CHAPTER 26
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"Goodbye"
A word that never came to pass.
Eren felt his body being pulled down. The wind and the roar of the rain lit up the room again for a few seconds. He felt his body slide to the floor with a soft thud and a pair of arms encircling him. Rivaille threw him on the bed and targeted fury shone in those expressionless eyes. He felt his body instantly contort in fear.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Eren's eyes widened and he tried to mumble something but all that came out of his mouth was a squeal of pain. The noble stared with a look of hate, as an animal about to attack its prey.
He felt the icy stare through his whole body. The drops of water dripping from the nude torso of the noble mingled with his. Their breaths were unison. He felt the man's groin and legs pressed against his. Eren wanted to scream but had no reaction when their faces were closer still.
Rivaille approached slowly and gave him a rough kiss, biting the corner of his mouth. He left a trail of bites on the cool skin while his blood ran down his neck.
"Why did you do that?"
His voice was cut off by the roar of the rain. The water filled the room and extinguished the scented candles. The crow perched above his cage let out a loud squawk and fled through the open window, mingling with the darkness.
"Do you think that committing suicide would solve everything? I told you didn't I? Try doing something with your body and that friend of yours will die."
His free hand slid up to his nipple and pulled it strongly. Eren arched his back and frowned from the pain. The pendant vibrated a brilliant bright color, the same color of his green eyes filled with tears, the green color of the forest, owned by someone so common.
"Why did you scratch your own body? Do not see your hand is bleeding?"
His tongue approached the calloused hands, the same hand that saw him bury his mother in that miserable place and kissed his palm, licking the trail of blood that has built up his wrist.
"I will not let anything happen to you anymore. You mutilated yourself while I was out. Why bite your own hand to the point of drawing blood? Would you prefer me to fill your body with some pleasure guard, watching your erotic face and moan as you open your legs for me?"
"Stop it! Please, did you not see the spots on my body? I'll die like my mother!"
He yelled in pain as he felt the wound bleeding again, staining the bedspread with blood, mixing with the rose petals strewn across the bed.
"Monster? Even if you become a monster I will not forgive you for disobeying my orders!"
"I do not want to die that way!"
Eren screamed and turned his face away from the window. Lightning pierced the room again.
"I do not want to die like her, my body will fall apart. I do not want to be buried alive, please don't let me die like this."
"What are you talking about?" Rivaille held his body in his arms again. "Die?"
"Do not get near me or I'll spread my illness to you. I do not want you dying because of this illness too."
"You are delirious! Eren look at me!"
His eyes fixed on a point near the mirror and several tears shed while their large orbs.
"They are talking..."
"There's no one here!"
"Cut off my head do not let me go with them, I beg you." He hugged him tightly, his nails raked his back. The noble felt all the despair of the young man in his arms and at that time was the first time in his life he had no idea what to do.
"I will not let you go with anyone," Rivaille whispered in his ear. "You're delusional. There's nobody in the mirror and no one will take you away. If someone tries to take you away I'll kill them all."
He hugged tight the trunk of his lover, heedless of the blood mixed with his skin. Eren threw his arms over his neck and closed his eyes.
"I still hear the voices."
"Listen to my voice. I will punish you for that and do not expect that you will escape easily by trying to jump from the window."
smiled and then winced in pain as his captor's hands brushed over his wound.
"Are you nervous?"
"Very."
"It's funny."
"What?"
"It's the first time I see you like this."
His eyes closed slowly and he fainted in his arms.
Hanji mounted the fastest horse belonged to Rivaille and traveled the lands of the kingdom alone.
It was to be a quick ride and then take Rivaille and Eren to the fortress, nothing could have gone wrong in such a plan. Her eyes scanned the destruction and ruins in the square.
The streets decorated with flowers and flags she saw in the morning were now destroyed with debris and dead bodies scattered on the ground. Some of them had lost some of its members as the rain washed the blood through the raceways, others hung from stakes, waiting to become feast for crows.
