Chapter 2

Dyronix

I have been fighting for my home, but I haven't been doing the best job of it. I'm not the best at following orders because I am big on letting my heart guide me, but it definitely was pretty annoying how everything ended up happening especially when no one would let me do the right thing. I wanted to scream and yell at them because so many people are dying and there's absolutely no reason for it. I understand that things end up happening that way, but I don't know what else to tell them when they do not let me tell them how it is.

I know I have made a few really mad and I don't think that they honestly cared about what I had to say about it. I think that they honestly just thought that they were better than everyone else and I hated even thinking about it because I have never met people so selfish before. I wanted to do everything in my power to just hold myself back and not let things get to me but it's really hard when you're dealing with warriors that just don't know how to take feedback from those who are putting their lives on the line.

This civil war is so stupid, and I don't know why it has to happen. I don't get it because there's no reason that there should be fighting. It's honestly only because two brothers have been pitted against each other because they are interested in the same woman, and I don't see the point in fighting to the death over someone who isn't going to even remember that they existed. I hate it because I just want to allow myself to be happy and find my own woman, but I can't do that when I have to continuously fight.

We are given the choice to fight in the war but there's no way we can remain out of it. Either way, our homes could get attacked and we would have to defend ourselves and then we would end up getting a target on our backs as well. It was pretty annoying if I'm being honest because I don't know what to do. I just got dragged into the war and I have had to kill so many warriors that I had considered to be close friends. There was honestly nothing that I could do about it though and I was going to have to just continue to make sure that I was happy, but they would have killed me if I didn't kill them so there's nothing, I can even say to it.

"Dyronix, get your head out of your ass!" My best friend, Laric, yells at me as he has his sword in his hand, "We are in a damn battle and you're spacing out. Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

I bristle slightly as I glare back at him, wondering why he has to ruin my moment, "sorry, I was just thinking about how dumb this war is. I don't get why we're fighting when we should band together and fight those who have actually screwed us over. I understand that you keep thinking that this is how it has to be, but I don't get it. I don't want to get it because I honestly feel like we're just going to continue to be unhappy. You realize this, right?"

His lips purse and he shakes his head, "I understand what you mean but you have to understand that this is the road that we have to go down. We might not end up agreeing with it but it's us or them. Do you honestly think that they are going to spare your life? We might not like this war, but we have a choice to make, and I know that there's no way that we can just hold ourselves back. If we do, I fear that we might end up losing everything."

I understand completely what he is saying even if I don't like it, gritting my teeth as I nod my head, "I understand. I wish that I didn't, but you just know how to make me go crazy, right, Laric? I just want to find me a nice woman to sink myself inside of, but I honestly think that you just know that there's no way in hell that I'm going to just allow someone to do this. Right?"

Laric shakes his head, "the minute that you find a woman to accept you, I'm going to be really surprised."

"Why? Am I really that bad of an idea?" I tease him now, rolling my eyes, "I'm better than a lot of other men. I can assure you that they wouldn't end up getting their heart broken by me."

"I highly doubt that, I'm afraid that you would end up being the first person to end up hurting someone else because I just have never seen you as the person to ever be in a relationship." He disagrees with me, his tail swishing back and forth as he looks at me with a smirk on his face, "Honestly, Dyronix, if you end up finding someone to actually love you and they don't end up running away with fear, I will change everything that I say about you and I will do whatever you want. I promise."

That makes me feel really giddy because it's not easy to get Laric to do anything. It makes me sad that this is how it has to be because it is very clear in my mind about where it needs to go. I know that this could very well turn around and bite me in the butt, but I didn't realize just how much this would end up being the case. I keep thinking that maybe I'm going to end up changing my mind and something finally going the way that I want it to, but I don't think it's going to be the case anymore. It's pretty frustrating and I wish that it didn't have to be that way, but I do hope that everything just ends up working out for the better.

But before I can think about anything else or say anything, an arrow whizzes through the air and lodges straight into his chest. Laric stumbles back, his jaw becoming slack as he looks down at the arrow impeded in his chest before he crumples to the ground. I yell his name, feeling like my entire body is going to explode with fear and rage because what the hell. I hear yelling and I know instantly that this is an ambush, and we are going to get caught in the crossfire. My blood is pumping hot in my veins, feeling like I could just start a war here and now and not give a damn about it. I don't know how these bastards got past the walls, but they are not going to mess with me.

I pick Laric up, noticing how he is not dead, but he will be if I don't hurry up and get him out of there. I rush him away from there, knowing we are outnumbered right now. I thought that it would be okay and that we wouldn't end up getting screwed, but I feel the searing pain as something lodges itself into my back, making me grit my teeth as I stumble forward but I don't stop. I have to get Laric out of here or they are going to kill the both of us.

"Just save yourself." He groans out, looking like he might end up passing out at any moment, "I'll be fine."

"Shut up!" I growl at him, knowing that this isn't going to be the case, "you just know how to drive me nuts, don't you? Stop trying to act all tough when you're not! You need to act like you're actually hurt and I'm not going to just accept this! Just stop screwing around, Laric, and keep your damn eyes open."

I feel something else pierce my back, but I only have a little way to go. I don't slow down, knowing I have to be frustrating the enemy. I won't stop until we get straight back to behind our fortified lines as everyone else is charging into battle. My knees crumple beneath me as I hit the ground, careful to not jostle Laric too much. Warriors rush to us, looking at us like we're crazy but I don't bother to try to say anything.

I'm put on a stretcher laying on my belly and they carry me to the medic area. I think I have arrows in my back, and everyone is shouting. I don't care about myself, wanting to know that Laric is going to be okay but that might end up being a hit or miss. I know that this could end up biting me in the butt because I'm not worrying about myself.

But when we reach the medic hall, I see the most beautiful woman rushing towards us and it's like everything has just fallen into place. I wouldn't consider it love at first sight, but it was definitely love at first sight. I just stare at her, wondering what she is saying as she looks between me and the warriors who are carrying me. She is covered in a dirty uniform filled with blood, and her blonde hair is pulled back in a messy bun. She has fair but strong features and brilliant blue eyes the color of the water here. I don't know how someone so beautiful has managed to not be seen by me before, but I just stare at her.

"Beautiful." I whisper hoarsely and she turns to stare at me with wide eyes.

I don't know if she heard me, but she didn't say anything about it. She instructs them where to take me even though I wish she would follow but now I have more of a reason to be here because I've already decided that she is going to be mine.

She has no idea what is coming for her.