(Pre-Show) The Library

[Retane]

The namekian shook his head and scrolled through to Dante's Abyss '08. He already knew he buried his friend on an island, and had killed one more before stepping into a dead zone and his collar erupted. He didn't want to watch it again. He had however taken another trophie from that the Abyss as well. He had adapted the Reaper's Scythe into his battle style. Even created one that could turn into a chained one.

He paused at the scene where he and Tapion had just met up again. "What does The Abyss mean to you?" He had asked Tapion before he revealed who he was. The two hadn't scene each other since the Abyss. Retane was now the God of Death. Retane remembered watching it and reading the screen.. He had been sent to Hell after his collar had exploded. But even Hell could not keep him contained. He had come back. The namekian looked at his holographic self. He could see the trust in his old friend; Could see the new life it brought him.

He looked into Tapion's eye's and saw uneasiness. The namekan looked down at the metal floor where he stood. He knew what the next loop was. The God's of Betrayal would soon find out what it felt like. His finger scrolled to the next scene as the duo shook hands. He paused where he was again looking at a burning corpse, his holograph looked up at the call of his name. It was Tapion who had took the high ground as the namekian did the close work.

"It just wouldn't have worked out this time." The Konat had already loosed a cocktail of napalm at him.

"Tap!" He shouted, "Don't! You! Dare!" It was too late and the claws the Emerald Fiend slashed at the Molotov cocktail, and he sent up an orb that would explode into blinding light." Solar Blast!"

The real Retane looked away, feeling the sheer brightness but looked back around as the gloved fist sunk deep into the Konat's chest and he heard his voice say, 'I trusted you..." He watched the claws slash down, deeping deep where the heart would be. "I trusted you old friend, but I understand."

Retane wondered what his holographic form was thinking. Did he truly understand? The Emerald Warrior couldn't understand it at all. He wondered what he would do if Jack Frost did such a thing. He couldn't believe it so. He was too innocent. But so was Tapion at one point...

I have you back if you need me... I know you can hear me. I hear you begging for my help....

Retane looked around again. What was it that kept calling out to him? Was it something inside him perhaps? No one else had seemed to heard it before. So he knew it had to be going on in his head. But it kept getting louder. What was it then? The namekian felt his usual annoyance when it came to not knowing things. He used his finger to scroll onward. He didn't want to watch as he carved Tapion's chest again. He didn't want to watch as he barely lived. He didn't want to even watch his death against two others.

The namekian let out a long sigh. He was numb and confused. He couldn't see himself nor Jack betraying each other. But this was a place where everyone had to die except one person. The Emerald Warrior knew that and Jack had to know it as well. The namekian looked deep in his heat and questioned the point. Was he willing to watch a friend die?

The namekian paused for a moment. When had he considered Jack a friend? The darkness in him was against it all, but The Horsemen and namekian were all for it. The Namekian laughed then, out loud. His own darkness didn't want him to be a friend to Jack Frost. It would make it a lot easier if he had to kill him. It always made things easier. Still Retane laughed and shook his head.

"What's so funny?"A voice familiar to the rogue called from behind.

Retane jerked around spinning the keyboard to look at Enroshia along with Tapion and Jack Frost. The mystic warrior strode forth with a stern face and looked at the screen, then looked from the guardian, to the namekian.

"I want you both the understand something, I disagree with both of you being here, but it is nothing I can stop." Enroshia took a deep breath and his words almost micked the words in the holograph"What's Next? You're to be faced with one of three rather hard-to-swallow situations."

Retane looked to Jack as Enroshia spoke, He already knew the words. 'One. Tapion or Retane will die in a fight by the other's side. Retane will forever be lost in his own self, without his close friend. Lost in anger and wanting nothing but to kill. Jack what will you do if you let Retane die? Will you succumb to the Abyss?

"Two. You will have to face each other in the end to decide which of you will be victorious. Do you really think you can? Or are both too soft. Can you set your friend up, put a weapon to his head, look him in the eyes and tell, that of which you call a friend, good bye, then pull the trigger? Or could you be more devious and take one of his own weapons, and use it against him? Will you be able to handle the blood that splatters upon you? Will you lick the droplets that get upon your lips and give a smile that you want to hide from the world? Will you be able to savoir the victory? Can you handle that?" ENroshia then looked straight to Retane.

"Three. You die. You fall to the ground taking your last bit of breaths as your foe stands over your body. You recognize defeat as everything goes black. You become eliminated from the Abyss and you fail your mission to survive. There will be no, 'I didn't accept the mission this time.'. You accepted the mission when you place that collar on."

The namekian had already been overwhelmed with emotion, but instead of answering Enroshia, he looked back to Jack and gave a nod, "I'll be there for you my friend. I will not let you down. "

Jack flashed a smile stronger then any other he had seen, "I told you, I am here to keep you safe. I have your back."

Retane nodded and looked to Tapion and let out a long sigh. "You wont here be much longer will you?"

The Mohekian shook his head, "Only here till its out time. I wont be in this event sadly."

The Emerald Warrior nodded his head understanding. He would have smiled but it wasn't the time.