It wasn't long before Lily spotted the bizarre chain-covered monster. It certainly didn't look like the man on the wanted poster Kanji had shared. But there was hardly time for her to speculate further before that thing raised a gun in their direction.

At Lezard's warning, she dropped to the rooftop, taking refuge behind the concrete barrier that ringed the perimeter of the roof. There were certainly going to be bruises later but she'd take bruises over a bullet wound. A few tiny chips of broken concrete showered down on them, emphasizing how much of a close call they'd had. Fearing more shots, she tightened her grip on the book and rolled away from the roof's edge. Not even daring to whisper anymore, she switched to talking to her partner psychically.

"Dag nab it! If that wasn't a kishin egg, what was that thing? Could the Kishin have warped into that?" Naoto had believed he might be able to shapeshift. But perhaps the better question for now was... "Can we fight that thing off somehow? It's seen us and we can't just hide up here all day."