Luckily, that clearly wasn't going to be a risk, because the light changed course-- to come straight at her!  Also, there was a winged figure inside the light.

"I'm going to have to ask you to stop," Umuru said.

And she stopped!

The figure in the light appeared to be a young woman-- a teenager?  Perhaps.  She was fairly short, and slender, with four feathered wings, and a pair of large rings of fire that contained countless eyes enclosing her, slowly rotating.  She had long hair in French braids and big, open, honest light-blue eyes.

"Greetings!" she said.  "I am the angel Pahaliah!  Um, normally, I tell people not to be afraid-- that's kind of the standard greeting-- but maybe you should be kind of a little frightened.  You're the demon Umuru, right?"

"I am, yes," Umuru said. "Am I confused. What is an angel?"

"Oh, that's right," said Pahaliah.  "You've been missing for a long time, and probably didn't hear about it.  To counteract the threat of the demons, we angels were created to stop you, capture you, or, if necessary, destroy you.

"...I'm a very young angel," she admitted, "and you're my very first demon target!  Would you mind surrendering so that I can capture or, if necessary, destroy you?  It would really make a lot of this easier on me."

"I don't understand, Surely my acts of space piracy have passed the statute of limitations?" Umuru asked.
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"I'm not so sure about that," said Pahaliah.  "But anyway, you're a demon, and I'm supposed to bring you in before you cause any more trouble.  All right?"

"I am sorry, I won't be leaving," Umuru said.

"Oh," said Pahaliah, sounding disappointed.  "Um, so I still have to capture you, or, if necessary, destroy you.  All right?"

The rings of fire started rotating faster.

"You will not be able to do that," Umuru said, holding out a hand and collecting energy before it.

Init!

(OOC: Initiative Check - Umuru rolled 7 using 1d20+3)

The angel pointed, and the rings of flame launched themselves at Umuru!

If an 18 hits, that's Damage 8.

The ring smashed into Umuru, who barely got out of the way, the flames singing her arm and shoulder.

(OOC: Toughness Save - Umuru rolled 19 using 1d20+10)

Umuru blasted back, but only at half power. She wanted to see if the angel could take it.

(OOC: Attack roll - Umuru rolled 24 using 1d20+6 . Damage 5 if it hits.)

She was fast, but not fast enough.  The attack didn't hurt her at all, though.

"Are you sure you don't want to surrender?" she asked, but the flaming rings were coming in for another pass.

"I will not lay down and die!" Umuru said. "I am going to continue living."

"Well, I mean--" Pahaliah started, but the rings of fire were closing in on Umu, reducing her chances to reply.

23 attack, Damage 8

(OOC: Toughness Save - Umuru rolled 19 using 1d20+9)

Again, the fire wheels burnt her,

"Enough of this," Umuru said, as she brought her arms together, focusing her energy into one large beam that she fired at the angel.

(OOC: All-Out Power Attack - Umuru rolled 18 using 1d20+6. If that hits, it's 15 Damage.)

"YIKES!" said Paha, dodging out of the way of the beam.

"That was SO MUCH stronger!" she said.  "I wasn't sure if you were a threat before, but clearly you are!"

The burning rings closed in again....

A 14 probably misses, right?

(OOC: Toughness Save - Umuru rolled 18 using 1d20+8. Fail by 5)

"Why are you doing this? I've never killed anyone, I don't want to kill anyone!" she shouted as she fired the massive blast again.

(OOC: All-Out Power Attack - Umuru rolled 8 using 1d20+6. Reroll - Umuru rolled 24 using 1d20+6.)

The bolt smacked hard into Pahaliah, sending her flying.

"I don't make the rules!" she called.  She was hurt, it was clear-- but not too hurt to send the Rings of Fire back for another attack.

A 10 surely misses.

Umuru turned around to look where the shot was headed.

(OOC: Just giving you a chance to be evil with complications if you want.)
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...welp, that was the diner, down there, in the way...


Get a Hero Point for this!

Umuru flew down quickly and threw herself in front of the wheel.

Sounds like a Toughness save to me!