The smell of decaying bodies filled the air as soldiers piled bodies on top of cars and barricades. She continued riding for them and went through all the terror as if reliving each scene. The head of a creature without eyes was impaled upon a spear. The spear transfixed half of its body while a hideous scar sewed his face.
"Lady Hanji," a soldier came up to her and bowed, "The situation is under control Lord Rivaille escaped safely to the fort."
"You know what happened here, soldier?" She asked holding the horse's reins and pulling the mask that hid her face. Their eyes met for a brief moment until the soldier lowering the embarrassed look.
"I was here since the beginning. A procession appeared in the middle of your path and men began to attack and bite people. We eliminated all the victims who were at risk for infection."
"Look at me." Her voice was so authoritative as that of the noble and the man winced. "Whats your name soldier?"
"It's Moblit my lady."
"Moblit. You were the one who had the courage to give me a situation that massacre. I want you to come and protect the castle from invaders. You will be able to do this?"
"My lady forgive me I do not have authorization to enter the castle if I do that I'll be dead ..."
"Then you will be killed by my hands. Go back to the castle and wait for me there. Mount a barricade with other men. You are the only one who can understand something of the situation. I'm behind Rivaille."
The horse whinnied and stood on two legs before snorting and prepare for the race.
"Oh ... I'm counting on you, you will be rewarded with gold and silver when I get back."
The soldier did more bowed and ran the opposite direction with the blood of enemies pouring down his face and armor.
When turning his head back Hanji was already far into the darkness on a horse as dark as night.
"I do not need gold nor silver." He whispered as he looked at his hands stained with blood, a sacrifice that cost many lives. "I just wanted to see you."
Rivaille opened the door and ran down the stairs with his bare feet. Seeing him go down with the young fainted in his arms all the servants knelt and avoided his gaze. The candlelight reflected his muscled body full of scars, giving a pale appearance of a statue carved in marble. His injuries were like someone out of jealousy of his beauty tried to break the sculpture but he still stood.
"Bring a trough of hot water and you," he pointed to the group of closest servants. "Destroy everything that is inside the room."
He shouted to all who were present. All bent their bodies against the floor. Some murmured words of mercy. His voice stood out again before the crowd.
"Were my orders were not clear enough? If Eren suffers I swear on my life that you will all pay with your heads."
A deep voice echoed on the ceiling of the cold tower, standing out in the titular droplets running down the roof gutters. The servants stood up quickly and threw their cloaks on the cold ground, forming a makeshift carpet for the noble to pass. He should not dirty his feet and not expose his body to people with a lower rank to him, even to his slaves.
"My lord, cover your body with this blanket. This will prevent ..."
"Did I give you permission to speak, slave?"
Rivaille stopped walking and turned his face toward the person who pestered.
"No, my lord, forgive my insignificance, I .."
"I have no time for whining. Call the doctor if he can not cure Eren, or your head will be first to pierce through my blade today."
Several men and women accompanied the noble silent in procession, they carried moistened cloths with spices, others prepared a trough with water in a room with the door opened.
Many incenses burned in adjacent rooms adapted for Eren to bathe in the hall. The noble walked on a makeshift rug made clothing and scraps mingled with clay. Men and women threw rose petals on the floor but he did not pay attention to where he stepped. His bare torso was reflected in the sails and made many women and men sigh in secret.
The room was small and did not fit all that prepared to take care of his wound. The wall was lined with animal fur and had a faint smell of perfume, various designs were carved around the door with human and animal images warring among themselves.
The only ornament that drew attention was a high window with a painted floral stained glass in the harshest details on sunny days those images reflect a beautiful landscape on the ground. Beside the stained glass windows, chandeliers embellished with rubies were lit with torches that had smoldering flames around the wall warming the air.
Thick smoke covered the room when Eren was deposited carefully in hot water. He heaved a sigh of pain and opened his eyes when the water was dyed red, staining the white rose petals around his body.
