Several months, days feeling like years when rejecting feelings of love and cravings in order to keep distance. Walking past him in the hall, serving him in the cafeteria, missions paired together for their past synergy the pain was more of the same to Percival numbed by constant tragedy. Waiting for his Galahad who would never come trapped within Mash hoping that his best friend would pull off a miracle and save him from this emotional anguish. Putting up faces to hide the hurt, one of the few things that had been carried over from the past relationship with Hektor. Emotional barriers to protect yourself from the pain was convenient when having to look the person you love and simply ask him,āBacon egg and cheese Omelet or would you like the Omuriceā with a fake smile. Night after night laying in bed singing the same song hoping that heād return cradling Percival like before when they first met.Even if Percival was a failure with pride continuing on like this situation was livable was a mere child's fantasy. Something had to be done, Percival would give himself up and beg for forgiveness. If it was for that Lancer maybe it be worth setting aside his devotion just to feel his embrace one more time. What was gods big plan in this situation, even one as devout could only cradling the book of god singing the same song.Ā
The next day,another mission time to hunt for Ritsukaās gems so that all his favorite servants could be properly leveled and strengthened while others went without. Todayās hunt were hydras, even if they werenāt the actual beast from Greek mythology those multiple headed beasts were a challenge for anyone able to mutli-task fighting off several heads while avoiding the poisonous bite. Todays team arranged of Saber Percival, Shielder Mash, and....Lancer Hektor. Entering the singularity everything had gone off normal if not quieter then usual, small talk was never easy especially when repressing feelings. Even if Hektor did his part to play cool trying to throw up conversation topics and making comments about the areas they ventured the rest of the group took notice of Percivalās timidness towards the group. However before that could be brought up the slithering and thrashing rung through the singularity, a nest the Hydras. At least three, a large gorge their home covered in the half eaten bodies of men and beast. The first two had been dispatched with ease the combination of theĀ Durindana and Percivalās support. Landing after decapitating the head of the second the knight took a breathe assessing the situation, something had been wrong. One was missing, Ritsuka and Mash faces painted with shock coming to the realization of what happened. While Percival had finished off the second beast a third Hydra had grabbed Lancer from behind devouring him whole without a second thought.
Those few seconds before realization were the last Percival could remember, coming to his body was moving on itās own. Hands burning the flesh peelings from the palms as scales and flesh were ripped away. Someone was screaming, but who could it had been, It was familiar yet too deep to be Mash, who was screaming for Lancer? Why did his throat begin to burn, heād felt fine moments ago but now eyes felt heavy, burns, and even now a sore throat. Without even realizing the stomach had been opened and without a second thought Hektor pulled out resting in the knights arms bridal style the sizzling of their armor from the acid of the Hydras digestional fluids ringing in Percivals ear like white noise blocking out whatever words Ritsuka and Mash were trying to convey only seen as lips moving without message.What was happening?Ā The only thought that came to mind was,āIs that my scream?ā
