Two months passed, marking month ten and the day when Lierre, Prue, and Rhome would fight the Corvo Faction.
"Are you ready?" Rhome asked as he tightened his grip on the athame he was holding.
Prue grabbed one of the swords that hung above her desk and ripped it off the wall.
"I am now." She said.
"Lierre?"
A curved dagger formed in Lierre's hand and he nodded. They all took a deep breath then shimmered out.
* * Corvo Faction headquarters * *
Prue, Lierre, and Rhome shimmered in and started throwing energyballs every which way. Two of the Corvos were killed, the attack was definitely a surprise.
Prue rushed forward and tackled one of them. She punched him then hit him in the face with the butt of her sword.
"I can't kill!" She screamed.
Lierre just remembered that was what that bracelet around her wrist meant. Then he suddenly remembered that's what he was for, so he quickly ran over and stabbed the warlock in the heart.
"Thank you." Prue said then ran after another.
A warlock grabbed Lierre around the neck. Lierre flipped the warlock over his shoulder onto the ground, then kicked him in the face and stabbed him.
Two warlocks were running toward Rhome and he suddenly got an idea. He shimmered out and the two warlocks collided.
"Prue! Sword!" Rhome yelled after he shimmered back in.
Prue kicked away the warlock that was trying to attack her then threw Rhome the sword. While the two warlocks were still "stuck" together, Rhome drove the sword through one and it went through the other as well. Rhome then ran over to Prue and stabbed the warlock that was attacking her, then he gave her the sword and ran off.
A warlock jumped at Prue, but she used her telekinesis and slammed him against the wall. Lierre quickly killed the warlock that was after him, then rushed over to Prue and stabbed the one she had slammed against the wall.
"Rh -!" Prue was about to scream, but one of the last two warlocks grabbed her and clapped a hand over her mouth.
Prue watched helplessly as the second warlock grabbed Rhome and put a knife to his throat. Lierre moved forward, but the warlock that had Prue formed an athame in his hand and put it next to her throat.
"Stop!"
Lierre stopped dead in his tracks.
"This seems like an awful bad situation for you." The warlock that was holding Rhome said.
"Indeed." The warlock that had Prue agreed. "Whatever are you going to do? Who's going to die? Who will you save?"
"I -"
"Shut up." The warlock that had Rhome said. "Or they both die right now."
Lierre became silent.
"We're going to do this right." The warlock that had Prue said. "You're going to stay right there, then we're going to drop them and shimmer out."
Prue saw the knife move closer to Rhome's throat and panicked. She kicked backward, sending the warlock that was holding her to the ground, then she started to move forward.
"Not a good idea girlie." The warlock that had Rhome said, then he moved the knife from Rhome's throat and stabbed him in the heart.
Lierre quickly threw an energyball at the warlock that had Prue, killing him. Prue screamed in rage then went after the other one.
She tackled him then began punching him and slamming his head off the ground.
"Bastard! Die!" She was screaming.
Lierre went over to Rhome and kneeled next to him.
"Ta - take care of - of her." Rhome said, then he coughed.
Prue smashed the warlock's head on the ground once more, then crawled over to Rhome, tears in her eyes.
"Rhome, get up." She said. "You'll be fine. We just need to get you home. Come on, get up."
"St - stay tog - together." Rhome coughed, then he grinned as best he could. "Don't let the bastards get you down."
Rhome's eyes closed then his head lolled to the side, then his chest heaved up, then down for a final breath.
Prue put her hands over her mouth then inched closer to Rhome's body. Her body then began to shake with sobs.
Lierre looked at her sadly, then wrapped an arm around her shoulders and shimmered out with her.
* * Prue's chamber * *
After Lierre shimmered in with Prue, Prue went to the bed then laid down in a fetal position. She was still crying, but she wasn't moving an inch and the only sound that came from her was when she took a large breath due to the sobs.
Lierre just looked at her, completely helpless. He decided she would need to be alone, so he shimmered out to report to The Source.
* * The Source's chamber * *
Lierre shimmered in then kneeled in front of The Source.
"The Corvo Faction has been destroyed." Lierre reported.
"That is excellent." The Source said. "Why do you sound so unpleased?"
"I am pleased." Lierre said. "But we...lost Rhome."
"That is the way of the world." The Source said harshly. "Go now."
