°SHADOWS° (DARYLFANFIC)

BROTHERHOOD.

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

"I asked you where your loyalties lie. You said here. Well, prove it. Prove it to us all..."

"Brother against brother."

"Stop! Don't do this!" I cry out, leaning away as he walks towards me.

"Leave her be!" Daryl lunges at him but he's knocked back by one of the governor's men.

The governor crouches down beside me pushing a strand of hair out of my face. "Winner goes free... And I'll even throw in the girl."

I choke out a sob leaning away from his hand.

"I said let her go!" Daryl yells.

Governor ignores him completely, grabbing my upper arm and yanking me to my feet. "This is a fight to the death. If you want her-"

I break out in tears as the governor grabs the fabric of my shirt tearing it open.

"Then kill your brother..."

"Philip, please. Don't do this." Andrea pleads struggling against the men holding her back.

Governor gives Andrea one look before shoving me back on my knees and turning to watch the fight.

"Go Merle!"

"Kick his ass, Merle!"

"Yeah, Merle!"

"Yeah!"

"Please..." I whimper between sobs as tears bellow down my tears. "Please, don't do this..."

Merle raises up his metal makeshift hand turning to the crowd. "Y'all know me. I'm gonna do whatever I gotta do to prove..." Merle spins around punching Daryl straight in the gut and knocking him to the ground. "That my loyalty is to this town!" He yells kicking Daryl over again while he's on the ground.

"Daryl!" I cry out lunging towards them before I'm yanked back by the rope around my wrists. "Daryl!"

Merle continues to land blows on Daryl as they bring out walkers on leads
Taking them straight to the fighting ring making the room to fight smaller and smaller.

Daryl punches Merle in the face and he stumbles back holding his bloody nose.

Merle turns back tackling Daryl to the ground and wrapping his hands around his neck as Daryl also attempts to choke his brother.

I choke out a sob watching as Daryl shoves Merle up and they move back to back facing the walkers blocking them in.

"Daryl!" I scream yanking on the rope and cutting into my wrists.

They attempt to attack the walkers as the governor watches from my left.

"Phillip, stop this!" Andrea yells over the walkers snarls and the crowd's cheers.

I jump as a gun fires and a walker drops to the ground.
This is followed with several more shots taking out the walkers and some of the governor's men.

I squeeze my eyes shut as a smoke grenade explodes leaving the place in a pit of mist.

"Harper!"

"Daryl!" I scream scrambling to my feet and stumbling through the smoke.

I jump looking up as he grabs my arm pulling me through the smoke with Merle in front of us.

"Come on! Stay close!" Merle says waving in the direction to go.

Daryl snatches up his crossbow from one of the men and grabs my arm again pulling towards the the exit of the fighting arena.

"Daryl, Harper!" Rick meets us at the exit leading us out.
I so badly wanted to hug and thank him for saving us but it had to wait,
We weren't in the clear yet.