The moment it became obvious that the Dremonai was going to attack, Cole reacted in turn as he grabbed the seat that was besides him and chucked it straight into the unsuspecting And rapidly approaching face of the Dremonai. It didn't help matters that Cole had actually thrown the chair while the Dremonai was mid air into his leap over the dais. The grunt of pain he gave was extremely satisfying as he crashed to the ground.
Everyone else in the room reacted as they all opened fire on Cole, he promptly used [Fade] to vanish before using [Shadow Dance ] to show up behind the Dremonai and human soldiers holding Irma's father captive. His appearance was shocking enough that they could not react on time to his presence as Cole gave a massive clothesline to one of the Dremonai, turning the creature inside out as it spun a couple of times into the air while Cole spun with his momentum and smashed his clenched fist into the jaw of the human Guard.
