He had an axe to the man's throat. "Wait.." With a cold emotionless look he lifts the axe, preparing a swing. "WAIT!" But Sebastian didn't care. It didn't matter what the man was going to say, the money was worth more than anything that could come out of the man's mouth. The axe swings forward.
"Hey!" Sebastian sends a smile and a wave to Theo. "How was school?" Theo collapses on the couch and sighs in exhaustion much to the amusement of Sebastian. "That bad?"
"Mhm.." Theo rolls up his sleeve and examines a large slash on his arm. Sebastian gets visibly angry seeing it.
"Who did it?"
"Hm?"
"The slash." Sebastian takes some bandages from a nearby cabinet and brings them over to Theo. "Who did it?"
"Oh.." Theo takes the bandages and wraps his arm. "It was nothing. An accident, even."
"No it wasn't.." Sebastian walks over to him and kneels to eye-level. "Look, Theo, I'm gonna find out one way or another. Why not just tell me?" Theo seems to consider this before shrugging. "Well then. Your funeral." Sebastian stands up and begins walking out of the room, pausing under the doorframe. He looks over his shoulder at Theo. "Or I guess I should say.. their funeral."
The next day Sebastian leaves his school before the last period. He could do without it. Besides, it's not like you need to know the history of the Third Dragon War. This was much more important. Theo has come home with bumps and bruises what seemed like every other day. Those were fine, it'll toughen him up. But a slash across the arm? That's too far. Sebastian rallies his friends Alias and Misotah and they head to Theo's school to wait outside.
Sure enough, Theo's stopped on his way out by 4 Muscular Isldar. Sebastian's dealt with them before. Did they not learn their lesson? One of them, which Sebastian recognised as Sindesh, grabs Theo and throws him against the wall and holds him there by the throat. The shortest of the bunch, Johniir who comes down to almost Theo's height, brings out a knife and approaches the pinned boy. Sebastian and his gang quietly surround them, keeping themselves hidden behind walls or trees. They just need to wait for the right moment to rush in… Just as that thought crosses Sebasian's head, Rose comes rushing over, almost like a gift.
"Hey!" She yells. "Leave him alone! You beat him enough yesterday!"
"Rose no!" Theo struggles while pinned to the wall. "Rose please.. Leave."
"No! I won't!" Rose takes a step back as the two remaining, Aineer and Quindesh, walk slowly towards her.
Sebastian looks to Alias, then Misotah. Now's the time! Sebastian storms Sindesh, tackling him to the ground and beating him mercilessly. Johniir, surprised by the event, tries to attack Sebastian with his dagger but has his arm grabbed by Alias.
"You brought a knife? That's not very fair, is it?" Alias slams Johniir's arm into his knee, breaking it instantly.
"No!" Quindesh rushes to try to assist but is stopped by Misotah who grabs his face and pushes it forward, slamming his head into the ground. A kick from Ainerr sends Misotah too to the ground. Trying to get up was difficult for Misotah. As he lifts his head he feels it knock back against the stone floor. He tries again and achieves the same outcome, a red tint collecting on the ground.
"What the..-" slam! His head is impacted again, and again, and again. The red tint below him is collecting in a pool now. "He-" slam! "Help!" slam! "Gah- Someone help me!" slam!
Alias, who is continuing to beat Johniir even after he had broken their arm, hears the screams and looks over to the sight of Ainerr repeatedly stomping the head of his downed friend.
"Ay!" He rushes over to help but is stopped in his tracks as crack! He is hit in the side by a large stick wielded by Quindesh. He tries to regain himself but crack! Another hit from the stick ruins the hope of that. Ainerr chuckles and puts him in a headlock, pulling up and choking Alias. crack! crack! Quindesh continues to beat him with the stick.
"Hold on- Coming!" Sebastian throws a now-unconscious Sindesh to the ground and runs over, grabbing Quindesh's stick and breaking it over his knee. Without the stick Quindesh rushes and attacks Sebastian, the two wrestling each other to the ground. Alias is losing air. Ainerr is not letting go either, his vision is going blurry. He tries to drop to the ground but the man follows him there. He reaches for anything that could help him, anything at all. He grabs a cold metal object and thrusts it forward.
That was the first time Sebastian witnessed a death. He didn't expect it to be so.. cold. With a churning scream Ainerr drops to the ground. The fight is stopped instantly as everyone's eyes turn to Alias, who looks down at the corpse with a glint of pity.
Quindesh makes his way slowly to the scene. "Ainerr?" He reaches down to check the pulse, and he swallows with difficulty before he speaks. "Are you there, buddy?"
Sebastian takes a few steps, eyes darting around for Theo or Rose but they seem to have left during the fight. A good thing, then. Nobody should need to see something like that. Misotah takes Sebastian by the arm.
"Hey.. Let's get out of here." He pulls slightly on Sebastian's arm. "Alias can handle this situation. But chances are we don't want to be at the scene."
"Is he.."
