futuredir = point_direction(x, y, obj_heart.x + 8, obj_heart.y + 8);
if (active == 0)
{
    draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index, image_index, x, y, 3 - (image_alpha * 2), 3 - (image_alpha * 2), futuredir, c_white, 1 - image_alpha);
    if (image_alpha < 1)
    {
        image_alpha += 0.1;
    }
    else
    {
        active = 1;
        activetimer = timetarg - 1;
    }
}
draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index, image_index, x, y, 2 - image_alpha, 2 - image_alpha, futuredir, c_white, image_alpha);
if (active == 1)
{
    activetimer++;
    if (activetimer == timetarg)
    {
        snd = snd_play(snd_egg);
        snd_pitch(snd, 1 + (timesfired / times / 2));
        mybul = instance_create(x, y, obj_regularbullet);
        mybul.grazepoints = grazepoints;
        mybul.damage = damage;
        mybul.target = target;
        mybul.sprite_index = spr_ch2_dojo_puzzlebullet_solid;
        mybul.image_index = image_index;
        mybul.direction = futuredir;
        with (mybul)
        {
            spin = 1;
            spinspeed = 12;
            image_speed = 0;
            speed = other.bulletspeed;
            image_angle = direction;
            depth = other.depth;
            bottomfade = 246;
        }
        timesfired++;
        if (timesfired < times)
            activetimer = 0;
        else
            active = 2;
    }
}
if (active == 2)
{
    image_alpha *= 0.7;
    if (image_alpha <= 0.01)
        instance_destroy();
}