@sekilat asked: “ you can resist it . you have to . ” / folklore aetlus
could he really ? everything had gone so wrong . haven was lost . the elder one had attacked & the plan had worked . everyone was safe . everyone was safe , but him .
stuck alone in the middle of a blizzard . too cold ; should have taken the extra coat before he attempted to save everyone . not even use of blood magic could warm him . the below freezing temperatures were already starting to get to him and he couldn’t go on .
he’d already fallen to his knees ; head down in the snow . any moment now he’d freeze . he knew he would & no one would come looking for him . they would have been saved & he would be forgotten .
the breach was closed . what else more did they want ? he wasn’t sure , but he already had called out to the other . he wasn’t sure why , but the words had already escaped his freezing lips before he knew what was happening . some would say a foolish move - that he never should have trusted a spirit in the first place & yet he didn’t care .
“ i’m trying . ” only two words escaped him as he attempted to slowly stand up , but could barely get any energy to move his legs . they were stiff - almost to the point of being unable to move . he couldn’t even feel his toes at this rate . “ what if i can’t ? ” it was more about what if he froze to death here ... which he already knew was going to happen . it was inevitable . “ what if no one is looking for me? ” he wouldn’t have looked for him if he was in the same situation . nor did he expect an answer back . he was just a vint who happened to have something on his hand he couldn’t explain .














