You Promised (Rythna)

   “Nooo!”

    The blood curdling scream was the only thing other than the pain in his chest that registered in Rythian’s brain. It sounded familiar but the mage couldn’t place who it belonged to. A small huff could be heard as all the air was forced out of Rythans lungs as he hit the ground. He bounced slightly and grimaced in pain.

    He lifted his hand to his chest with much difficulty. he was finding it hard to breath but held his breath as he gripped the arrow penetrating his chest. He pulled it out quickly but in a way that would causes minimal unnecessary damage. He had screamed when he pulled it out, and he whimpered when he felt small hands putting pressure on the heavily bleeding wound.

    He forced open his eyes but his vision was far too blurry to make out anything but basic colors. He closed his eyes in a grimace at the pain but opened them again when the one trying desperately to stop the bleeding spoke with a shaky voice.

    “I-it’ll be o-ok Rythian. J-just stay with m-me o-ok? P-please, stay wi-with me.” Their voice cracked on many occasions and judging from the warm droplets of water Rythian could feel falling onto his face, he suspected he was crying. Rythian had been able to recognize the voice this time and he looked up at the colors of the scientist with a blank face.

    “L...Lalna…” His voice was barely adable and he could feel the the blood soaking his shirt. it was warm like the tears but sticky and he couldn't say he liked the way it was coloring the scientist’s white lab coat a deep shade of red.

    “D-don’t try to t-talk idiot..” Rythan ignored the sientits command. He coughs and speaks again ignoring the sticky feeling on his chest and how weak his voice was sounding.

    “Isr...Israphel…What about...Israphel?” Rythian heard Lalna’s voice hitch. he wasn't sure if it was from the mention of israphel of the fact that the pool of blood expanding around Rythian had just reached the scientists pant legs.

    “H-he got away...He ran t-the second he r-released the arrow..” Rythian could hear it in his voice as he stopped trying to hold back his tears. “H-he didn't even s-stay to s-see if it h-hit its t-target. N-now please d-don’t talk.” Rythian could hear the frantic ‘no’s as his mind became hazy and he started to lose his surroundings to the darkness. The last thing that Rythan’s live mind registers was Lalna’s soft ‘Please don’t leave me alone’ And then there was nothing.

    White. That was all there was. White. Was he in heaven? this wasn’t wasn’t where he thought he would end up if it was...He glanced around and to his surprised to find medical equipment in place of golden gates and clouds. He scanned what he now realized was an infirmary.

    His eyes pause on a glass casing with an ender pearl carefully placed inside. It was cracked in many places and looked as though a small breeze could turn it to dust.

    It wasn’t until he heard a soft mumble coming from his bed side and sees the blond scientists sleep there did he realize that the paerl belonged to him. He glanced down at his chest to find a small device attached to it. long metal strapped ran from it over his shoulders and judging by the uncomfortable feeling crossed over on his back and finally came back around to lock into the bottom of the device. The device was acting in place of the ender pearl as his heart.

    The scientist began to shuffle and his grip on the mages hand tightened slightly before he woke. He looked up at Rythian with sleepy eyes for a good minute before he bolted upright and stared at the mage.

    “Hey…” Rythian said with a hoarse voice. Lalna’s eyes began to well up with tears and he hugged the mage a bit more roughly than the newly woken up mage would have liked. he wrapped one arm around the scientist as best he could and let the blond cry into his bare shoulder for a bit.

    “You promised. You promised you’d never leave me alone again.” Lalna cried out into the other man's shoulder and Rythian tightened his grip around him.