Sara- “How do you know my name creature?”
Hashi?- “It was easy, your mind is like an open book.”
Sara- “!”
Hashi?- “Oh, don’t shut me out now. We were just getting to know each other.”
Sara backs up and wipes sweat off her brow.
Sara- “Know each other? I don’t even know your name.”
Hashi?- “Forgive me Sara, my name is Gorta.” (Bowing)
In a flash I was in front of Sara and before she could react I felt my fist sink into her belly sending her flying towards the wall causing a huge crater.
Sara collapses hard from the impact but soon gets up but coughs up blood while attempting to keep standing.
Gorta- “Oh, still alive Sara?”
Sara- “* Heavy Cough* * Heavy Cough*”
Gorta- “And you, Dullahan. I expected more from you. Weren't you suppose to protect Hashi.”
Dullahan- “….”
Gorta- “Oh yes, now I understand J-”
Dullahan- “Please don’t call me by my name.”
Gorta- “*Smirk*”
Gorta- “I understand horseless knight.”
Dullahan- “….”
Gorta- “Now onto my sad little happy meal over there.”
Sara finally stopped coughing and is now ready to fight us again.
Gorta- “….”
Gorta- “That’s not going to work me Sara.”
Sara- “Tch...”
Gorta- “Come, weren't you going to protect your family.”
Sara- “!!!!”
*Scream*
I or we, move out of the way of the sound wave but as soon as we did Sara dashed to us and tried to hit us but we perfectly dodged each of her attacks.
Gorta- “Now let’s see here….”
Gorta- “Oh I see, that’s the family you refer to.”
Gorta- “The God of this island.”
Sara- “!!”
Sara- “Why, how?”
Gorta- “Like I said you look like an open book to me.”
Gorta- “So you tried to abandon your nature as a death giver. Funny, you mocked Dullahan for the same reason. You even seemed to enjoy the role again when you was going to kill him.”
Sara- “Shut up.”
Gorta- “No wonder you fight for the God of this island, since he was the one who took you in.”
Gorta- “You protect him well, not even I can see what you know of him.”
Sara- “SHUT UP!”
Sara tries to scream at us at point blank range but Gorta shuts her mouth and then knees her causing her to collapse again.
Gorta or maybe me, we kneel on-top of Sara and raise our claws to finish her. Finish her?
Gorta- “Time to finish this, I’ve got enough out of you.”
Sara- “!!!”
Sara- “….”
Gorta- “What are you doing Hashi?”
I stopped my, Gorta’s, hand before it reached Sara’s throat.
Hashi- “We, no, I can’t kill her.”
Gorta- “Why?”
Hashi- “Because she’s a mythic! There are so few of them left, I can’t kill another!”
Gorta- “Let go of your foolish ideas of mythics Hashi, grow up and-”
Sara tries to scream at us again but Gorta knees her, no, I felt my own knee hit her stomach letting out a moan of pain before being silenced by my hand covering her mouth. She tries to fight back but my grip is too strong.
Gorta- “See? These are not the mythics from those bedtime stories. You’re not a child anymore Hashi.”
Hashi- “But, she does not deserve death.”
Gorta- “So what?! Will you let this women kill the ones you care for? Do remember what happened to Kate and Arrea.”
Hashi- “!”
Gorta- “Are you going to protect all mythics from the world? Would they even let you? We are not heroes, we are not like the legends you grew up on.”
Hashi- “I-”
In that instant of hesitation I felt my hand piece Sara’s throat, I felt the sticky and warm sensation of blood cover my hand as I saw the light of life fade from her eyes. All that was left was her final words that escaped her lips; I’m sorry Gremmy. I saw a water droplet fall on her cheek. I’m crying….
Gorta- “It’s done.”
Just like that, it was over and my body was mine again. I looked at my hand stained with blood and then I looked at Sara’s body. Blood was flowing out from her throat and covering the floor in her essence. I got up and stumbled backwards, I can’t take this anymore. I noticed a sharp rock nearby. I took it up and was about to stick it through my throat but-
Hashi- “!”
Dullahan- “….”
Hashi- “Why?” (Tears streaming)
Dullahan- “There’s been enough death.”
Hashi- “….”
Hashi- “I don’t want to live anymore.”
Dullahan- “I understand.”
Hashi- “!”
Hashi- “Do you! You have-”
I was about to yell at him but even without a head I could tell he does understand. The way he gave up with Sara...
