Chapter 10 Part 1
(I thought I'd do something special :3)
Edit Note: May contain some blood and death and sadness and grafic scenes you've been warned, I'm also really proud of this chapter it might be long though so read as much as you can lol
Second Edit Note: I might have to split this into two parts since it's so long but I have really good feeling you guys will love it and if you don't tell me what I could do to make it better! Also it is kinda gory and sad but its still good!
Third Hopefully Final Edit Note: I won't be splitting it into two parts since it threw me off track, I'm so sorry it's so long! I'll have to split it later and then split it into two parts, that sounds good so you guys don't have to read so much lmao.
Nathaniel stood leaning on the side of the tower as he watched the sun go down and the valley darken, he sighed and kept watching in the direction of Zhong. He could have saved him, he could have done so much more than ran! He kicked the ground in frustration as tears threatened to fall, it was all his fault, his brother would be here if it wasn't for his stupid mistake. Nathaniel had no hope left in him now, but he had to think positive, Simon was strong, he could survive on his own.. Right? Nathaniel groaned and threw his head back and smashed his hands on the stone wall lining the tower like railing. Pain shot threw his palms that hit a sharp stone and his wound on his shoulder stung from the impact but he didn't care. Nathaniel slowly straightened up and put his now bleeding hands to his side watching as the sky light up like fire leaving an eery glow.
Nathaniel knew well when his mentor and him got back, his mentor kept on reporting to Olvan saying how he wasn't doing well, Olvan agreed but didn't blame him, he said no one deserved to see a young boy summon a spirit animal and get mounded by conquers especially if there related in anyway.
Nathaniel would hear them talk, either about him or something else, he would skip lunch sometimes and he would just come up here and stare at the direction we're Zhong was. Nathaniel sometimes would wake up and think his brother was there, a Greencloak with his tiger Ravi, waiting for him in the cafeteria where breakfast would be served. But it would just be another disappointment of a dream when he found out he wasn't there. Sleep didn't even matter to him anmore as well, all he had was nightmares of how he couldn't save his brother, how much he tried, he was just a ghost and sometimes he was paralyzed watching as a mysterious figure stabbed and killed Simon slowly with his dear brother screaming his name. Nathaniel whipped the tears that fell down his face and sat on the stone lining, his hands on his knees. He then released Philkas who stood next to him and nudged him affectionately. He then touched his spirit animals flank and started petting him with some fresh blood on his hands. Nathaniel then heard whispers Coming from the entrance to the tower.
"I feel if I should talk to him" he heard his mento, Lenori, whisper.
"It might not be safe to approach him, it could set him off" It was Kalani who whispered, she was visiting for the hundred islands.
"It's one thing to know your sister is on the evil side but it's another to know your brother who just summoned a spirit animal might be dead" she replied in a whisper. And she was right, he might be the only one in his family alive, he lost contact with Bronwyn long ago. Lenori sighed.
"Maybe your right Kalani, but I worry for him, he hasn't been sleeping or eating"
"It's hard to get over knowing you might be the only one in your family alive, it was like that for me but both my brothers chose the evil side" Kalani replied, he just kept on watching the sky darken.
"I need back up if I'm going to approach him aren't I?"
"You might, we can go grab some if you like?"
"That would be nice, let's check with Olvan"
Nathaniel heard retreating footsteps go down the tower before it was quite again. He sighed as his spirit animal huffed and nudged him again, he held out his arm before Philkas was a tatto on his fore arm. He sighed and sat there for a few moments before going backwards and falling onto the stone flooring and staying there looking at the stary sky.
"Nathaniel Help!"
Nathaniel ran threw the piles of bricks, the fresh smell of fire and smoke were in the air as he followed the screaming.
"Simon! We're are you!" He yelled looking around frantically until he caught a glimpse of red hair,
"Simon!" He yelled running after where the hair disappeared, he turned a sharp corner and gasped, Simon was on the ground mangled with multiple stab wounds and lots of blood his spirit animal laid the same way beside him.
"No!" Nathaniel screamed running over to his brother and crouching down next to him, he took his brothers face gently in his hands as he cupped his cheeks. Simons eyes were clouding and his breath was slowing down.
"Im still alive... I'm right where you left me... Run Nathaniel, Run and find me, find us!" He whispered loudly before the life died out of him and he went limp. Nathaniel let go of his brothers face as tears streamed down his eyes. Suddenly there was a loug bang and he turned his head only to get smacked in the face with an iron quarter staff. He was thrown back as he held his bleeding nose and stood to look at the figure.
They had a black cloak with black scale like armor with a dark grey belt and boots with some matching tight grey gloves. Some brown hair drifted out of the black cloaks hood, the figures head was tilted down.
"You should have run when you had the chance Nathan!" It's voice was all aroud echoing off the brick piles and straight at him, making his head spin.
