~*Improviso Vir*~
Unexpected Hero
Lucas watched silently as the Pigmasks rearranged themselves into neat columns. One tripped clumsily and scrambled to his feet. The others let out a cacophony of excited squeals as a figure prowled down their ranks.
This must be the man I was mistaken for, Lucas thought. The man couldn't have been much taller than him, but his body had a strong, rigid look. A gray helmet rested on his head, the dark visor obscuring his eyes. He didn't speak, didn't smile, and didn't do anything. He just walked stiffly but mutely down the ranks of Pork Soldiers.
He stopped now, not far from Lucas. Watching the strange man, Lucas felt a buzzing in his head, his forehead, as the Magypsies had once told him some called his "third eye", the sight of inner power. Lucas heard laughter, familiar but at the moment impossible to tell whom it belonged to.
Lucas felt a silent plea for help. It tore at his heart and he wondered if there was anything he could do for it. The man slowly, deliberately, drew his strange sword and pointed it at the friends. Lucas positioned himself in front of his friends, and closed his eyes as the lightning blasted toward them.
It was caught, and reflected back at the man by the Badge. The Masked Man skidded backwards, and the Pigmasks let out cries of surprise. Shaking himself, still silent, the Masked Man rose slowly and paced menacingly toward them.
"(That's the Commander of the Pigmasks,)" Boney growled, his fur ruffling around his back and shoulders. Kumatora snorted, not caring, and Duster repositioned himself, throwing his weight on his good leg.
The Masked Man paused in front of them, still unhurried, and Lucas saw just one thing before he prepared to attack. One thing before he went from slow and calm to a whirlwind of raging, silent fire.
Lucas saw the Masked Man smile.
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Sorry for these short ones, hehe. I feel like I'll drag it out unnecessarily.