Hashi- “Why do you go on?”
Dullahan- “….”
Dullahan- “Because I want to live for those that are left.”
Hashi- “I see.”
Hashi- “But they’re gone….”
Dullahan- “….”
Dullahan- “I want to see for myself.”
Hashi- “But-”
Dullahan- “Let’s make a deal, if even one is alive then you live. If not, then do want you want.”
Hashi- “….”
Hashi- “Okay.”
In the carnage we failed to notice that the room changed and that there are now paths to take. We searched all over the cave and I was ready to give up until we came across an unbelievable sight.
Dullahan- “!”
Hashi- “!”
We saw Kirin in the corner freaked out and in the center lay the corpse of a giant snake and Arrea holding an unconscious Kate with eyes sharp as knives.
Dullahan ran to tend to Kirin while I looked towards Arrea.
Arrea- “You can’t touch her.”
She seemed to be out of it, a trance of some kind. I understand what I have to do.
I walk towards Arrea determined to wake her out of this trance.
Arrea- “!”
I felt something bite into my side.
Arrea- “Stay back…”
I expected as much, I continue my march and as I get closer I feel the same stinging sensation and eventually I saw it. It was the front 2 legs of Arrea stabbing me like spears, digging deeper into my sides. They were faster then I could see but up close I can see it.
Hashi- “Arrea, wake up.”
Arrea- “Get away.”
Hashi- “Arrea, you can’t stay like this.”
Why?
Arrea- “Don’t-”
She just protecting Kate. But then I look at Kate.
Hashi- “Kate will be sad to see you like this.”
Arrea- “Kate?”
Hashi- “Yeah, your precious one.”
Arrea- “….”
Her attacks stopped and I realized something-
Hashi- “She not the only one.”
I was happy to see them.
Hashi- “I don’t want to see you like this either.”
They may not be heroes but I’m still unexpectedly filled with life again when I see them again.
I jumped and hugged Arrea.
Arrea- “!”
Hashi- “You may be mean sometimes and even unapproachable but-”
I realized I was crying again.
Hashi- “I’m so glad to see you two again!”
Arrea- “Hashi...”
Arrea realized what was going on and saw what I saw.
Arrea- “Kate!”
She was holding on too tight, if I didn't stop her she might have been-
No, they’re alive that’s all that matters.
Arrea- “I-I’m sorry.”
Kate soon awoke and gazed at Arrea.
Kate- “It’s okay Arrea, I know you were trying to protect me.”
Arrea- “R-right.”
Kate- “?”
Kate soon noticed me still holding onto Arrea.
Kate- “Hashi, you okay?”
Hashi- “I’m just glad you two are alive.”
Arrea- “But to think you’d cry over it.”
Hashi- “I’m sorry.”
Arrea- “I-its fine.”
Surprisingly Arrea hugged me back and even Kate got in on it. I-
I want to live, for them. That’s the least I can do.
After a while Dullahan came over with Kirin.
Dullahan- “I see you decided to live Hashi.”
Kate- “What does he mean?”
Hashi- “Nothing, I’m fine now.”
Totally fine.
Dullahan- “You still need to heal Hashi.”
Arrea- “You’re right, you’re covered in blood.”
Hashi- “You did most of it.”
Arrea- “Ah, s-sorry Hashi.”
Hashi- “It’s fine.”
Kirin used his horn to heal me and even cleaned the blood from my hand. I looked at my hand and it was clean but I can still feel it, I could still see her. I tried to clear it from my mind. I want to live for the mythics here.
I don’t want to think about the others.
Kate- “So what happened?”
Hashi-“….”
Dullahan- “Arrea took care of the snake that caused this and afterwards we found you.”
Hashi- “!”
Arrea- “I see.”
Kate- “Let’s get out of here Arrea”
Arrea- “Yeah, I don’t want to be here anymore.”
Dullahan- “Right.”
Why Dullahan? Why did you lie for me?
We moved out of the cave and found Albeis sleeping, I looked up and saw the moon.
Dullahan- “Let’s get some rest.”
We all agreed and was about to get some sleep after the stressful day but out of the shadows-
???- “Ah, I finally found you.
We all got ready to fight again but all we saw was a young human not that much older then me with black cloths, trench coat and an air of authority.
Dullahan- “You….”
For some reason everyone lowered the guard and even seemed-
Timid.
???- “Hello, I am called Moryuu and I will be your supervisor.”
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