lasciate ogni speranza; feast . day four

The blood, which had come from the wound that he had inflicted, splattered on his face. The mutt’s blood coating his face as he lands back on the ground. Hands swipe at his face, clearing the blood away from his eyes. The beast’s yells screaming into his ears. Echoes of a beast crying out in anger and pain, yet he felt no sorrow for the disgusting creature created the end them. The Judge of the Damned was growing weak, weaker than he had been before. Gash after gash to him. Minos’ last hit causing more pain than he could imagine. Talos and Minos’ souls intertwining together to protect them all from the monsters that hide waiting for their cue to attack. Minos felt himself giving in to the feeling of slashing at a creature so strong, yet so weak.

Eyes roam around the golden pool and the land in the area. Renee’s hollow eyes staring into his soul. Her chain holds tight upon his shoulder. A chain of the memory that held him stable, a sin that was given to him by himself. The amber glow of the pool showing the features on everyone’s faces. Natalie’s determined and calm demeanor setting something deep within him. A woman who he could trust with his life, even in the biggest of pinches. Achilles’ determined and yet frightening features stand out, but the pain she had probably been through just like he had been days before. Eckhart’s lighthearted looks adding to a new feeling of emotion deep within himself. There was no time to smile or laugh, it was all hell. Minos had left the joy behind with Renee, Percy, Ross, Iona, Weaver, Petra, and Hypatia. Daniel Tate’s expression was the same as his own. Serious and no emotion, just a determined look of wanting to kill the beast. One face was missing, that’s when he saw her.

”Daniel!” Too late, as the blade sunk deep into Daniel’s thigh. A nasty wound that Minos could see from where he stood. All he wanted to do was rush Bailey. Eckhart was quick though, slashing at the mutt. Natalie appeared from nowhere. Weapon already swinging at Truus. A nice and deep cut compliments the other wounds that Bailey Truus had received before. His body ached to move to attack the girl who carried sins that were worse than his own. Bailey Truus would fall, just like he said. Sins still fresh and eating away at her. A monster born from the death of Hypatia. A creature so horrible that Minos wouldn’t let her take his Daniel away from him.

Eyes watch Daniel again. The man who made his heart thump with something he couldn’t imagine. Seeing him get hurt by the blonde bitch from Ten sent the emotions through his body. Brain processing how he felt. He knew what it was. And tears threatened to flow from his eyes when the realization hit. He liked Daniel in a way that friends weren’t supposed to. Daniel was someone special to Minos, yet he knew only one could make it out. And he prayed that it would be Daniel. Prayed to the god that he never believed in. An act he hadn’t done since his mother told him to pray for the food that sat upon their table.

Daniel’s swings the spiked blunt at the creature, ignoring Bailey Truus’ attack, since Natalie was handling that. Daniel’s blade swipes across the beast’s back and the cries of death flow from the King of Sins. The Judge of the damned was dead. The gold pool glows upon Daniel’s ever gorgeous body. And all he wants is to look away from him, knowing full well that he could die that day or the next. Worries fill him, but just as he had been thinking about Daniel dying, another cry can be heard. A stab to the heart. Bailey falls by Achilles’ hands. His own words echoing in his head, the reason you fall.

Bailey Truus, the girl who killed Hypatia, was dead by Achilles, the scary woman from District Two. A smile pulls at his face as he throws a thumbs up at all of them. Happy to see the girl, who had the sin of Hypatia on her shoulders, fall into death. Accepting the darkness’ embrace. Judge of the Damned was dead. The biggest sinner was dead. His eyes wonder back over to the king. Crown now upon the ground. A new king had been born. Daniel Tate was king of the pool of gold. A new name that Minos had tickling the edge of his tongue, but kept his mouth shut.

The two bodies lay upon the ground, their sins and judgment made. A new king named Daniel Tate, who Minos had feelings for, but knew he couldn’t have. Natalie Brandt, a woman who had killed the other District Ten and swung like a trained professional, a killer amongst their group, just like the king. Then there was himelf, Minos Vallanso, the boy who tried to protect everyone, now the Judge of the Damned. A judge of sins and the tribute that knew Bailey would fall from her sins. A band of misfits that had now grown into much more. And he watched them all with a small smile upon his lips.

Eyes wonder to the loot that he had noticed before, but ignored in the heat of battle. A mysterious bag that he didn’t know what it contained in his hands. He speaks out loud, ”Daniel. Nat. Let’s get out of here, I think Achilles and Eckhart are starting to stink up the area.” A joking wink in Achilles and Eckhart’s direction and he pulls himself away from the mess of cut up bodies. Mind focusing on his feet as they take him away from the area. Hoping that Daniel and Natalie will follow him. Minos Vallanso had watched so many fall before him, but for once in his whole time in the arena, he was happy to see Bailey Truus fall right in front of him. Mr. Avenger was pleased with her death. Talos carefully in his hands, he escapes the place that brings good and bad memories. Renee’s hollow eyes joined by another. Bailey Truus’ hollow eyes and mangled body sits next to her. Another sin attaching her chain to his body.

Made by Frankel