forum At War // OxO // Closed

Started November 11, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Eclipse growled, baring his fangs in an attempt to get them to back off. If he could get away, then he'd have a chance to heal and come back for Nik, though he knew the other would pay for it, it was quite possibly worth it.

(do we want Eclipse to escape, or nah? It's your choice)

Nik was already tied up, his black hair hanging into his face. He watched Eclipse. Please let him escape. Please. He wondered if he should have just let Eclipse escape on his own. He could have been gone already, without Nik weighing him down.

(I think it might be fun if he does)
Eclipse backed away, fangs bared, tail lashing as he ignored the blood from his shoulder that soaked his fur, and the pain in his back paws where he'd been burned.

(alright!)

One man shook his head. "Just let him go. We've got the one Seren wants." They retreated from around Eclipse, one man roughly picking Nik up.

Eclipse let his ears fall back, a low whine echoing as they took Nik. I'll come back for you… promise.. he thought, before bolting into the trees as fast as possible, knowing he had to get away before they came back for him.

Nik closed his eyes after Eclipse vanished. He knew Eclipse would come back. Or at least, he hoped so.

Eclipse ran himself hard ignoring the pain, his paws, his shoulder, his stomach and chest, his heart. I will come back… I promise he thought.

(timeskip?)

Nik didn't fight as he was carried back to camp. He closed his eyes and waited to see what would happen.

Eclipse was eventually forced to slow his pace, his head aching as he hadn't stopped to take out the arrow, and was thus sufferring from bloodloss. Though that didn't keep him from continuing on, knowing he had to be safe.

(ooh Eclipse should run into/find Nik's guards, maybe?? Or he heads for the capital of Kevra and finds them there? And they join together to find Nik. But they don't find him for a month or more)

Nik was thrown back into the cage, and the lock locked again. He was silent, curling into a ball to wait.

(I like your thinking!!! Let's have him run into Nik's guards who then take him to the capitol, trying to solidify against Seren before going back for Nik? (FYI I was planning on having him pass out soon, at which point he'll shift back involuntarily,)
Eclipse kept going, eventually slowing to a stumbling walk, his pawsteps echoing through the trees as he forced himself to keep going, his breathing heavy.

(Ooh alright!! Sounds good (alrighty))
Aron, Lieze, Errol, and the other guards were combing the woods, searching for Eclipse and Nikolas.

Eclipse eventually stopped, his vision blurring as he leaned against a tree. Carefully he tried to take another step, but his legs gave out and he collapsed, blacking out before he could get up, his body shifting back moments later, unconscious.

After a while, they spotted Eclipse. Aron darted over, wincing when he saw the damage to Eclipse. "Errol!" he called. Errol came over, and winced. He gently put his hands on the worst of the wounds, healing them up without even a scar.

Eclipse was out, not about to wake up anytime soon, needing to recover from being both injured, and sleep deprived, having stayed awake for more than 48 hours.

Aron picked Eclipse up when Errol was done, looking around for Nikolas. "Lieze, Ryker, look for Nikolas. Errol and I will head back to camp." he ordered, and started walking. Errol followed Aron.

Eclipse was limp, and surprisingly light as the guard carried him. Who would've thought a Kevran would help the currently helpless Tesh Prince?

They carried him back to their camp, and Aron put Eclipse in one of the spare cots. "Errol, finish healing him. We won't wake him, but we'll keep an eye on him so that when he does wake up, we'll be ready."

Eclipse still made no reaction, his mind gone completely blank as he slept off the injury and trauma of the last two days.

(timeskip to when he wakes up?)

After a while, Lieze and Ryker returned, shaking their heads. They hadn't found Nikolas. Aron stood guard at Eclipse's tent, waiting for him to awaken.

Yeah, he'll be out overnight at least though…))
It was early the next morning when Eclipse came to. His head hurt, and everything was still sore, but nothing like the day before. He opened his eyes slowly, tensing when he saw the tent around him, surprised to realize he was lying on a cot. "What….?" he whispered, confused.

Errol had been watching him, and got up. "Water?" He asked in a soft voice. He was missing his left hand, and it ended in a stub just above where his wrist should have been.

(I'm here for good now, sorry about the wait)
Eclipse's eyes flicked to him, his nerves not fading as he recognized the other, Nik's guards? he thought, grateful it'd been them, and not Seren's men. "Please.." he said softly, pulling himself into a sitting position, noting that his injuries had been healed, he checked his feet, those too.

(it's totally fine, dwb)

Errol nodded, and handed a glass of water to Eclipse, giving a small, faint smile. "How you feeling?" he asked quietly, eyes studying the prince of Tesh.

Eclipse took it and drank deeply, sitting crosslegged on the cot. "Like shit" he said flatly. "But also very glad it was you who found me and not those men.." he said softly, mentally cursing himself for not being able to escape with Nik.

"Well, Aron found you, not me." Errol replied. "He also carried you. I don't have the ability to do much but heal." he held up his left hand as evidence. "I uhm…where's Nik?" he finally asked. Errol looked like he was probably in his mid to upper twenties. "We could only find you…"

Eclipse sighed, "I don't know.." he said softly, "We were trying to escape but the men caught up with us… I couldn't go fast enough to get us away" he sighed, "I was the only one to escape.. and.. and all I know is that he's not dead.. hurt.. but not dead."

Errol nodded, taking in the information. "Damn. Okay. So we have…no royals from Kevra, and only you from Tesh." he shook his head a little. "This…is not great." he ran his hand through his hair. "Who captured you? Do you know?"

"Some rat named Seren…" he said softly, "From what I remember, he used to be King Crowe's personal guard, but he got maimed when Nik lost control of his other side.." he sighed, "He wants to use Nik as a weapon, take over both kingdoms, starting with eliminating the Kings, and the heirs."

Errol frowned. "Seren was…Seren was a good man." he said slowly, frowning a little. "He was the king's lover, too, for a few years. Then he disappeared. I would assume after what happened with Nik." he shook his head slightly. "Damn. We have to get Nik out of there, then."