[h1]Gou[/h1][hr][sub]mentions: [@Gentlemanvaultboy] [@Searat][/sub]

The disciple took off immediately after Luna, sprinting quite a distance behind her to give her room as she took out stray breadmen. For a moment he felt grateful as the road effectively cleared up but was soon distracted at the sight ahead. Beyond them were masses of black and brown, each mob tearing the other to shreds as they shrieked and groaned to form a messy chorus. Chaos! He ran faster into the fray, quickly beginning to run out of breath. A fast runner indeed-- but his stamina as a man was subpar compared to his beast form. 

The phone in his hands was capturing all sorts of blurs and afterimages. Still, Gou hoped he'd managed to film something good on the way, recalling Luna taking out the breadmen. At this thought, he sped on forward to catch up to her.

Gou had arrived just in time to see a gas-masked man strike a strange, almost [i]threatening[/i] gesture at his elder martial sister. 

[color=silver]"Hey!"[/color] the runner was out of breath, but was ready to defend if need be. His hands held up the camera, and through the screen he noticed the pose was gone the next second. Clearly, the man meant no harm... but there must have been a good reason for him to be standing in the middle of the battlefield so casually. Gou tucked the phone into his side for a moment to glare into the mask's eyeholes, then at the scene before them. The shadowy figures were relentless in their pursuit of the breadmen, and vice versa. Though, there was something truly strange about these creatures.

The breadmen had a life force; the monstrous figures did not. 

Gou's eyes widened at the realization, taking a step forward to the man to properly look at the masked figure. In the cultivation world, there were only very few masters they had heard of who could perform such a feat. They were extremely powerful, but also highly misunderstood. This was a mysterious type of cultivation, and everyone who attempted it ended up having entire Sects against them simply because of fear. In time, they had disappeared from the cultivation world entirely.

Was it possible that this man could have been part of that lineage? As for the matter at hand-- his intentions were in the right place. Gou would not make the same mistake as his predecessors, and so his mind opened to wholly accept their new ally.

[color=silver]"Demonic cultivator, my name is Gou. It is an honor."[/color] the disciple gave him a deep bow, then straightened up to extend his sword in a quick motion, stabbing through a breadman attempting to sneak up behind the masked figure. It felt much denser than the last one he'd destroyed. [color=silver]"The breadmen seem to be getting stronger-- let us all continue on to the beacon!" [/color]