Fixated on the scorched bodies of my own parents I lost count of the minutes...no hours I'd stayed kneeling on the splintered wooden floor,I was sure my knees had turned a horrific red and the pain would hit me soon enough...but it never did.My bodies sense of pain seemed to be numbed allowing me to concentrate on the scene in front of me.
'did I make a mistake when I went after the robed figure first?'
Questions like these popped up within my head,my mind whirled to the image of Loridea now even though the damage wasn't extensive if my own home was turned to something like this then how many others suffered the same?
My mind now started questioning the logic behind my final battle with the robed figure.
'Rash and immature, the city needed your help yet you neglected them'
'you left the knights with no orders, nothing to follow,Curtis and Erebores sense of leadership was a flimsy idea to hope on'
Bang!!
Bang!!
Blood trickled down my head as I smashed it onto the splintered floor, flushing away the unwanted thoughts that were slowly filling up my vision of thought.
"Garghh,my parents are dead right in front of me damnit why am I thinking of anything else?!"
I stayed there with my head still on the ground,slowly making a small pool of blood underneath.The light from outside dimmed as nighttime fell,my cheeks started feeling cold with my vision blurring a few times.
I was crying....
the streams of tears never ended,if there was a bucket in front of me I would've over filled it.
Minutes flew by and the tears dried leaving an uncomfortable crusty feeling on my face,At this point my mind was blank without a single thought with the world being deathly silent till the faint sound of growling caused me to lift my head for the first time in hours.
Staring behind me I caught gazes with a mana beast only hours from dying,it's fur was a sharp black with a tail half it's body length and eyes of a glowing orange.It resembled a wolf of some sorts and it's sides were littered with deep slashes and stabs, lowering it's stance my eyes widened as the mana beast fur sparked and a spiralling ring of flames surrounded it.
The flames were barely knee height most probably from its injured state,instinctively unsheathing my sword I stood up and parryed the mana beasts claw attack, whether it was out of anger,frustration,desperation or just being in the heat of the moment I found myself countering with a hard kick to its belly, sending it rolling and crashing into a cupboard.
The mana beast lifted it's head a few times but it ultimately weakened and fell down each time,raising my sword I plunged it into the beasts eye socket.Killing it quicker than my mind had intended.
"Tch"
Slumping onto the beast I let out a sigh of disappointment.
"no the beast that did this likely had a burst ability....."
Cursing aloud now I turned my attention to the ceiling.
"I should bury them tomorrow, that's the least I can do now"
it only took what felt like seconds before I fell asleep