forum put me back together (one on one/closed)

Started August 10, 2018 by @_sleeby_rat_

tune

Halo takes a trembling step forward, but stumbles a little. He couldn't think right. He was so nervous. He could see Bastian, but he was so far. He gulps, his throat feeling dry.

The Honoko raised its enormous head out from the trench, its many empty eyes fixing on Bastian. The air around them was nearly suffocating, but Bastian stayed firm. He had seen those eyes before. He had watched his father look at him the same way. But he held strong, certain the creature wasn't looking at him

Halo gulps softly, not sure what to do. He couldn't see the beast, but he could smell the stench of death.

The creature made a sort of rattling noise as it stepped over Bastian, its enormous, long body sailing over him. Bastian felt himself freeze up a bit when he realized just how big the creature was. It was enormous compared to when he had first seen it

Halo starts when he sees the creature. He felt his instinct to run, but Bastians words about staying still ran through his mind. Run or stay still? He took a step back.

The creature stopped in its tracks. Bastian turned around slowly, and when he found the Honoko staring right at Halo, he could only manage one word.

“Run!”

Halo hears Bastian yell and something snaps. He runs. He bolts, as if his life depended on it. Because it did.

The creature seemed to pause for a moment before rearing its enormous head. It let out a shriek before barreling towards Halo. Bastian shouted something incoherent before breaking into a run, trying to catch up to them

Halo bolts, stumbling a little bit. His breathing was ragged as he runs, his eyes wide with fear. He had to find a place to get away. He looks back. The beast was almost on top of him. He keeps going, panting with fear.

Bastian snarled something in a foreign language, and the beast seemed to halt. It whipped its head around, now fixing Bastian in its sights. The backs of the man's eyes were black now, with the only color being the gold of his eyes. Black was beginning to work its way through his veins in an almost terrifying manner

Halo stumbles and falls a little, and when he glances back, his eyes widen at the sight. What was Bastian… how was Bastian doing that?!

Bastian continued shouting in that odd language, waving his arms about while trying to distract the beast. The Honoko whipped around, though in its haste to now confront Bastian its long, fur-tipped tail turned and smacked Halo into a nearby building

Halo screamed, but pain shoots through him. He lands against the building, crying out in pain before falling to the ground, appearing to be lifeless.

Bastian suddenly tensed, an almost feral growl escaping him. The monster reared its head, letting out an ugly screech. Suddenly Bastian's movements were forced to mimic the Honoko's, though it was obvious he was fighting against it

Halo groans weakly, his face pained and weak. He was in obvious pain. Blood trickled down the side of his face.

The beast turned to Halo, now twitching as it commanded Bastian to walk towards Halo. Though Bastian didn't get far before what appeared to be an enormous javelin speared itself through the creature's side

Halo slowly opens his eyes, groaning in pain. Every part of him seemed to hurt.

Bastian shrieked before dropping to the ground, seemingly freed from the creature's control. The javelin impaled in the creature was ripped back out, and in the distance what appeared to be an enormous barge was sailing towards it across the river of bodies

The area around Halo was turning green and black, the ground withering around him.

Bastian sat up from where he was, now struggling to get to his feet. His eyes widened when he found Halo lying against the wall. "Halo," he croaked

Halo coughs weakly, groaning. "B-Bastian…" he whispers.

Bastian pried himself up from the ground and ran towards Halo as best he could. In the distance there was a great screeching of metal and teeth as the Honoko warred with what looked like an enormous boat-tank

Halo was somewhere between conscious and unconscious. He groans and his head hurt. He couldn't feel anything. His body was numb from pain.

Bastian fell to his knees next to Halo, not paying any attention to the blackness around Halo. "It's okay baby, I'm here," he murmured

Halo slowly peeked an eye open. "B-bastian…" He whispers.