That was fast. Well what do you know, is something Shima might be saying if he had the time to stop and stare up after, but for now he's got to focus. The staff comes back down, striking the street, at which point the growing flame around it scatters in every direction, lurching across the ground almost violently in motion.

Lines of hellfire head for various individuals in the crowd that had been ganging up on them. There isn't enough for everyone, but it does startle enough to get most to back off. The ones less quick to jump or find cover get hit, the flame lighting them up like flares, though only briefly.

There is a lot of startled screams, then a lot of people collapsing where they stood when the black fire disperses back into the air.

"...huh. Only eight?" Yeah, he was counting how many he got. "I guess I do need to work on that!"