Herein Lie the Stories of All Kinds.....

The Selfless Sacrifice

I watched the giant dragon begin to fall from the sky, and I cried out in terror as the giant bell tower fell.

Tears threatened to fall as I watched the two figures submerge into the icy water, along with the tower.

I immediately began to run towards where it fell, towards where he fell.

My boots thumped loudly on the wooden boards as I ran, and a few times I nearly fell over the edge of the walkway to avoid the searing flames that surrounded most of the town.

I didn't care, my mind was set on one thing, and one thing alone.

I had to save Bain.

He was my soulmate, the one being whom I shared a deep connection with, one even stronger than death itself.

And that connection was what was urging me desperately to save him.

He may already be dead. A voice in my head told me grimly.

Fear ebbed at my heart, but I kept running nevertheless

I finally reached the place where the tower fell into the water.

I suddenly felt very foolish, I hadn't even begun to think of what course of action I should take!

For a moment, I stood frozen, not knowing what to do.

Then, without even thinking, I drew a deep breath, and dove into the murky blue water.

I felt as if flames of ice were washing over my entire body, it was so cold....

I struggled just to keep the air in my crushed lungs.

I forced my eyes open, which was almost impossible to do, because my eyelids were practically frozen shut, and also because I knew that when I did, it would hurt terribly.

I wasn't wrong.

With my eyes stinging, and my muscles burning, I began to swim deeper into the water.

I soon reached the sinking tower, and I saw that it was sinking fast.

I panicked when I didn't see anybody around the tower, but as I swim a little closer, I see two figures slowly swimming up towards me.

Relief took a hold of my heart, but not for very long, as I noticed that Bain seemed to be wounded in a certain way, for he was swimming slower and slower, and beginning to fall behind Bard.

But his father noticed that, and swam back to him, took hold of his arms, and hauled him towards the surface, as the wooden tower slowly sank down into the depths of Esgaroth.

Bard noticed me with a start, and motioned for me to swim back up to the surface, and not to wait for them.

I was about to do what he had told me, for my lungs were screaming for air.

But I quickly stole a glance back at Bain.

His short brown hair framed his face, and waved gently in the slow moving water. His hazel-green eyes fluttered open and closed, and I  suddenly noticed that he had a gash on his pale temple, which was mostly covered up by his hair, he must have been fading in and out of consciousness.

I stopped swimming towards the surface, which was so tantalizingly close, not more than a few yards above us.

Something in my mind clicked, and I felt some form of flaming bravery surfacing in my soul, I completely surrendered to it.

It guided me through the water, and I soon was hovering right next to Bain.

His big, deep eyes fluttered open, and something came into focus in his mind when they landed on mine.