Mend Me
A Lissa and Maribelle Fanfiction
By Nagone
Summary: I don't want to fail you Lissa.
Rated: T
Genre: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Blood, Mentions of kissing
Prompt "Character A is serious injured in the middle of nowhere, Character B must get him/her back home, or, if that's not possible, burse Character A back to health" taken from Fanficy-Prompts
Maribelle gagged hard, blood weeping from three deep gashes in side. The claws of the Risen that had attacked her had gone, fading away in three individual puffs of purple-black smoke, yet the pain and poison of their damned hands had stayed, leaving Maribelle to writhe on the ground alone.
"Maribelle?" a voice called out. It was faint, but worried. "Maribelle?!" More worried now, with a sense of urgency. Maribelle tried to call out, but all the came was a soft gurgle. She spat hard and a glob of blood slid down her cheek.
"Maribelle!" Lissa shouted, kneeling in the muck next to her. Maribelle groaned, hoping her lips were tilted in some semblance of a smile. "Shh! Don't talk," Lissa whispered, cupping Maribelle's cheek. She sniffled, and shifted, picking up her staff.
Clenching it in both hands, Lissa closed her eyes, chanting softly. "Domine, obsecro, sana eam Naga a morte, qui ad eam!" A glow emanated from Lissa's staff and fell to Maribelle's chest. Maribelle felt a pooling warmth in her gut and suddenly jerked to the side, emptying her belly of its contents.
Bile burnt her mouth, leaving a tingling sensation on her teeth and tongue. She collapsed back down, body suddenly heavy. "Thank... you..." she managed. "I... I couldn't bear... to make you grieve for me, and yet..." Maribelle sniffled, tears rolling down the mud on her cheeks.
Lissa chuckled softly, pulling Maribelle's head to her lap, whispering spells. The sound of boots came from far behind them, and Lissa knew the Shepherd's were on the way, the remaining Risen dispatched, leaving the land untainted for now. "My dearest friend," Lissa whispered, tilting her head down so that her lips hovered above Maribelle's, "you'll never fail me."
Note: Lissa uses Latin in her spells. It translates to be "Heal her please, o Naga from the death that seeks her".