[color=0072bc]"Stupid! Absolutely careless idiot! What a fucking hero I am,"[/color] Tristan berated himself. It had been a long time since he actually bothered concerning himself over the safety of another being and it seemed those centuries had made him rusty at this hero thing. You wanted him to risk sacrificing his soul to eternal damnation in an insane death game, he'd do so with a shrug. You wanted him to stare down the physical manifestation of death, he'd do it with a yawn. You wanted him to protect the innocent and do good for the sake of it being the right thing to do, well you would need to give him time to shake off the rust.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the luxury. [color=0072bc]"Sorry fleabag, I may have been the one to mess up, but it looks like you'll be the one to suffer the beating,"[/color] the unheroic hero threatened, drawing his sword just before a newcomer interrupted the fight. He understood he was the chosen one, but he couldn't fathom why he seemed to attract so many morons and lunatics, especially in this world in particular. [color=0072bc]"Your pet attacked us first. Put a leash on that mutt and leave us alone."[/color]

Suddenly, the abused beast began to change its shape like an [copyright infringement] crawling out of the mud underneath the tower of [copyright infringement] in that film with the two towers. [color=0072bc]"Ah, great. Now it's a person,"[/color] Tristan said with a sigh. [color=0072bc]"A chimera that shapeshifts into a human... what is that 25 now? 24? Fine, I'll give the benefit of the doubt and say you're 24."[/color]

Noticing the way she clutched at her belly and growled at him, Tristan growled back, [color=0072bc]"Yeah, and I'll give you another if you hurt her again."[/color] That seemed to be the final straw as Regalia made her attack, launching bolts of lightening his way as if he were the most conductive thing around. Considering his choice in armor actually, he probably was. Regardless, the hero threw his shield in the chimera's direction like an Olympic athlete tossing a discus, while at the same time he ducked down to grab Nimoa and hurl her out of the direct line of fire.