Turmoil (War X OC)

Ch. 8 Was that me?

We finally made it. We were at the top of the Cathedral and Tiamat wouldn't shut up. She had killed the Griffin and been munching on it, when we arrived she had simply thrown it aside, I felt pity for the beast. I realized that I missed the conversation when Tiamat roared and leapt into the air, I had my wings hanging out and they caught the air from her take off. I was briefly lifted into the air and slammed back down, pain shot through my ribs and I quickly jumped to my feet. She circled around us and I noticed the dormant bombs around the rooftop. War had his new toy out and was trying to hit her with it. Offhandedly I noticed how small it was compared to Tiamat. I looked for a flame to ignite the bombs, otherwise they would be useless. I saw that on each of the pillars there was a torch, I ran forward and grabbed a bomb. I dashed back to War and showed him the bomb, I watched as he scanned the area he saw the fire almost instantly. I felt giddy and nervous. Tiamat came to hover by a torch as War charged the Crossblade I leapt into action. I ran forward and whipped the bomb at her, it landed on her chest and three seconds later a flash of gold and silver hit the bomb, igniting it. I turned and grinned at War, maybe this won't be as bad as I thought. She screeched and fell forward towards the ground, to where I was... My breath caught in my throat as I dashed to the side to avoid being crushed. As she laid there, stunned, War hacked at her face trying to damage her. Her skin was too thick for him to do much damage and she stood up and took to the air again. She circled once and I made my way to a bomb, instead of hovering, she dive bombed us, well me. She scraped her nasty ass claws on the ground as she attempted to stop me. I hurled Hubris at her, catching her in the side. She screeched and made her way over to War. I made it to the bomb and turned around, she was hovering by War who had charged the Crossblade already. Tiamat drew back to fire her fire spit shit at him. I leapt into the air and gained enough height to fly over her. As I got closer to her, she looked up and I backflapped and whipped the bomb at her. The bomb hit her face with a splat like sound, I dove to the platform and I turned to watch her face explode. I grinned widely and she fell forward again, and again War hit at her face. I felt relieved at how easy this was turning out to be. This time, she didn't fly away, she caused a shockwave of fire across the ground. Then she started pacing towards War, I stayed out of the way and watched for now. War hit her until she was stunned and then he savagely attacked her unprotected face. She stood up and War quickly retreated, Tiamat roared and charged him like a bull. I watched in amazement as War caught her face and punched her across the ring. Like she had to be three maybe four tons and he PUNCHED her across 15 20 feet. I knew he was strong like duh, he picked up a CAR, but I wasn't expecting that. This repeated for a while and I moved to stay out of the way. Tiamat's wings started drooping and when she was stunned War stabbed Chaoseater into her wing and pulled himself onto her back. My wing gave a sympathetic twinge of pain and I felt bad for her in that moment. War grabbed the other wing and looked up, he looked at me, but I don't think he was actually seeing me. My skin raised in goosebumps. His face held nothing, it was blank but his eyes, his eyes spoke of his wrath, of what happens to those who oppose him. They showed the merciless horseman everyone had come to fear. I saw years of unchecked wrath in those eyes. I did not see one drop of mercy as he cut one wing off and ripped off the other. He had used his legs and so he rose into the air a few feet before landing on her chest. She had flipped over with his momentum, she panted for breath. I felt fear and phantom pain, it felt as if he had done that to my wings. The blood rushed out of my head and I almost fainted, I was very light headed. I was afraid, of him. I know he won't intentionally hurt me, but I was still terrified and shocked.

"Horseman"

I heard the pain and defeat in her voice and my stomach felt weak. I stood off to the side and slightly behind a pillar, I couldn't move, couldn't stop watching. War raised a hand and curled it into a claw.

The Watcher appeared, and sneered at War, "Do it! Tear out her Heart while she still lives... I want to hear her scream!"

Her scream from before echoed in my head, it was filled with pain and misery. It wanted more!? I wanted to strangle the Watcher. My stomach turned again and I felt the urge to barf. I watched as she begged for her life, offering War anything. I shuddered at the look in War's eyes as she laughed at what he had asked. Her scream echoed across the roof. War pulled his hand out of her chest and the Heart was pulsating with power, I could feel it and it made me sick.