Tragedy

"Watch out...!" The crimson-haired male's warning came out as a weak whisper, his exhaustion affecting even his voice. Even if his words did reach the ears of the monster's victim, it would be too late. Instinctively, he dashed in between their assailant and a specific purple head, who had stood cornered by the menacing, headless knight. His hair fluttered against the rush of air, his determination to protect this girl flashing in his eyes. The eyes were soon covered by his maroon locks, rendering his expression unreadable.

Sprawled across the floor was an elf, her chartreuse hair fallen out of her ponytail and creating graceful arcs on the floor. She had a hand clutched to her abdomen, where a deep wound was engraved upon and bleeding heavy amounts of blood. Her breath was on the verge of ceasing, if not for her will to live. It was obvious that her wound would be impossible to treat in the middle of a battlefield. Shielding her was a man whose left arm was that of a nasod arm and in his right palm was a sword which resembled a rapier. His eyes held deep hatred towards their assailant, and turning around to the chartreuse-haired elf, his bright amber eyes softened considerably as his hand neglected his weapon on the floor and placed it on her cheek, meeting her eyes which matched the colour of her hair.

On his left sleeve where his nasod arm hid behind were cuts, whilst his right sleeve was almost completely soaked in blood, with a few drops of blood on his furred hood. He knew it was almost the end for the elf, and wished to be by her side as she slowly slipped into the darkness, a peaceful smile on her lips and tears mixing with the blood on her once flawless skin. A flood of indescribable emotions welled up in his heart, as he mourned the death of his loved one. I was... never able to tell her...

A blade skewered below the half shirt which the red head wore, his exposed stomach almost completely pierced in half by the giant sword. Despite bearing the gravest injuries among his companions, he reached a trembling hand towards the headless knight, channeling his energy and firing the strongest rune he could, the monster was knocked back, and its grip on the sword loosened completely as it fell backwards, surprised by the sudden attack. It crashed into a pile of rubble, but barely made any sound. The red head, now almost covered head to toe in crimson, coughed blood from his mouth and stood his guard as he protected the magician behind him.

"I...won't...let you...hurt...my companions... any...further!" At first his words were quiet, breathing heavily in between most of his words, before he let his voice echo at the end of his sentence. After a few seconds, the monster did not stir, and, with his white wide pants continuing to catch droplets of blood from his fatal wound, he fell backwards, the sword embedded in his abdomen fading away.

The violet-haired girl who watched the whole scene unfold before her eyes was trembling, her eyes wide in horror and her hands over her lips, each breath heavy. Her once immaculate garbs that were tied together with a pink ribbon was now stained in the blood of her saviour, who had selflessly used his own body to shield the attack rather than using his sword. His weapon of choice had been flung to the other end of the room during an attack from the monster before the fatal stab was inflicted on him. His sword, adorned with several belts and straps at the hilt, was now laying atop a number of debris, with a number of scratches on the blade.

The girl, clearly shocked by the event that unfolded before her eyes, held out her arms as the crimson boy fell into the safety of them. Her long wide sleeves were dyed in maroon, spreading to the laces at the ends. Cradling the boy in her arms, she sobbed quietly, tears welling up in her eyes. She trembled uncontrollably, and made little effort to stop her weeping as her mind flooded with words she wanted to say, but all she could emit from her lips were sobs.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." The boy slowly opened his eyes, despite his conscience slowly disappearing forever. His ruby orbs were partially shaded by his eyelashes, and he managed a grin at the weeping girl as she apologized profusely. His hands, wrapped in straps similar to those on his weapon, swiftly wiped away the tears, despite his exhaustion. Her mid-length twin tails hung over shoulder and brushed the crimson-haired boy's cheek gently.

Unable to stop her trembling, the violet-haired girl hunched over slightly, giving the boy her brightest smile before his body slumped back completely in her arms. Taking a sharp intake of breath, the girl's amethyst eyes widened and she hugged the boy tightly, as though she was attempting to retain the warmth of his body.

"Chung... Chung! Isn't there anything we can do?! Please... answer me..." The girl managed to speak after a while of sobbing into the chest of the red head.

Chung...? I know that name... Golden eyes glanced up as they saw the said person who she hadn't noticed standing amidst the whole scene.

That's right... I... I was...

The boy carried eyes as vast as the ocean, but the sadness and almost a sense of solitude which glowed from them could not be missed. Partially hiding his expression was his soft locks of cream coloured hair, spiking upwards as it reached the back. There were two sections of hair that were tainted a dark brown at the tip, and it appeared as though they were animal ears.

...Are they... really dead?

It framed his face slightly. Suddenly, he turned away, the two azure scarfs fluttering around behind his back. A low ponytail hung on his back, tied back with a blue band. Although his expression could not be read, he was biting his lip gently.

...What should I do?

The bearer of the golden eyes stood unnoticed, her silver hair braided and tied in buns on both sides of her face. A crown rested on her head, and below her eyes were blue markings.

Author's Note-

Smile: My first fanfic! I had so much fun trying to describe most things, but I thought that this first chapter would go on for too long if I described every little thing, so here it is. It took me a blooming long time just to come up with a summary, longer than it actually took to write this whole chapter. Hm, typical of me actually, since I wrote this without even thinking of a proper plot... Derp. Because I live in the UK, I use the British spellings. I hope it won't confuse you guys! -Smacked by Aisha-