"Dying isn't on the menu today," Cain said, stronger than he had been before. Abel was still there and still a threat, but something about taking true action had bolstered him. Maybe because it was a lot easier to keep moving when he had someone at his side, maybe because he had worked so hard and long to make his Remus imitation a reality that he flourished in the protection of others. Maybe he was just too far gone to keep caring about letting himself be beaten down when he still had fight buried deep inside him. "Hasn't been in a long time."

As he moved, the rifle disappeared to better benefit his next idea. That movement was enough to finally dislodge the Vilii stone from his pocket; the holy lance from earlier had put in enough holes for it to easily fall loose. He paused, potential energy tight in the air before he scooped it up and let the shard shape into what he truly desired. It was cut off again, changing into a large buckler for him to crouch behind when Abel whipped out a pistol and shot at him. The blows exploded against the immaculate metal and faded away into wisps of smoke reaching around to try and grab at Cain regardless. He stood up with a quick whirl to dispel them, used the motion and momentum to throw the buckler like a disc straight for Virginia's throat. "Stop talking," he ordered, already pulling the Vilii weapon back to him with the force of his will.

Abel tossed the pistol away as it proved ineffective, reaching inside of his robe for something with more flare. It was a machine gun and only effect had him pause in order to aim the sights toward Raine. Rather, toward her wings and anything new that had appeared during her transformation. That had to go. "no."