<em>If</em>I did believe in angels, I'd say it was an angel that had interrupted the beating.<br/>Pavel, who had been nicknamed Trayan, rose to an elbow - causing himself dizziness - and looked at her. His one good eye was gleaming, the other one closed by a successful, bony punch. One of the many.<br/>She wasn't human, period. He could tell that much on a glance. He didn't know what she was, though. Temptress demon? Powerful sorceress?<br/>It didn't matter. She had just saved him. And one thing you learn with a bio like his was - if anyone does that, they're not an immediate threat.<br/>Usually. And immediate was the keyword.<br/>Still, what mattered was the now. Because later would only come if he dealt with the now.<br/>"I can walk... I think. If not, I'm going to crawl - to your car, or whatever it is. But let's get out of this place, shall we?"<br/>Trayan had tried to give back as good as he took - but the shadows with gleaming eyes weren't affected. Or, as he suspected, not all were affected - and there were just too many.<br/>A scissor hold had broken a leg, of that he was sure. Almost sure. But weapons weren't able to do much... it made no sense - a weapons is supposed to focus your energy, both on physical and spiritual level - but there he was, bleeding, because he had refused to believe that a knife would be less efficient than a punch.<br/>Yet his legs had pushed enemies back, where his knife had been wrenched effortlessly from his hand, without worrying the creatures. Madness.<br/>He tried to get up, and fought the dizziness. She was willing to help, and he was grateful for any help right now. Most people wouldn't be able to move at all - only his belief in mind over matter was allowing him to make his body obey.<br/>Barely. He was hobbling, his ribs hurting with every breath and he had dizziness. And just how many angels - were there in front of him?<br/>A great fighter that he would do right now, even if the shadows haven't taken his only blade...<br/>"You can lead the way", he smiled, leaning for support. It was a crooked smile at best.<br/>"I'm Trayan, and I'm afraid I've lost my own way."