𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 | 𝐣𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞

warnings : violence
notes : none

Stonehyrr you were finally here, Drake's spine glowing against the dark cloudy lightening filled sky as if it was a premonition of what was to happen. The streets were lined with decaying bodies it smelt awful. You covered your nose with your hand as you carefully walked over the bodies, fortunately it seemed like the corpses only littered the front half of the long bridge. "This is awful." You muttered. Joshua hummed in agreement but before any other conversation could begin roaring from ocrs echoed. Of course you were greeted by a hoard of Akashic and orcs but you all breezed through them without hardly as much breaking a sweat. The capital was so close you had no time to waste on Akashic. "We're almost there let's hurry." Joshua said quickening his pace as he came to the end of the bridge. Torgal ran ahead of the group abruptly stopping, his ears went back as he bared his fangs growling. Clive held his arm out stopping you and Joshua, "Wait." He said reaching for his sword. You followed his actions readying your lance as you got into a defensive position. "Up there!" Joshua shouted pointing his finger at the large horned monster that stood as one last obstacle on the gates that would lead you into the city. "A behemoth!" You and Joshua said in shocked unison. It's loud roar echoed through the air, the ground vibrating. It was madness to see a beast like that tamed—Barnabas, Ultima they truly were mad!

The beast didn't give any of you time to strategize, it's dark body glowed blue before it roared again fire balls forming in the sky as it was sent crashing down towards the group. Joshua was the first to react as he rushed forward, holding his hands up to form a shield around all of you but it barely held as the flames broke through raining around you and destroying the bridge—your only escape! Joshua collapsed to the ground, Clive rushing forward to help Joshua to his feet before the beast came down. It was do or die. Taking a deep breath you readied yourself. The beast lunged towards you first no doubt thinking you were the weakest target. You rolled out it's reach a wake of water trailing behind you, you were only mere inches from its grasp. Hurrying back to your feet you swung your lance sending sharp daggers of water at it. Joshua stayed back casting spells while Clive attacked it from behind, Torgal following Clive's commands. You were the distraction much to your dismay. Rolling, stabbing, spell casting, that was the rotation you were on having no time to think. You stumbled back once again narrowly avoiding the beast's grasp as you began to conjure water-Then suddenly without warning you were swept off your feet and tossed in the air a sharp pain shot through your abdomen as it's horn threatened to impale you. Then you slammed to the ground the breath getting knocked out of you. "______!" Clive and Joshua yelled but the monster gave them no time to check up on you as it jumped backwards roaring once again as it sent a giant fireball towards the group. Joshua rushed forward to conjure a ward but was too weak. Blood pooled at the corners of his mouth and he spat eventually collapsing to his knees hand gripping his chest as he tried to breathe. You could do nothing to help Joshua as you laid on the ground blood slowly oozing at the corner of your mouth—you were injured but you weren't sure where. Torgal circled you protectively howling as he tried to mend your wounds. This is it. You thought solemnly so close to the end but yet you all would die here from a behemoth.

Your ____ eyes watched as the two brothers joined forces their bodies illuminating a red orange glow. They managed to destroy the fireball thus saving them for the time being. You slowly got to knees using your lance for support, it wasn't dead yet but you couldn't lay on the ground as collateral. Grimacing through the pain you managed to only get one knee off the ground. As the beast tried to regain its momentum, Joshua took it as an opportunity to check on you. He turned his head and let out a startled gasp upon seeing your bloodied bruised body, "______, are you okay?!" He shouted. You waved him off, "I'm okay keep fighting!" You shouted back. You were in the way at this point a liability. "Go boy." You shooed off Torgal who whined in response. "I'll be okay." You tried to reassure the wolf. Taking a deep slow breath you held your hand over the water allowing it to take you under its surface. Leviathan dominants had the capability to breathe under the water for a short time at least. So you'd have to rest in the waves until you were strong enough or until they defeated the behemoth.