Chapter 217 - Burden to carry (1/2)

Gary continued to charge forward completely ignoring those behind him. He eventually reached the creature and continued to slash at it with his black sword until the creature eventually fell down to the floor.

It was only then when the creature had died was Gary aware of everything that had happened around him.

Without any hesitation, Berg had jumped in front of Lilly to save her life. It was his duty. As soon as the blood had made contact with Berg's skin, he had died in a matter of seconds, perhaps even before his body had hit the ground.

Lilly stared down at Berg in shock. Berg had been Lilly's guard for as long as she could remember. Even when she stayed at the castle as a kid, Berg had always been there for her. Making sure to protect her from strangers, from bullies, from the outside world and now all of a sudden, he was dead, no more. Lilly wouldn't be able to hear Berg's voice ever again.

Lilly then slowly drew her wand and started walking over to the beast that lied on the ground. She cast a spell and lifted the beast's lifeless body into the air and slammed it into the ground rapidly as she cried in anger.

But no matter what she did she didn't feel any better, she couldn't change the fact that Berg was dead.

”Lenny is there anything you can do?” Lilly asked as she looked at him with her eye's half dead.

Lenny walked over to Berg.

”He is dead, I cannot bring the dead back to life.”

Lilly knelt down next to Berg's body and started to groan.

”I'm sorry Lilly...” Gary said.

Lenny came over to Gary and placed his large hand on his shoulder.

”It is not your fault but that of the Shadow plague.”

”But I should have listened to you, you were right,” Gary said.

”Maybe, but if you hadn't charged forward and slain the creature maybe, even more, would have died and we shall never know.”

”But maybe if I did something differently, he wouldn't have died, I could have saved him.”

”Don't say those words, Gary,” Ray said in a slightly angry voice. ”He knew the risks when he joined this mission, we all do. We fight for a reason and people die every day in this world. At least he died protecting someone he cared about. Some don't even get to do that.”

”You guys have seen the dangers.” Lenny said, ”Should we head back?”

”No!” Lilly shouted. ”We continue to move forward, this whole trip will not be pointless, if Ray can't defeat the demon man then I will. I swear if it's the last thing I do.”

The mood was sombre and in respect for Bergs life, they decided to build a small grave. There wasn't time to take his body back to the city and if they left his body, it would only be eaten by beasts. Jack dug a grave for berg and after placing him underneath.

Ray cut down a large tree and placed it deep into the ground to mark where Berg had been buried. The group prayed for Berg and once they were finished. They continued on their Journey.