Myths

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Arena page 14

ConnorLachmanec

on April 28, 2022

Time slows. The slain telkhine plummets toward the sand. Helga reaches a clawed hand out to Kat. The blood-hungry crowd roars.
“The nymph is down!” cheers the siren, “there is no victory without sacrifice! Put your hands together for the Beasts of the Apocalypse!”
Helga is deaf to their cheers. The glory of battle that a servant of Odin lives for is far from her as she crouches over Kat, cradling their face in her strong hands. “Stay with me!”, she pleads, letting her healing magic work through their weakening body.
They kiss, tenderly and then passionately, lips blending as they shut their eyes and let the world disappear around them. In that moment, there is nothing but this valkyrie and her nymph.
“The remaining gladiators will now test their metal in the second trial!”
Helga pushes herself up off of Kat, startled.
“Second trial?”
A sickly green drop of venomous saliva hits the sand as something emerges from the cave behind them.