Two Blood Acolytes ran for their dear lives, neither wanting to fall captive to the hands of the vicious High Grade pursuing them like a blood thirsty beast hunting bleeding, helpless prey.
Anya and Jim tried several attempts to slow Commander down with blood spikes and clones. Neither managed to slow the High Grade long enough to escape together. Instead, they chose to split up and disperse within the congested infrastructure of the settlements.
Jim went left and Anya went right, making the High Grade decide whom to go after.
Unknown to them, this "smart" tactic made Commander grow uneasy and impatient.
Two Blood Acolytes running in an allied species' settlement in a desperate attempt to escape spelled one thing: death.
Commander knew very well that the two mutants would kill, shed, and spill innocent blood just to escape.
Something needed to be done, and fast.
But it was already too late.
