2nd Time Around

by meguhanu

Morla is dying. Now Atreyu and Artax have to go to her to wish her farewell for their people. Unknown to them, Gmork is alive and on the hunt for flesh and revenge.

6. Chapter 6

2nd Time Around

Chapter 6

Climbing over the jagged edges of the razor sharp rocks, Atreyu climbed over until he saw Gmork and Artax fighting each other in a death match.

"ARTAX! GMORK!" he screamed as he ran down to the two animals. Gmork took his gaze away from the white horse and turned it onto the blood soaked Atreyu. Gmork lipped his lips with hunger.

"You will be next," he hissed out of his ivory fanged mouth. While not looking, Artax reared and pummeled his hooves into the wolf's side as hard as he could.

Gmork yelped in pain. He fell on his side, then breathed slowly. The horse had penetrated his lung. Atreyu didn't know what to do. He started to advance to the wolf. Artax looked down at his master and didn't move a muscle.

Atreyu kneeled down at a safe distance from the evil creature. "You know you can't win," whispered Gmork while coughing up blood.

Atreyu pulled out the knife he had used to kill Tir. "Maybe, but then again, you won't get a third chance to come after any of us," said Atreyu.

He plunged the knife deep into the chest of the wolf. Gmork gasped at the searing pain he had felt. This was the second time that Atreyu had killed him by stabbing him in the heart.

"Find rest," said Atreyu. He stood up and looked at his horse and smiled. "Come," he said. Artax kneeled down on his front legs and allowed his master to climb on.

Even though he would probably stain Artax red what with the blood still clinging to Atreyu. He swung his leg over the horse's back. Gripping Artax's white main, he gave a little squeeze with his ankles. The 2 of them took off to home.

"Wait, where is Falkor?" he asked Artax pulling back. The horse looked up to the sky. "So he too went home," said Atreyu. "I guess he knew the outcome all along," he said patting Artax. The horse whinnied loudly and reared to the heavens. "Thank you!" shouted Atreyu.

The 2 of them then took off at a slow canter to home, where hopefully in the future, none of them would have that kind of adventure again, but that is another story and shall be told at another time

THE END