at her urging to get out of capture. The professor- she was here. WHAT WAS THIS? Fire appeared everywhere and the tension rose to new levels. There would be battle.

The fire helped, but she still couldn't untangle her way out. Damn this contraption!!! She growled in frustration at not being able to overcome this stringy adversary.

Lizzy thought that they were all going to die when the odd woman appeared... She seemed to know the hunters after all. However, she froze when the hooded man decided to attack his own comrade, holding her breath as she held Tess close to her, holding her hand through the nets that held them both captive.

The events that unfolded after caused her eyes to widen - Professor Red! It was Professor Red!

"LATTICE!" She yelled, squirming uncomfortably even as the flames ate at her bonds, not that she was successful at getting free, "IT'S PROFESSOR RED. THE MESSAGE, GIVE HER THE MESSAGE!" She was almost regretting not signing up as a message carrier now.