Never Give Up, Simon

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Simon

Tingling, why were my hands tingling?

I can't breathe properly, my chest is so damn tight. Everything hurts but I'm running, why?

I feel my arm being caught and I'm ripped backwards, slamming hard into the ground. I can't yell or cry out in pain, it hurts so badly. Where is Baz? I need Baz.

I open my mouth and try so hard to force the words out of me. I try to scream for Baz but still no sound comes. A man stands over me and I'm shaking, he grins wide but I can't see anything other than his mouth and the silhouette of him as he stood over me.

"The Chosen One." The man's voice booms, echoing around me. I shake my head fast, trying to tell him the Chosen One doesn't exist.

He touches my face and I feel this ice cold sensation that penetrates into my bones fiercely, I'm shaking so violently that I'm panting.

"Oh but you are." He bellows, "It must be you. I can feel your energy, Simon Snow." He speaks my name and dread soars through me, I don't know why.

His freezing hand grabs mine, he's so much colder than Baz. He almost feels empty, almost like the Humdrum, but I knew it wasn't. I wasn't scared of the Humdrum, whoever, or whatever, this was, there was something deeply wrong with it.

I felt electricity snapping at the tips of my fingers sparks springing to life like when I had magic, "What do you want, Simon? Just think about what you want." He speaks.

"Baz!" I finally cry out and there he stands before me. He looks so drained and tired.

"Snow." Baz says and starts to walk towards me but as he does I'm grabbed by whatever had been speaking to me. He holds me up, he's massive, I'm looking straight at his face but all I can possibly see is his wide menacing grin, his teeth sharp and uneven. I can hear Baz yelling, screaming but I can't make out the words, he sounded so far away. He was looking into my soul with his eyeless stare, I could feel my bones rattling inside me as he spoke.

"Defend yourself, Chosen One."

I felt myself burning on the inside, erupting, the heat was unbearable and I went off, hearing the hysterical laughter of the man holding onto me as I blew.

"You're so stupid for the Chosen One!" He roared, "You can't kill me by throwing a damn tantrum like all those other enemies of yours." His laughter got louder and louder, it was deafening.

We were back near Baz and he looked ready to kill but he couldn't move. He placed me down and pulled out a sword, looking back at Baz.

"Simon!" His voice cried out in the dark, I couldn't see him anymore, "Don't you fucking dare touch him!" Baz howled.

"Wake up already and face me!" He cried as the sword was plunged into my abdomen, "Soon you'll be joining me, Simon Snow."

Baz ran to me, screaming and wailing, he was bawling his eyes out as he lifted my dying body into his arms. The pain was so intense, I couldn't take it. I coughed, blood splattering against Baz's pale skin but he didn't flinch.

"You Bastard!" Baz cried.

"Hurry up, Simon Snow. Wake the fuck up and be a hero for once!"

Baz

I was awoke with a start, I could've sworn that I felt an electric pulse run through me when Simon grabbed me. He was sticky with sweat which was pretty gross but I was used to it from him being so warm all the time. He was shaking and holding me overly tight. Simon was hysterical, sobbing violently into my shirt.