Chapter 417:
Arthur's Point of View
Dwardew
Things were getting worse. 'Mordred!' My eyes snapped shut. 'Your majesty!'
"Stop." I whispered.
'Man, the walls! Get the civilians inside the keep!' My head tilted slightly as I twitched and tried to tune it out. 'Where do you need to go that is so important you would leave your crown behind?'
"Stop." I said with a little more force.
'Is soone waiting for you?'
"No!" Shaking my head as I opened my eyes, my breath caught in my throat.
'You okay, Tim?'
An apparition appeared before . A man, my brother, I once knew. Soone who I known my entire life. Beside him was another specter. She was just as beautiful as she was in my mories. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at and smiled.
'John?' She called out. 'When are you coming ho, John? I got a surprise waiting for you.'
As ashad as I was to admit it, I wasn't all there, and I acted rashly. Especially when two more ghosts appeared. Aydan and Mara both added to my rapidly growing frustrations.
Elincia's Point of View
Dwardew
Escorting Ventari, Vitar, and Lady Turiel, we rounded the hall to where Typhon stood with several other guards. This included Captain Harlow. Kheri was with , and both of us imdiately realized sothing was off. All of them had backed away from the door. Each had expressions of concern.
It wasn't until we got a little closer that we heard Arthur's voice co through the door. "Get out of my head!" A crash could be heard. "I didn't know how to save any of you, but I'm trying my best now! Will you not leave be!?"
Picking up my pace, I stepped beside the door, but Typhon grabbed my arm. "Arthur isn't-" He began.
Placing my hand over his got him to look at . "I know." He let go of my arm, and I turned to the door. "Everyone should stay here."
Opening the door, I ca face to face with a huffing Arthur. "What!?" He snapped towards .
Holding my hands slowly, I closed the door behind with my hip. "Arthur, it's just ."
His eyes narrowed as he moved toward from across the room. "What did you just call ?" A chill ran down my neck from his tone.
"Ar-Arthur." I repeated.
It was always disturbing to see how much faster and more powerful he was. Before I knew it, his hands were on the sides of my face as his fingers started to squeeze. My eyes widened when I realized he had used up far more energy than I originally thought, and despite how much he had used, he was still stronger than . Even in this state, he sohow was able to outclass . Maybe I was just afraid... Had I truly gotten so weak, or was Arthur truly just that powerful even as his energy diminished?
The man's arms seed to tremble along with his entire body. "How do you know that na?" He demanded as I could feel his hands shaking.
Confused, I prodded further in the calst manner I could. "What na?"
He almost looked like he was doing everything he could to stay his hands. "Repeat what you called once more." Arthur demanded as he took a deep breath.
"Arthur." I said firmly. "Arthur Pendragon."
His lips twitched, but his arms slowly fell back to his sides as he let go of . "I..." He backed away from . "I'm not well, Elincia."
With a deep breath, I exhaled slowly. "Let help you."
"You can't even help yourself." He replied with a glare as he moved away from before his head whipped off to the side. "And you're not fucking real!" His glare had changed to a different part of the room.
"You need my help, Arthur. Please... Just give a chance."
With a sigh, he sat down. I watched him as he closed his eyes sharply. He even tilted his head slightly as if annoyed. His lip would twitch every so often. It was almost as if I was watching him grow increasingly more frustrated. Even his nostrils would flare repeatedly. Arthur was clearly hearing voices. Voices that he clearly didn't want to be hearing.
The man seed to age before as his face sagged and the bags under his eyes grew. "I'm tired, Elincia."
Moving in front of him, I placed a hand on his. "I know."
"And I'm getting weaker and weaker."
"I know." Kneeling down in front of him, he looked at .
"I don't want to be like this anymore."
Giving his hand a comforting squeeze, I smiled. "I know."
Arthur paused for a mont as he studied . "Will you help ?" He finally asked.
With a small nod, I answered. "Okay."
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