Chapter 858 - Giant’s Rampage Ⅱ (1/2)
In the distance, Juliet and Druella desperately try to put sufficient space between them and the nearest giant to safely apparate outside of the village wards. Before they can reach the boundary of the village wards a rustling sound is heard in the air coming right towards them. Juliet D'Eath instinctively throws herself to the side, when an enormous tree crashes in front of her causing her to slide across the snow-covered ground.
Stunned for a moment, Juliet lays there on the cold, wet snow-covered ground before scrambling to her feet. ”Lorcan!” She desperately cried out in panic, while frantically peering through the gloom in search of her son.
Lying stunned a short distance from her is the still form of Lorcan having been painfully thrown aside on the ground. The younger child, Bill lays safely cradled in Lorcan's arms since Lorcan had taken the brunt of the fall. Plain terror is visible in Bill's moisture-filled eyes as he tearfully continues to cling to the clearly stunned figure of Lorcan as the giant's shadow looms closer. The ground violently shakes with each step of the Giant that swiftly closes the gap between them.
Having spotted her still son in the distance, Juliet raises her drenched skirt and tries to hurry toward him, but winces at a terrible shooting pain that races down her ankle. She must have hurt her ankle when she was thrown in the air and landed on the ground. Ignoring the pain as best as possible, Juliet frantically limps forward seeing the Giant approaching her son. ”My little bat, please wake up!” She desperately cried out to her son to wake up.
The rather still, stunned form of Lorcan lets out a feeble mȯȧn but obeys at hearing his mother's voice. In pain, he feels vaguely nauseated at feeling the earth-shaking so sickly around him. He shivers at feeling the wet, cold snow around him especially the bits of snow in his air and trailing down the collar of his shirt.
Through blurry eyes, Lorcan tries to open his eyes seeing only a dark blur. He rapidly blinks and his eyes quickly focus upon the terrified, wet face of Bill, who is loudly sniffling on his ċhėst. For a moment, he is still confused before everything comes back to him.
The shaking of the earth increases as Lorcan turns around to see the nearing giant. Even from the present distance, he can see hungry expression upon the bestial face of the giant, who eagerly licks its chops as if it is about to taste a delicious morsel. Lorcan tries to rise, but he feels a sharp stinging pain in his side. He must have hurt and broken something in the fall.
Lorcan tries to rise again in panic but feels a red-hot pain flash across his side causing him unable to breathe. Painfully gasping, Lorcan turns to Bill and weakly smiles trying to appear much braver than he truly felt. ”You have to run, Bill; just like when we play tag with Glenda. Can you be a brave big boy for me?”
Bill shakes with fear for a moment, before slowly uncurling his fists from Lorcan's shirt. Before, Bill can move a loud pop is suddenly heard, the two boys turn their heads only to see a tiny house elf with bright tennis-colored eyes staring at them.
”Dobby to the rescue!” The house elf fiercely shrieked, before reaching for Bill and Lorcan and clamping his long fingers around the two children.
”Wait, my mum!” Lorcan protested as he saw his mum limping in the distance towards him. His mum's face is full of relief, fear, but love more than anything else.
With an indescribable emotion in her gleaming eyes, Juliet mouths, ”I love you, my little bat.” However, he never has a chance to reply when he feels himself start to fade away in a sickly whirl, before vanishing with a loud pop.