animeislive wrote:Nesta wrote:
me, breaking my own heart like- #2
Astrid crawled along the ground. Her nails tore into the earth as if she had claws, which would be absurd because she didn’t. The sound of battle had fallen behind her; Hella’s corpse with it. She didn’t know exactly where she’d gone down, but she had. She had. And now she was here. Alone. Left behind. Alive. She stared at her dagger gleaming in her hand. The sky was dark and cloudy. In the darkness, she followed the sound of rushing water. Anything that would get her out of there.
“Come out little wolf,” someone called behind her. His steps crunched on the ground and a shadow appeared in front of her, grey from the moonlight. She looked down, feeling her energy seep out with the blood running out between her fingers on her stomach. She couldn’t die like this, Astrid knew. Hella had told her she had to die in battle to reach Valhalla, and they only had one chance.She had a feeling Hella had done it. Fear spiked her veins. She didn’t want to be any worse, but… Death for her was more final than Hella viewed it. Dying in the north did mean that her gods wouldn’t claim her or that Hel didn’t override the other powers Hella believed in and claimed Astrid the moment her heart stopped beating.Still, she carried Skofnug by her side. Hella needed her, Astrid reasoned and remembered the rhyme Hella had made for her.
She had her pride left, and she would not die like a pig for slaughter. If she were to be murdered tonight, it was by her own hands, her own actions. She looked down at the blood pooling from her wound. Her head felt heavy, her thoughts clouding over by every breath. She coughed and pain ran through her body, forcing a whimper out of her mouth. It was now or never. Now or in-death – wherever that would be. She took the dagger from her belt, letting the weight sit in her slippery palm for a moment, a silent contemplation. Strange steps shook the earth behind her. She drew her breath before she pierced it deep between her ribs.
OMG I can´t read it, I just spoiled myself lmao.
yeah don't read the spoilers they aint even in the published parts yet because they are... later on and I still need to fill the middle