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A choked gasp escapes Parrot’s mouth as blood is coughed out, splattering down on the floor. The dark red substance stains the blue orchids in front of him, he looks only for a moment before they’re crushed by heavy boots. The avian stares up only to see Saparata standing over him, sword in hand.
“Pathetic! You really- You seriously thought you could win!?”
He exclaims, cackling as his soldiers laugh along with him, mocking him, the king.
Huh, maybe Clownpierce was right.
Better fit a jester than a king.
His degrading thoughts however are interrupted by Theo, shouting as guards pull him back, restraining him.
“Don’t fucking touch him!”
He shouts, trying to pull back from the soldiers. Reina stands with him as well, guards also holding her back as she tries to wiggle her way out of their grasps.
“Let go!”
She exclaims however their grips lay tight on the two of them. Parrot frowns, picking himself up- To reach over to them but a sudden kick is sent to his stomach and he collapses to the floor in agony. He doesn’t scream- He chooses not to despite the excruciating pain he’s in from all the hits he too, the adrenaline seemed to numb everything and now that it’s fading, it hit’s Parrot all at once.
“You could’ve made this easy Parrot!”
Shoebilly chirps, snickering before kicking Parrot yet again and only more blood seems to come from his mouth. He cannot imagine what he must look like right now to everybody else, all bloodied and bruised up, he must look so pathetic.
“Stand up.”
Parrot doesn’t obey and instead holds onto his last bit of dignity and stays planted on his knees. Saparata gaze darkens and he throws Shoebilly a look which he instantly nods to. It doesn’t take long before the man grabs Parrot by the shirt and lifts him up with a concerning amount of ease. Parrot stares head on at his enemy who wears a smug expression.
“You lost Parrot. You idiotic man- I can’t believe you actually thought you could win, like seriously? And you’re supposed to be the smartest person on this server!”
He laughs hysterically, running a hand through his white locks before sighing.
“Now..what to do with you.”
He mumbles, putting a hand on his chin.
“Uhm..Saps, what do you mean? We already won just leave Parrot alone or take him to prison?”
Flame’s voice suddenly chimes through causing Parrot to perk up and behind Saps and Shoebilly are Flame, Lomedy and Wemmbu. Parrot’s gaze follows to each of their faces, observing every feature and change in expression. Lomedy looks at him but his once determined and hate filled expression is now replaced with hesitation, the firmness still remains but wavering unlike before. Flame doesn’t look at Parrot and despite his blindfold, Parrot knows she feels guilty. And Wemmbu..Wemmbu just stares with a blank and dreadful eyes. And although Parrot doesn’t know exactly what’s going on through their heads, he does know one thing. And that’s that the three all seem remorseful.
Saparata turns to Flame as he let’s out a scoff.
“Are you kidding me? Don’t tell me you’re getting soft on me Flame..”
He quips and Flame steps back, mumbling some snarky comment.
“Now, where were we?”
Saps says, turning back to Parrot with a smirk.
“Do whatever you want with me, just leave Theo and Reina out of this.”
He states and Saps laughs for what feels like the sixth time.
“Oh such a hero, is that supposed to make me feel pity for you? That you’re acting all heroic?”
“He is heroic!”
Theo snaps, pushing past the guards however they’re all quick to pin him down as he’s forced down on his knees.
“He’s more of a hero than you’ll ever be! He’s done so much for this server and you’ve done nothing!”
Theo sneers, Shoebilly lets out a quiet groan, mumbling something about regretting on mentoring Theo. Sap lets out a small hum of amusement before gesturing Shoebilly to let go of Parrot which he reluctantly does. Parrot stumbles, his knees wobbling as he tries to keep himself afoot. He winces at the pain shooting through his ankle, he probably sprained it.
“You think I care?”
