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Hope slowly fades from the cold stiff limbs of the tall cloaked character. He turns his back to set out once again into the wilderness. He sets his sight on the horrizon and as he makes his first step, he senses a presence nearby.

Freezing mid stride, he silently slips a long arm supporting a large hand from under his rags. Tallons at the ready. He waits. He waits and he listens, but not a sound peirces the dead of the night. The air brings no scent to his trained nostrils.

From nowhere a bright light illuminates behind him and with the quickest reactions he turns and assumes a striking possition. ....

...But it was no preditor. It was no creature to be feared. No. Standing before him, with a single candle letting off a light more powerful than should be possible - was the lone figure of Uma. It had been a long time since he had seen Uma, and like himself she had changed somwhat. Or maybe he just remembered her differently.

The two stood in a face off for a series of seconds. It felt like hours to the newcomer. A saintly smile eminated from the gate keeper.

"Hello." her voice was that of an angel.

"Uma. *bows his head* Im sorry to come by unannouced. And in the middle of the night. To be honest, the truth is, ....I didnt even know I was coming here. *short thoughtful silence is disected by a sharp snap of wind. His eyes which had drifted off to reminise fixed back on Uma.* I, used to think about this day a lot..... The day I would come back to this place. In my dreams however, I didnt come at night, I didnt come needing a shelter once more, and I certainly, never looked like this...."

*Slowly he stands tall and his rotten cape falls to his feet.*

A large, dark-silver coloured, mucsley figure stood before Uma. His legs looks strong enough to to kick down walls, and his torso tough enough to stop bullets. His arms were toned and tight and they gave birth to two large clawed hands. His head was shaped into a slight cone, though his face pulled back and taught. Dark blue lips hid two sets of razor sharp teeth and a long shapened tounge. His eyes were sharp at the edges with no obvious distinction between pupil and iris. As black as the night surrounding them. Not even a hint of white.

Uma's eyes widened taking in the sight before her. The monster sensed fear in her, although she let of no physical signs.

"I will not harm you Uma, and I will not disturb you and longer if you tell me to leave I shall do. .....But I hope you do not. Its been a long time since I have been able to rest. Since I have been able to talk to people."

"Who, ..are you?" Asked Uma with a paused curiosity.

"My name, is Nightcrawler. I used jump shaddows in your place for a very short time a few years ago. You may have known me then as Sunset Wonderer. Before this, I knew you long ago in the land of The Moonlit Realm. When I went by the alias of Daysleeper. I was patner of the lady of the lake herself, Bluerose. - Paul is my birthname, though Im far from the innocence of infanthood now. I know you must get weary travellers through your gates every day - I would not expect you to remember me. - But I remember you. I had and do still have a great respect for you Uma. This is why I shall be frank with you - I would like a place to rest up - I dont know how long for. In return I can offer you nothing but you and your gate members my company, and tales of my quest for the last few years........ How are you, old friend? Its good to see you again."

I thank you Uma once again for your generous hospitality.

I look forward to catching up with you, for now though, I must sleep for I grow weary and my muscles ache. When I wake, I will explore the world inside these gates once again and get my self known to a some of the people here. I'll find you on one of the boards and sit with you to catch up. You are right when you say a lot has happened. As I sure it has to you also. I look forward to hearing about the last few years.

Thank you once again.

*With that, Nightcrawler slowly strides off to find a suitable resting spot. Ten minutes pass and the creature still wandering. Taking in the magnitude of the relam beyond the gate. - 'It seems like this place has continued to grow substancially while I have been gone' he thinks to himself.
He turns casts his eyes on the Vox Populi entrance, and then the door to Archipelago and a half smile floods across this tired face. Another half an hour passes before he realises he has still kept himself in isolation from the group of new people to meet, and he grunts at himself in familiar distaste of his rudeness. 'Sleep first' the decides. He stops at the trunk of a large oak tree on the grounds of Uma's mansion after doing a full cirlce of the protcted haven.

Without a word, he looks up through the branches, and leaps effortlessly and siliently into the vegitation. Not a single leaf russels.

'Safe. Hidden. Protected. ...Sleep'

Hi Chibi and 21007, nice to meet you!!

*wips the cold sweat of his brow* - phew....glad to hear the gats remain intact for a while to come yet!!