Dustin, Luke and Grayson stood outside the barrier around the town, planning their next move.
Since the barrier was a work of Grayson's own ability, they had free passage in and out, and he could restrict access to anyone below a certain prowess threshold. It also cuts off presence detection from both sides of the barrier.
"Whoa slow down man!" Grayson grabs Luke's shoulder
"Huh?! What do you mean, my brothers waiting for me in there!" Luke argues
"Yes, I know, but maybe we should come up with some sort of plan?!"
Dustin tugs on his shirt.
"Come on Grayson, lets just get in there, we don't have time to waste."
Grayson looks at him and sighs "Well, I tried I guess."
Luke wastes no time running in there, followed close behind by Dustin and Grayson.
At this time, Jeremiah and Alexis would begin their fight with Arthur.
-Inside the barrier-
When they enter, they find it still raining inside, the temperature changing from the hot outside to the cool inside.
They enter to sounds of screaming, the smell of smoke in the air and the town in complete ruins.
For a second they all stand there just looking at what's happened, the reality of the situation seeming impossible, then they all remember something.
The bar.
They run past the Prowess gym and several other destroyed buildings including their own homes. Many people lie in the rubble, they stop and help as many as they can and guide them to the top of the hill where they will be more safe.
Eventually they get to the bar, or at least what remains of it, they look in the rubble of the building, many corpses of people they'd seen before, regulars. But one person stuck out.
An arm poking out from the rubble, an arm stuck out of the rubble, horns protruding from it, it was moving.
The three of them pull him out of the rubble, revealing a heavily injured and barely alive Brock.
Dustin looks horrified.
"Brock? Brock!? Hey, stay with me, are you alive?" Luke says holding him upright
He coughs and red/grey blood comes out of him.
"You guys.." He looks at Luke then to Grayson, and finally Dustin
"You... you came too?" He points to Dustin
"I.. yes." Though he didn't know him very well, Brock was one of the first people Dustin met here, seeing him like this..
"Heheh, I knew you'd come 'round eventually." His breaths slow down every time he speaks
Dustin tries to smile, but he can't "Brock.. you.. how did this happen to you?" He asks
"I was protecting my family." He looks around at the rubble
"Guess I did a pretty shitty job huh?" He chuckles causing more blood to come out from him
Luke holds his hand over Brocks head, a rune appearing over his head.
"Hold still, this will trick your brain and remove the pain."
"Oh that's nice.." Brock settles and his face relaxes a bit
"Man.. I'm so sleepy.. put me down Luke." Brock says
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Maledictus Ignis
AcciónMemories are what make us who we are, so without them, who are we? Is it possible to live a happy and fulfilling life without knowing yourself? Or perhaps the question we should ask is; does it even matter to begin with?
