Forget your pain and go see Mei-Kou
From Create Your Own Story
"No...I need...I need to go see him," you reply slowly, sitting up. Leaning forward, you try to rise to your knees, only to be floored again by an intense wave of pain. The woman moves forward, looping an arm around your shoulders, and slowly helps you up. She doesn't faulter beside you, and you have a feeling that she's done this kind of thing before.
The two of you walk slowly in the direction she indicated before, you leaning most of your weight on her as your legs fail you. After a moment's silence, the woman speaks. "Oh, I never told you my name. It's Jenis."
You pause for a moment, glancing up into her sad eyes. "It's...nice to meet you, Jenis."
Indescribable waves of pain wash over you as you proceed, threatening to overwhelm and paralyze you, but you keep going. You are determined to see Mei-Kou...because you have a feeling that he may not be there if you wait.
You spot Gragonith's white scales before anything else, and the great dragon turns his massive head to look at you as you approach. His deep eyes hold such an intense sorrow that you fear Mei-Kou is already dead. Then, he speaks.
"He will be glad that you have come to see him, Marlumi." Gragonith's great rumbling voice echoes across the area and away from them as he speaks. "Come quickly...he does not have much time left."
A burst of strength and determination washes away your pain, and you step away from Jenis to continue on your own. She follows close behind you as you make your way around Gragonith's mighty bulk, watching in case you should need her. Finally, you make it around the dragon, and immediately you feel your knees go weak. Mei-Kou lies under the shade of Gragonith's outstreached wing, his clothes and skin stained with blood. His chest heaves up and down erratically, and you can tell that each breath is incredibly painful. Beside him kneels Celestia - a medic much like Jenis. Her white-feathered angelic wings are folded behind her, and
((WIP - Will Finish Tomorrow))