"You should have put more thought into it when you took him away from me" Nathaniel was frozen in his spot as the person took off ther hood showing blazing orange eyes with a scar placed across there cheek. A bolt of lightning strikes behind her as she laughed a evil laugh, her brown short hair swaying in the wind as she laughed and laughed at his fear. Then he saw lighting strike on Simons body and he screamed, Simons body went into three dead people with dead spirt animals including Simon and Ravi, there was a mangled girl with red hair and a Dead ripped apart Sea hawk next to her was a boy with Sandy blonde hair and multiple bruises and cuts with a dead arrow shot arctic fox. He screamed again, how horrible for them to die like this!
"You want to save them? Your going to have to get threw me! I've been waiting Nathan I'm coming for you~" she laughed even more before throwing her iron quarter staff like a spear and it swirled around in a circle on its side as it went straight at Nathaniel...
Nathaniel shot up and gasped as he looked around in fear, he was still at the tower with sweat dripping down his face as he panted heavily. The sky was now dark with only the stars glittering and the moon was covered by a batch of grey clouds. Nathaniel scurried up and looked over the edge. The dream wa style scariest yet, he had never seen the figure in the black cloak who was killing Simon in his dreams, and now he knew exactly who it was. His nose was bleeding and his tears were real, the dream even felt real but he was right where he left himself.
"Nathaniel? Are you up here?" Nathaniel jumped and grabbed his dagger from his belt and pointed it straight at Lenori, she looked shocked. Nathaniel quickly tucked it away in realization.
"I'm sorry Lenori, I thought you were someone else" he said quickly, trying his best to catch his breath and covering up how scared he was.
"Nathaniel, you aren't doing so well, please sit" She said gently try to get him to sit as she approached him, he shook his head.
"I'm f-fine" he said holding out his hands.
"Nathaniel listen to what your mentor has to say and sit down" it was Tarik who talked when he came out of the door way, Finn followed as well as Kalani but they both stayed by the doorway. Nathaniel didn't argue with the senior Greencloak as he sat down with the help of Lenori. He was shaking a bit, he was terrified about his dream and those poor kids.
"Nathaniel?" He looked up at Lenori who looked at him concerned, Tarik watched carefully.
"I asked if you were ok, you look badly shaken up. Did you see something?" She asked carefully looking down at his hands gasping at the dried blood, whoops I guess you could say he forgot about those.
"Oh my your hands!" Lenori exclaimed.
"Tarik, if you and Finn could please go and bring me some water and bandages and Kalani could you go find Olvan for me please" Tarik nodded and glanced at Nathaniel one more time before taking off with Finn followed by Kalani. Lenoir lifted up her hand and whipped his bloody nose he almost forgot that was there. She then took his hands in her hands and examined them.
"Nothing to severe" she murmured looking up at Nathaniel who glanced at his blood dried hands. He was shaking a bit.
"You saw something, something bad. I can tell when someone shakes like that they saw something they shouldn't have seen" Lenori whispered, Nathaniel shivered but didn't look up.
"Nathaniel could you tell me what you saw? Or at least speak to me and tell me what's wrong?" She asked softy looking at Nathaniel with worry.
"I-It was horrible... It wasn't like any nightmare I had since we came back..." He shook his head as Lenoir nodded.
"If you don't mind me asking but what was it about?" She asked calmly setting him on the back wall of the stone railing.
"It was so grafic... I d-don't know if I should tell it too you..." Nathaniel admitted looked at her as she rubbed his back soothingly.
"Shh, it going to be ok. You can tell it to me when your ready but Olvan is bound to want to hear it" Nathaniel nodded.
Finn came threw the door and set down a bucket of water with Donn, his spirit animal holding a small wrapped bag in his jaws as he set it down next to Lenori while Finn did the same.
"Tarik had to explain what was going on to the four fallen, I'm not sure where Kalani is, she might be still with Olvan" he responded as Lenori nodded and turned to Nathaniel.
"Those Nightmares you've had, are those the reason you haven't been sleeping?" Nathaniel nodded.
"Every dream I would w-watch paralyzed or I would try and save him but I would just be a ghost, h-he would scream my name and I couldn't do anything a-about it..." He murmured shivering as Lenori rubbed his shoulder in comfort. Nathaniel didn't notice that Tarik had come back with Olvan, Finn had moved to the door way and talked with them in low whispers. Discussing something.
"Lenori..." He whispered as Lenori turned to looked at him,
"The dream, it felt real... I was following my brother as he screamed my name, I saw him zip around a c-corner and went to follow him, he was stabbed multiple times and he was on the ground his tiger was stabbed sling side him, I ran over to him and told me he was still alive and at the same place I left him and he said to find us and then died... Then I saw it..." He said making the tree men turn and look at him,
"What did you see?" Lenori asked as spots of black started to appear at Nathainels vision. His hands went limp in Lenoris hands.
"Her..." His head went forward as the darkness consumed him hole, he went forward as Lenori quickly grabbed him.
"Nathaniel!" She said suprised as Finn rushed over.
"He's lost too much blood, his wound on his shoulder must have opened, Tarik can you help me get to his bed!"
