The tortoise screamed under the brutal asssuly and stomped its giant foot again. The ground heaved and Maea fell hard on her back. Air rushed out of her lungs in a painful whoosh that left her reeling, light and shadow swimming around before her as the struggled to draw breath. She saw the blurred shape of a giant head lower down, and her guts turned to ice as she thought it was coming for her. But no. There was a sickening snap and Maea felt something hot splatter over the side of her face, something silvery and ethereal that should have been blood but wasn't. With a sickening thud Kristopher's head landed only inched away and the girl screamed, so sickened by the sudden death of one she had considered stronger than herself by far. She had not known Kristopher, had been afraid of him even... but now he was dead and she found that she regretted it, mourned for the loss of someone who had been old as the Hollow itself.
Trembling, barely able to think at all, Maea got to her feet. She had dropped the nails in the fall, but Kristopher's sword - a rapier - glinted in the luminescent light not far off and Maea scrambled to reach it. It was heavy, unfamiliar in the palm of her hand, too long... but she took it and spun, trusting the blade forth into the nearest hollow. Hoping it would reach. Hoping her knees would not give out.
Hoping she would live long enough to pray for a fallen comrade.
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Maea picks up Kristopher's sword and thrusts into the nearest opening in the shell.
Trembling, barely able to think at all, Maea got to her feet. She had dropped the nails in the fall, but Kristopher's sword - a rapier - glinted in the luminescent light not far off and Maea scrambled to reach it. It was heavy, unfamiliar in the palm of her hand, too long... but she took it and spun, trusting the blade forth into the nearest hollow. Hoping it would reach. Hoping her knees would not give out.
Hoping she would live long enough to pray for a fallen comrade.
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Maea picks up Kristopher's sword and thrusts into the nearest opening in the shell.
MAEA
just a glimpse of truth
