A Greater Enemy

Ilt was the sound of eyeballs exploding to nothing as Astron's eyes ran down red blood, his face contorting in pain.

"We are the Elvenioris, Astron. There's no excuse for us running away from a battle. I would have been pleased if you had fought whoever this mysteriously powerful figure of yours is.

Even if you had lost your life to it, I would have sought revenge and sent him to a much deeper depth of hell for his outrageousness of killing one of mine.

But you ran, in front of hundreds, staining our name," she whispered, her voice sounding as calm and as gentle as ever, yet goosebumps covered Astron's body as he knew well what this could lead to if not handled smartly by him.