<em>What will you do now, I wonder?</em><br/><br/>The question appeared in Aryn's mind unbidden and with an unfamiliar voice. Before he had time to wonder at it though, the world began to change around him. When Kari gave the order to huddle up, Aryn took his place on the other side of the group brandishing his Bokun. "Well, all the crazy shit that we've been getting hints of has finally come to pay us a visit huh?" He spared a glance for the girl who just arrived for a delivery. Pretty bad luck. "Alright everyone, stay together and we'll get through this! If you can fight, provide cover for those who can't. I don't know you guys well enough to give good orders, so do what you know you can do and most importantly stay alive!"<em>"Here they come..."</em><br/><br/>When Kari split away from the group, Aryn let out a low growl of frustration. While offense may arguably be the best defense, did she really have the luxury of striking out when they had so many people to defend? He turned his gaze forward, focusing on the incoming shadows. He would just have to believe in her ability and simply do his part. As one of the lesser creatures approached a bit more boldly than the rest, Aryn stepped into action, unleashing a barrage of strikes with his bokun. He struck with precision and power, sending it backwards through the air back among it's kin, but it sprang right back up as though it didn't feel a thing. "What the hell...?" Aryn grit his teeth and braced himself. This wasn't gonna be easy.<br/><br/>Just then he heard Kari's cry of warning, and he turned in time to see her stricken down. His eyes went wide with the amount of blood she was already sharing with the earth, and though she escaped the larger creatures grasp his emotions had been roused. This was just like back then...<br/><br/>This time though, he wouldn't just watch. He had to help her!<br/><br/>Aryn blazed a path to the greater beast. It didn't matter that he wasn't doing any harm to the lesser... things, merely that they were pushed out of his way when he struck them. "You sunnova bitch!" He cried out as he lept at the canine-esque beast, delivering a blow that would have surely crushed limbs and broken a human being. This thing was not human however, and it shrugged of his mightiest of blows as though it was nothing more than a stiff breeze. It did take notice of him, however insignificant the strike may have been. The beast swiped at Aryn, which he rolled underneath, delivering an upward slash to it's jaw. For his effort, his bokun splintered.<em>'How the hell is this possible? If even this isn't enough...?</em>Aryn's eyes began to widen in real fear at last. Fear that coursed through his entire being. Fear that slowed him down. The beast struck then, it's claws digging deep through his chest and sending him to the ground a few feet away. He lost his grip on his bokun and couldn't tell where it landed.<br/><br/>He turned his gaze to Kari, struggling to get up. The fear was still with him, and was no doubt visible in his eyes as he spoke. "My sword... In my closet on the left..." He struggled to get to his feet to no avail, blood soaking through his now ripped open shirt. He turned his gaze to the seemingly invincible creature. He was breathing hard, and he clearly intended to try and continue to fight even though he was so dazed he couldn't stand.<em>"Damn it damn it damn it! I can't believe this... I fought with all of my talent and strength and the most I managed was to screw up my Bokun and waste my life. To die in an inane circumstance such as this... truly I have lead a cursed life. At least it's almost over."</em>