Fairy tail

Unspoken words

3

as the loud thump, ringed through the air, ranging through the sky and the kingdom of castles

"The h*ll...."

The sky blurred a shower of arrows that we're ablaze with a black tint, they hit the barrier with thonks and tinks, most fell off while some crack and stick into the transparent wall of magic, as they seem to make no great strides in breaking it

on the other side stood a cloaked individual, their pink eyes shine through the darkness of their hood, as they wind up a punch, as it slams into the wall sending a crack down the walls center as it shakes the very ground to even the kid and man

"Sh*t not now, kid stand close to me, when I say run, you listen and run as fast as you can back to the castle okay?"

"Hmm" nodded the child as a fearful tear filled their eyes, as the man takes their hand and pulls a blade with their other, as they run as fast as they can towards the castle where they see many people dressed in soldier armor standing ready with bows aimed high and swords drawn slightly levitating above the ground

the birds seem to chirp a warning call as the loudest boom explodes as the visible barrier was shattered, as they grab their footing they stumble but continue forward, despite the sounds of screaming from a near by town, the kid looks back as ash stings his eyes and they look back forward, only catching a large mass of black coming through the hole that was made

As the two reach a open field, they were in sight of the main castle, as many soldiers we're fighting on the ground and some even in the air, these.... Things we're attacking, their skin wasn't like those normally around the kid, it was tainted, flooded with a darkness that washed away their memories and morals, they killed men, women, even children, just like wild animals

As a group turns to catch sight of them, the man is caught by the blade of the creature

"Okay kid, this is... as long as I can take you... run. Run.. RUN!"

As the creatures slice through the leg of the man, then dismantling his body, piece, by.. piece, the kids breath run from him like a untrained pet bird, their legs we're on vacation and their brain was hyper focused, the way the creatures ripped the man, the blood that splattered painted their mind with depictions of horror, the smell hit them like a fish in a tornado

Before their brain could think a blade of the creatures we're turned to them, as they swung at them, as the blade approaches their nose the blade is deflected by a red sword that was set ablaze

As they swing the blade out of the creature's hand countering a swipe into their neck, then clashing with the two others blades as they counter and cut them both down in a few swings, they turn to the child with wonder, noticing the castle in the distance and the small buildings around it getting surrounded in a sort of strange wall

The kid still in a trance as they're picked up by the man, as insect like wings extend from their back, as they fly into the sky with the kid with incredible speed that breaks the kid out of the tranced state, the strength of the wings being shown to its full capacity with a ear piercing buzz

As they fly towards the castle they flash through a flying foe finishing them off in a simple strike, the man slowly building up a war call as they slam between the two sides of the barrier that then closed with them nearly being on the other end of it, they smash into the ground, the man taking the blunt of the force, as they stand other soldiers rush over to check the kid

"Take them to the queen, I'll handle the evac" said by the red bladed man

Then the man walks over to a smaller person

"You really had to make that close didn't you yellow, an extra 30 seconds couldn't kill you?"

"you made it did you not? Perhaps you should be more grateful"

They respond with a grin as they continue talking but the child was rushed into the castle,
They had their hand taken and was pulled through its halls, they pass a room where some people seem to be taking, one of them had a chain tattoo on their hand with black hair and bags under their eyes, they stare towards the child for just a moment before the kid is dragged off

As they walk through the halls the grip growing stronger on the kids arm, they squint as they reach two more guards blocking a fancy door, it's golden handle and engravings show a royal feel

As soon as the two guards by the door saw the child they stepped aside from the door as they creeped it open for the child to enter, with a worried look they enter the dim lit room, there were shelves of flowers and a table of medicines, the air felt tight as if they were on top of a mountain

A women was laying in a silk covered bed, her eyes closed with a purple hue over their eyelids, in the corner sits a boy, holding their knees to their chest, covering their face, as the now entered and bewildered child speaks-

"Mom-?"