The Hessian

Chapter 6

I was sleeping when I heard someone scream followed by the whole town screaming, I instantly got out of bed and put my shoes on before racing outside and seeing everyone heading inside the church, I raced towards the church and enterd it quickly.

Inside everybody was still screaming and gunshots where fired, at first I didn't know what was happening but that was before I looked outside and saw the Headless Horseman, I gulped as I knew he wanted someone's head, I turned to look at the 3 men yelling at each other, I ignored that it wasn't important right now, that was until one of the men shot the other.

I turned towards the sound and found the man stumbling up the stairs as everyone tried to get the gun out of his hand.

"There's a conspiracy here! And I will seek it out!" The man yelled.

Next things next he was stabbed in the back and yanked out the window, me, Ichabod and the girl whos name is Katrina.

I won't explain much but he died that day, by the headless horseman.

After our gathering I went back home and stayed there for a bit.

But I started feeling useless as if I was no use, I decide to visit the dead tree to see if maybe just maybe the Hessian would come out or something.

I went there and sat down leaning my back against the tree I closed my eyes imagining the Hessian with a head.

It took about an hour when I heard the sound of horses and screaming, I jolted up quick sitting up.

I looked around when a girl appears out of nowhere, and violently grabs my neck lifting me up,  I stood there shocked, I tried my best to breath but it was useless as her grip tightened.

"Please..." I manged to choke out, my eyes darted everywhere, I saw Ichabod approach us, but he was quick shot by her.

Katrina ran passed us to check on Ichabod.

Then Hessian came, he pulled out his sword and approached Katrina, Ichabod thought quickly and tackled the girl that was choking me down to the ground.

Everything went black, fading in and out, the last thing I saw was Ichabod fighting her for a skull.

In the end Ichabod threw the head to Hessian, the Hessian caught it and put it back on.

The girl quickly got up and went over to me once again, she pulled out a knife and was about to stab me, but Katrina quickly knocked her out.

The Hessian stood up and looked at Ichabod and Katrina, but then Daredevil came, he quickly got on the horse and started moving.

He saw me laying and called his horse to come over to me, he picked me up putting me on the horse with him.

I soon woke up and saw Hessian, I couldn't help but get teary eyed at the sighed of my lover again.

It didn't take long for him to smash his lips against mine in a protective way but also in a loving way.

I wrapped one of my arm around his neck while the over cupped his cheek, the kiss lasted for a bit until we both needed air.

After he broke the kiss he looked at me, I saw tears in his eyes which was surprising to me since Hessian had never cried before, but he was seeing his lover again after a few years.

Our eye contact was broken by the sound of the tree opening up, he looked at me then at the tree.

He suddenly pulled out his sword and handed it to me, he then set me down, he didn't leave yet he gave me another passionate kiss before he left.

After the whole thing was over I got back on my horse and went home, but I was shocked to see my house burning down, I stayed there shocked and heart broken, after all this was my home.

I had no where else to go now, so I went back to the only place I knew which was an old house I knew in the woods.

I enterd the house to see it was still in good shape for an old house, I went outside to make a fire to stay warm, and cook something.

I pulled out the small sword the Hessian had given me, my mind started wondering why would he leave me his sword out of all things.

I kept wondering til I found an answer.

"Maybe just maybe I could do what lady vassal did to bring the Hessian back...but I don't know the words."

I sighed and starting saying random words, I didn't know what I was saying but maybe it would help? Somehow or another.

This one sentence I said really stuck to me:"May the Hessian arise without his sword and without grief or revenge but shall he return to me," Suddenly the fire that was calm suddenly burst into one big fire.

I repeated the sentence:"May the Hessian arise without his sword and without grief or revenge but shall we return to me!" I said it louder than before.

Suddenly the fire burst again, and there was a quick lightning strike before everything calmed down again.

At this point my horse was scared and so was I.

My back was pressed against the old house, I took deep breaths, I've never been scared by fire nor lightning before so I don't know what was going on with me.

I then heard the sounds of a horse winning, the sound got closer and closer to me.

I stood up immediately and grabbed Hessians small sword keeping it in my hand as the sound got closer and closer.

I waited til the horse was right in front of me, it stopped once it had reached me.

I got closer to the horse not realizing it's Daredevil, I got closer to the rider of the horse holding the sword in hand.

The rider got off his horse and came closer to me, it was once he got into the light I realized it was Hessian.

I slowly put the sword down by my side.

I allowed the Hessian to embrace me in a hug, so did I to him as well.

He kissed my cheek and kept me close but all I felt was guilt when I was around him now. All those innocent people he killed, children, fathers, mothers, everybody but I couldn't blame him since it was not his fault.

Or was it his fault?...