>>6081634But you are forced to sever the link, narrowly twisting aside and dodging the flying right the Tuffle-possessed Kajic throws. His power spikes, far higher than the man should be capable of generating as he attacks, soaring right past you. Then another two, both from the transport trucks fly in, something neither could do as they also start attacking. You immediately go on the defensive, stopping their surprisingly coordinated assault. They remind you of the twins, Tatsu and Tomi who were linked mentally, attacking you in perfect sync. It's all you can do to keep your power suppressed while matching their attacks.
"Dammit, they're strong. I have to find an opening to get the hell out of here." you think to yourself as several others join in. Attacking you from all sides with wild, sloppy but coordinated attacks. You can block any three, sometimes four attacks at a time, but there are just too many of them. The possessed people are relentless, battering you from all sides. And with your power suppressed like this, it's only a matter of time until-
"Radi, hurry! The baby's still safe, but I don't know how long I can hold them off!" Redis reaches back out telepathically, and you see red. For the first time in a long time, you quit holding back. Unleashing your power without restraint.
"HRRAAAAAAA!!" you roar, golden aura blazing and blasting your attackers away. The sheer force of your power throws them all back, and without hesitation blast off into the sky. Moving at full speed for the first time in a while, you accidentally move TOO fast, blazing past the entire mountain range the village you and your wife now call home in a blink of an eye. "Tch, dammit!"
Stopping, you power down slightly, turning back and flying back towards your wife's energy. Where you also sense several others, each nearly on par with her full might. Dropping out of the air you land in the yard, immediately seeing signs of a struggle. The front door has been torn off its hinges and pitched into the yard, where two of your wife's presumed attackers lay unconscious. Ignoring them you dash inside, only for a third who'd been hiding just inside the doorway swings at neck level with a Covenant Energy Sword!
"FUCK!" you exclaim, flipping backwards under the swing, back out into the yard as the assailant steps around the corner. They're not a Covenant warrior, or even any of the races of the former Covenant. Instead it's a reptilian race with blue skin and a flared hood around its neck and head like a cobra and wearing a uniform you don't recognize.
