Chapter 450: Chapter 450
Arthur's Point of View
The Hollow Forest
Earlier
Her blood poured down my arms and body as I quickly set her down. "You're gonna be fine! Camoa will help!" I looked around the clearing to all the trees as I shouted for the Druid once more. "Camoa! Camoa please!" The source of this content is N0veII_bIn
The Druid was the only option. I didn't trust Arceana, and they themselves came to Camoa for help. With Lucia's natural healing capabilities, this is the best option. They're all useless anyway, nor could they be trusted. Camoa was the only choice to save Lucia and she was fading fast. Whatever they did to her, should she try to escape, it was meant to kill her. That was likely how they kept both Lucia, and Alwin, subdued.
She began to cough, and blood came from her lips as she shook in my arms. The ground had snow, which was cleared as I set her down. Immediately, I pushed down on her wounds to stop the bleeding. The girl cried out in pain as she yelped and tried to push my hands away. However, despite how much I wanted to stop hurting her, it was the only way to save her. So, my hands pushed down even more.
Camoa's Point of View
The Hollow Forest
My name had been called. It was nothing new, but it was a rare occurrence. As was the one who called it. Normally, I knew the exact moment when Arthur Pendragon would enter the forest. However, this was different. He appeared without warning, and there was a disturbing urgency to his tone. A desperation for his cries.
As I phased into the clearing from one of the trees, my eyes immediately set upon the scene. A man holding onto a girl as he sobbed uncontrollably. Undisturbed snow surrounded them except for the crimson-colored snow underneath them. Lady Lucia was likely the reason he called for me.
"Arthur."
The man let out the most heart wrenching cry I'd ever heard. Wincing, I covered my ears from the sheer volume as waves of snow shot past me. Eventually, he stopped, but he panted almost like a beast readying for a hunt. Standing, he slowly walked over to me. However, as he did, his form started to change.
I watched as his fingers elongated into claws. Armor began to appear on his arms as he handed her off to me with blue streaks of energy imprinting on his skin. He softly put a claw on her face as I stood there frozen while several vines helped me keep Lady Lucia aloft. Arthur had completely changed his appearance to something I had never seen before but heard about from the forest. It was far more intimidating than I thought possible.
Without another word, a portal opened, and Arthur disappeared. It wasn't moments later when the forest floor began to shake rhythmically. Almost like giant footsteps were approaching. Whatever animals were in the area began to flee as the steps got closer. However, I ignored them as I began to look over the maimed High Elf.
"What happened to you?" I whispered as I summoned my magic.