6It held me, its jaws were clamped on my shoulder. It was painful, I could feel my muscles tearing and ripping away. The demon growled, the noise reverberating through my body. It was the end, I just knew it. It pulled me away from the floating device, its strong hands gripping my body as it pulled. I didn't resist, I was going to die anyway.
Death didn't frighten me, I had lost everything. My children, my mate, everything. Nothing left, I couldn't feel anything. I was scared of something else, this monster had defeated my mate and now...it was going to kill me. Its powerful grip held my jaws, forcing them open and was about to strike the final blow.
It just stopped, it felt like an eternity. It didn't do anything but stare at me, eyes looking into mine. Eyes that showed loss, rage, hatred and pain. I teared up, moaning in sadness before it let me go. It bellowed, shaking its head, a low roar that sounded just like me when I had lost my babies. Scaled hands holding its head as it backed up, I could only watch in shock as it collapsed against the stone bank.
I turned and looked at the energy that was contained in the strange device before using my legs to bash it as far away from myself as I could. I could hear it ticking, it wasn't a good thing either as the Energy turned into a massive fiery haze. I collapsed, my body shaking from the energy filling the air and the wave of pain that did this. Nothing could have prepared me for the pain but I slowly stood up. I faced the Demon, the monster before my heart sank even lower.
The beast was shaking, tears running down it's face. I got closer and crouched low, hearing it for the first time. It could speak!
"N-no, mother, don't...no!" It, no he, whimpered.
I was taken by surprise, it sounded young. Younger than me or even my mate did, my mate was the first to emerge while I was stuck in my cocoon. But, it was so different than what I had dreamed of in my cocoon. It wasn't a non-emotional beast that hated everything. It was a young creature that was now having a horrible flashback. In my stupidity, or maybe it was my still budding mothering instinct, I don't know, I pressed my snout against his jaw.
He froze, one eye opening to stare at me. The eye showed loss and pain, fear and terror. I couldn't move as I looked, like I was staring into his soul.
"You going to kill me now?" He growled weakly, his emotions clearly having drained him of his will to fight completely, "Just get it over with, like you did to my parents."
I cringed, his accusation was something I never realized would hurt me like so but it did. This demon was a young and still maturing adolescent male that had lost his family. I couldn't help but feel the same loss as I had lost mine as well. My anger was there but I couldn't really place it on him as he was defending himself from my mate and I. But his parents?
"I didn't harm your parents, I was only recently born…" I muttered, before wincing as the small creature's massive structures lit up.
My powers must of been drained a lot for this too happen but I shook my head and couldn't help but lay down next to the monster. He clearly couldn't resist and only growled at my action, but I ignored him. If this was my mothering instincts kicking in, I couldn't really say what I was going through but I hooked onto the beast like a lifeline. My eyes closed and I drifted off to sleep
When I woke up, it was clear to me that I had slept out the night. The small parasites were all around us, staring. Just staring at us, well, me cause I was awake. I frowned and looked at the monster next to me, he wasn't moving. He wasn't breathing either, my heart stopped as I panicked. No, no, no, no, no, don't be dead! I couldn't take it if he was dead too!
"Wake up!" I pressed my nose into his, nothing, no response.
I teared up and looked at the parasites around us. I tried to motion them to help, anything! A few seemed to understand, it seemed, as they started doing things. A few red things drove up and unleashed water at his neck. I then noticed that his neck had gills, then it hit me so I rushed to the water, grabbing a mouthful and came back. I poured the water on his neck and prayed he was alright, before the beast gasped. My heart jumped in fright and joy as the beast groaned, he was alive.
"W-why won't you kill me?" He asked weakly, looking at me with his eye.
I shook my head, I don't know how to respond to this at all. If we are ancient rivals, then why do I not want to hurt him? He could easily overpower me as he did last night but deep down, I knew I wasn't like whoever harmed his family.
"I'm not whoever ended your family…" I told him, trying to sound confident but he clearly snorted.
He started to slowly get up but his arms collapsed under his weight. I tried to help by getting my larger legs hooked under his chest, gently pulling him up until his legs were under his body. I let go, he swayed and moaned before he righted himself with one of the structures. I walked up to him, offering my body to lean on.
THIS WAS SO WRONG!
He leaned on me, as I looked around before heading to the water. I had no fear of it, from what my mate told me, we could breath in the cool liquid for a certain amount of time before needing air. But, he needed me to help him and I would go all the way to make sure he was safe and properly taken care off.
I am so not going to like this, but it must be done.
