Humility (Zarry A.U)

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

*Author's P.O.V*

Niall and Zayn had been riding through the forest for twenty minutes now, and there was no sign of the young king anywhere in sight. It didn't help that none of the knights from the castle reported back to him either. During the twenty minute ride, Zayn's concern reaches its ultimate peak. His mind couldn't help but imagine himself stumbling across Harry's dead body. However, he didn't let his mind nor his heart believe that his best friend was actually dead. Not after all the shit that they have been through. He knows that Harry can handle himself. Even then, though, he's dealing with professional assassins now. From the looks of it, these guys kill without a moment to waste. Nonetheless, Zayn refuses to return to the castle until Harry is back on the throne.

"There! I spot another horse trail!" Niall shouts while pointing to the ground.

"You have to be quiet -" Zayn goes to say but stops his sentence when Niall is clothesline off the horse.

The horse stops by Zayn's command. It leans its head down to nip at some grass while Zayn gets off of it and rushes to Niall's aid. There is some rustling of some bushes before two figures come from them. Assassins are who they are. They laugh loudly when they see the situation that the two are in. They walk over to them and then grab Zayn by the shoulder. His body is flung away from the blue-eyed male with his back roughly slamming into a tree trunk. He groans out and tries to get up, but the pain is unbearable. He looks at Niall to see him still unconscious. All he can do is watch one of the assassins hook their arms under his armpits and lift him up. The other one aims his hand at Zayn as it starts to glow. A sudden gasp from one of them alerts Zayn. His eyes grow wide when he sees the assassin holding Niall fall to the ground with spikes lodged throughout his body.

"You're going to wish that you've never done that." The remaining assassin states before pointing his hand at Niall.

"I could say the same for you." Niall replies with a spike flying out his hand and stabbing into the man's forehead.

"How did you do that?" Zayn asks, accepting the hand place out in front of him.

"That gift gave me the ability to sense an evil intent, so if I'm unconscious, they automatically appear. I've been training different parts of my body to release them one by one, too. So far, it's just my hands." Niall explains while they walk back to the horse.

"That's good to know, but if we ran into them, then Harry must be nearby." Zayn says, letting Niall take charge of the horse as he takes the back.

Another ten minutes go by before they come across something. The moment that Zayn spots Harry, he jumps off the horse before Niall could even stop it. He rushes over to him and gently places his hand on his back. When he touches him, he can tell that this isn't his king. He's proven correct when this fake Harry turns around and grabs him by the neck. There is a bit of disgust on his face once the face morphs back to its original owner. A dagger is about to enter his temple, but a white spike knocks it out of the assassin's hand. Zayn doesn't let the shock consume him anymore as he headbutts the man, then draws his sword. The assassin doesn't hesitate in pulling out his own. They clash swords with them, forming an x, their face very close. Nothing but pure hatred for the other is shown with them. Their swords screech when they separate.

They start to fight it out as Niall hears something a feet away from them. There is nothing in sight, but he can feel someone looking at him. It doesn't hit him until he starts to look up, and that's when he spots the young king tied high up in a tree. There is no time wasted as he runs over to him and then starts to climb the tree. Once he reaches him, he cuts him free and then helps him out of the tree. They head back to the horse just as a punch is delivered to Zayn's chin. The force is enough to turn his head, and he locks eyes with Harry. Afterward, they look over his face, and his blood boils. He focuses back on the fight, pushing himself harder than before. That seems to overwhelm the assassin because soon he is dazed for a bit. Zayn takes this as his chance to escape. On the other hand, Niall takes this as his chance to improve himself.

"Are there any fatal wounds on you?" Zayn questions, coming over to Harry and looking over his body.

"No, no. I'm fine." Harry reassures him before they spot the blonde walking toward the assassin as he gets up.

"You take Harry back to the castle while I finish him off." Niall says just as Zayn is able to hear the assassin's thought about his attack.

"You can't take on everyone, Niall! Don't attack him!" Zayn shouts while running over to him, but that turns out to be a huge mistake.

It's not really a mistake since he ends up saving his life. However, the moment he makes it to him, a sword goes through his own shoulder. A yelp leaves him as he grips onto the blade, careful not to cut his hands open. He freezes as he looks down at the weapon that is now painted by his blood. There is a scream, and he can pinpoint it being Harry's. That gives him enough strength to yank the sword out, then take Niall's dagger and shove it into the assassin's throat. He glares into his eyes before shoving the knife deeper. This is mostly for his king. The bruises on his friend's face upset him so much, and he knew without a doubt this man was the reason for them. The assassin releases the last bit of air in his lungs, then collapses to the ground. Harry comes to him and hugs him as tightly as possible.

"I thought you were going to die." Harry mumbles into his neck, being careful not to hurt his shoulder.

"I couldn't leave you by yourself on this earth." Zayn whispers, running his fingers through his hair gently."Let's get you away from here and get you cleaned up."

"You are my everything." Harry says as Zayn helps him onto the horse with him following shortly after.

"I'll take his horse back." Niall informs while getting on the assassin's horse, and they ride back to the castle.
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Thoughts??? Surprise, surprise.

Bye.