Her New Battles: sequel to The Keepers Daughter

chapter 25

I couldn't sleep with the gash in my side.
It was too painful.
I don't know what made it burn and hurt so badly. I went to stand up, but I winced loudly.
Shit.
Nobody woke up.
the gash, the more I looked at it, I could feel it sting more. Magic radiated from it.
"When did he become magical?" I whispered.
And of course, y know. THIS IS WHAT WAKES ONE OF THEM UP. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY GUYS.
I slapped my forehead when Dante got up.
"Who?"
DANTE!!
"Go back to sleep. Doesn't even matter anymore."
"Zane?"
"Can I say anything without you hearing?"
"I mean, Nekoette could hear you in the... whatever place Zane took you to fight. And she heard you once in the Irene dimension. Plus I saw you."
"What do you mean? I was only conscious for like, two minutes."
"Two years?" He smiled painfully.
"Yeah, two years after we left, er, went missing. When? Where was I?"
"Well Aph and the others were supposedly getting married, you were watching Nekoette sleep. I... don't even know why. Another when I was stabbed in the back."
"What do you mean?"
"I was stabbed in the back. But you were there. You were like, it was your spirit, and you walked up to Aph, and whispered in her ear. She put her hand on me, and I was healed. Did you tell her to do something?"
"N-no." I was knocked out! Punched in the WALL! I apparently was asleep for thirteen years."
Dante looked at me, then down at my side."
"It's nothing, I don't need anything-"
"Loki, don't even." He eyed the boat covered with blood from Laurences doings.

"I have an idea." He smiled.
"Oh, okay." I smiled back.
"So... How we getting down." He said.
"Uh, froop. Don't move. Whatever you do." I said.
"Loki what are you-"
"ITS PARKOUR." I said, jumping from tree to tree. Dante sighed and followed me. The wound opened a tiny bit more.
"Ugh." I had to put my hand on it so it wouldn't almost explode.
I swear I couldnt take it. Black rimmed around my eyes.
"Dante I swear I will explode."
"Let's get ya over there." He said, taking me by the hand. I slid myself over to the boat, and looked for any medical supplies.
The blackness expanded around my vision.

I was dying. I knew it. I stumbled blindly across the deck to find the medical shit.
Dante came out with bandages. I was already on the floor.
"Loki, how many fingers am I holding up?"
"3."
"Okay, your okay,"
"Dante I know."
"Oh I'm assuming myself that everyone won't kill me if you die."
"I won't."
He finished wrapping, but my entire body felt like it was burning. I was going to black out.
"St-stay here. Im gonna raid the ship. Just...don't fall asleep." He walked away.
"I'll try." I whispered. I looked back up in the tree. The only one I could see was Dmitri. He stood, fully awake at the top of the tree. I squinted.
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
He started to jump down, and my eyes slammed shut.
I could still hear. I was just blind.
"Loki!" I heard Dmitri.
"Dmitri Im okay." I tried to shout. I couldn't speak.
I heard him walk away.
"Don't leave." I wanted to cry.
I heard another pair of footsteps walk up to me.
I forced my eyes open briefly.
Lilith.
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Lilith POV

I found Loki on the ground by a red painted ship. She was sleeping. When I went to go touch her shoulder, her eyes opened. D,Mitch was next to her.
"Hi." She said, and smiled. I could tell she was in pain.
"Hi."
"What's all this red stuff?" I asked.
"... juice."
"Oh, okay." I heard the thud of footsteps. I turned my head to see Dante holding bandages.
"Oh. Hey, Dmitri. Hey Lilith."
He stated nervously.

"Dante give me the bandages." Loki said.

"Just let me wrap you up." He sighed. Loki sat up as Dante began to wrap her side up.

"Loki why are you covered in blood?" Dmitri asked.

"Fights." She replied dully.

"Are you okay?" I asked. I didn't want Loki to be hurt!
"Lilith I'm fine. Thank you guys, for checking on me." Loki smiled, with the help of Dante, we all walked back to the tree.

I hope we don't live in the tree. Forever.

So so sorry guys for not updating. There were some  family issues, mental health issues, etc. It's been like, four months and I'm so sorry. I'll try to get back on the normal updating thing soon. Oof.