Retribution (Garrett / Reader)

Rose With Thorns

"Here kitty kitty...We aren't going to hurt you...much." One of the guards said, as you ducked behind a crate out of his view.

It was getting dark, these men had been chasing you all day, how did they still have this much energy? You were struggling to keep your rapid breathing under control as both men listened carefully. They split up, one creeping closer to you as you backed up. It was almost like a dance, how you backed away, just out of his sight as you swept into an alleyway. You thought you were in the clear until something grabbed you from behind.

"Let me go!" You screamed as you kicked and squirmed, anything to get out of the guards grasp.

"I found our little rat!" The man said as he dragged you out of the alley, throwing you to the ground.

You let out a gasp as the air was knocked out of you when you hit the ground. Both men laughed as they looked down at you, drowning out your grunting as you tried to pull off your exhausted body off the stone.

"Why don't we have a little fun with her first?" One of the guards said, kneeling down next to you.

Quickly you reached for your sword again, throwing the blade towards the throat of the man.

"You touch me, I'll make sure your family stops before it even began." You said, anger filling your chest.

The man laughed once more, lifting his hand up towards your blade, pushing it away from his neck.

"You don't even know how to use it do you?" He said, leaning in towards you.

Before he had a chance to move his hand he suddenly stopped. His eyes widened, focusing on you before looking down at his stomach. Blood seeped out from the wound, and onto your hands as you firmly held the handle of the blade to his stomach. You yanked the blade out from the man as he slumed onto the cobblestone street.

"I'd say that I do." You said, looking at the other man as he watched you, anger filling his eyes.

He yelled before running at you, sword drawn. He only managed to get a few slices in before you lifted up your blade, blocking his attack, before sweeping it back up. Once your blades became unlocked you threw your leg up, knocking the guard back. You took a deep breath as he regained his balance, preparing for another attack. You lifted your blade up once more, but before he could reach you something stopped you both. A bright white light burst from the ground launching up to your eyes, as you threw your arm up blocking the light. As you regained your vision, you noticed the other guard still rubbing his eyes, you took this opportunity to run.

You heard the guard yell from behind as you ran down the street, making lefts and rights every which way, before you were stopped by a large brick wall. You looked around for a way up when you saw the shadow of the guard draw closer. You then heard something clank from above you, a ladder had been lowered down to you. Just when you thought it was luck you caught a glimpse of a shadow quickly move out of your sight. You quickly made your way up to the roof when the guard spotted you. Running down the rooftops, you stepped on a loose shingle, your body being thrown to the side. You scrambled for something to grab onto as your legs were thrown over the rooftop. With just one hand holding onto a gutter, your body dangled off the roof. Looking down, you felt your vision begin to twist, almost missing the figure of the guard focusing a crossbow at you. You swung your opposite arm up to grasp the gutter, desperately trying to pull yourself up. You heard the man position an arrow into place as you struggled, before you felt a hand grab your wrist. You froze, as the hand pulled you up back onto the rooftop. But before you were completely on top you felt a sharp pain in your back. You let out a yell as you reached for your side, collapsing onto the rooftop.

"We will find you!" You faintly heard the man yell from below.

You tried to focus but with the combination of exhaustion and just have been shot, you felt your breathing shallow. You tried to pull yourself up to get away from the possible threat, but your arms just gave up from underneath you. You couldn't breath, could barely think...the last thing you saw was a dark figure lean over you.