It pushed the angel back enough, giving Electa time to shoot. The angel dodged at the last second, his wings slicing the air, and the bullet caught the very edge of his halo. Its blue-white energy rippled, hesitated.

Vexin kept them in air, wings pushing back and forth carefully. He glared at the halo, watching the energy's reaction.

Hovering above, the angel writhed as tremors seized him, his wings flapping like a giant trapped bird's. Before Electa could shoot again, the angel went still and collapsed to the floor, in his human form once more. He lay unmoving.

Vexing lowered to the floor, watching him closely. He placed Electas' feet to the floor as he moved to check the angel.

Fleetingly, Electa wished the creature was human--she'd have no compunction at all about peppering that prone body with bullets. But there was no point; the only way to kill an angel was to shoot it through its halo heart. At least this one would be out of action for a while.

Vex knelt and poked the body gently. "Let's get out of here."

She nodded, putting her gun away.

He stood back up and quickly took her hand and tugged her toward the hall they'd entered from.

Electa followed, gently squeezing Vein's hand

Vexin seemed a tiny bit less tense as she squeezed his hand gently. He was trying to keep his mind calm for now so that he could freak out over all this later, after they got out.