Ekho didn't dwell on the old man's joke or urgency, but instead followed the other outside to the action. She gripped Talus in her hand as she exited the building, her blood pumping and her body warming - but when she saw them, she froze. They were gruesome and bloodied and [i]tortured[/i]. She almost wanted to vomit at the sight of them. And a rancid smell floated into the air that left a sickening quelch in her stomach. This moment of hesitation was what allowed the undead soldier a way in; he reached for her, his sword thrusting at her chest. She had no time to think and she gripped her spear, jumping deftly over him and impaling him with it. 

There were so many of them; a horde of them! Ekho swallowed and tried to calm herself, falling into the familiar motions she has utilized since her digital birth. She plunged her spear into every [i]thing[/i] that came at her and ignored the splatters of blood that stained her animal skins.