[i]"Don't think you'll do it alone. We're all here to protect the Sacred Stone,"[/i] Through the gates came an individual, a male it seems, clad heavily in armor - as he dislodged a shield from out of nowhere. He was speaking to Ret apparently, who just awkwardly stared back at him for a moment. Having spent most of his life in less civilized areas, Ret got a bit suspicious of strangers the first time he meets them. Yet this one seemed to want to help, not swing something sharp at him. Unsure to nod in acknowledgement or shake in denial, Ret just ...vibrated for moment. Another pressence, this one somewhat darker, crept up behind him. He almost looked behind till the armored one abruptly turned around and called to his friends, somewhat rudely too. Ret furrowed his brow at him, rather displeased. But the moment passed. Right now seeing the two enemies ahead engaged yet standing their ground instead of proceeding forward, there was a reckoning at hand. [b]"They scared! We strike!"[/b] Ret bellowed before taking several long strides forwards, unhinging the lock on the metal book hanging by his side. It's pages fluttered wildly as he ran, as he squeezed past two Gradian soldiers who were at the forefront. When he finally reached the midst of battle where he could see the two fIghters, the book had began humming with an all too farmiliar sound .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Through the visor of his helmet, Ret looked at the ever distant heavens and nodded like he was responding to someone. Then he closed his eyes and placed his right hand on the book, mummuring what oddly seemed to be complete sentences, only for a second - his hand began to glow a faint yellow. When Ret opened his eyes, he pulled his step back and swiftly drew patterns in the air as he turned. Light coalesced in trails, symbols of hidden knowledge brought to life. [i]I am he who stands before the abounding light ...[/i] When all this was all done, Ret clenched his hand. [b]"RRRRRRRAGGGGHHH!!!"[/b] Bringing one knee down, he violently slammed his fist into the floor - with it a grandious circle of runes erupted. Transforming physical might into a force of nature. There was but a flash before a spear of lightning erupted from the heavens and crashed into the Jehannan before him! [hider=My Hider] Clarification: I'm not taking two turns, it's just that I didn't move (only talk) in my previous post as I was waiting for skittle's turn and now that she has taken her's I can officially complete my turn. [/hider]