Xeal tried to stay focused on his own fight, but seeing those nearby being injured distracted him. Watching the people that were wounded from the same things that he was fighting scared him. He did not know what exactly what these things were capable of, but if other people were getting injured by these things, what would that mean for him?

Unfortunately, Xeal payed the price for being distracted. The Shadow attacked when he was not paying attention. It had sunken into the ground and attacked him from behind, clawing his back. Xeal stumbled but regained his balance right before the second Shadow jumped into the air in order to reach Xeal's upper body. Xeal reacted instinctively, he plunged his blade deep into the Shadow's belly. The beast immediately exploded into a black dust that disappeared and was replaced with a pink heart that floated away into the air

Xeal then noticed the other shadow had sunken into the ground and headed straight for him. He readied his blade and waited for it to reveal its self. As soon as the shadow came up out of its flattened state, Xeal hurled his blade at its head. The shadow could not defend itself as the blade flew though the air and hit its mark. It smashed into the head of the shadow and sunk beep into its head. It immediately dissipated into puffs of black smoke. Xeal ran and grabbed his fallen blade and watched for more of the Shadows.