Lost Worlds (a zodiac story)

Tranquility (final chapter)

  Ophiuchus watched as blood slowly gushed out of his brother's wound. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. .  " he rushed over to the staggering male.

Now that all the anger, sadness, fear, turmoil and bitterness had come to a pause, his eyes could clearly see all the destructions he had caused.

The memories of what he had done to his elder sister flashed in his head, making a loud cry escape him. "I'm sorry," The black haired male fell on the floor, choking on a sob, the lump on his throat slowly loosening.

"Nah, its okay," Orion smiled through the pain, bending down to engulf his kid brother into a hug, only the sounds of sobs echoed throughout the chamber occasional patting sounds.

Disrupting the comforting tranquility was a loud bang, caused by Vela opening a secret door, rushing towards where her brothers sat, with slow steps, her breath hitching in her throat, the redhead approached them.

Capricorn had snuck out, informing Vela about the situation. Cause it would had been awkward for him to simply stand there doing nothing.

Vela dismissed him to catch up with his exhausted companions. So he set out look for Aries, wondering if she was alright.

"Oh, big sis, you're alright!" Orion cheered, a surge of pain flowing through him. He felt the end drawing nearer each second.

"Shut up!" Vela seethed, pulling him up. Ophiuchus instantly peeled his eyes off her, planting them on the tear stained ground.

Vela had always been like their father, strict, quick to point out mistakes and criticise you dearly for it. He curled into a ball, closing his eyes as he felt the cold on his skin, every part of his body aching.

"Get up," Her stern voice rang in his head, but he refused to obey, too scared to. "I said get up."

"No."

"Why?"

"I don't want to."

"Stop acting like a child!" Vela snapped, kicking his back with her foot, conceding a laugh from Orion, who was leaning on a pillar.

"Can we skip to the part where I die?"

"No one is dying, at least not when daddy is home."

That voice, it brought back so many memories, bad ones, painful ones. Ophiuchus trembled, curling more, he just wished we would be lucky enough to just die right now.

Zaid, the ex king of the realms and father of the three had interjected Orion's words, placing a hand on his injured part. A wave of blue light circulated around the wound, healing it within seconds.

Few people within the realms had special abilities and the Royal families were not excluded.

"My retirement was interrupted when I saw pyre, the fire titan, immediately I knew Ophi had gone too far," Zaid sighed, looking at both Vela and Orion. "Speaking of, where is that stubborn boy?" Vela pointed at the human ball curled up on the marble ground.

"You ruined my spa date!"

Ophiuchus stayed quiet, a churning feeling troubling him. "What do you want to happen now?" Bending down, his father placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I want to die!" The reply made Orion and their father to laugh, while Vela scoffed.

"I know I pushed you too far, but it was for your own good, look how much you accomplished, tho it was for bad reasons but still."

"Leave me alone," Ophiuchus wailed.

"You're gonna get therapy and when we gauge the destruction you've caused, your punishment would be decided."