Lierre shimmered out and The Source began to think that the Seer was all wrong about the emotions making them stronger.
"Are you ready?" Rhome asked as he tightened his grip on the athame he was holding.
Prue grabbed one of the swords that hung above her desk and ripped it off the wall.
"I am now." She said.
"Lierre?"
A curved dagger formed in Lierre's hand and he nodded. They all took a deep breath then shimmered out.
* * Corvo Faction headquarters * *
Prue, Lierre, and Rhome shimmered in and started throwing energyballs every which way. Two of the Corvos were killed, the attack was definitely a surprise.
Prue rushed forward and tackled one of them. She punched him then hit him in the face with the butt of her sword.
"I can't kill!" She screamed.
Lierre just remembered that was what that bracelet around her wrist meant. Then he suddenly remembered that's what he was for, so he quickly ran over and stabbed the warlock in the heart.
"Thank you." Prue said then ran after another.
A warlock grabbed Lierre around the neck. Lierre flipped the warlock over his shoulder onto the ground, then kicked him in the face and stabbed him.
Two warlocks were running toward Rhome and he suddenly got an idea. He shimmered out and the two warlocks collided.
"Prue! Sword!" Rhome yelled after he shimmered back in.
Prue kicked away the warlock that was trying to attack her then threw Rhome the sword. While the two warlocks were still "stuck" together, Rhome drove the sword through one and it went through the other as well. Rhome then ran over to Prue and stabbed the warlock that was attacking her, then he gave her the sword and ran off.
A warlock jumped at Prue, but she used her telekinesis and slammed him against the wall. Lierre quickly killed the warlock that was after him, then rushed over to Prue and stabbed the one she had slammed against the wall.
"Rh -!" Prue was about to scream, but one of the last two warlocks grabbed her and clapped a hand over her mouth.
Prue watched helplessly as the second warlock grabbed Rhome and put a knife to his throat. Lierre moved forward, but the warlock that had Prue formed an athame in his hand and put it next to her throat.
"Stop!"
Lierre stopped dead in his tracks.
"This seems like an awful bad situation for you." The warlock that was holding Rhome said.
"Indeed." The warlock that had Prue agreed. "Whatever are you going to do? Who's going to die? Who will you save?"
"I -"
"Shut up." The warlock that had Rhome said. "Or they both die right now."
Lierre became silent.
"We're going to do this right." The warlock that had Prue said. "You're going to stay right there, then we're going to drop them and shimmer out."
Prue saw the knife move closer to Rhome's throat and panicked. She kicked backward, sending the warlock that was holding her to the ground, then she started to move forward.
"Not a good idea girlie." The warlock that had Rhome said, then he moved the knife from Rhome's throat and stabbed him in the heart.
Lierre quickly threw an energyball at the warlock that had Prue, killing him. Prue screamed in rage then went after the other one.
She tackled him then began punching him and slamming his head off the ground.
"Bastard! Die!" She was screaming.
Lierre went over to Rhome and kneeled next to him.
"Ta - take care of - of her." Rhome said, then he coughed.
Prue smashed the warlock's head on the ground once more, then crawled over to Rhome, tears in her eyes.
"Rhome, get up." She said. "You'll be fine. We just need to get you home. Come on, get up."
"St - stay tog - together." Rhome coughed, then he grinned as best he could. "Don't let the bastards get you down."
Rhome's eyes closed then his head lolled to the side, then his chest heaved up, then down for a final breath.
Prue put her hands over her mouth then inched closer to Rhome's body. Her body then began to shake with sobs.
Lierre looked at her sadly, then wrapped an arm around her shoulders and shimmered out with her.
* * Prue's chamber * *
After Lierre shimmered in with Prue, Prue went to the bed then laid down in a fetal position. She was still crying, but she wasn't moving an inch and the only sound that came from her was when she took a large breath due to the sobs.
Lierre just looked at her, completely helpless. He decided she would need to be alone, so he shimmered out to report to The Source.
* * The Source's chamber * *
Lierre shimmered in then kneeled in front of The Source.
"The Corvo Faction has been destroyed." Lierre reported.
"That is excellent." The Source said. "Why do you sound so unpleased?"
"I am pleased." Lierre said. "But we...lost Rhome."
"That is the way of the world." The Source said harshly. "Go now."
Lierre shimmered out and The Source began to think that the Seer was all wrong about the emotions making them stronger.