Abyss

t h i r t y o n e

"W-woo young!!" Chae's screamed horrified. Woo young's eyes started to water as the blood started to rush out of his body.

 Woo young's POV

My hands! They're covered in blood! Wait, it's my blood? Yes, yes, it is. I can feel it dripping down my body, down to the floor beneath me. Oh god, this is bad, this is really bad.

But I'm standing, I'm still standing. My legs beg me to give in, to let go and drop to the soft grass below, but I'm still standing.

No. No! I cannot die. I will not die. I will find a way out of this mess, I will survive. There's no way I'm going out like this, this is pathetic. All I need is a little strength and to find help, that's not too hard.

I can't feel my legs anymore. Everything is starting to feel numb. Maybe I should lay down, yes that would be best. I need to save my energy, there's no use in wasting it like this. If I lay down, I will make it out of here alive, I'm sure of it. Somebody will find me soon, so I'll just lay down for now.

This is the end; I can see it clearly. I'm beyond saving, beyond the point of no return. I'm going to die. No, please, I don't want to die. There must be something that can be done. I need... I need a miracle.

I'm getting colder, uncomfortably cold. My body is shivering uncontrollably, I wish I could make it stop. A warm bed would be amazing right now, or anything warm. It's so cold.

I'm exhausted, my eyes are heavy and my body is numb. I'm going to take a quick nap; I hope it's just a quick nap. But I really need to close my eyes and rest for a while.

Forgive me... 

3rd person POV

"We need to leave!" She looked around.

Jinyoung picked up woo young and ran out of the hut. While the rest ran behind him trying to cover their tracks.

Before they could get to the castle (queen's word), they had to stop, woo young was losing too much blood. Beatrice ripped a part of her shirt while Jinyoung ripped a part of his and applied pressure to the wound.

Chae and Scarlet had run off to call the doctor.

"Hold on, woo. Stay with me!" Beatrice panted, trying her best to hold it together.

"B-Beatrice." He grunted, coughing.

"Hold on, woo, the others have gone to call for help."

"I guess I got my wish t-then..." he began with a low chuckle.

"Ah woo, slow down-"

There was no time to hold on, as Woo young had already grabbed Beatrice by the hand and dragged her along, running towards his destination outside the palace gates. Without another option, Beatrice giggled and ran along with him until they came upon a small lake.

"The water is so clear," woo young smiled, kneeling towards the water. "Its so beautiful."

They sat there in a peaceful, quiet silence.

"You know?"

"What?"

"I think this would be a great place to die."

"OH? What do you mean?"

"Well, if I had to pick somewhere to die, somewhere to take my final breath, it would be here. It's so peaceful and calm, I'd be happy if I died here."

"Don't talk like that," Beatrice whispered, beginning to sob for her friend. "Help! Somebody please help!" At this point she was desperate for any help.

"Beatrice..." He coughed up again, blood pooling on the ground. The bullet had shot through his flesh, fully piercing his body. They continued to put pressure on the wound, even though she knew there was little hope for him.

It's...t-too late..."

"Woo, you will survive this! You're going to be okay!" Beatrice screamed again, letting her cries and frustration echo throughout the once quiet forest.

Relying on the last burst of strength he had, he took Beatrice's had and smiled, looking into her eyes.

"Remember, I love you"

"And I will always be here with you...in spirit...."

With a smile on his young face, Woo young closed his eyes for the last time.