Atla Ceres Queen [2]

"Shit."

"K–King? What's—"

"Stay close to me. Don't leave my side, no matter what. Do you understand?" King cut her off his azure eyes as serious as they had never been.

Sherilyn shivered.

She had never seen King like this—panicked, uneasy, and... afraid.

–Spurt!

A sudden spray of blood splattered across her black dress, staining it in vivid red.

Sherilyn's eyes widened in shock as her gaze lowered.

A pale, alabaster hand dripping with blood, pierced through King's stomach from behind.

"Ugh…" King groaned, blood spilling from his lips as his knees trembled.

Sherilyn froze in place, too stunned to move. 

Then she saw her— the Goddess.

Standing right behind King, serene and terrifying.

"R–Run..." King managed to rasp.

But Sherilyn couldn't move, her limbs refusing to obey. Her wide eyes were locked on the wound, on the crimson tide pouring from King.