Rescuers (5).

Cain had never imagined this situation was what would play out. In his mind, he always thought that events concerning him could only play out in two directions. Either he had his way without spilling blood, or red rivers ran...

'Am I still so immature that I thought things would play out smoothly?'

Just before he heard the bang, Cain was able to get a good picture of the things happening within the room. 

To the side, Steve and Blaze were fighting a hard battle against Sue and Stan. Blaze and Stan clashed in an intense melee battle, their weapons barely leaving afterimages behind. The golden engravings on Stan's wide-framed blade glowed with a sharp metallic luster creating sparks with each collision with Blaze's spear.