Helanie:
It was the shrieks of a Zharn that made break out of the trance and run toward the monsters. I kept my fists clenched, punching the zharn in the stomach and making its guts spill out from its mouth.
All the anger in from watching Emt with Azura poured out on the ugly creatures. I tossed them around, punched them, clawed at them while I scread as loud as I could.
I howled mid-transition and then slashed the incoming zharn’s stomach. My body itched and stretched, my breathing grew faster as I fought the creatures to quiet the shattering of my heart. I did my best to keep my focus on the zharns, closing my eyes at tis to let the tears fall, tears that kept blurring my vision.
I fought until there was no one left. And once I was done, I stopped, breathing heavily, and slowly turned around to see the awful sight.
She was in Emt’s arms, shaking while he knelt on the ground with her, but his head was up, his eyes locked on . There was a strange silence between us, but even after all I did to avoid hearing my heart break, I heard it.
The cracking of my heart, my dreams, and my hopes. The pain was unbearable, sothing I had never imagined feeling this deeply. It was so strong that for a mont, Rune stealing my hopes didn’t sound too bad. At least I wouldn’t be in pain if they had just been taken from .
"What is going on?" Finally, soone else arrived, breaking the stare between Emt and . I sniffled quickly and rubbed my eyes while turning my back to everyone. After I had composed myself, I faced them again.
"Helanie, are you okay?" Maximus ran past his brother and cupped my face in his hands before following my gaze to look at Emt.
"Is that Azura?" he gasped, and I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath.
"Yeah, I think so," I managed to say, my voice cracking just a little.
"We should take her ho. She doesn’t look well," Emt said once he could no longer look in the eyes. I watched her hand slowly slide down Emt’s chest as she passed out.
"But how the heck is she—" I held Maximus’s hand to silence him.
"Let’s take her ho first. The zharns know we’re here," I told Maximus, who let out a deep breath before finally agreeing with . Emt gently carried her in his arms, carefully like she was a glass doll.
I was so damn jealous that I couldn’t think straight. I didn’t even want to follow them, but as soon as Maximus held my hand, I found a little courage to keep moving forward.
We followed Emt closely from behind just in case the zharns tried to attack him, and there we were, back at ho.
Emt took her straight to his room, his haven. The place where he had spent sleepless nights thinking about her, drinking after she left. I knew how much he loved her. Of course I knew. The way he had always forgotten about whenever he thought of her was a clear sign that he loved her more.
"Are you alright?" Maximus asked, and I forced myself to nod.
"I’m sure he’s happy," I muttered, my eyes not ready to even glance toward the passage.
"Happy to have a dead woman in his arms? Co on, Helanie. That’s crazy. How the hell is she alive?" I didn’t expect Maximus to be so worked up about it. I thought he’d be happy too for his brother.
"I an, weird things happen in our world every day. I don’t rember any of you ntioning actually seeing her dead body," I mumbled, and he started scoffing.
"That’s not true. Maybe you weren’t paying attention then. But the truth is, her body was found in the well," he finished, and a frown ford on my forehead.
"What?" I asked, watching him nod his head over and over.
"I’m not sure which well, but Emt was the one who found her body. He never told us which one, but now that she’s back, I can only make a wild guess," he hissed, his fists clenching. "Helanie, I don’t think that thing with Emt even is Azura."
My body shivered, chills crawling over my skin at his words.
"Huh?"
"Who’s Azura?" Norman seed to have just returned ho. He looked at first because he knew how her return would make feel.
"She’s back," I replied in a flat tone, and he stretched his neck forward, raised his eyebrows, and squinted his eyes.
"A dead woman is back?" Norman asked, making Maximus and both nod.
"Exactly," Maximus added, "and she’s in Emt’s bedroom."
He placed his hands on his waist and started pacing back and forth, clearly anxious.
"What are you two talking about? How is that even possible?" Norman asked, speeding toward the passage. I thought I wouldn’t go back there again, but since Norman was rushing, I had to follow. Maximus ca right behind .
Once outside Emt’s bedroom, Norman started knocking, because this was the first ti Emt had ever locked the door.
He finally answered, streams of tears on his cheeks and a soft smile in his eyes like I’d never seen before.
"She’s back," Emt said, rushing forward for a hug. He embraced Norman, whose body went stiff. I watched him swallow hard and close his eyes.
"Emt," he broke the hug to get his brother’s attention, "we sent her body into the ocean, rember?" he asked, and Emt nodded.
"I know, I know it sounds crazy, but she’s back," Emt repeated, his happiness making feel guilty for not being happy for him.
"But—" Norman went silent when Emt pulled him into another hug. I watched Norman glance at and then finally hug his brother back.
Of course the brothers had to accept it now. Emt was way too happy for anyone— any of us–to break his heart.
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