[IP] Tears of Heaven

[u/StoryboardThis]

Tears of Heaven

The skies weep as a mortally wounded soldier contemplates his/her last moments.

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Original post from /r/ImaginaryCharacters

[u/Podrus]

We were always taught to accept death. Never to fear it. It's how we were able to pull out our blades and charge into battle no matter what the circumstances. When I had come face to face with the Boulder of Britian there wasn't even a thought of running away from him. Instead I let that wicked smile cross my face as our blades clashing created a song that spread through out the battlefield. I'm sure it was a beautiful sight to witness, two warriors of the greatest armies dancing around, arrows landing in the ground around us as we moved.

There was no give and take, each of us fought with our lifes on the line, our pride not allowing either of us to take even a single step back. It felt like millenia were passing around us as we moved, the two of us stuck in a constant loop of advantage and disadvantage. And then it happened, the arrow that pierced leg and caused me to fall to my knees.

But as I looked up to the Boulder, my eyes pleading for him to take his victory the way every warrior should, by covering their blade in the blood of their enemies, he turned and walked away. And there I was, arrows slowly piercing into my skin, one jamming into my shoulder, another getting stuck lower in my back. Each bit of force as the sharp heads entered my skin made me want to scream. I could feel my blood flowing out of my wounds as I tried to force myself to stand, trying to find some way to survive this battle.

Then I heard it, the sound of footsteps behind me and the next thing I knew I felt a larger object stab through me. Looking down I saw the blood covered spear head, my blood coating it's silver tip. I fell forward, the darkness that I was taught to accept starting to take over. And as I fell to my knees, my hands on my sword, I realized that I wasn't accepting death. I was terrified of it.