As Alo surveys Iris's broken form, he knows what he has to do. With trembling hands, he reached out, his tattoos glowing faintly with the light of his druidic power. But as he begins to mend Iris's rotten legs, an icy chill sets into his bones.
His own body was beginning to rot.
It spreads from within, creeping through his veins like darkness, consuming him from the inside out. Yet even as he felt his own life slipping away, Alo presses on, driven by his fierce determination to save Iris at any cost.
Liv enters the room and is taken back at the sight before her. “Is she really worth it? Healing her is killing you damn it!”
Alo turns to face Liv, gaping wounds cover him head to toe, bones, muscle and teeth can be seen through the worst on his face. A slight smile crosses his face, “ Please just trust that I know what I’m doing my love. You know I would never do anything to make us be without each other.
Liv grasps Alo’s hand and places a small kiss on his lips “ I know, it’s just a lot. Please be careful.”
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Alo knows what is coming but he dare not tell Liv. The pain in his body is excruciating, but he must persevere. Iris is crucial to everything. His very flesh falls from the bone into putrid piles on the floor and the flies begin to swarm.Time seems to blur as Alo pours every ounce of his strength into his healing efforts. He was a vessel of light within the encroaching darkness, a beacon of hope in a world consumed by despair.
Every moment spent channeling his power to heal Iris exacts a toll upon him, a toll paid in flesh and blood. The decay spreads across his body uncontrollably.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Iris's labored breathing began to ease, her wounds closing before Alo's eyes. She stirred, her eyes open to reveal a face of pure fear.
As the last ounce of his power finds its way to Iris, Alo collapses to the floor, his body tortured by a seizure. Drained of life and strength, yet satisfied with what he’s done here. As long as she lives his goal is within reach.
As darkness closed in around him, Alo hears the faint echo of Liv’s voice, a whispered promise of eternal love. Together, they would weather the storm, just as they have everything else in the past. Even though the path ahead was full of uncertain times Alo knew that as long as they stood together, he would find the strength to endure.