Stigma: Broken Keep

Chapter 8: The Task,

Eramis POV:

As i mak my way to wasp, i feel bad for leaving spear alone with his thoughts, well i want to get this task as quick and done and as safe as posible,
I walk into the "throne room" as he likes to call it,
"Ah Eramis, Im quite Glad to see you, i have a task for you, and well, i've noticed how you and spear have been...reacting, together.." he says very, bluntly, which shocked me almost, "But dont fret, i my task for you is to well... Stay with spear, and help him, till he ask you to stop," he says with a smile on his face, clearly seeing the surprise to this,
"And well Im glad that he feels better around you.. because well, since the death of petra.. he hasnt been the same since,.. so i'd be glad if you did this for him, and if not, well, i'll send you to do some recon somewhere," he says with a smile,
"i...I dont see a way on how i can refuse this sir!! Thank you!" I tell him barely contanting my excitment to be working with spear,
"Now go, and keep an eye on our friend!" He says as he urges me to leave, which i quickly make my way back to the medical room, and as i enter i faintly hear spear, mumbling in his sleep,
I look over to him and he that he has a bloody nose, i quickly try to stop the bleeding, but before i know it i see black....

I open my eyes to see spear infront of me, wounded and on his knees,

"i've failed them..." he says quietly
" If i stayed... maybe...just maybe....but who knows right..?" He goes quiet, i bend down next to him and hug him putting my head on his shoulder,
"Ah.... I see my young....friend that you have something new," a stranger says with a cackle from behind as the area we're in turns to a dark blood red,
I feel spear get up and turn around, i look around and see that thing standing there, Spear's eyes widen as he starts to run in another direction, i follow but it passes me, and knocks speaar aside, leaving him out of breath

"Lea-leave me be.. you ba-bastard.." he says weakly...
"Oh but why should i do that?" It says with a maniacal laugh,
I decide that i'd try to get it off spear, but when i tried to hit it, i just went right through it,
I see it turn around and look at me
"Aaaaw loook and brand new plaything, as it reaches down for me, but before i know it, slowly open my eyes to the wasp
"Eramis, whats going on!" He says with worry in his voice, and on his face,
"I came in and i um.. oh yeah i saw spear with a bloody nose so i tried to stop it but when i touched him i woke up into like this dream realm with liie this tall creature, i think its the one that we saved spear from, but we still need to get him out of that place!" I said hurriedly,
The wasp quickly makes his way over to a bucket, and filled it up with water, i just sit by and look as he splashes spear in the face with water,
My eyes widen in suprise to see that it worked
"HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT WAS THAT?!?!?" He says shivering,
"Spear what did you see in that dream" the wasp said sternly,
"Okay um... gimme a minute........
Ummm when i feel asleep i woke into this area it had blood red stones and broken things everywhere, and it was like that untell i saw eramis and then i saw like this 19 maybe 20 foot tall creature attacking me, and it......it had six red eyes...." he said,
"Mhm..., i was hoping i was wrong, but i guess im not,... spear we just saved you, again, from the same being known as the fanatic," he says coldly,
"The....fanatic?.." spear asked worryingly,
"The Fanatic is a being of dark magical power, traping its sleeping pray in his dark realm of tourter and torment, making sure that when his victims meet face to face, so he easily wins," said the wasp
Spear just stares at him with horror,
"So....i...could've......"he says as he looks down onto the floor,
"So...he is more dangerous than i thought,......i....im at a loss here.... im not sure what to do..."he says with emptiness,
I give spear a hug to hopefully make him feel better, i feels suprised at first, but he hugs me back in return,
"Hey, i know your in a rock and a hard place, but that doesn't mean you cant get past this my friend, i believe in you!" I tell him with warmth,
"Thank you.. Eramis.... I havnt had anyone talk to me the way you do, in a very very long time..." he says as he starts to tear up,

"Well my young friends, We still have an issue, and that is we now know who the fanatics target is, and thats spear, and now that complacates things because we need to get him somewhere the fanatic cannot reach, and well i have a idea, spear can you walk?" The wasp say's with small confusion,
" ummm lets give this a shot," he says with a exhale,
Spear gets ready to hop off the bed, he manages to stay on his feet for a good minute or two, but as he starts to walk he trips and falls, clearly not used to walking, i pick him up and put his arm on my shoulder, "okay spear, you clearly cant walk worth a shit, so im gonna help you with that, aight?" I tell him,
"Aight, lets give this another shot eramis," he says with a smile, we start to walk slowly as one at first and slowly speed up, we walk around almost entirety around the camp, we spend the next few hours just walking,
"Hey eramis?"
"Yeah?" I respond
"I think im ready to start walking by my self now," he says with confidence,
So i let go of him, he stumbles at first but he gains his balance, and slowly walks on his own, slowly breaking into a full blown Sprint, stoping right before me, and we engage in a kiss, my eyes widen in suprise, but i close my eyes let him kiss me, but before i know he we stop the small kiss session, "thank you eramis, for everything so far," he says warmly, to me,
"I, um,.. i... dont know how to respond to this... umm your welcome?" I say feeling my face turn red,
He laughs as we hear a loud roar out side,
"What was that" spear said with worry,
" i dont know but we should gear up just incase," i tell my new love,

--to be continued--