“Why did they stand so close? Why did they not just run..” Edward thought as he watched in horror as his sanctuary spell shattered, and the weight of the blunted staff connecting into his chest was enough to knock him off his feet. As he flew through the air, he noted the fear in the women's eyes, and the maniacal smile on the face of the Mordent Crescent baring down on them. Darkness closed in on his vision, the moon light above was tunneling towards a point, yet it was the chain of his magical Spear of Justice that still bound him to the creature that still cast an eerie dim glow in the small space. “You won’t take them..Both hands grasped the chain, and Edward growled as power surged through his body. The azure guardians flame erupted around him. When the chain went taunt, it swung him towards the side, allowing him to pause in his decent for but a moment, yet rather than climb up, he yanked as hard as he could. Never had he felt such satisfaction to watch the awakened general come spilling over the edge after him. In what he figured to be his final moments, Edward closed his eyes and said a prayer under his breath for anything that would hear it. “May they escape. And may my daughter grow old and weary..and know I loved her” These thoughts faded out as did the light, and though he knew he should panic or call out for a remaining gods aid, he instead chose to focus on the face of his daughter in a fond memory before everything faded to black.
