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A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren sat there, staring at the man, paralyzed with utter fear, unable to recall any of the events after the villagers fled... he cried out in anguish, yelling at the man to leave him be... and he sat there... and sobbed for some time... before a burning rage built up in him...
"They... They left me to die... Why?! WHY?!"

Ren would walk to the town hall, assuming that's where they all gathered... his smoldering, burnt, bruised, cut and bleeding form staggered through the door, sad eyes looking over all the figures there as if they'd stabbed him personally. He'd eventually look for laura, and assuming he saw her.. would meet her with a cold, sad stare... then look away... muttering and crying.."You left me to die..."

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren stared up emptily at the orbs... and just stood there, almost accepting his fate, he'd let the orbs crashing into him, or so Nexus might've thought, For at the very last moment Ren simply vanished, and a split second later Nexus would feel the sting of cold steel wrapped in his gut, assuming he didn't predict r=Ren's motion, after a split second he'd feel utter agony as the shadows emanated from the blade tore at every fibre of his being, sucking a way at his soul until he'd be nothing but a dry husk, Ren would be laughing insanely, savoring the essences as they flowed into the blade!

Assuming Ren was hit!: Ren was blasted by the orbs, crying out, the mists would dissipate, leaving a severely burnt, crying boy, who seemed to have no clue as to what happened, looking about at the apparent smoldering hole he sat in, staring terrified at nexus in his form, as if he'd never seen it!

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren seemed to stop, looking piercingly into the eyes of Nexus... and the mist would once again envelop him... then he'd hear screams, children dying, every last doubt and fear of his manifesting at once in his mind in a barrage of emotion and psychic energy, an unrelenting force pushing against the fibre of his being, Then out of the smoke came a glowing hand, ren would attempt to grab the man by the head, and he'd feel his very soul being tugged from his being as the Void creature that once was ren fed upon his essences

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren would disappear into mists right as the blade would've connected, it would all seem like blur to nexus, as the darkness enveloped him...
An unnatural voice, not that of the boy he fought would eminate through the smoke, "Your Weak, pathetic, child's play"

Ren's greatsword would then come swinging out from the shadows as they recede a split second after he disappeared, the blade thrusting toward Nexus's spinal column, the blade completely shrouded with shadows that almost whisper the lamentations of the damned. Ren would attempt to grab the man as he thrusts the blade forward with his dagger, pushing him into the strike and whispering "I taste the essence of your very soul.... it is sweet..."

A Hero Tale: Ren

It was at that moment Ren was enveloped in shadows, Screaming in agony as the blade hit his leg before dark mists coalesced around his form. there would be silence for a while, before Two, piercing, dull, white glows appeared where his eyes were now residing, out of the mist trailed a large greatblade and a dirk, followed by a figure with a hooded cloak of shadows, encased in armor decorated with what looked like bone... he looked at blue blankly, then swung his blade towards blue's chest, driving the dagger towards his shoulder as pure, unadulterated, chaotic darkness surrounded the man, all of his fears, doubts and losses made absolute. A avatar of the darkness many try to hide.

"What...what am I doing?" Ren could just about hear his own voice as he saw his blades slash towards the man.

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren grimaced... then feebly threw himself at the man, attempting to shove him back and make him drop the book, if successful he'd then attempt to repeatedly punch him. "I won't let you.." he screamed in anger, lashing out at the man with is fists, punching at him angrily, the voices eminnating louder in his head.., the man could see the panic in his eyes, a shadowy, deep aura surrounding him, and Ren looked like he had absolutely no control

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren glared back up at him... though at this point he was beginning to doubt his allegiances to the people he lived with... they abandoned him after all and it could show through on his face.

"why d'you even want the book, blue" he grunted, growing ever weaker.

"Don't, give, up!" the voice repeated.. he slowly stood to his feet, eyeing the man feebly

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren took the blow, slashed across his chest and staggered back, not attempting to truly dodge due to his mental state... he saw his own blood seep across his chest as he staggered back.. then slumped over and kneeled... clutching his chest.. breathing erratically. He looked frantically at his own blade as he moved his gaze up to the man. "Fuck" he said, matter of factly mind you. He'd realised he was out gunned here... and almost consigned himself to his fate.

"Don't give in"

he heard the faint whisper... but then nothing.

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren, seeing everyone retreat looked about in dispair... "why?... why are they leaving?!.... Why?.... Why the heck are they running... I thought..." he thinks to himself, before swinging a dextrous flurry of stabs and slices at the man, constantly reversing his grip on his dagger, his temper making his blows hit harder and faster, but with more predicability... his vision was clouding in anger.. he felt betrayed... why?... "Why are y'all running?!" he shouted...

"as for the book?!... if you were gonna take it I presume so, magic user" he would then attempt to pivot and drive the dirk into the man's leg, knowing he was outgunned here... he could almost feel his will to fight ebbing away as the last members of the group leave... eventually ren's blows would slow and he'd eventually be completely open to attack, confused at this seeming betrayal.

A Hero Tale: Ren

Ren identified that it must've been some kind of magic, attempting to make himself hard to hit he'd rush towards the man, side stepping on occasion before eventually feinting to the right, attempting once again to drive his dagger into a chink in the man's armor, this time trying to stab him him with the full length of the blade as apose to cutting.

"Ralph! Rally the others! this guy is a threat big time!" he'd shout as he rushed towards him and performed the aforementioned actions.