Kalen's pov
we were a few kilometers away from the gates when i felt it, i immediately knew what it was as i had already felt this sensation once before a feeling exclusive to my people which we can only use when its dark, the feeling of something very wrong.
"Stop the carriage"
without hesitation the old man driving us pulled the reigns and grabbed his cross bow while Felix erected several barriers around us, they had known me for a long time and known to trust my senses no matter what but rather than pulling my sword and getting into a fighting position i simply got down and looked forward, at the pace we were moving we would have made it to the city in a few hours but that feeling told me i didn't even have minutes
"wait here"
without waiting for an answer i regulate internal energy into my body and add stage 1 physical enhancement before kicking off with a sonic boom
usually when one begins to take action like this the feeling ought to subside but despite my somewhat extreme methods especially since i don't even know what im worried about the feeling doesn't go away in fact it intensifies
"stage 2 physical enhancement"
i cry channelling even more mana into my physique and with that become a blur, the earth splits and the wind screams as i literally kick up a storm instead of my usual soft foot falls thunderous booms resound whenever i take a step, i catch a glimpse of the craters and desecrated surroundings from my stampede thinking this is too much but i can't refuse this feeling from a young age i was taught that it doesn't appear often but when it does i should trust more than i do anyone else so i do not decrease my speed until i can see the city gates in the distance, by now the feeling had been replaced by a new feeling, i was approaching the west gate when i fet her she was probably still on her date but before i could register her mood her life signs began to fade, by now my speed has noticeably decreased rather than a dark blur i simply look like a bird of prey flying close to the ground but it doesn't matter because i make it to the city only to see her as she falls to the ground limply,
my mouth open and my face twisted in agony, my chest heaving so much one would think my heart was about to burst i couldn't see straight the rest of the world seemed to have faded out as i stare at her i choke on a scream,dread all i feel is dread as I'm rooted to the spot trying with all my heart to deny the truth but try as i might i could only curse the fact that i recognized her so well if not then maybe i would be able to deny this but i couldnt, before i could say anything he spoke
"Lorain"
"cough SFX"
a cough, a single sign one that showed she was still alive i rushed over before Michael could, i instantly noticed what had caused her current state, a hole, a hole so cleanly made it would be easier to believe flesh was never there right where her heart should be
"light o light
light of life
replenish the crimson water
return this flesh to its pure form..."
i began to chant healing spells like my life depended on it while simultaneously dousing her wound with healing potions and pouring sine in her mouth but every thing u did was futile, it wasn't that i was oblivious the trace of darkness magic was evident here the spell "dark sphere", a spell that breaks down everything it touched so much so that there was no chance of recovery.
"Kalen"
I nearly spit out my heart when i hear her voice
"dont talk"
"it really is you"
"please don't talk"
by now tears are streaming down my face as freely as if they were in a river here face kept getting paler and paler the rosy blush her cheeks always carry is no where in sight, she's so white a ghost would recommend her to get a tan but rather than staying put like she ought to, she tries to sit up but fails but instead of frustration she seemed amused
"it seems i can't even do something this simple"
"you just have to get better first"
i choak out those ridiculous words, there's no blood coming from the wound as the spell instantly cauterised it shes probably in so much pain she should be able to breath but instead she turns to face me
"please don't"
her face finally starts to show the immense pain she's in, i was expecting a variety of words please don't let me die, please save me even please kill me but not this, not the words she chose
"please don't make that face"
"i dont want to die seeing you with that face"
my heart stopped for a second
"you never smile but you never frown either so i was glad"
tears poll in her eyes
"that at least you weren't sad so please don't make that face"
i try to comply with what she asked but my face refuses to answer my commands instead i make an expression that screams why, why did you go out, why didn't i follow you, why did this have to happen to you
"you look like you want to ask me a question"
i simply stare at her before she pouts saying
"you better ask me now or else i won't forgive you"
my hand is clenched around hers before i ask the question i should have this morning
"Lorain, did you....like..me"
for the first time to today shock graces her face then amusement, one so much it seemed she wanted to laugh but winced remembering where she was
"no i didn't like you"
"....."
"i loved you dummy, i always have and i always will"
those words didnt make me happy in the slightest
"so all of this, this date was just to get my attention"
"....."
"don't blame yourself"
"HOW CAN'T I BLAME MYSELF"
she looked at me with those blue eyes which were already loosing their light
"i told myself that if today didn't work out I'd give you up"
"what"
"don't look at me like that"
she says as she places her hand on my face
"i can't force you to love me and i wont even try"
"but"
"so please don't blame yourself and smile for me"
i haven't forgiven myself, i don't think i ever will but now's not the time to die self hate now is the time to send her off the way i should do with my lips quivering i look her in the eye and smile
Lorain's pov
I won't lie my chest hurt like hell and the words i spoke took everything out of me. i wont pretend as if i didn't fear death i just focused on the fact that thus life has been worth living and at the end of it all, i got to see it, his smile, it was beautiful, his blue eyes even though sorrow was still evident in them they still seemed to sparkle while the scar he had under his lips rather than fading out meshed together to form a beautiful picture, it made me wonder what it could have looked like if this a different circumstance too bad I'll never be able to tell ,oh well I'm really tired i think its time i rest
Kalen's pov
I lay her down gently my smile already gone replaced with my usual stock expression except my eyes are bloodshot from all the crying, as i turn around dread settles on everyone present as i utter the words
"what happened here!!!!!"