Ignite My Heart (Ignis X Reader)

Chapter 27

We continue running though the city and end up running across an enclosed bridge when the real hell starts. The ground never stops trembling now and there are loud explosions everywhere. Ignis is running ahead of us. Gladio has his hand on my back trying to push me to run faster. Ignis stops and holds up his hand to his ear. I can hear is voice clearer through the device than in person.

"Noct, do you read me?" No response. We finally catch up and begin to panic.

"Do you know if he's okay?" Prompto asks.

"The trail should be over by now, right?" Gladio adds.

Ignis looks at us and shakes his head, "I can't tell a bloody thing from here. Let's make for the altar."

The ground shakes again and I fall to my knees, too tired to stay upright. I here Gladio shout, "Look out!" And then he grabs me by the collar and yanks me back.

I fall on my back and here a loud crash in front of me. The air is full of dust, but once it clears I see that the middle of the bridge has collapsed. I look around me, but only find Gladio and Prompto. We all stand up and look to the other side. Empty. We look down at the water bellow and see nothing but debris from the bridge. Ignis was gone.

"I-Ignis?!" I yell as loud as I possibly can given that I had just finished screaming my lungs out not long ago. "Wh-what do we do?" I ask.

"Nothing we can do. I'm sure Ignis is fine. We'll join up with him later." Gladio turns back to get off the bridge. I stare dumbfounded as to how he can just let his friend go like that. Is he not at all worried for his safety? We press on for a while and find that Leviathan has been replaced by Titan.

What the hell is going on?!

Finally, we all hear Ignis through our earpieces, "Prompto!"

Prompto jumps and then nervously presses the button to speak, "Iggy! We thought you were a goner." I breathe out a sigh of relief and hold my hand over my chest.

"It'll take more than a little seawater."

I laugh anxiously and press the button, "I... I'm so glad your safe."

There is a long pause, "Thank you. I'm more worried about Noct. I'll find a way to the altar, but I need you to keep the enemy distracted."

Gladio smiles, "You got it,"

"Alright. So how are we gonna draw an entire city of soldiers away from the altar?" Prompto asks. Both boys look at me, thinking I already had a plan. I think for a moment. The empire probably hasn't left because they want Noct... They'll do anything to reach him. If he were running around the city they'd surely follow him.

That's it!

"Quick! We need to find a dark cloak and head back to the hotel."

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I barge into the boys' room, practically kicking the door down. I rummage through Noct's belongings, feeling a little weird for going through his personal stuff. I eventually find his Prince Fatigues and quickly put them on. He's a bit big for my size, but the pants had some ties on them that you would find in sweatpants, so after a few adjustments they fit just fine. I head out into the hallway to find the two waiting for me.

"Whoa! You look funny in Noct's clothes, Y/N" Prompto hands me a cloak we had taken from a shop on the way and I put it on as we head outside.

"Okay. All we need to do is find a group of soldiers and lure them as far away from the altar as possible. Don't engage any imperials until I give the okay! We must not confront them right away or all at once."