Chapter 4 – A Burst Of Glory

Hollow ran as fast as he dared back to their rooms, leaving a trail of blood. His heart racing not only from the physical exertion but also from being terrified if Pocket died without being able to tell her how he felt. That was how he felt, he suddenly realised. He was falling desperately in love with a woman he'd barely met eight hours ago. When he reached Rage's door he had to kick it as his hands were all tied up.
"Rage, open the damn door!" He shouted with a slight knot of worry forming in his throat.
"Whaaat?" Rage whined as he opened the door and started in surprise as he saw Hollow and Pocket covered in blood. "Come in. I'll get my books." Hollow grabbed him before he could turn to go back into his room.
"No time, man. There's more on the way. We need to get out." Hollow told Rage, wide-eyed.
"Where to?
"Gubiak."
"Okay" And with that they sprinted down the corridors, Hollow, keeping Pocket close to him, skidded over in a pool of her blood but managed to catch himself and keep on running. They fled through the corridors with a speed unheard of in normal humans.

After what seemed like hours of running, they finally found Gubiak fending off three attacking DarkMoon soldiers. Hollow carefully placed Pocket on the floor, resting her head on top of a bunched up towel, a safe distance away.
"Gubiak! Duck!" He shouted. Gubiak complied without complaint, knowing what was to come. Hollow leaned back as a large bolt of lightning formed itself in his hand. He hurled the bolt through the air. It pierced into one of the men and tore an unearthly cry from the victim before exploding in a ball of white light incinerating all of the attackers but sparing Gubiak.
"We need you to help protect Rage while he gathers his things." Hollow said without allowing Gubiak to greet them.
"Alright. Let's go. We'll stop off at the infirmary for gauze and -"
"No need. I have enough in my pack," rage interrupted. Hollow went back to Pocket's side and picked her up. The bleeding they had been able to stop before getting Gubiak. He started walking toward his and Rage's quarters.

When they reached the rooms Rage walked into his room chanting a light spell. He picked up his pack and got dressed into his battle gear. They then walked silently but quickly out to the fields to put as much distance between them and the complex in a safe amount of time. Hollow lay Pocket down on a soft patch of grass. Rage knelt beside her and reaching into his pack brought out five purple gems and one black one. The black was to be used as a last resort. It would sacrifice her body to preserve her mind. The other five were for Rage to draw power from. He started reciting some incredibly powerful spells. The gems started to glow a brilliant blue. Gubiak and Hollow Drew their swords as they heard marching in the distance. They clambered over the hill and, to their dismay, found a small army coming forth.
"Rage… Toss me the book." Hollow said. The book in question was the final gift Lord Gwyn had bestowed upon them. Without missing a beat, Rage drew a golden book with a gilded spine and threw it at Hollow. Hollow opened it at a page marked with a yellow book mark. Hollow read out loud the lines he knew almost off by heart. " Astro firn olso en rackeoa emn afirth…" His eyes dimmed and clouded over as the skies opened up and a vast form of light burst down from the heavens and arced across the army that was nearly one hundred meters away from Hollow. The light launched back into the sky with a boom. Hollow, trying to keep his eyes open could not and was consumed by darkness.