"My lord he's bleeding." A man stood at the door and hung his head to hear the groans of Eren which gradually returned to consciousness. Rivaille looked at the eroded face of pain from his lover and slowly played with his fingers, pulling a strand of his hair back, a gesture that became close between the two.
"Excuse me." he spoke and kissed his forehead.
"For what? " Eren said hoarsely opening his eyes slowly.
"For wanting you to love me back."
"My head hurts ..."
"When you are healed you will be free to go where you want."
"No." The young groaned and slammed his head back but it was supported by a fine pair of hands. "I do not want ..."
"Oh, I had forgotten. I still have the promise I made to find your sister."
You do not want to find your sister? Do you not want to leave me so soon?" His eyes were sad. "I will fulfill your wish and I also will not kill your servant Armin."
His fingers lightly touched his swollen and red lips feeling a sudden urge to kiss him again.
'Was right to lock him in a tower and take his body with force?'
'Was it ok force to someone to have sex with someone who never even thought of loving him?'
"Eren," his face approached slowly again. "I do not know if I'll be able to stand having you away from me. I would mobilize an army to search for you. Am I so bad to the point you want to leave me?"
Eren closed his eyes briefly, his brow furrowed in pain as the scalding water came into contact with the wound staining the water even more red.
"And where would I go? My village was destroyed. I know I I'm still your prisoner and that I did not get to the level of the people around you ..."
"You see it as an obligation? You're not my prisoner, you're never were!"
"No," his voice was weak followed by a sequence of coughing. "I do not want you to be with anyone else." He whispered but the nobleman could not hear him.
"I 'm cold."
"The water is warm." Rivaille felt a tremor go through his body as if the young man's life was oozing through his fingers. Eren closed his eyes and smiled at him.
"You will be fine." The noble stared looking into his eyes with passion. "I will punish with death those who did this to you whoever they are!"
"I am afraid."
"No need to be afraid you got me."
"I am afraid to die."
"You will not die! If I have to give my life for yours in some kind of ritual I do that now!"
"No need to do any ritual of this type." Hanji's breathless voice echoed through the hall.
"Hanji." Eren tried to get up but felt dizzy. Rivaille gripped his arm tightly as a trail of silent tears trickled down his own face. The noble let out a sigh that he did not know who was guarding. He tasted tears on his mouth after so many years. Rivaille had forgotten how to cry.
"Hanji." He said with his eyes widening. "What are you doing here?"
It was his release.
Eren will survive.
Eren, his most precious will survive.
Eren would be fine now.
She smiled and walked into the room, making her way through the servants bringing to clean and cover the body of Eren with new cloths.
Both knelt in silence waiting for new orders and departed immediately, the three in the room ducking their heads in respect.
"I thought you might need my help." Her smile faded and she arched her back. "He was poisoned was it?"
Rivaille lay the young man gently upon a marble table. The perfumed candles reflected the brightness of his body with beads of sweat that formed after the bath. Her gloved hands touched a small lump that formed over the stitched wound. With a steady hand and without even blinking she removed the seam and the black line fell to the ground lightly. Along with the line oozed pus from the abdomen mixed with warm blood.
"You guys," she pointed to the servants in silence. "I need to stop the infection. I need some herbs and a dagger to redo the stitching. Bring my ointment and bandages to cover the wound."
Both were silent waiting for the orders of the noble.
"You heard her what are you still doing here!" Rivaille screamed and furrowed his thin eyebrows. They did not even manage to look him in the eye.
"Eren." She smiled but the smile was not reassuring, but a laugh from fear and distress. "How have you managed to survive until now?"
"What kind of question is that Hanji?"
"Rivaille," she turned to him while trying to stop blood with both hands. "You would do anything to save Eren right?"
"I am would give my life for him."
"I do not have the ingredients for the cure," she anticipated and spoke again this time looking at the young man's face above the table. "Irvin Smith does."
"To save Eren I am willing to make a deal with death."
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