(Book 1) The malediction of the Undertaker

Chapter 8: Trust

Taker runs after this mysterious man but the more he ran towards him, the further he got away. "Father!" Cried Taker but the man doesn't turn around, he wants to see this man more closely just to know who he is and if he's his father who disappeared since he was 18. But Lucius would never attack him huh? The man disappears with his creature and Taker stops running, out of breath. who the fuck are you?

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"Nothing more to fear!" Shouted one of the soldiers who checked to see if they were all gone, Betty stands to the side, hurt looking at the fortress which is half on fire, the left tower of the castle has collapsed. "Check if there are any survivors." Ordered Betty to one of the soldiers, Taker arrived at the fortress, head bowed, his hand of his own dried blood surely needing to be healed. Diana comes out of the castle and smiles relieved seeing her father, bleeding but standing. Frish smiles at her daughter as he walks towards her, then, Diana's smile fades, tears well up in her eyes, her heart begins to break. "NO!! Dad!!" She cried crying running towards her father who is on the ground, an enemy soldier has used his last strength getting up just behind him and slitting his throat. The soldier did not have time to do anything that he got his skull split by the last ax Taker threw.

Frish blinked, trying to fight death, putting his hand on the deep wound, he looked at his daughter he loved so much when she put her father's head on her lap and put her hand on the wound too. "Dad..stay.." She said crying looking at him, tears streaming from Frish's eyes. Taker walks towards them, gets on his knees, Frish looks at Taker, he barely reaches for the majesty, wanting to say something to him. "Tak..take..take care of..my daughter.." he stammered before managing to take Taker's hand, he leaned forward so that Frish managed to put his forehead against his. "Do it for me.." Frish said with difficulty before letting go of Taker's hand gently, his head resting hard on Diana's lap, eyes open. Diana takes the body of her dead father in her arms, crying all the tears of her body. Taker stood up, looking at the body of the man who fought fearlessly by his side, patted the shoulder of Diana who was crying before seeing if there were any injuries. Lots of wounded, a few dead either creatures or his men.

He walks to where his castle tower collapsed, there are enemy dead and his dead men who didn't have time to leave when the tower collapsed. A great stream of blue blood emerges from the rubble of the tower, Taker removes stones in search of possible survivors but cries out for help when he sees his creature... his best friend... his spider... Markus , on the back, legs bent over itself. "Be alive buddy.." Whispered Taker panicked as he pulled the rocks out of Markus. A leg moves but Markus looks bad. There is a torn off leg in the middle left, the right chelicera torn off, two broken right side legs. A groan was heard from Markus as soon as he was put on a large canvas to process inside the castle.

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"Majesty, Markus' injuries are very serious for him to survive." Said one of his soldiers trying so hard to save the creature. Suddenly, Taker takes this one by the neck and lifts him up until his feet no longer touch the ground. "He dies, you die! Do you hear me?!" He threatens refusing to hear that Markus is going to die. "Mark.." Betty tried to speak but her son looked at her coldly, pissed at everyone. "Stop calling me Mark! Markus is going to die! Do something! Go get the healing book!" Taker shouted, so loud that even outside you could hear him. "I...I may be able to help you.." Taker turns towards the door of the great hall and sees Diana walking timidly towards them. "And how could you help us? you? a mere human!" He said to the young woman looking at her wickedly. Diana tries not to appear intimidated by an angry Calaway. She sees that on the table near the creature there are bandages, the majesty has powers, it could be useful. "Can you relax Markus and ask him to do some cobwebs?" She asked trying not to fuss, Taker looks back, sees Markus who looks like he's in pain from his injuries. "Why?" He asked looking at her again, wanting to know what her idea was. Diana is thinking about what her father taught her: you know, thick cobwebs, could save someone from many serious injuries, it would stop bleeding and maybe save someone's life...

"Trust me majesty." She said looking him in the eyes, she lost her father a few minutes ago and wants to help majesty like her father did. Strangely, Taker decided to trust her, he stands in front of Markus, takes his head, he could see that his creature is suffering the martyrdom. "Markus, relax, listen to me..use your energy to make spider webs...focus on my voice.." Whispered to him, Markus made a long web, trying not to think about the pain, concentrating at the voice of his master. Diana takes the thick canvas, she cuts in several parts to have enough for Markus' numerous wounds. She puts a ball of spider web in one of the creature's wounds, seeing that the web absorbs the blue blood, she is relieved that it works. And burn the wound so that it closes quickly and puts a bandage to protect... Remembered his father's words. "My queen, burn the wound so it heals faster, please." She said looking back at the majesty's mother who complied, trusting the young woman's idea. "It's going to sting a little, Markus.." Taker warns his creature who grunts a little bit feeling that it's getting hot, they do the same with each wound on the creature's big body, a big bandage goes around his body covering the left wound. "And his broken legs?" Asked Taker wondering what she's going to do about it.

"Unfortunately Majesty, I can't do anything about his broken legs." She said looking at him sadly, Taker looks at his creature who seems to calm down, Diana walks towards Markus' head to treat his wound where one of his fangs was torn. "I will do it." Said Taker holding out his hand for Diana to give the last ball of web, she gives it to him and Taker puts it in the wound then burns the wound. "Mar..Markus will need rest for a while.." She said timidly to the Majesty who looked pained that his creature was in such a state. He seems to really like his creature. Diana thought. "Leave me alone.." He ordered looking at everyone, he wanted to be alone with Markus. He has never seen his creature so injured until now, they had a lot of battles, a lot of injuries but never to this extent.. What happened? it's not wounds like he's under the tower. He looks into Markus' eyes and his creature's head drops leaning to one side. He's sleeping..Markus managed to fall asleep, he hopes he won't lose him, he would go crazy.