Fucking hell, it's that man again; I'm sure of it. Why the living hell is he still following us-
I sense… mana.
I have the urge to look back, but I restrain myself.
How can that even be? I thought mana was…
This isn't good, I need to move out as fast as possible. I could as well kill him right here and now, but that would cause too much of a scene. For now, we need to find a path out.
Maintaining my composure, I break past the loudening footsteps, hurrying to get to the hell away before anything happens.
His face doesn't change, still emotionless, but he moves through the crowd like a serpent slithering through a maze.
I'm honestly scared about this new development, but most of all, I have a feeling I'm all too familiar with, Thrill. The back of my spine tingles as each step suddenly feels more intense; Every thump and every step, weirdly more lucid. I tighten the hold I have on Lyanna, still asleep on my back, and I contain the growing worry lacing on me.
I hurry my pacing and quickly make distance without making it seem obvious.
Should I cover Lyanna-
A sudden muffled pop booms behind me, and a sting spreads from the corner of my abdomen.
What the-
This time my patience leaves me, and before I can look back,
Blood
My soul feels like it was ripped out of my body as my head jolts to her.
"Ar…"
Wait WAIT WAIT
"LYANNA!"
I flip my body in a spin to cover Lyanna, but the man dashes towards us.
Absolute chaos wraps my mind as I stare at what looks like a bullet hole on the side of Lyanna's chest, He has a Gun!?
"I… can't… breath"
Lyanna gasps for air as fluids pool into her lungs and the incarnate of anger starts to run my blood cold.
The streets scrabble with the sounds of shock, and my eyes dart at the man, but luck isn't on my side again it seems; His face stands inches from mine as I can feel a knife tapping on my coat.
With Lyanna in my hands, I jump back with an acceleration circle behind me and the man mutters,
"Wrong move"
Space cracks behind me and a sharp stab of pain lashes through my chest.
A cluster of black-jagged-spikes shatter my spine, tearing through the layers of inherit defense I built up, and paralysis disables me.
My body jerks mid-air, still trying to hold onto Lyanna, but my momentum dies instantly as the impact locks me in place.
FUCK
Blood drools down like a newly formed river, I hit the ground, my conscious threatens to fade, but I force it to hold.
I can't feel my fucking legs.
Lyanna, in a helpless state, grabs onto me as her face turns pale, and for the first time, I feel pure fear as her tears choke.
Lyanna…
I force any control I have to activate Creation, but my emotions are too mixed up, I've lost control over my only weapon.
…
My eyes stay locked on the Lyanna wrapping around me, hoping for protection, hoping for comfort, hoping for a way to fucking live, but in response, all I can do is watch her struggle.
"Wake up…"
The man slowly inches towards us and stands as still as a mannequin. Lyanna crawls closer, even though she can barely breathe.
A bystander attempts to intervene, only to get shot down in less than a blink.
He says nothing as my blood shot eyes stare in hope for a solution.
"Ar please-"
A soft puff of wind shifts the air; That's all I see. No sound, nothing.
Over the turmoil wrecking my brain, my eyes trace it instinctively, and—sudden silence.
For a second… nothing happens, then-
Her grip on me loosens. Warmth spills over my hands. A part of me disintegrates.
My pupils squeeze to the point where my iris folds in on itself.
Her face loses color, eyes blank, body splitting apart as if reality decided she should exist as one anymore.
LYANNA!!
Everything inside me wants to scream, but my ruptured vocal cords trap me inside my own body, and I'm forced to watch all of this happen right in front of me.
NO NO NO
I've failed, again. Like always, I always fail in the end.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING
The only person I had left in this world, the only fucking person I felt close with, dead.
NOT AGAIN
Why the hell do I always end up here. Why does this feel familiar—
The world starts to curve as what's left of my brain tries to hold on and through the silence ringing in my ears, the man's voice breaks into my head.
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