Lucian and I were sitting on the roof of our dormitories, the dragon carved face at the top of it worked as an appropriate seat, this was one of the places from where almost the whole university can be seen.
"Whatever you'll do I'm waiting for the day when this poker face of yours will know what fear really is", said Lucian. I was sitting reading a book when Lucian said these words and usually I didn't pay much attention to his words but my eyes towards him gave him an option to speak and again he said, "someday this devil of your's will fear the gentle touch."
I have known people and I understand the concept of being attracted towards female but until today I have seen many and some of them can be classified as beautiful but not a single one of them ever created any emotional misalignment inside me, they are surely one way to satisfy physical desire but someone who can force you to compromise your emotional strata, it's surely something which is not logical.
Recently I have observed that the university was quite cheerful, especially the male as during this time the healers join the university and because of the nurturing nature of the work, it was highly dominated by females and hence the happiness was obvious.
This was the time when flowers start to bloom and usually it rains, I can't really say that I had any affection towards certain climate but clouds were surely soothing to me and maybe because the noisier they become the easier it was for me to ignore the sounds of this chaotic world inside and outside myself.
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Today I was expected to join the arena; I and Lucian were at the top we were expected to fight almost whole cavalry at once, although it was not of much concern to me but surely this was something new and Lucian was preparing for it and until now he always acted like he knew everything.
We were walking down the only lane to the arena, one side of the lane had a big lake while the other side had trees, gardens and dormitories everything here was so calm sometimes I think how this peaceful place can create the most destructive minds of the nation but eventually, I knew that within few minutes this place will be filled with the noise.
Students were going to their dormitories to get edible and some were betting on who will win, and the amount of smirk I have seen on their faces while they were passing along, I was pretty sure they were not expecting us to win; nobody really was, no one has won the cavalry in last three decades although I knew people from our clan may have betted for us, they rely much on Lucian as his father was the one who was the last winner and sometimes my secrecy seems demonic to them and was a symbol of strength to few.
We both had prepared ourselves for the battle Lucian was wearing his steel armour and was carrying two swords to wield with both hands (a skill which he had learnt from his father) while I was wearing leather armour with a single sword and pack of knives. We were walking slowly towards the arena and everyone started to gather around it like it was a festival.
It was a huge empty area with two curved cylindrical structure in front of the entrance gate where everyone sits and with every level, the authority increases. From the bottom of the entrance, the whole structure seems like a huge ant mound and windows seem like fire was lit inside the mound, huge rope escalated from every level which holds the various structure in the air which fighter use in combats and some were used to support walls of the arena which were almost hanging because of these two structures.
We walked a little and were standing in front of a standard cavalry unit which includes one horseman in front, two at back, in the middle there were two archers on a chariot that holds various other weapons. Lucian clenched both swords and looked towards me with a smirk on his face and it seems he was expecting something exciting this time.
Until now I haven't noticed anyone around us but the whole arena was packed as hell, everyone was sitting with their eyes focused on us and within few seconds the combat will start.
"BANG"
With a huge sound, the horses started running towards us, warriors pointed their javelin towards us, I dodged the attack while on the other hand Lucian slid through it and gave a circular torque to change the direction of one of the javelins, it was directed directly towards one of the riders, in a flicker of a second every single one of them was moving in random direction and archers were directing their arrows towards us although as the source was common they weren't much of hindrance to any of us, Lucian looked towards me and I knew this was the time we have to show them what we really are.
I leapt towards the chariot and they weren't expecting me to attack directly, with the next jump I was grabbed the arrow which was meant for me while the other one panicked and drew his swords to attack, Lucian grabbed the collar of the horse and with the next push, the horse and warrior were lying in the field other two warriors drew a sword and attacked Lucian and just in few minutes they both were lying on the ground, Lucian looked towards me with a smile like he wasn't expecting this to end this soon; one of them drank something and Lucian was standing with their back towards them and the next second the Lucian was bleeding and fall on the ground and I froze.
Blade cut through my thighs and I was standing watching him bleed and something ignited inside me something dark, I looked towards one of them and he stabbed, my hands grabbed his neck so weak, so futile like a tender stick which can be snapped with just a few fingers. I wanted him to suffer I took one of his arrow from his stack and put it through his chest and threw him, another archer was shaking and he knew I'm coming for him, I grabbed him from his head and tossed him on the javelin mounted on the chariot.
I knew Lucian was bleeding but I was enjoying this, their excruciating pain was calming my demon; I leapt towards the other two swordsmen, I wanted to crush their heads and I knew if I did that they won't be able to revive and heal both of them, I wanted to do it, I wanted to kill them and suddenly.
"Nooo it's enough" a voice pierced my ears and that voice was the only thing I was able to hear and again that voice.
"Nooooo".
This small interval was enough for both of them two pierce my chest with whatever they have in hands, I was on my knees and every attack was pointed towards my chest, they were attacking like their life depends on it and few seconds prior it was, but now I don't want to attack I just wanted to turn back and know what that voice was.
I TURNED TO LOOK and started to drown in darkness; starts to feel something cold inside my chest, drew my swords and attacked with whatever senses I had left and it stuck something and this was enough, I didn't want to attack now and was engulfed in darkness and limbs were failing.
And everything was dark.