Inquisitors

After crushing the final soldier, the elemental shed some of its bulk, leaving a heap of rubble and bloodied glass on the street. I looked up at the sky, searching for the skyship, and found it on the horizon. It hadn't moved, and its cannons were still dark. There was no sign of powerful spells or magic circles, so I sighed and nodded. 

"Good, they didn't notice," I breathed, slumping against the crumbling brick of a derelict bakery. "Come on, let's move."

The elemental had shrunk somewhat, towering over me by a few heads. It was large enough to conceal me in its shadow but no longer loomed over the rooftops. In the darkness of the abandoned city, it would be invisible to anyone not directly before us.