From chapter 8 Dreams, Voices & Hero’s
He moved now as fast as he could, but came to a stop when he found himself in the mist of humans at a barrier that had been put together with many kinds of furniture and other things. The humans were under heavy attack and the Orcus were almost through the barrier there were not many men left fighting. Most were children and women that held the weapons now, leaning on the dead bodies of the many that had fallen before, some were maybe their husbands and fathers and mothers. But they continued to do what their dead brethren had been doing before them, defend themselves. They all seemed shocked and a little surprised to see Xela standing beside them, they did not know him and nor he them but he would now give them time to regroup.
Xela jumped high somersaulting over the barrier into the middle of the attacking Orcus, firing his weapon he wore around his shoulder he killed those that were at the barrier forcing the others to back off for a moment. And then he charged at them shooting and hitting them as he speeded through the whole army leaving behind him what looked like a pathway made of dead Orcus, within seconds he was gone. Speeding along one of the many corridors that riddled through the Shallows, Many of the Orcus now had turned and began to pursue the being that had run through them as though they were nothing, while the others continued their attack on the barrier.
Billy had been shocked at what he had seen, a black skin man that he had never seen before had jumped into the middle of the Orcus and killed many before escaping from them. Was this a dream had he seen what he really though he saw, if that had confused him what happen next made him wonder if he was really just having a strange nightmarish dream? Charging from behind them came a dwarf firing a machine gun with accuracy cleanly shooting the Orcus in the head if it had not been for this little man the Orcus would not have backed off, to prepare for their next charge. The little man had saved them for only a moment but who was he? And what was he doing here in the shallows, too many questions had entered Billy’s mind he had to take charge here, Knarf had not returned and the safety of the remaining Villagers was down to the next few orders he was about to give.