I lifted the reddish orb; I couldn't make out the exact shape. I guess an excess of adrenaline put me in what felt like a lethargic state. Walking comatose would be an accurate description... I had trouble focusing. My limbs moved about on their own accord. As I saw my hand take grip of the orb, the rest of my head tilted upwards, eyes slowly following.

I saw a blurry figure approximately 80 feet away. Three more popped up as I focused a tad. I red orb whizzed by my shoulder, I picked it up as it bounced back from the wall behind me. Two more orbs came flying at me, I parried them. I lifted them up and put them under one of the load-baring devices attached to my shoulder. As I moved forward, a barrage of balls went flying past me missing by mere inches. On the other hand, maybe I did the flying. I cannot recall.

I was about 50 feet from the figures, my left foot planted forward, putting all of my weight on my back walking thingy, I flung my body forward, the squishy orb releasing from my