"Yeah." He pulls more roughly on Sebastian's arm. "Come on.." Sebastian nods and the two walk away from the scene, Sebastian quivers.
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"Hey!" Sebastian sends a smile and a wave to Theo. "How was school?" Theo collapses on the couch and sighs in exhaustion much to the amusement of Sebastian. "That bad?"
"Mhm.." Theo rolls up his sleeve and examines a large slash on his arm. Sebastian gets visibly angry seeing it.
"Who did it?"
"Hm?"
"The slash." Sebastian takes some bandages from a nearby cabinet and brings them over to Theo. "Who did it?"
"Oh.." Theo takes the bandages and wraps his arm. "It was nothing. An accident, even."
"No it wasn't.." Sebastian walks over to him and kneels to eye-level. "Look, Theo, I'm gonna find out one way or another. Why not just tell me?" Theo seems to consider this before shrugging. "Well then. Your funeral." Sebastian stands up and begins walking out of the room, pausing under the doorframe. He looks over his shoulder at Theo. "Or I guess I should say.. their funeral."
The next day Sebastian leaves his school before the last period. He could do without it. Besides, it's not like you need to know the history of the Third Dragon War. This was much more important. Theo has come home with bumps and bruises what seemed like every other day. Those were fine, it'll toughen him up. But a slash across the arm? That's too far. Sebastian rallies his friends Alias and Misotah and they head to Theo's school to wait outside.
Sure enough, Theo's stopped on his way out by 4 Muscular Isldar. Sebastian's dealt with them before. Did they not learn their lesson? One of them, which Sebastian recognised as Sindesh, grabs Theo and throws him against the wall and holds him there by the throat. The shortest of the bunch, Johniir who comes down to almost Theo's height, brings out a knife and approaches the pinned boy. Sebastian and his gang quietly surround them, keeping themselves hidden behind walls or trees. They just need to wait for the right moment to rush in… Just as that thought crosses Sebasian's head, Rose comes rushing over, almost like a gift.
"Hey!" She yells. "Leave him alone! You beat him enough yesterday!"
"Rose no!" Theo struggles while pinned to the wall. "Rose please.. Leave."
"No! I won't!" Rose takes a step back as the two remaining, Aineer and Quindesh, walk slowly towards her.
Sebastian looks to Alias, then Misotah. Now's the time! Sebastian storms Sindesh, tackling him to the ground and beating him mercilessly. Johniir, surprised by the event, tries to attack Sebastian with his dagger but has his arm grabbed by Alias.
"You brought a knife? That's not very fair, is it?" Alias slams Johniir's arm into his knee, breaking it instantly.
"No!" Quindesh rushes to try to assist but is stopped by Misotah who grabs his face and pushes it forward, slamming his head into the ground. A kick from Ainerr sends Misotah too to the ground. Trying to get up was difficult for Misotah. As he lifts his head he feels it knock back against the stone floor. He tries again and achieves the same outcome, a red tint collecting on the ground.
"What the..-" slam! His head is impacted again, and again, and again. The red tint below him is collecting in a pool now. "He-" slam! "Help!" slam! "Gah- Someone help me!" slam!
Alias, who is continuing to beat Johniir even after he had broken their arm, hears the screams and looks over to the sight of Ainerr repeatedly stomping the head of his downed friend.
"Ay!" He rushes over to help but is stopped in his tracks as crack! He is hit in the side by a large stick wielded by Quindesh. He tries to regain himself but crack! Another hit from the stick ruins the hope of that. Ainerr chuckles and puts him in a headlock, pulling up and choking Alias. crack! crack! Quindesh continues to beat him with the stick.
"Hold on- Coming!" Sebastian throws a now-unconscious Sindesh to the ground and runs over, grabbing Quindesh's stick and breaking it over his knee. Without the stick Quindesh rushes and attacks Sebastian, the two wrestling each other to the ground. Alias is losing air. Ainerr is not letting go either, his vision is going blurry. He tries to drop to the ground but the man follows him there. He reaches for anything that could help him, anything at all. He grabs a cold metal object and thrusts it forward.
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That was the first time Sebastian witnessed a death. He didn't expect it to be so.. cold. With a churning scream Ainerr drops to the ground. The fight is stopped instantly as everyone's eyes turn to Alias, who looks down at the corpse with a glint of pity.
Quindesh makes his way slowly to the scene. "Ainerr?" He reaches down to check the pulse, and he swallows with difficulty before he speaks. "Are you there, buddy?"
Sebastian takes a few steps, eyes darting around for Theo or Rose but they seem to have left during the fight. A good thing, then. Nobody should need to see something like that. Misotah takes Sebastian by the arm.
"Hey.. Let's get out of here." He pulls slightly on Sebastian's arm. "Alias can handle this situation. But chances are we don't want to be at the scene."
"Is he.."
"Yeah." He pulls more roughly on Sebastian's arm. "Come on.." Sebastian nods and the two walk away from the scene, Sebastian quivers.
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