Bait
"Raise your heads!" I said in a commanding tone.
The people at my mercy all did as I said and gazed up at me. My face was hidden underneath my mask, and my body was greatly exaggerated by the energy that flowed around me.
None of them even suspected for a second that I could be 'Jeremy', even though we had a similar body structure. After all not only had they seen me die, or at least they thought they did, and my current state exuded power beyond their belief. Awe and respect filled their hearts and stifled any possibility of suspicion.
"It's not over yet."
Looking at the woods beyond myself and the group, I laid my eyes on the incoming threat.
"You're all in the way. I can save you all and preserve the lives of those that are beyond this border. Do you want me to help you?" I asked kindly.
The people looked at me with surprise and disbelief on their faces. To think that someone would go that far for strangers like them!