PREAMBUL; And Now... You're Dead. Again.

Never Take it Well

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH...!"

He screams, only to fight the sounds of cries. His axe broke the chain in Vasyl's feet, with his hand he takes the chain out.

"AAARGH!" Vasyl took a deep breath, "thanks, mate."

"Don't count it." Eidlan glanced at the battle, "stay here for a while."

Vasyl nodded, Eidlan runs to the battle and cried out, spinning his axe. Not far from there, Alesh's groaning, someone stepped her arm. Dried red mark picture on her nose, as someone laughing and kicking her face.

She rolled, grabs a knife and weakly swings it. That only lead a Jlanx to hold her hand, twist it with a piercing laugh and a kick.

Or almost a kick, seconds later an arrow stuck on that Jlanx's neck.

"STAY THERE!" Askar shot someone's shoulder, "STAY THERE, ALESH!"

She could feel her brother's hand wrap her, brought her to the sky. Breezes surround them, make her shivers and sit on her brother's arm, hold on to his shirt.

"I have to — HAATCHU!" She snorted, "fight."

"NO!" Askar lands far from the battle, "stay here!"

"But—"

"STAY!"

She flinched, Askar has no more than a second to pay attention and get back to the battle.

She dropped herself, search for an inhaler to use it. Her ears could catch the commotion. "ON YOUR LEFT!" Eidlan said, "FLY HIGHER! GET THE KIDS! GRIER, SHOOT! STAY AW—"

While far from her, Vasyl tried to heal the holes on his feet, thanks to that chain. He crawls, hand stretched looking for weapons. Eidlan showed next to him, swing in his axe to another chain which about to take his friend again.

"Take it, take it." Eidlan pressed many leaves to the scars, "focused on your feet."

"I'm... Trying!"

"Okay, take it." He makes him swallowed a medicine, "I'll take you to — AAAAAAAARRRRRRGGHHHHH...!"

A Jlanx laugh, enjoying how the genius filled with bluish electricity again. Vasyl used his hands to move back, eyes stuck on his friend, shaking. He stopped healing, he can't even breath.

"Now your tu—"

That Jlanx's head condition makes Vasyl looks away, glanced a little to saw Askar, still gripping an axe out of nowhere.

With no words, Askar dragged them to the side, controlling his breath for a while. Eidlan still groaning, bending arms and legs.

Vasyl tried to sit, covered the holes in his feet while tried to focus. He notices how Eidlan's blackened, thanks to the shock.

"'Aight," Askar exhales, "I'll go."

"Where... Where's... Ough..." Eidlan closed his eyes, "Alesh?"

Vasyl shook his head, Askar already left.

"I don't know, I'm also wondering where she is. And my brother — Wait, there she is!" Vasyl pointed, "the hell is she brought?"

Eidlan nearly jumps, only to saw her brought long, sharp steel and stroke it to the Jlanxs while screaming.

"GET BACK!" Askar yelled, "YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR DEATH!"

"WELL I'VE FOUND IT, AM I?" She runs, holds high a stolen weapon, "GRAB THE PEOPLE!"