Rider frowned as Angel all-but told the golem to ignore the rest of them and focus his efforts on Gabriel, who was currently attempting to peel back the golem's outer skin to reach the core underneath.
What an idiot, she thought.
Fortunately, though, the Golem didn't seem to notice.
"Do you think you can win with numbers!?" it roared as the battle started to turn against it.
The orbs hit home as expected, blasting a hole through the armour and destroying the golem's arm before, finally, Gabriel reached in and took hold of the golem's magical core. Unable to cope with his magic-nulling touch, the orb cracked apart and, without the sphere's magic to sustain it, the golem fell apart, the various pieces of scrap metal covering the rooftop where it had been standing.
Rider smiled, before changing back into her casual outfit, her blindfold being replaced by her glasses.
Wow, that was a lot easier than I'd expected
Rider looked across at Gabriel, and noticed that his hands were bloodied and twitching.
What the hell happened to him?
Then, suddenly, the phone started playing a rather mournful American-sounding song, seemingly about some outlaw who was about to be hung, before it cut out once more.
Did something survive? Or was that just its death throes?
Then, Angel spoke.
"Anyone else think it's a bad idea to pick it up?" he said.
"Why don't you find out?" said Archer, smirking.
"Well, I don't see why it would cause a problem, and I think it's better that we grab the thing", added Rider.
Meanwhile, Gabriel and Angel were discussing the damage to his hands.
Gabriel is Fae?
Rider didn't have any personal knowledge of the Fae, since they were not a part of the Greek mythology to which she belonged, but she had researched into them, so she knew about their strengths and weaknesses. Although, given that they were magical beings, having one who nullified magic was rather odd....
Then, suddenly, she heard a shout come from behind her.
"We did it! That walking scrap heap ain't walkin' no more!"
Rider chuckled as she turned around to see the extremely-sexy magical girl pumping her arm in the air in celebration as she flew towards them. Rider kept her eyes on the girl as she landed on the rooftop beside them and spoke.
"So, how's everyone doin'?" she asked.
"Could be worse", answered the girl's father, whilst Gabriel responded by showing his hands.
"Just great, thanks. I'm glad the golem isn't a threat to Kiyoshi any more", Rider said, trying not to stare at the very attractive girl in the magical girl uniform.
Although, I definitely wouldn't say no to a 'prana infusion', she thought, grinning, the presense of the girl's father preventing Rider vocalising her intentions towards Ryoko.
For a moment, Rider wondered if Ryoko could heal Gabriel's hands, but it seemed unlikely given his anti-magic abilities.
"Hmm, I would suggest you try to heal his hands, but his anti-magic ability means it is unlikely to work", she said.
Then, she turned to Gabriel.
"So, you're a Fairie? I've read about your kind, but I've never met one before. But, I thought Fae were magical creatures, yet you have some kind of anti-magic ability. How does that work?"