The lack of pressure was so sudden that it was jarring. He'd been doing his best to resist for so long that having nothing there made his mind stumble, made him disoriented for just long enough that he didn't notice the strange person disappearing into thin air.

And then it was in front of him. Fear spiked inside him again, and Edwon instinctively activated his stealth generator, forcing himself to move. His blaster was still on the floor. He doubted it would help, so he didn't try to make a grab for it, just tried to position himself behind the creature instead.

He didn't understand anymore. He had to assume that whatever it was saying, it was a threat.