Wide-eyed glance bypassing Bellamy’s, the hulking mass of Lincoln’s body lying prone on the ground and the glint of spent bullet casings scattered by his feet, Octavia let out a sigh that seemed to shudder with the force of the nod she gave, and leaned into her brother’s side. In one frenzied moment of inconceivable violence, their foray into the dark was over. Two guardsmen were dead, torn limb from limb, their remains smeared across the garage floor like war paint, and Lincoln… Lincoln would more than certainly carry on his bloodthirsty rampage as soon as he regained consciousness.
He’d kill again —– and the others, those of whom had evaded the attack on the dropship, wouldn’t hesitate to put a bullet in his brain.
Hesitantly, eyes momentarily finding her brother’s disconcerted gaze in the near darkness, Octavia lowered herself to one knee, the tips of her callused fingers scrabbling for purchase around the grip of her sword. With the other hand, she tentatively reached in the vicinity of Lincoln’s ragged shirt collar, the furs and patchwork leather draped across him matted with the same gore that resided under his nails and foamed in the part of his lips. One touch was all she’d needed to feel the erratic beat of his pulse. All she’d needed to discern that Bellamy was right; they needed to get him out, and now.
“ Bell, the dropship, ” she supplied, craning her neck to look back at her brother over her shoulder. Though their former stronghold had seen better days, it’d held strong against the grounders before. Keeping one reaper inside, and the others out —– it seemed like the only viable solution. Like their only hope, when every iota of it had already come so close to running dry. “ Nyko can help us. ”
FEAR IS WHAT SUBDUES HER. reticence. her gaze lingers on a fallen lincoln , blood oozing from the wound in his leg. bullet embedded in flesh. 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙼𝚈 𝙼𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙿𝚂𝙴 - 𝚁𝙾𝚃𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 , not far from the unconscious reaper , digits tearing at the fabric of the shirt that dons him. ❝ WE CAN GET PRESSURE ON THE WOUND , ❞ he pulls tattered fabric around the reaper's leg , tying tight to supply the necessary pressure to keep him alive.
THE DROPSHIP. NYKO.
bellamy hesitates , they should bring him back to their people. he still has his qualms about the grounder's , his evident issues of trust. they've killed. they've murdered. BUT SO HAVE YOU , SKAIBOY.
❝ 𝐎𝐊𝐀𝐘 , 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐇. ❞ he's agreeing , beginning to lift the weight of lincoln's body off of the concrete , arm draped over his shoulder. ❝ take an arm , ❞ he urges , MOVING DEAD WEIGHT , ESPECIALLY WEIGHT CONSUMED OF NOTHING BUT MUSCLE IS STRENUOUS. the added assistance will make a difference & it'll get them there faster.