Scarlet looked at Orion and said “stay here in case she comes back. I don’t know if she even knows what’s she’s doing right now” she ran out to help look, calling out for her. 

Ash stared at the man before her who stood up and said “don’t be afraid. I’m a friend. I’m not with those red eyed ones. Cursed souls…” ash stepped back and said “cursed?” He nodded and said “souls who have been touched by darkness. That’s why they serve her. Those monsters are a byproduct of this darkness as well, of what she’s trying to do” ash looked at him as he walked over to her, a soft smile on his lips. “I know I said I would stay out of this but after tonight I can’t anymore…you’re in too much pain. I can’t watch this. I have to step in” ash looked at him and asked “who…who are you?”

He smiled and rested a hand on her cheek and said “I am Shinlo…the White Snake of the west.” The name triggered something in her memory. A man fighting along side her, laughing at a camp fire, carrying a bundle of cloth and scales as Ash battled a great darkness. Ash held her head, getting light headed for a moment.