((A three part story of Lyn's past. Five years after the atrocity at her Colony))

The fire flickered and crackled into the night's sky. Lyn sat curled up staring into the flames as her eyes grew weary. The shadows had not returned for hours and the feeling of creepy vibes had become a distant memory. Just as Lyn slipt into a deep slumber a strange noise occurred that startled her into awareness. It was a very well known sound this time. A group of humans stumbling through the forest and laughing. Lyn did as her training as always led her to do. Snuff out the fire and seek a quick area to hide in case the need for a sneak attack happened. Lyn crept around a tree to get a better look. The group was a small faction of men, possibly hunters by their dress attire.

Lyn was as silent as the grave as she watched the men chuckle and speak in a language unfamiliar to her. She was far from home and all that she knew. She gripped her sword tightly not knowing what was being said. The group of men came upon her fire site and began to survey what was there. Lyn kept to her shadows and kept her wits about her. They chattered on and on, but just as Lyn began to step toward the men to learn what was being said by using her energy manipulation. The cold wind blew once again. Shadows moved around Lyn's position causing her to jump into the tree. The shadows came back from earlier in the night. Lyn tried to focus on what made the shadows.

The men were suddenly screaming and hollering something in their language. Before Lyn could get a good look the wind stopped and all was silent. It was as if nothing happened. She waited for a few minutes in the tree to be sure the coast was clear. Slowly she lowered to the ground and started a cautious walk toward where she last saw them. A giant pool of blood and bones spread across the ground. The animal skins the men wore were now swimming in blood. Lyn drew out her Dragon's Tail sword and scanned the area around her. Some of the bones had scratch marks deep into the marrow of the bones. Ten men killed and reduced to the remains in seconds it seemed. The cold wind vanished as quickly as it came and the warm night air blew once more.

The sun slowly crept over the horizon illuminating the dark sky. Lyn survived a long night of mystery and creepy events. She would have to move on to another site to await Kain's return in hopes the shadowy attackers would not follow her. Her curiosity was running wild as to what they were and how did they kill so quickly?! Part of her wanted to know while her cautious side did not. She packed up what little she had that was not covered in blood and searched for a new spot to wait for her beloved.