It only took one glance to behold the carnage that had taken place. Corpses were strewn about most of which weren't in one piece. My blood-stained lips cracked into a small smile as I set my eyes upon one that was turned inside out clearly the work of Ulys my archmage. Though I could not help but wince knowing that she too had fallen. Despite my body screaming at me despite my maxed out pain nullification I dragged my weary body throughout the castle. Along the way I had grabbed the bodies of those I had considered closer to me than family. As I made my way back to the hall I spat out a giant clump of blood I was running short on time.
As I continued onward to the courtyard my injuries worsened the effects of multiple poisons and curses taking their toll. It wasn't much longer before I had reached it a small meadow that despite all that had occurred remained untouched. Looking upon the graves already there my heart ached. With a wave of my hand those I had taken with me were swallowed by the earth gravestones marking the spots where they would rest.
Steeling myself for what would be the hardest part I summon my all of my weapons to my side. Each of them appearing in a spiritual form. While they would normally be boasting about how many they had felled they remained particularly silent. However it was likely not the carnage that had occurred that left them speechless but rather my current state. Covering me were burns and scars so large they looked to belong to a creature much larger than myself my veins were just about every color they shouldn't with over seventeen holes in my chest and missing and ear, eye, nose and cheeks I likely wasn't a sight for sore eyes. Suddenly my body in enshrouded in green as some of weapons try to heal me "Stop." my voice is hoarse the scar on my neck making itself known.
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My eyes are drawn towards Leviathan my suit of armor "Has it been done?" a rattle sounds as it falls before a knee "Yes." another voice sounds out as a man appears beside him, Seppuku "What the seven hells are all of you worried about he's going to be fine." his spiritual body is practically corporeal and unlike the others his true body that of a dagger wasn't present almost immediately several weapons are already primed at his vitals as Athalie spoke "You not coming with your true body should be insult enough Sep." he smirks "Who would've guessed I would get penetrated by a girl?" she grit her teeth as she lunged forward her spear aimed at his heart "Enough." I was running out of time.
The meadow was once again silent "All of you should go find someone else we all know that I am at my end." many of them visibly shake with most if not all of their spiritual bodies wavering they all start to voice their complaints many stating they wish to be buried alongside me. But I deny all of them they were going to live far longer than I ever would have anyway in the end very few were left likely waiting for me to surprise them or something of the like yet as the silence continued they grew restless Seppuku was the first to crack "Well what are you waiting for pull a miracle out of your ass already." he lunges at me "Are you really planning on dying like this?!" Athallie, Leviathan, Tetsyuamma, and Kazeshini restrain him each with tears in their eyes as they along with the others present come to the same conclusion that I truly did plan on dying here.
Eventually I am alone the ground that I had stood upon as I said my goodbyes was soaked in my blood. It was only after I had reached my resting place that my willpower gave my body finally collapsing. My eyes fluttered as I finally welcomed my eternal rest prepared to meet my friends and comrades as I said my truly final goodbye...