Day One: Part 1

[Retane]

The Emerald Fiend looked to the Malefactor and realized that no one had ever actually told Jack Frost about it. The warrior felt a slight twinge, as if the orgosynth was trying to dig deeper and hide. But still it desired the fights and bloodshed Retane had given it. It was never happy just saving a life or protecting people. It was happy with killing. Only with killing. The same felt the same way with the Abyss. The tree's that called out to him demanded bloodshed. He could feel it now. He understood exactly what they wanted; What this place wanted. He understood why Dante's Abyss had the possibility to bring out his dark side then. It was all hell in this place.

Hell in the Abyss. He was the hell in the Abyss. His head was the Hell in this Abyss. He felt a strong desire to let the others know exactly what it was he was feeling.

Retane took a deep breath and spoke calmly then as he looked deep into the eyes of his comrade, "This is an orgosynth. It was from Project Malefactor. I took it off a man that had been possessed from the thing. I gave him and is brother closure, and this was my trophy."

Jack gave a curious glance, "Closure?"

Retane heard the bay of the wolf once more, Jack looked in the direction, and Retane for once he wasn't hearing things. "I killed them both in the end. 'The Skull', and his brother were space marines. The brother asked me to find him. They both wanted closure. I killed the mercenaries after him, and then relieved him of his pain. He asked me for... For Tapion's Death. He wanted to die and be buried where no one would ever touch his body. He got a flash of my memory as I got it. I agreed. His brother, after telling him wanted closure too and asked me to take his life. Where do you think the other two came from that was with me aside from Arith? They both agreed that it was wrong to try and kill a man that did his job. He was not supposed to be hunted down like that..."

Retane let out a low growl as he looked away knowing by know the other two, Sverit and Gulish would be safe in his base. He couldn't look his innocent friend in his eyes and and accept what he had done. It had always bothered him, He never admitted it, but he never would. It gave him strength and power, that's all that mattered.

Jack placed a hand on the namekian's shoulder and was quiet, "Still never told me what it did."

The Emerald Warrior took a deep breath and looked back into the visage of his friend, "It makes me stronger, but it seems it's at a cost. Humans use to use it in some battle against demons, but the cost is it tries to take control of you and yourself. It drives you insane and makes you kill those that you care about. You hunt for battle and kill, you are yourself demonic and only care about blood lust."

"So you are describing half of yourself and Dante's Abyss in a nut shell then right?" The Guardian let off a smile, but it felt as if Jack really understood.

Retane nodded. It really did explain everything that was running through his own head right then. He had exposed himself then, to the only guy that could protect him and smiled. He had done this once before, but this was different. This was Jack Frost, not Tapion,. Things were different. Everything was different. Everything but the desire and urge to fight and show that The Horsemen were here.

The namekian laughed after a seconds and looked to the sky as he heard a wolf howl at the moon. He knew it was in his mind this, time trying to keep the Abyss out of his head, as well as trying to hold off the Malefactor from encroaching on his soul. But he was a Horsemen. Jack Frost was one too. More people had to die here, and soon. More people had to be removed from the tournament. Deep inside the Emerald Warrior knew that to be true, his soul, the Abyss itself, and the Malefactor all agreed on it.

For the Horsemen to survive, people had to die. People always had to die. Chaos had to ensue. Things always had to happen. Retane wasn't much for hiding, and he knew exactly what they must do. The namekian still clutched the two orbs in a blood rusted fist and sighed. The namekian showed them the eyeballs to Jack Frost and smirked as he dropped them to the ground, "If they come at you, do anything to kill, my friend. Go at the eyes, Stick close and I'll try to help you as you help me, but never let anyone else as close to you as you have let me. They'll kill you without a second thought."

The Guardian couldn't help but stare at the eye balls in disgust, even as they laid there on the ground. The Emerald Fiend let a slight grin out as he watched Jack clutch the broken mirror deep in his hands. The namekian headed in a specific direction, wanting only to find his next victim.

Find us one. soak my roots more please!!!! Oh, how I have missed you!

Retane felt that the Malefactor was ready, and sadly the Emerald Warrior knew he would want it. People had to die now. It as a must.

Jack hollered back as he followed, "Have you ever played, Eye Spy?"