I ran across the corridor, my boots rapping against the marble, the throne room was ahead and I could see the Guild master facing away from me. I saw Tiberus lying on the floor next to the doors, I kneeled beside him. He was long gone. The guild master turned round. "You see, your insolence costs lives". I looked up, the hate surging through me and I leapt for him, punching him across the face. He flew into the staircase and started to scramble up it.
Alexandor lead the other two down to the basement which led to the animal warehouse, the cramped conditions were disgusting as monsters and wyverns pressed against each other. Their distress turned into anger as the clawed at each other, making deep imprints. Alexandor kicked the bolt of the pen open and three hundred monsters rushed out. One monster didn't move. The Gravios.
The swamps humidity was beginning to get to Alexandor, he staggered through the cornfield, tired. He was getting transferred to the volcano soon. Genprey seemed to avoid him as they knew what he was capable of. The scars along his face told the tale of a thousand victorious battles. He knew something was coming, but he ignored his tracker's sixth sense. A thundering noise shook the ground, throwing Alexandor across the field. The Genprey had climbed to higher ground, interested. Afraid.
The Gravios was here.
I followed the guild master up to the roof, a genuine look of fear passed his face as I stormed after him. I wanted revenge, and he knew I was going to get it. He was trapped. I grabbed my pistol and shot the glass dome behind him, the glass shattered and he fell through landing on his diamond chair, his leg impaled on the left spire of the throne. I jumped down on him as he screamed in pain; I could hear the sound of his ribs and spine cracking. I stomped on his pelvis, inducing another scream and the crunch of bone. The throne buckled and then cracked as I stood up, he fell limply to the floor. I picked him up as he crawled away. I threw him through the glass window as he landed on the ledge. I picked him up and held him over the volcano, I was about to drop him before he said something I would never forget.
Megan grabbed Alexandor and shook him by the collar. He was frozen in terror. "Alexandor, we have to go" she cried. He was still rooted to the ground in fear. Megan grabbed his cheeks and pulled him towards her, they kissed passionately, bringing Alexandor round. They turned and ran out of the room, heading for the throne room.
Alexandor turned round, seeing the colossal grey mass. It stood up and roared, making him cover his ears. He ran through the whispering corn, the wind was picking up. He realised that he couldn't escape, he was going to have to fight the Gravios. He pulled his Enforcer's axe and smashed it against the ground in an effort to scare it off. It almost seemed to mock him. Then it charged, Alexandor stuck his sword up and struck the rock, it bounced and made sparks. The Gravios turned round, crushing the ears of corn. It pounced on Alexandor as he dodged just in time. However, its claws scraped his arm, ripping the tendons, blood spurted out in a small stream as Alexandor screamed and fell to the ground rolling around in pain, He grabbed his Enforcer's axe and threw it through the beast's neck, it squealed in pain and fell to the ground, dead. Alexandor carved the beast's plate and stitched it to his arm, stemming the blood loss. He would have to leave this on for the rest of his life.
"What?" I cried over the roar of the volcano. I couldn't believe what the guild master had just said. "Alexandor is my son" he groaned, the nerves were slowing down as he lost control of his speech. "Please tell him, I need him to know". I pulled him to my face and growled "you want me to tell Alexandor that he has a lying, tyrannical scumbag for a father?" a tear slipped from his eye, I released my grip a little as he whimpered "yes". I dropped him, not on purpose but in surprise. He fell without screaming and was engulfed by the lava. "Zak?" a voice asked, I turned round to see Lucy. She stuttered and fell to the ground, a knife in her back. I shot the knight who put there and ran over to Lucy. She was bleeding heavily as the dark liquid spread across the floor. "Lucy, no, no, no, come on Lucy, you can make it". Tears welled up in my eyes as they stung. "No I'm not" she whispered hoarsely. I started sobbing as she closed her eyes. I lay her back down and gave her the kiss of life, she returned it passionately and her eyes flickered open. "I think I might be able to make it" she smiled and I stood her up. The team rushed in and saw me and Lucy. Alexandor asked "where is the guild master". I turned to face him as doubt crossed my mind. "he's gone" I said as we walked out of the cathedral to see the sun rising on another day.
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