The Impossible Death

CHAPTER 19 - OFF THE ROOF

Virgil was still running, even after Deceit disappeared. Swallowed by the grey smog that surrounded the roof.

"NO!"

His hand was still reaching out to grab onto him. To stop him from doing it.

But he was too late.

He didn't even notice he was still running until he felt the ground fall out from underneath him.

Taking a deep inhale of shock, he felt his stomach lurch as he started to drop.

Falling.

A scream never left his lips. His shock keeping him from breathing.

It wasn't until he hit the ground with a resounding crack that he let out a shout of pain, falling onto all fours and breathing heavily.

"Oh my god." he said breathily, his head throbbing and his pulse pounding in his ears.

Despite the tears that threatened to fall down his face, he slowly opened his eyes and looked down at his leg.

"That's not good."

Virgil's head snapped up to see Deceit sitting to the right of him, barely visible in the grey smoke.

Virgil felt some of the worry for his friend leave his shoulders as he took a deep breath and let himself fall to the ground face first.

"Oh, Jesus Christ Dee. What the hell were you doing?" Virgil exclaimed breathlessly, his voice slightly muffled by the soft ground.

Virgil quickly pushed himself up and winced as he moved his leg.

"Where the heck are we?" he asked, panic clear in his voice.

Deceit shrugged one shoulder and Virgil finally noticed that Deceit was silently nursing his left arm, keeping it held close to his body.

"Deceit, you're hurt! Why didn't you tell me?" Virgil said, quickly crawling towards him despite the pain it sent throughout his body.

"Don't get closer!" Deceit suddenly shouted, curling in on himself more.

Virgil stopped moving.

"Dee, what's wrong?" he asked slowly. Apprehensively.

Deceit didn't respond and Virgil finished the crawl, stopping just a foot away.

"Oh, Dee..." Virgil said sadly as he finally was able to take a look at him.

Both legs appeared to be broken. His arm probably was too, but Deceit was still holding onto it tightly, preventing Virgil from getting a good look at it.

But what really made Virgil's heart fall apart were the stream of tears falling down his face.

Upon hearing Virgil's voice, Deceit curled up more and Virgil winced.

"Dee, don't do that. You'll just damage your legs more." he said softly, placing a hand on Deceit's knee.

Deceit just kept sobbing.

Virgil felt his own tears form in his eyes, but refused to let them fall.

Moving so that he was on Deceit's right side, he sat with him shoulder to shoulder and leaned his head against his whilst wrapping and arm around him.

It was all he could think to do.