TACENDA // Technoblade X Reader

27

Technoblade slipped his axe into his hand, red eyes narrow and watchful, waiting for whoever had entered the room to make themselves known. Deirdre drew her rapier as well, coming to stand fully in front of you. 

"Technoblade. You're awake."

You peered around her shoulder to see Ilbertus step into the room, with Colin in tow. 

Ilbertus' hair was falling out of it's ponytail, and his lips were still peeled back into an angry snarl. His eyes found you immediately; narrowing even further as your gaze locked with his. You could practically see the rage flowing through him, and you tightened your grip around the sword you'd pulled from the armor stand. 

"Ilbertus." Technoblade greeted, voice too impassive and monotone for the situation, like he didn't care one bit that they were here to kill him. "Malcolinus. I'll give you a chance to turn and leave now-"

"You very well know we can't." Ilbertus interrupted, hefting his own axe. "We're too far into it now."

The rasp of metal drew your attention to your brother, as he pulled his sword from it's sheath. "We'll give you a chance to surrender and make this nice and easy for everyone-"

He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence because Technoblade leapt forward, axe swinging - there was more power and precision behind his swing than Ilbertus had had in the hallway, and his face was one of calm fury; a master of using his anger, sharpening it into something he could weaponize without sacrificing his level head and integrity-

The clash of steel in front of you, made you jump, refocusing your attention on Deirdre and Ilbertus, trading blows. Ilbertus swung wildly, his strength making each swing a killing blow, but Deirdre dodged them all, parrying just enough of the swings to keep his attention on her. It was a mismatched battle - Ilbertus was straightforward and strong, it was clear he was used to just letting his brute strength do most of the fighting for him. Deirdre, on the other hand, moved quickly and struck often - her style was something more agile and quick. 

Though their styles differed, you found yourself unsure who would be the victor. 

Malcolinus and Technoblade on the other hand - well that was clear. Colin was barely keeping up as Technoblade battered back against him with his axe, only just parrying each blow away. Your brother suddenly looked more sober than he had when he'd walked into the room. Maybe it was the adrenaline of a life or death battle; but you couldn't bring yourself to feel for the fear in his eyes. He had quite literally walked into this himself. 

You backed further away from the flying swords, keeping a steady grip on your own, eyes darting between the battles. You had never seen a fight of this ferocity before - Ilbertus and Deirdre fought like animals, teeth bared and snarling, leaping at each other, blood pumping. Colin and Technoblade were just as intense, but there was a quiet tension between them as Colin began to realize there was no way he could win. 

It seemed Ilbertus realized this as well, because he doubled down on Deirdre, fighting more ferociously than he had before. He knocked Deirdre's sword aside and made to grab her, only for Deirdre to unhinge her jaw and sink her fangs into his arm. Ilbertus wailed, and pulled backwards, tugging Deirdre forward, simultaneously swinging his axe. 

The blade cut into her middle and Deirdre released her jaw, letting out an unearthly scream as Ilbertus moved in for another hit. 

Your heart leapt into your throat as Ilbertus pulled his axe from Deirdre's side and she crumpled to the ground, inky blue blood already spilling from the wound. Ilbertus had a glint in his eye as he wound up for another swing.

Your feet were moving before you could stop yourself, coming to stand in front of Deirdre and catch Ilbertus' swing with your sword, stopping it before he could finish Deirdre off. Ilerbtus' eyes met yours - the same shade of red as Technoblade's but nothing like his. They were cold, and angry and full of murderous intent. 

Ilbertus knocked your sword aside with a snarl, but you blocked him again, heart hammering in your chest. On the floor, Deirdre groaned, one hand pressed to her side, the other slowly inching herself away, spreading blue blood across the floor. 

"You can't hope to win." Ilbertus gritted out. "She can't save you this time-"

You parried another swing of his axe. You needed to get him away from Deirdre, but there was no way that you were going to be able to - he was too strong and you were out of practice-

Ilbertus swung again, and the blade scraped across your arm, cutting through the thin fabric of your nightshirt and slicing through your skin. You gasped and stumbled back, knocking the blade away a second too late. 

Across the room, Colin roared in pain, drawing your eye. He was bent over, clutching his leg, and Technoblade was splattered with blood, leaping over his nightstand and towards Ilbertus. Ilbertus spun to face him and they met in a clash of steel, Technoblade knocking him away from you. 

You glanced between your brother and Deirdre, both gravely injured, and knelt down to Deirdre.

"Deirdre." You said, brushing a hand over her face. Her eyes connected with yours, and you could see them soften as her gaze connected with yours. "Come on-"

You picked her up as best you could, moving her away from where Technoblade was still battling fiercely. He and Ilbertus were trading blows along with speaking in a language you didn't understand. They moved faster than you could keep track of, but Technoblade seemed like he was winning, boxing Ilbertus against one of the walls. 

"Y/N..." 

You glanced over at your brother, who was leaning heavily against one of the walls, clutching the dripping wound on his leg. 

You tightened your grip on Deirdre. "Colin-"

Whatever you had been about to say died in your throat when the clang of metal against stone rang through the room, and you turned back to see that Ilbertus had dropped his axe in surrender. He raised his hands slowly, eyeing Technoblade. 

Technoblade; still breathing heavily, hefted his axe once more and sliced through Ilbertus' neck.