Patching his injury up, Nek stood back up once more. He started off to find the kangaroo when a huge, black portal opened up nearby. Small, black creatures -- like little furballs -- flew out of the portal towards Nek. He recognized them -- the creatures from earlier, when he'd been with Jay ("The Mourning Ex Monarch"). Immediately pulling out his sword, Jay sliced the creatures apart, and when he did, they dissipated, like smoke.
Examining the strange, black portal, Nek was starting to get really worried. First, he vanished for months on end. Then, he returns with a ripped body, a cool sword, and no memories of the last few months. Oh, and then there's black creatures trying to kill him as well. Something was wrong. Very wrong.