[center]The sword, now in human form, had been staring up at the moon and stars for some time. He had finally remembered his human name after some time had passed, and it was one of the few things from his human life that he COULD remember. 


"James....my name is James...."
He sighed. That was when he heard the sounds of battle and his eyes quickly darted in the direction in which he had heard the sounds coming from. Eyes narrowed, he ran towards the source. As soon as his eyes lay upon the chaos, his own instincts sprang forth. 


"knaves! How dare you attack us?!!"
He charged forth. He struck down whoever stood in his way. His skills in battle were another thing from his human life that managed to remain with him in his current life as a spirit trapped within a sword. He saw his 'master' in danger, and had to save him, not just because the human was in danger, but because their lives were now connected. If something happened to him, it would happen to himself as well. 


Just as he struck down a man who dared to try and attack him from behind, he heard the cry for help. It was not long after that, that he heard his 'master' telling someone to 'help move this man'. He ran over to where he sensed his master was, and saw him and a stranger. The stranger had his eyes narrowed and shook his head, looking like he was about to strike instead. He gasped and charged at the thief...only no one was there.  However, a thief attacked him from behind and he struck him down before the man could deal a blow against him. 


"Halt!!"
The sword slashed at the shadow that he saw, but missed. 

"Would you care for some help?"
Without waiting for an answer, he sprang into action. He dragged them out by any means necessary, although it drained him a bit afterwards. It had taken some time and energy, but he destroyed the tree and its' roots, allowing them freedom. All that would bee seen is the tree disintegrating, for he had moved with great speed. The sword looked at the two mortals and waited to see if they would be alright. Then, he would take care of the thief for good....unaware that they were calling HIM a thief. 

He did not care that they saw him in human form. That was not a priority at this moment. There were more important things to worry about, in his eyes. He needed to ensure the other males safety. That was his biggest concern. 

The man who had been trapped with his 'master' looked at him with frightened eyes. He did not notice, looking right at the male he was connected to...[/center]