CURSE BOUND

A few months had passed, news of the war being over and Nasia being victorious spread like wildfire, but for the family of those who fought, the news of there death was all to remember, I was unfortunate enough to be one of the many, perhaps if I was born first I would have been able to save Alexander from that fate

"Ma'am, I am sorry to inform you of your sons passing"

A marcus says as he pulls his hat down to hide his scared and bruised face beside Setsuna who was clearly traumatized by the horrors of war

"No, it can't be, no"

Julia Claire says as she falls to her knees and begins to cry, Clara beside her stares at Marcus in disbelief as tears gather at her eyes

"My baby boy"

Julia slowly says as she starts to cry loudly and grabbing onto marcuses pants

"If it quells your sorrow in the slightest, your son or my friend was a great fighter and leader, he truly embodied what it meant to be a knight"

Marcus says as he crouched to to grab Julia's hand

"Oh Benjamin"

Marcus says as he looks behind Julia to see Benjamin in shock unable to even shed a tear

"He left you this"

Marcus says as he takes the sword from around his waist and gives it to Benjamin who is snapped out of his grief

"Did he have any last words"

Clara asks

"His throat was … no"

Marcus says as he lifts his head to the sky to stop the tears

"Oh"

Clara says as her head slowly faces down

"I'll be taking my leave"

Marcus says as he stands and turns around, Setsuna still unmoving in tears

"We must reconvine and be dismissed before we can go home"

Marcus says as he walks away with Setsuna

It was the summer of that year, the time of cheers and happiness, to be honest I never really recovered from that moment, watching my mother cry on the ground, I mean it was worse than that dark lonely night, I remember going to the courtyard for days on end to grief, but deep down I knew it wouldn't change anything no matter how much I tried to convince my myself he would just walk out from somewhere and everything would be better, but alas he never did

Meanwhile at the barracks

"ARGHH!!" shouts Marcus as he flips tables and turns over book shelves.

"Damnit damnit damnit DAMNIT why why why couldn't I save him WHY!!" screams Marcus in tears of angry.

"And now his mother has one son, her beloved son, my friend is gone because of me because of my stupid mistake that got him killed" says Marcus as he begins to cry.

"I thought it was safe damnit I really did" says marcus in tears.

A few months ago,within the forest of a outer settlement , seized by pralin

"Marcus, are you in pain" says Alexander as he cuts down an enemy knight.

"Yes" says Marcus.

"good that was the last of them but, we gotta move and reconcile with the others " says Alexander.

"its getting dark, and we must worry about further reinforcements killing us in the dark, and we already know where the others are going to be, we rejoin tomorrow " says Marcus worried.

"Mhmm your right but are you sure this area is safe for us to camp for the night" says Alexander with doubt in his voice.

"You can trust me Alex you know im always right" says Marcus jokingly.

"Okay i'll trust you, but if anything happens its not my fault" says Alexander.

"Alright" says Marcus.

The small group of soliders sets up camp in a large clearing where they wont be attacked, as they sleep the troops staying up to watch the rest are killed one by one by now fire, with only the thud of bodies hitting the ground being heard.

The enemy troops creep into their tents by slashing there throats silently, Alexander is the only to hear the ambush and picks up his sword and runs outside and shouts.

"ATTACKERS!" screams Alexander at the top of his lungs.

In an instant all of the soliders wake up ready to fight.

A battle begins as most of the enemy troops are cut down. Alexander dashes and bisects a knight.

"Thats all of them" says Alexander as he sheathes his sword.

"Thats good but am so sorry, I caused this I caused our men to be killed" says Marcus sadened.

"You better be, the men that died where easily our most skilled" says Alexander in a angry tone.

"Im sorry"

Marcus is cut off as right in front of him Alexander's throat is slit open by the tip of an arrow.