[This place is a goddamn disaster and the creatures to be fought range from weak to otherworldly powerful. The lowlifes he's stumbling across more prevalent - another creature knocked out under his heel, incapacitated, but alive.
The enthralled can be tenacious. It's annoying. He would love nothing more than to end the lives of those at his feet, but he can't risk the attack on his image. The moments he's under the Green Knight's control are difficult enough to compensate for. He doesn't need the additional difficulties.]
[Jesus Christ this guy was insane. You’d have to be, to go headfirst into fighting against these creatures like this. That’s what Adam thinks as he cowers against the base of a tree, having been seconds away from ending up part of the food chain.
It’s insane, yes. But he’s grateful for it.
The boy calls out, and Adam finds it hard to peel himself away from his shelter. But he’s all out of people who can protect him now.]
[Arrakis was badly shaken when he was freed from the Green Knight's call. Deep down he was terrified of his magic and the Green Knight had shown everyone the monster he was always running from. He couldn't think about that right now though, not when there was something far more important. Night Sky.
His glowing eyes burned brighter as his rage resonated with his magic. He refused to let the Green Knight use her to harm the people she cares about. He shaped his magic into a serpentine dragon made of wind and he used the wind's momentum to leap into the air as he started his search. Where was she?
When he saw someone who looked like they were running away from something he landed with a rush of wind.]
What are you running from?
[His tone was sharp with urgency. Honestly it was a long shot but he had to find Night Sky before it was too late.]
[Adam had been running for a while, though with the constant landscape of green he didn’t feel like he’d actually gotten anywhere. Already in a panic state, suddenly he’s being accosted by some guy - does he recognise him? He’s seen almost everyone around, at some point - and his tone is enough to make him leap back, startled.]
Shit, man -
[But this guy seems powerful, if not kind of terrifying.]
You gotta help me. Something’s up with Night Sky - you know Night Sky?
A rat on his show elicits a bizarre, primal sort of response from his many years of living in the city. He doesn't want this particular on his body and-
Whoops, his foot moves on accident in a swift move backwards. Total accident! The rat, unless it clings for dear life, will be abruptly removed from its humble perch.]
Oh, sorry. That was a unfortunate reaction - you're under the influence of the shapeshifting potion, I presume? Are you able to change back?
Akechi eyes the little rat...creature. Rat Man. Rat Person.]
Then I won't force you, of course. There's merit to hiding from problems with this method, however-
[There are all kinds of beastial creatures, acting as friend for now. He doubts that will last forever.]
You're rather far down the food chain like this. Aren't you worried about that? Even without the abnormal dangers we face, you could stumble upon rat poison or be eaten by a hawk.
[Arrakis was friendly to everyone here in Somnius so Adam had probably seen him around even if they hadn't been properly introduced. However there was no sign of that friendliness in the mage before Adam right now. He magically sensed his surroundings rather than see them when he fully embraced his magic like this and he didn't recognize Adam's voice.
What he said was more important and his glowing eyes narrowed as they burned brighter.]
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