8 Bloody Scene

Sitting up from the floor of the wagon Cameron reaches behind him to grasp his longsword. Twisting his ring for good luck he jumps out the back of the still moving wagon.

Running alongside the wagon Cameron focuses for a few seconds then wind begins to propel him forward. Quickly matching then surpassing the speed of the wagons Cameron runs from Georges place at the rear of the caravan towards the front. As he is running several drivers yell at their animals to stop and in a chain reaction the entire caravan comes to a halt.

Reaching the front of the caravan Cameron finds a group of people from the first few wagons about two dozen in number facing a man covered fully by a black clock and eerie mask standing alone in the center of the road. Slowing to a stop Cameron draws his longsword before moving slowly towards the cloaked figure. Edging his way forward Cameron's eyes dart about as he tries to identify dangers to the group as the cause for their deaths in his memories.

Reaching into his cloak the masked man draws out a sea blue crystal orb. The orb seems to give of a soft blue glow, that when Cameron looks at with elemental vision seems to form a barrier that wind elements can not pass. A small man with only a few feet stature wearing colorful clothes that Cameron recognizes as the caravan leader, a man named Mike approaches the masked man with a smile on his face and his hands outstretched showing no weapons.

"Welcome to my caravan stranger, now tell me how can we help you? If its transportation you need we can provide it for you until we reach our next stop at the capital. Ah but if your looking for goods I'm afraid you need to wait tell the capital like everyone else."

Reaching a gloved hand forward the masked man swipes his finger over the neck of Mike. With a confused expression on his face Mike asks "What are you trying to" but before he can finish his sentence he begins gargling and clutching as his neck. Many of the caravan members take a few steps back while, but others rushed forwards trying to help Mike.

Cameron rushes forwards throwing caution to the winds reaching Mike's side in an instant. He then watches in horror as Mike's neck began to bulge and tear before a small hole opened and blood began to push through it as if in a race to leave his body. The blood now forming a thin stream flies through the air towards the blue orb the masked man holds. As the blood and orb collide the light dims as the blood enters the orb and seems to contaminate the waters within.

Tossing the orb towards the group the masked man then turns and walks away moving into the woods, no one moves to stop him instead watching with morbid fascination as Mike's blood drains from his body. Trying to hold the skin of Mike's neck together with his hands Cameron fails as they act has little barrier for the blood only seeping around his hands to move towards the orb.

As more and more blood drains from his body Mike becomes paler and thiner and the previous clear waters of the orb now appear like a thick bloody swamp.Not only that wheres before the water took up only half of the space within the ball the orb now is completely full but blood continues to flow into the orb. Gradually the orb begins to shudder and crack from pressure , seeing this and remembering the scene of bodies and death before Cameron yells for everyone to stand back.

Letting go of Mike Cameron runs to the orb where it has remained untouched in its place in the mud of the dirt road. Reaching down he grasps the orb and brings back his arm to throw like a ball but in that instant a loud cracking noise rings out from the orb.

Without Cameron willing it or focusing in any fashion raging winds burst from his body forming a wall of air surrounding him like a cocoon. As the cocoon forms it cuts shear through the right arm holding the orb causing them both to fall towards the ground, as for his left arm its bound to the side of his body incapable of any movements.

Hitting the ground the orb bounces several feet before landing next to Mike, all over his body dozens of holes open up as blood gushes into the orb. After only a few moments the orb no longer capable of containing everything explodes outwards. It was not a loud explosion, in fact it made no noise but everyone it hit, all of the caravan members at the front of the caravan were shredded by the damage, as if ran over by multiple wagon wheels.

Cameron standing only a short distance from the center of the blast is sent flying across the road landing heavily against a tree, creating indentations into the bark. The barrier of wind around him, the little that remains, disperses in a gust of wind. Sores all over and in extreme pain but alive Cameron laboriously tears a strip of cloth from his shirt and tries to bandage his shoulder to stop its gushing blood from the arm loss. Failing to do so Cameron leans back against the tree and tries to calm down and focus. After several minutes green light flashes from his eyes as he carefully directs the wind elements around his left shoulder. Guiding them to apply pressure slowing the blood flow he then has the wind hold the makeshift bandage in place as he ties it with his right arm.

As he is tying the arm his eyes glance over the right arm as he is controlling the elements. Not seeing his fathers ring in its usual place Cameron is confused for a moment before ignoring it and focusing back on the task at hand. Once the whole process is over and he is no longer losing blood Cameron glances back at his right hand with his now normal eyes seeing the ring there in its usual place.

From out of the woods walks the masked figure and with a mocking voice says "Someone actually survived my attack? Impressive. You actually almost survived of course the thugs would have killed you anyways, buts thats beside the point." Raising a crossbow in his hands he releases a bolt that thuds deeply into Cameron's chest. World now fading too the all to familiar blackness around him Cameron reaches towards his chest, but hand loses strength halfway falling to his side. The world is tinged in shades of green for a brief moment and then Cameron consciousness fades away.