<strong>Grayson Park - Clearing</strong><br/><br/>"So you never pray for help?" the corpse asked Nadia with all the pain and venom that he could muster.  "If the cost is being undead to be able to protect my family, it's one I'll happily pay.  I hope someday your family learns what it's like to have death come without rhyme or reason."  He was about to reach for his weapon when Alan provided the voice of reason.<br/><br/>"I'm not able to tell you much," the monster said.  "Black fire wasn't something that I have an aptitude for, but from my understanding, they got rather confused when they came to Earth and found the darkness.  The Earth itself absorbs the sunlight greedily, eating all the light."  He didn't really seem to know what he was talking about on the matter.  "And don't worry, boy.  If the fighting starts, my first shots won't be aimed at you."  He kept his glare on Nadia for that one.