We ran. But us was the great horrors of the void. A slithering tides of gnashing teeth and hungry maws. Before us was the gate. The only way of out this hellhole. And it was closing fast.

“Keep going,” I screamed as I slashed at one of the horrors that flew at us. It’s black blood coating me. We didn’t have time to clean off.

One of the faster horrors caught up to us. It grabbed at her leg. Causing my love to trip forward. It grabbed at her again. But it found my blade instead of flesh.

I stabbed into it hand with my dagger. And my rapier found the creature’s throat. The creature’s death gurgles echoed throughout the cavernous surroundings. I kicked the corpse into the approaching horde. Buying as precious time as the pursuers had to climb over the thing to continue.

“Tell the Nothingness, he will not have her,” I screamed before I ran and picked my love up.

“He will not have you,” I whispered to her, “Can you stand?”

“No my husband. My leg. I think I broke it.” She said as she tried to move.

“I see,” I stated as I sheathed my weapons.

“Leave me. It is I he wants,” she stated. I picked her up and carried her.

“What are you doing?” She demanded to know as I began running.

“I journeyed to the Void itself for you. I am not abandoning you. The Nothingness can find someone else. He will never have you.” I said as I pushed forward. I ran as fast as I can could. Her in my arms. Horrors at our back.

The exit was within reach. I could see the sunlight of our world. My allies were waiting. Ready to deal with the horrors that followed us. I prayed to Maduin to not abandon me as this juncture.

I jumped though the gate into the sun. I tumbled forward and the world went dark.

I jerked forward. Groggy. My head in a lot of pain. I was alive and on the correct side of the gate. My memories were foggy. And panic set in as I tried to remember. I was positive she was in my arms. A familiar and gentle hand on my back calmed me down.

“The dead has finally arisen,” my love snickered, “After your daring rescue, we feared the mighty Lexington, would fell by a rock to head.”

She laughed, and if I hadn’t been so relieved to see her alive, I might have laughed too.