Wars of Heaven and Earth

The other side of the coin

I whirled around to face where I thought the splash had come from. Ramael let out a very masculine "Eeek" as he jumped slightly, while Tyra and Leucos were at my side at a flash, weapons drawn and magic flashing dangerously. Everything was quiet, until Ramael decided it would be a good time to open his mouth.

"Can we stop with the jump scares already, they're really annoyi-" He fell backward as something burst forth from the water and landed between Ramael and the rest of us.

Leucos reacted in an instant, firing countless beams of light towards whatever it was that had attacked. However when the smoke cleared, only a muddy crater remained where Ramael and the assailant had stood.

"My gods you've killed him." Tyra murmured.

"I did not! He's not stupid enough to get killed that easily!" Leucos shouted back.

His words rang true, as the attacker and Ramael reappeared in front of me. I barely had time to gasp before my throat was locked in an iron grip.

"If any of you move a muscle, this one dies." They said in a quiet voice. 

Tyra stopped moving instantly, her jaw locked as she glared at the person holding me. Leucos looked like he was going to attempt something, but eventually he backed down.

I struggled in the unknown assailants grip as spots began to dance before my eyes. Their gloved hand seemed to tighten around my throat with each passing second. Ramael fought hopelessly to free his arm from the attacker's left hand. He had given up on struggling and was trying to gnaw through his glove with limited results.

"Stop! Please!" Leucos shouted.

My eyes began to drift closed. I couldn't even focus on using magic.

"Well. This is it. Goodbye world."

I hit the ground and gasped. Coughing, I sucked in as much air as I could. My lungs were on fire and my mind felt as though there was a blanket of wool over it.

Eventually I came to my senses, and the scene that unfolded before me could only be described as..expected. Leucos and Tyra both charged the stranger, who still had Ramael in his grasp.

As Leucos lept at the assailant meaning to deck him with a magically infused fist, the stranger threw Ramael at Leucos. The two collided in mid air and landed, both groaning. Tyra nearly caught them off guard, however her wrist was grabbed mid swing and she was flipped over their shoulder and onto her back. She then stopped as a blade was pressed to her throat.

"If this is the best you can do. You'll never make it out of this swamp alive." They said in a voice barely audible over Leucos and Ramael's combined groaning.

"You could at least show your face, coward." Tyra said, while fixing the person with a frosty glare.

They stood and shrugged back the hood obscuring their face. 

He stood at around six feet three inches tall, taller than Tyra by a few inches. His close cropped black hair and emotionless gray eyes gave him a sense of foreboding. Almost as if his presence made the surrounding area darker regardless of how bright the sun was.

"Who are you?" I asked between gasps as I tried to remember how to breathe correctly.

"The shadows away you will throw. I believe that's how it went anyway." He said, almost as if speaking to himself.

"That doesn't tell us anything" Leucos said while glaring daggers at the stranger.

"To put it simply child, I am the second god of the next generation. I guess you could call me Strainseir's champion." He then shrugged his shoulders.

"Strainseir? He's not exactly a people person. Then again, you're not doing so well for first impressions either." Ramael said while rubbing his shoulder in order to ease the pain.

"Oh please, you're fine. It's not like you had a shoulder in your rib cage." Leucos mumbled.

"Hey! Not my fault you're too slow to move out of the way." Ramael said.

"Please, I'm not the damsel in distress every time something happens" Leucos retorted.

"Maybe I wouldn't be in distress if you could actually move your body faster!" Ramael shouted.

"Are you calling me...fat?" Leucos said in a very quiet voice laced with venom.

Everyone in the camp stopped and stared at Ramael, waiting for his response.

"YES! I..uh..I mean..No...I would never..Erm...please don't hit me?" Ramael stuttered, his eyes widened as Leucos glared hatefully at him.

Leucos jumped forward and landed on top of Ramael. Then in a tangle of limbs and fists they tumbled down the hill into the water where they continued to struggle. Ramael called for his mother, and Leucos continued to scream obscenities at Ramael while he attempted to punch him.

"Is..this a normal occurance?" The stranger asked.

"Yes." Tyra responded simply.

"On the bright side..no one's died yet?" I said while rubbing my temples.

The shouting increased as Ramael was now praying to the gods while trying to escape from Leucos.

"My lord! Save me from this darkness! Be my sav- AH! NO! NOT THE FACE!" Ramael shouted, he then managed to stand up and attempted to run away from Leucos.

"Not today you bastard!" Said Leucos as he grabbed Ramael by the back of his tunic and hauled him back into the water.

"Someone should help him.." The stranger said.

"Nah. Let them sort it out. I'm finding this mildly entertaining." Tyra sighed while sitting down on the grass. She then reclined slightly as if she was watching a sparring match and not two small children trying to kill each other.

"You know..I think he's right..this could go too far..." I said.

"Stop them then." Tyra said gesturing to the fist fight in the distance.

"You and I both know I'm not strong enough to subdue those two." I raised an eyebrow while staring at Tyra.

Tyra and I then both turned to look at the stranger.

"No." He deadpanned.

"Fiiiiiiiiiiinnnne. If I must." Said Tyra while rolling her eyes. She then stood up and stomped toward the two.

"Was sending her a wise decision?" Asked the stranger.

I sighed. "I'll go get the medical supplies..."

---------Authors Note---------

Ahhhhhhh!!! Over two hundred reads yayayaya! Thank you all for your support!! Hopefully you'll be back next week! Until then, sayonara my pretties!!!

(Short Authors Note, I know x.x)