A Little Less Bliss Than Ignorance
Chapter I Nightmare
Swords striking, clashing together a loud reverberation of metal as the sound of battle rang throughout the frigid air. Arrows pierced through the cold, and Tear's songs provoked the fight as they formed somewhat an eerie harmony with the chanting of spells of Anise and Jade.
"Thunder Blade!" called the Necromancer as a giant strike of lighting fell in a heartbeat upon the opponent. He leapt back shouting commands as well as disregarding Anise's comment at how "cool" he was. Jade smirked and watched the warfare continue around him, amused by a certain red-headed boy's eager diligence even in such gloomy weather.
Tear finished another hymn and a blanket of warmth faded over the party and vanished as soon as the healing had completed. Luke continued to slash his blade over the armor of the axe wielder assaulting him while his comrade, Guy, ran the man through, finishing him off for good. The two swordsmen cheered each other on for their successful combination of artes, paying no mind to the second axe wielder looming above them.
"Pay attention, you oafs!" They looked up at the figure about to release his fury on their heads just in time to see an arrow pierce through his helmet, thus knocking him over dead. And with a flip of her hair, the young archer proceeded to mock and lecture the swordsmen in their ignorance.
Then a glint of light caught Tear's eye as she gasped. Guy picked up on the sudden gasp and turned to see a sword being charged towards Natalia.
"Damn!" Guy spat and he ran head on towards the risky scene before him. He called to Jade who began casting in turn and they all watched as Natalia stared at the sword which was headed towards her.
She stumbled backwards, and fell on the snow under her feet. She clenched her eyes shut and screamed; a sharp pain entering her side, a small explosion sounding beside her, and the scraping and piercing of metal on metal as well as her blonde teammate slashing and cursing as he yelled out artes on the man who had injured her.
Natalia cowered there, arms around her head as she stifled breaths. She heard Guy panting and footsteps in the snow rushing up to her. She saw Guy kneeling in the snow beside her, blood covering the snow. The stinging sensation of where the sword had met her flesh increased as Guy examined it. His cold gloves against her torn, exposed skin tensed her up.
He laid her down on one side and began to wipe the blood from around the wound. Tear and the others arrived casting healing fonic artes and applying gels to the opening in her side.
Her eyes grew heavier, she felt something cover her and someone lifting her up. She felt slight tremors around her. She looked up through her tired eyes and stringy wet hair thinking she'd seen Guy towering above her, his arms holding her up.
She couldn't make much out of the speech around her, but the last thing she heard clearly was Tear.
"Nightmare."
…And she was asleep.
