111 A Huge Mountain To Climb (2/2)
”It is okay! Grandpa is here! I will fix you up in no time, open your eyes.” Gus assures Faust.
As he opens his eyes, he sees the branches of a green tree, rustling leaves due to cold breeze. Under the tree, he sees the smiling face of his grandfather. Immediately, after he flutters his eyelashes. He sees people yelling at him from behind the walls.
Every Time he blinks, it is becoming painful, ”Are you awake?” The referee comes up to check upon Faust.
”Gr-grandpa?” Faust asks as it is too bright for him to see anything, he needs to force himself to open his eyes and all he sees is white lights falling onto his eyes directly.
”Are you done? Do you wanna quit?” The referee asks as he sees Faust laying on the floor from two minutes.
”No! I'm okay!” Faust replies to the referee without thinking.
”Okay! Try to get up on your feet.” The referee suggests, but as he tries to get up, his head is spinning and it hurts like hell. He slowly touches his forehead as he feels cold fluids oozing out, flowing from in between his eyebrows to the sides of his nose.
As he touches, it feels sticky and squishy with lots of liquid, he brings his hand in front of him and its blood on his hands, flowing from his forehead where the skin is cut open.
He realised he fucked up big time. He tries to stand on his feet but his vision is getting blurry, he somehow manages to get up on his feet and starts searching for his sword which he thought he left on the ground somewhere.
”It is right in front of you!” He hears a voice
He keeps searching in front of him but all sees are sand and dirt.
”I said in front.” The voice resonates from his front.
As he raises his head up, he sees Garuda with his sword in his hands, Garuda plays with the sword shuffling it in his hands and throws it far behind him near the audience
”FAUST! GIVE UP AND COME HOME ALIVE.” Jonathan yells from the noble's balcony as tears are pouring down his eyes. No matter how tough the competition is, Jonathan and the others thought they would win!
With Faust on their side, they hoped it would be a walk in the park. But not against a general, they are all prepared for what is about to come their way.
”Jo-johnny!” His eyes widen as he realises his purpose, he is entirely taken by the pain that he forgot why he is struggling in the arena.
”Why do you keep getting up on your feet? You are weak! Did you have anyone that you wanted to protect? I'm sure you do and you did not protect them. Because being this weak, You won't be able to protect anyone! Just like that woman and her house.”