Obsidian Wings

Slipping through my fingers

TW: Death, violence, blood, pain
Please let me know if I missed any

Niki was making her way up the river. It parted around Sanctuary. The fog was thick and nearly impenetrable. But the merling swore she saw a little light bobbing in the distance

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It started with a message brought by Niki to Techno. The guardians of the border were dead, their bodies floating in the water, the river running black.

Then with fire. A huge burst that rained down flaming arrows like the deadliest of fireworks.

There was no meeting, there was no time. Only a grim message from the enderian who relayed the frantic message of a human. The day has come, and coexistence is impossible. The humans have found us.

Techno grabbed his crossbow and a quiver of arrows. If his hand trembled when he reached for his axe, no, it didn't.

The human put the piglin mask on, his crown nestled in his hair, a cape on his back, and a trident in hand. He stepped out of his hole house and ran up the stairs. Through the year, tubbo and him had exchanged hundreds of flowers. All of his were planted along the stairs.

A small reminder that this was his home.

A big reminder of what he had to lose.

Tubbo met him at the top, a sad smile washed over his face as he placed a single white carnation behind the human's ear.

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Now they were locked in a fierce battle, Humans on one side, and hybrids on the other. Techno didn't leave any mercy to the humans. His skull mask was the last thing they'd ever see.

Dream stood at the center, giving orders and attacking.

Eventually, Scott wrestled his way over to the leader, tapping into his mind.

What do you want, Warrior?

The human looked bewildered. I want you to give up your prisoner, Technoblade.

Technoblade is a member of our home. He is a resident here.

The man grew angry. No, he isn't! You kidnapped him! Is he even alive?

Alive, and well. The starborn replied calmly. Call off the onslaught, and we can negotiate the terms in which we shall return your friend to you. And if you don't, the hybrid's eyes glittered dangerously. We will slaughter you all and him.

Scott retracted his hand and stared the human down.

Fear ran deep under the masked man's skin. Chilling him to the bone. As much as Technoblade was his rival, he didn't want him dead.

"Halt!" He yelled, his voice booming throughout the meadow.

Scott used this as his opportunity to stun them all. Everyone turned to the two in the center.

Okay, Starry boy, what are the terms of agreement.

You back down, surrender, leave this place, and never return, and you can take your little human friend with you.

Dream thought this over. It wouldn't be an awful idea. After all, this was a rescue mission.

"Stand down!" He yelled, "they will give us Technoblade in exchange for secrecy."

Scott walked up to Techno and muttered. "Play along as our prisoner."

He gently ripped the skull mask and crown off the human, shoving him over to the others. "Take him and leave us be." His voice boomed across the meadow, and all the humans were surrounded by fog.

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Techno woke up in his bed roll. Gods, how long had he been asleep? He stood up and went through stretching out and popping his back. A moment later, Dream barreled into him with a hug that knocked him flat on his back with an unceremonious oof.

"Sorry," Dream got up sheepishly and brushed the dirt off himself. "I just got worried. You disappeared one night and didn't come back. We thought a hybrid got to you."

"We?" Techno asked.

"I may have emmassed a search party. You've been gone for- actually, I forgot how long you've been gone, but quite a while. What happened?"

Techno thought about it. What did happen? His mind was rather muddled, other than seeing the elytrian. What was that word? The pink haired man thought it was avian.

"I don't remember much either," his brow furrowed. "I was being chased by a hybrid and got away, but after that, it's all really muddled."

"Well, I'm glad we found you, and you're not dead." Drean clapped a hand on his back. "I may be your rival, but I do care about you."

Techno was still worried about the muddled bits in his mind, but he shook it off for the moment.

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Plot twist, curtisy of my friend who picked the word Forlorn.

Sorry it's been a while

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