Burning Soul

“You lead us to this!” Theo suddenly woke up from sleep, he was sweating like a bear. His breaths were heavy even though he was injured gravely, he had a vision of that trial.

‘Crap!

That was just a dream then!’ He let out a sigh, unaware of his situation.

He thought of it as a bad nightmare, sweat gathered at his forehead. It tickled him so he moved his arm to wipe it clean.

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‘What’s this!’ It didn’t work so he tried again, this time he kept his eyes open, only to see it for himself.

“Gwaaaaaaaahh” He screamed like a child

“Noooooo..NO..NO…

This can’t be happening!” He almost tore his way through the bed and jumped,

“Calm down kid!” As he cried his way, he was confronted by Jura, she grabbed him by his left hand and pulled him close yelling again, “Calm the heck down! You’re still alive, aren’t you?”

No way Theo was calming down, which made her irritated and out of the heat when she knocked him out clean.

“He’s a handful!” She complained.

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‘Gasps’

Theo woke up after a while with a large gasp. He’s still sweating but unlike before, he ain’t screaming.

Jura stood by, “What was that! Screaming out of nowhere?”

He looked at her with a terrified look, then he waved his broken arm to her.

He had this very scary look, he looked at her with a look saying, ‘This is why I was screaming!’

“Does it hurt?” She asked casually, that behaviour of her stunned him.

‘Hurt!

Who is she? What does she mean by if it hurts?

There’s nothing left here to feel!’

His scared face turned into ember red, his expression screamed for his anger.

“If this injury is hurting this much, you’ll sure kill yourself if you knew what you did!” She looked at him with disappointment and left.

As she walked through the door, Catherine and Duvrion himself walked in to see how he was doing.

They heard what she said, “Don’t be that harsh on the kid!” Duvrion spoke to her fading figure,

“Anyways, It’s a relief to see you alive!” He then turned and spoke to Theo who was sitting in shock.

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“Who is she? What happened?

What the hell is going on?

I can’t bloody remember anything well, the heck?

Everything is going in the wrong way!” Theo had a difficult expression,

It was true that nothing seemed to go his way, nor it was in his control. Worse, recent things that happened were unprecedented.

Duvrion and Catherine looked at his expressions turning and twisting, he was on the verge of breaking. He was looking at his severed arm with tears, “I can’t fight like this, why something like this had to happen?

I’ve become useless!” He cried, finally.

“Let it all out Theodore, let it all out!” Catherine confronted his cry. In all this time, he held back his tears.

Even when he was suffering from a lot, he was holding back.

Right now, his pain was not only that he had lost an arm, but his ability to fight. He was a swordsman, fighting with an arm short was as if throwing away the fight.

Though he had no idea about what was to come.

He wept for a while in Catherine’s arms, he cried like a child. Duvrion stood for that brief moment before taking a seat next to him.

“So much happened since you all came here, it should have been our responsibility to look after your wellbeing, instead you had to fight and face such ordeal.”

Catherine turned to him and replied while holding onto Theo, “That’s not true, we just did what we could, I believe even he thinks the same.

We just lend our help, that’s nothing compared to what you’ve done for us!”

“Yeah!” Theo tried to hold onto his breath, he tried to speak while calming his sobs,

“Everyone has done a lot!

I...I am stupid to let something like this happen to me!

I…It was I…I who rendered myself useless!” He bursts into tears yet again.

Both Catherine and Duvrion looked at each other and sighed, they knew something he didn’t and thought of keeping it that way.

“Theo, chin up!

If you gave up at this point what will happen to the people?

Everyone who is having high hopes from your journey, will you let their hopes just fade this way!” She pulled him closer and spoke,

“People!

Wait! I’m missing something.” He seemed confused,

“How are you feeling anyway? Is there anything you need?

Wait,

Guards bring something for him to eat!” Duvrion tried to change the subject,

“But…” Theo was shut quiet as Catherine pulled him close, “C’mon you need rest don’t you!”

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“M….Meri..da!” He had a horrified expression

“Where is she?”