Phoenix

Destruction

"Well? Don't be shy. I've been having some fun with your little friends here."

Emi looked around what was left of the guildhall and saw that Zack was lying motionless on the ground.

"...Zack?"

"You know," Sloth drawled, "I applaud him for trying, but it seems his magic was weak. A demon being tricked by Hypnosis is unheard of. We made sure to show him that."

Emi's eyes scanned the area and she choked once she saw Master Rue also laying limp.

"Oh yeah. Your guild master tried to defend his...what did he call you? 'Children,' was it? Pathetic."

"Emi," Kira warned, "you have to get out of here. We can hold them off."

"Now now," Wrath waved his finger, "that would ruin the fun."

Yuuki came back into the hall and cast a shield of glass around Ayame and Kira to protect them. Sloth scoffed and snapped his fingers, sending an arrow through the glass and making it shatter. Yuuki looked at him in disbelief.

"My...glass? Was broken?"

"Silly human," Sloth laughed, "of course it was broken. My arrows can pierce any magical barrier."

With that, Yuuki was sent flying back and slammed against the far wall. Emi screamed her name and moved to rush to her. A green barrier surrounded Yuuki before Emi could reach her.

"Let her go," Emi hissed.

The barrier kept getting smaller, and Emi could see that she was struggling to breathe. She tried her Dispel, but as soon as it removed the spell, Sloth recast it. Emi cast her Dagger Strike at the Sin to try to break the spell at the source, but he sent his arrows to counter the daggers, knocking them all off to the side. The green barrier continued to shrink before Yuuki's body was starting to be crushed. Emi frantically slapped the barrier, trying to break it.

"That won't work," Sloth happily sang.

Before she could react, the barrier completely shrank, crushing Yuuki's body and killing her. Emi backed away from the spot with wide eyes before she started to cry.

"Soldiers shouldn't cry on the battlefield, daughter of Cain. You should be happy for them. From what I've gathered, that girl and the pathetic boy over there were involved. Now they can be together forever."

Emi brushed away her tears and stood up straight. She heard an explosion from behind them and turned to see that Mich and Rin were standing there. Wrath seemed to have been hit by the explosion, as he jumped further into the guildhall and landed next to Sloth. Rin cast a spell with his Gravity magic that weighed the Sins down. Mich then used his Explosion magic and aimed a bomb at them. Wrath laughed before snapping his fingers, canceling both spells.

"Would you like them back?" Wrath asked with a devilish smirk.

"What does that--"

"Mich, Rin! Get away, quickly!" Emi warned.

It was too late. Both of their spells appeared behind them and hit them dead on. Wrath laughed as he watched them struggle to stand back up.

"That's something called Deflection magic. Impressive, isn't it? Whatever you throw at me will be pushed back at you in a split second, so choose your spells carefully."

Sloth chimed in, "Leader, you shouldn't have to fight the whole time. Rest while I deal with these weaklings."

Emi started her Virtue Hymn, but she was stopped when she saw that Sloth was holding Ursa by the neck. Ursa summoned a giant tiger that rushed at the both of them. Sloth jumped out of the way while still holding onto her neck. Ursa summoned a shark and sent it right towards both of them.