Twists...

[Danny]

Int closes up the butchers' shop for the day. Business has been bad recently, and he decides to close early today.

As he strolls down the high street, he notices the place is surprisingly empty. Of course, a lot of them went off with that Dark Hood fellow, when he went to sort out those No-Eyes [Int shudders]. But there should be someone...

He hears a crack behind him. He turns.

"Who is -"

Lying behind him is a dying mudokon. The body is covered in blood, and the mudokon moans slightly.

Int calls out. "Somebody help! There's a dying mudokon here! Somebody!"

"Hello?"

Int spins round. Jal is stood behind him.

"Oh, thank Odd! You have to help! Someone's dying!"

Int tries to pull Jal over to the body by the arm, but his grip is off, and he grasps Jal's ever-present Stick.

In a sudden rage, Jal throws Int to the ground. "That's MINE!" he screams, before running off into the darkness.

Int pulls himself up and wonders if he should follow Jal, but decides he should try and help the dying mudokon.

But when he turns round, there is no sign of the body, and the trail of blood ceases after only a few metres...

[Danny]

The next day, a mudokon called Alad is reported missing. His description fits the body Int found, but several people say they have seen him since, although he never responded when they called to him, he just kept walking and somehow outran them.

[Sl'askia]

ooc: oy! more weirdness going on in Pyke. Looks like me and DH might miss out on this one, since our characters are kind of lost...

[Danny]

[OOC: nyaah, nyahh!]

[Sl'askia]

ooc: careful or i'll send some Wolgons after ya hehe j/k

[Danny]

There is an empty space in the street. No-one notices. Hom had never been noticed while he was alive, except when he bothered people for small change. Even fewer people notice his absence. One passing mudokon thinks he sees a patch of blood, and calls to his mates, but it isn't there any more when he tries to show them.

[Dakkan Blackblade]

OOC: Rettick, whats with all the mysteous scare-e-nus?!

[Danny]

[OOC: all wil be revealed.]

[Danny]

Mat feels he is being watched, but he cannot see anything. All he sees is the blackness of the dark night. He spins round, but there is nothing there.

When he turns back, there is something there. A mass of... something. It isn't black, but it suggests blackness. There is a kind of Black light emanating from it, swallowing light from around it. Mat turns to run, but the blackness is ahead as well. It surrounds him.

#do not be afraid#

The voice comes from within his head. He screams, covering his ears in a vain attempt to seal out the noise.

"GET AWAY!"

"what is wrong?"

The voice is strangely familiar, and yet unfamiliar at the same time. Mat opens his eyes and sees a face he hasn't seen in a while.

"Rettick! You're back! Where have you been?"

Rettick is expressionless.

"There is no time. We must act. Follow."

And Rettick turns towards the main road. Bemused, and more than a little afraid, Mat follows.

[Dakkan Blackblade]

OOC: Who is mat? That white mukodon?

[Danny]

[OOC: Mat is just a random mudokon, no-one we know.]