Here I come... The Start of a Journey

[Retane]

Retane had paused for a few moments. He could see what Jack could see, and vice versa. Something was strange in the air. It was harder to breath and the tip of his tonuge, had a weird metallic taste. It was death. Something was dead and fresh blood was in the air. The namekian scanned the trees and surrounding areas, hunting for movement. The Emerald Fiend moved forward with a low growl. Sometihng was amiss and he had to find it out.

The wind blew, and nearby brush shook. Or had the wind blown? He never felt the air touch his skin. The Emerald Warrior looked back at the brush. Was he losing his mind? Maybe the Blight was affecting him. The Malefactor tugged at his consceince, it wanted to be active. Retane hesitated for a moment.

Jack had spotted the creature, and Retane noticed faster then the Guardian, that it was a dangerous situation. The Emerald Fiend let out a low growl, but took a blow to the head. The namek felt a flash in his cranium from the assualt and stumbled. He looked back at his attacker and his visage tightened. It was an elf that had struck him. The figure looked angry and held a log in his hands, it dripped slightly with a dark colored blood. The Horseman noted all this, as well as the huge dialated pupils.

Retane felt the warmth flowing from the side of his head; He let out a snarl then and allowed the power of the orgosynth activate. The Emerald Fiend straightened his fingers and moved at his foe. The elf tried to respond, but as the Malefactor, Retane was too fast for him and in a single swipe, decapitated him. There were more coming, but the Namekian didn't care. He had lost connection to everything cut everything then and focused on rushing towards Jack.

The namekain leapt up, atop of the tree, and looked down at Frost and his foe. He watched as the orc snarled at Jack, and the Guardian responded with a swing of his stick, which caught the dark spawn in the face. The blighted orc let blood spit from his face, and snapped back with a snarl. Jack did a back flip, kicking him in the face with little effect. The orc charged at him as the human flipped over and over, till he landed and slammed his staff into the ground. A wave of ice crystalized in an slight blanket of shivering light in a radius, and a small wall appeared in between the two.

Retane leapt then and landed on the small wall, with ease. The Namekian looked down at Jack and stared deep into his eyes, "This ones willing to kill you. Shall I let him or shall I fix this situation?"

Jack started to answer but he threw his hands up and offered his smile. Retane looked back as the orc tried to get to it's feet. The namek looked back to the ice weilder, and almost laughed. Almost.

The Emerald Fiend had missed it as an incoming barrage of rocks came a them. One hit Jack and sent him sailing, Retane felt a connection and didnt have to think.

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It wasn't but a few moments later, Retane erected himself. He watched as Arith and Airyonna fought against a swarm of orcs. They were overwelmed soon and their connection discontinued.

Asuma seemed dsitracted with his own confritation, but it was when the assault reached Inirtias and Alaina's that Retane shook his head clear. He watched the Lythian get cleaved in half and turned into nothing more then the shadow mist. The konouchi took a blow soon after and all of the telepethic feeds fell. The namekian didn't panic. He took a deep breath and calmed himself. They weren't dead. The couldn't be. Those that attacked were orcs, not dead spawn. He wasn't even dead. He lowered himself to the ground and picked up Jack's staff. He sniffed it for a few moments and tucked it to his back.

He materialized a sheath that would hold it. He had to find the Guardian and the others. He had to make sure they were safe.