So I havn't quite finished The Cutter Lair, but I am ready to get back to my story, so here's chapter 5.
Gregor and the Betrayal Chapter 5
Gregor heard sudden screams traveling throughout the stone corridors of the palace. A dead body flew across the hallway and landed about three feet to Gregors right with a torn open jugular. Greogro cautiously picked up the plain sword clutched in the dead soldiers hand. It was not to his liking, but it would have to do. He was not sure what was going on until he turned and sprinted around a corner only to see three battle hardened, scared rats blocking his way to the high hall. The rat on the far left was the largest of the three. His veined muscles exploded out from under the tightly stretched skin and fur of his forelegs as he reared up onto his hind-legs and stood well over 7 feet tall. Gregor quickly decided to leave that particular foe for last as he sized up the two smaller rats to its right. He quickly drew the unbalanced sword and advanced on the far right gnawer. It let out a roar and charged at Gregor. To his surprise, the enemy was much faster than he expected and Gregor barely got his sword up in time to block a deadly swipe of the rat's left set of claws. Just as he heard the claws meet the metal in a loud clang, his rager sense kicked in.
The poor gnawer had no chance against the now faster, stronger, and smarter Gregor. With a quick twist of his sword, he had diverted the rats claws straight into the ground. He then spun around to his left and took out the opponent with a slice to the neck, completely severing its head. But, he was not done yet. As Gregor ended the life of one of the rats comrades, the middle rat had already begun his attack in vain. Gregor simply continued his spin to block the attack of the new enemy and quickly jerked his sword back up to the right slicing right through the second rats neck. Just as he had ended the life of yet another gnawer, he heard one of the guards screaming.
"The Queen! They are going for the Que.." the guard was unable to finish as a rat quickly deposed of him.
These guards are so useless, thought Gregor desperately. If only they would go through some actual training, they might be able to handle a couple of rats. Gregor decided that the last rat would have to be spared for short period of time while he went and performed the guards only job. Gregor knew that Luxa could handle herself against a single rat with ease and even two, but if there were three or more attacking her at once, it could mean trouble. He took off down the hall, towards the Royal Chambers, leaving the rat in confusion. As he rounded the doorway and sprinted into Luxa's bedroom, he saw a horrific sight. There were two rats dead on the floor, Luxa cringing and holding her side, and a third rat standing over her, about to deliver the final blow. Gregor did the first thing that came to his mind and threw his sword with deadly accuracy as it soared end over end until it buried itself in the rats scull.
"Gregor!" screamed Luxa with a ragged voice.
He sprinted over to her and knelt down beside her.
"Are you alright, where were you injured?" asked Gregor.
"Ugh.. My side" she grunted out, lifting her hand to show Gregor the blood puddling up beneath her shirt.
Oh God, Gregor thought. What am I supposed to do now? Put pressure on the wound and cover it up, he thought.
Gregor quickly ran over to the washroom and grabbed a towel. He lifted up her shirt and noticed that she seemed to be loosing a substantial amount of blood.
"Gregor, why did you do it?!" she yelled at him unexpectedly.
"What, do what?" he asked confusedly. She was crying now. This surprised Gregor. She never cried.
"You left me! I was so alone. I.." a huge sob escaped her trembling body. "I didn't know what to do with myself. You were my best friend and you left me! I loved you" She cried out.
"I had no choice" replied Gregor, on the verge of tears himself and he hadn't cried in years. "My family needed me".
"I needed you. I still need you" Luxa said quietly.
"I will never leave you again. I promise, never again" he replied soothingly. He held her in his arms as she slowly drifted into unconsciousness. Just then, a two guards and a doctor rushed into the room and tired to whisk her away down into the hospital, but he would not let them. He would never leave her again. Gregor carried Luxa down to the Hospital, laid her down and passed out on a chair pulled right up next to her bed.