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❝Let the soul leave
before the wind sears
You upon the hollow belly
with its nails so keen
shaped by the volcano’s obsidian
raised drinking glass❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#68228B ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #BF5FFF】
As they approached the village Niall took out his eye mask and placed it on his face to hide his blind eye from view. In past experiences, he found that people often stared unabashed at this strange eye he sported and it was better covered. He may get some strange looks but no one would really pay him any mind. His whole goal here was to try little attention and having this small bit of plastic up should help him. Should anyway. He really hoped he wasn't making a mistake with this. He wanted to be in and out of this town as fast as possible. The less time they spent here, the less they'd be detained by the hostility of this place. Niall brought his head down and huddled himself to appear less threatening as he and his companion began to walk through the town.
Niall was very aware of the eyes that followed him and Keisuke. It was giving him a sense of unease and he found himself swallowing dryly. Maybe he should have chanced their luck with the bandits and cougars in the forest. He moved just right and a man caught sight of the eye covering he sported. Within moments, people were calling him out and screaming at him. His eyes widened in alarm. Before he could say anything to appease these angry people, they started whacking, punching, and kicking him. He dropped to his knees as someone ripped off his mask to reveal the strange eye. He got a couple of gasps and more confirmation that he was Thanatos. Who else could he be, what with his strange hair and eye.
"Stop! Please! I am not Thanatos!" he cried and tried to protect his face as the beating continued. He struggled to pull away from these violent strangers but it wasn't long before his legs and arms were tied and villagers wearing gloves started to drag him over the ground towards a jail cell. His bag had been ripped off and someone had snatched it up to check what Thanatos was carrying around with him. Niall tried to find a glimpse of Keisuke but with the mob around him, he couldn't see beyond them. He was sure Keisuke was glad to be rid of him. The man would run away with Eos and Niall wouldn't see them again. Why would Keisuke come and help him? They were just strangers forced to cooperate. Nial dropped his head forward and willed the hints of tears away from his eyes. He had to be strong and face his fate unabashed.
The townspeople chained him to the wall and forced a gag into his mouth so he could't speak some 'evil' and made sure they didn't touch his skin. Nial gave a muffled groan and tensed when one of the guards slammed him hard in the gut with a club. He hadn't done anything wrong! He didn't want to die like this. Burning at a stake sounded beyond unimaginable. Niall looked over at the pig with a blurry eye. His good eye was beginning to swell shut and soon he wouldn't be able to see at all. Blindness... total and complete blindness scared him. He swallowed dryly and clenched his hands. He was sure that even if he did pass the test they'd still kill him, imagining that he was faking innocence or something.
Niall closed his aching eye and tried to relax and think of something to help him out of this situation. Then he heard shouts of alarm and people running away. What now? He heard Keisuke's voice then and tried to catch a glimpse of the man but his good eye had finally finished swelling so he couldn't see him. He was honestly surprised that Keisuke had come back for him. He had no reason to help him. They weren't friends. Niall felt the man fussing with the chains and then his hands dropped from where they had been held. He hurried to pull the gag out of his mouth as Keisuke turned to the binds on his ankles.
[color=68228B]"K-Kei..."[/color] he called out brokenly. Joy and relief were starting to swell in his chest as he reached for the man. He grabbed onto his shoulder and an arm and tugged lightly. [color#8228B]"I c-can't.... can't see..."[/color] He curled his legs beneath him and used Keisuke as his support as he got to his feet. [color=#8228B]"You have... have to direct me.."[/color] Niall brought a hand down to press against his abdomen which ached. He was sure he was already starting to bruise there.He hoped that he wasn't bleeding internally or something had ruptured. He gripped Keisuke as he started to walk. He wanted his bag but right now, it was more important to get them both out of here. Niall wasn't going to be much help to the man assisting in his escape.