Retane Vs Jack Frost: The Nightmare (PvP)

[Retane]

"You wanted to see me?" It was Jack Frost standing at the door of the vault.

Retane didn't answer but, instead, continued to stare at the case in front of him. The ice wielder waited a few moments before entering, even though he hadn't been given permission. Frost had never asked permission to do so yet, so didn't see any point in starting now.

The Horsemen remained quiet as he cocked his head, watching the little demonic symbiote press up against the glass as if begging to be freed. It almost even seemed more eager to be freed as The Guardian of the Horsemen approached. Retane wondered what would happen if someone that lost control when using the orgosynth put it back on. His eyes shifted to the side, putting Jack Frost in his peripherals, and decided against bringing the question out in the open.

Jack stopped when he realized that it was the Malefactor that had the Emerald Warrior's attention. Retane knew it made his comrade uneasy. Retane saw what it did to people first hand twice, and knew that it was dark and demonic. Perhaps that was why he was thinking to use it. It would be dangerous and risky if he did. No, for now it would sit there, safely tucked away and secure. The green warrior sucked in a deep breath and finally exhaled with a long sigh as he turned and looked at his closest friend.

"Yeah. I called for you." Retane saw that Krosst had tagged along, as well as Reatus and Dante. Retane had been alone in the recent weeks, letting the boys and Jack, himself, do their own thing. He had some thinking and understanding to do. He never expected to be so weak, but was starting to understand his limitations more and more. It seems he had been really weakened from the stress of Dante's Abyss, followed by fight with Renji, then the birthing of his six offspring.

"How's your training coming along?" Retane could see that Jack Frost was confused by the question. The ice wielder looked back to the trio of namekian spawn and shrugged his shoulders with a grin.

"Pretty good, I guess." Jack had been training with the three namekians while Retane had kept to himself in isolation.

"I see." Retane let his mind wonder for a few moments as he wondered just how strong Jack Frost had gotten. He had three training partners which could make for some interesting combinations. But training and an actual life threatening scenario were two different things. The namekian handed Jack Frost a slip of paper as he walked past. "Be at those coordinates in an hour."


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Retane stood on a branch, leaning against the trunk up in the treetops. He was nearly a mile from the Jade Reckoning compound. Below was a small clearing. How long it had been there, the namekian was unsure. Fallen leaves of all colors of brown littered the ground, though those on the trees were mostly still fully green and vibrant. The warrior had come here a few times, as he thought on things and tried to figure them out. It would be a good setting for what was to come, he decided.

Across from the namekian, on the opposite side, there was a rustle. No wind blew currently and a simple shift of the namekian's eyes brought the two shadowed figures into Retane's peripherals. It was Alaina and Airyonna, two kunoichi from the Village Hidden in the Forest. The two were allies of The Horsemen, though Retane knew he was testing at least one of their limits today. He had only asked Alaina to come, but her sister had been in ear shot and was nearly outraged at the request and reasoning. Alaina was the calm one of the two, usually quiet, and was a member of the medical corps. Airyonna, was a hothead that was stab firast, think about giving a fuck later, kind of fighter, or so Retane thought.

They both wore dark cloaks, with hoods over their heads. Retane understood the reasoning behind it. He knew both were uneasy with what he was planning, but the namekian felt it had to be done.

Before Retane could think about much more, he heard the foot falls of others coming from the direction of Jade Reckoning. From the voices, it was easily to discern that it was Jack Frost, accompanied by the namek's own three children. He figured they would come to, as he never specified to leave them behind. They'd learn from this experience too.

"Are we almost there yet?" It was Krosst that Retane heard.

"Dammit, Dante! Why did you have to ask that question so early on? If he says it one more time, I'm going to start punching you!" Reatus' voice was high in octave, as if he had was an annoyed parent that had heard the question so many times and was on his last nerve.

Dante and Jack laughed though it was the ice wielder that answered, "Yeah we should be nearly up on the coordinates now."

"Finally", grumbled Reatus. "I bet it's this clearing here isn't it? Where's father? Anyone see him?"

Retane could see them at the edge of the clearing as they steeped forward and paused.

"No- wait, what's that?" Dante pointed up in the direction of Retane.

It wasn't the Emerald Warrior, that his son was pointing out, but the two orbs of energy that glowed in his hands. The namekian loosed the two projectiles as their tails liked had his hands. The first blast hit the ground as the group leapt away in different directions. The second blast forced them to split even more. The adolescent namekain's found themselves at the treeline, while Jack Frost had leapt ahead into the clearing.

Retane stepped forward, walking to the edge of the thick branch, revealing himself to those below. He wore a black cloak, his face also concealed as his hood shadowed it. He crossed his arms as the Guardian looked up at him in confusion. The Leader of the Horsemen glanced at his hesitating children, then to the two female ninja.

"What's going on Retane?" Jack's knuckles gripped Savior so hard that his knuckles were whiter than usual.

"You wanted me to accept your thanks. You said that you knew how I felt. You said that I feel regret? Remember?" Retane was addressing Jack's last interruption with the small spar between the namekian and Atelos.

The Guardian of the Horsemen nodded, "Yeah, I remember. I know how it ached you. I watched the videos, the replays. I saw what it did to you."

"Does it haunt you?" Retane's voice was low, though it carried.

Jack was taken aback for a moment, and hesitated, "N-no. No it doesn't!"

"You're lying." The Emerald Warrior had seen the look of Tapion when he was innocent, and what he looked like after he had first killed. Jack Frost shared the same resemblance. Tapion had finally conceded that it took a while for him to get over the aftermath of Dante's Abyss. That he had nightmares of his first kill for a while. He knew Jack was going to something similar to Tapion, but worst. The namekian had heard it from his own own room, had heard the screams and cries from behind the steal doors.

Jack Frost didn't have nightmares like he did before he had become possessed by the orgosynth. It was Retane's idea to let him wear it. Retane knew it had been a bad choice after that. Krosst had been born from that memory.

The Guardian of the Horsemen struggled for a few moments, but finally admitted it, "Yeah, I've had nightmares about it? What's this all about?"

"I'm going to fix those nightmares today. You're going to have to fight me. Anyone that tries to interfere with me, will be killed on the spot." Retane looked to his children, then to the ninja.

"What are you going on about", Jack questioned. It was nearly a demand, but there was an uneasiness about him.

"This field will be a mark of at least one death, and I don't care who dies. You said you know how I feel, then let's find out!" Retane's voice deepened as he spoke.

"What are you saying? You'd kill your own kids?" Jack was looking back at the trio. Their glances were back and forth between each other, Frost, and their father.

"If they are foolish enough to interfere, then yes. That goes for your little girlfriend as well!" Retane had set the playing field as perfectly as he could. A slight rustle in the trees got the ice wielder to look up and at the spot where she stood, trembling in anger and annoyance.

Airyonna wouldn't speak out but it was obvious that she wanted to lash out at Retane. The namekian knew he had Jack Frost exactly where he wanted him; Witnesses: Everyone Jack really knew and cared about in the area to watch the spectacle...