Saparata yells, grabbing at Parrots head. The royal quickly raises his hands up, fighting at Saps but it’s too late. His head is suddenly slammed into a wall and he can feel the blood dripping down his neck. A loud irritating ring sounds through his head, causing him to whimper in pain. He blanks out for a moment, everything going blurry, all his senses kicking in yet also not working as he just feels so overwhelmed of sensations. He hears a couple shouts and his eyes momentarily wander around, he sees Theo shouting at Shoebilly, Reina looks at him, saying something but Parrot can’t make out what she’s saying. Flame steps closer, seemingly yelling at Saparata who simply rolls his eyes. He draws out his sword, fiddling around with it for a moment before glaring at Parrot with such hatred- Such disgust and malice, one Parrot has never seen anyone have towards him and it makes Parrot sick. The avian pushes further back against the wall only to let out a groan as his head presses against it. Short and ragged breaths escape from him as he tries to desperately just breathe-
A loud and painful scream comes out from Parrot as a sword is stabbed straight through his stomach. He barely processes that he’s been stabbed before Saparata swiftly pulls the blade out. Parrot’s hand quickly rushes to the open wound, trying to slow down any bleeding. His blood stains his pale skin and it disgusts him to see such a sight. Parrot feels his chest tighten and he can barely take a breath without wanting to scream from pain. Tears prick at his eyes as he desperately tries to keep himself together for just a little longer. He’s in so much pain- so much pain. He should be dead and he honestly thinks he is because Parrot swears he can see Wifies, Dean, Luigi and everyone standing in front of him with panicked expressions. He swears he can hear their voices and cries. He swears he’s right with them.
But when he blinks just a few more times, Saparata is right in front of him, face to face and a part of him wants to cry. He just wants to be at peace again. He wants to mine with Luigi again, decode puzzles with Wifies, joke with Dean, stargaze with Nufuli- He want’s to be with his friends again.
And suddenly dying doesn’t sound so bad in Parrot’s eyes anymore.
His vision blurs and he fights to keep his eyes open but to be honest, why’s he even fighting anymore?
“Parrot- Parrot stay with us!”
Theo shouts and his voice brings Parrot back to reality.
Right, his friends, his kingdom, his people. That’s why he’s fighting.
Stupid of him to forget.
“I..I’m not letting you win-”
He manages to stutter out, barely able to speak without a sharp pain jolting in his body. Parrot despite wanting to be as hopeful as he usually is, knew this was the end. He lost the war, that was that. What else was he supposed to do?
“Saparata- Just stop-”
Lomedy says, pulling at the mans coat. Saps reacts negatively to the action, quickly pushing off Lomedy who stumbles back, Flame thankfully is quick to catch him and the two look at Parrot with such worry that Parrot can’t help but awe at it. Sap however quickly ruins the moment, yanking Parrots scalp forcing them to lock eyes.
Saparata doesn’t say anything, analyzing Parrot’s expression before tossing his back into the wall causing yet another ear ring in his head as his vision blanks out.
He’s really going to die like this isn’t he?
Saparata puts his foot on Parrot’s stomach and a gasp is let out from Parrot, the pain only intensifying. The leader draws his sword out once more, pointing the edge at Parrot, forcing him to look up at him.
“I’ll be good for a moment, okay? I’ll let you give some final words before I kill you.”
He states, collective gasps escaping from the crowd as a couple yells are thrown here and there but Parrot can’t make out anything that’s being said as they all cluster together.
The blade presses closer to his skin as his head is tilted further up, Parrot winces and he can’t help but cough up blood as it dribbles out of his mouth.
“..I..I’m sorry I let people die- I tried- I did..I’ve only wanted good for people- “
More pressure is pressed against Parrot and he cries out in pain, closing his eyes tightly as tears slip from eyes.
“I-I still believe there’s good in people! In everyone- Even the worst of us-”
He chokes out more blood, his voice wavering, breaking every second as he sobs.
“I believe we’re all worth saving-!! And I guess that’s a belief I’m willing to die for-”
He gasps before letting out small hiccups as he tries to utter more but his throat has gone dry and Parrot can’t say more as much as he wishes to. He locks eyes with Theo, his body guard, his best friend. The man he’s been so eternally grateful for. He tears up at the thought. He wants to say so much to Theo, how he appreciates the man for always protecting him and putting up with his bullshit and he can’t. Theo’s glasses are cracked, leaving his eyes exposed and vulnerable and Parrot can see every emotion swirling inside. Although the major one is disbelief. Disbelief that this is finally where their journey ends. After so many escapes from death, this is where everything comes to an end. His smiles warmly at Theo before giving Reina a small nod. He wishes he gotten to know her more, he wishes he got to show her the beauty of this server. The goodness she should’ve been able to see before all chaos happened to her. He feels guilty for it, for her being dragged into all of this.
He looks to Flame and Wemmbu and only then does he notice their expressions of distraught, confusion and sorrow. It makes him a bit happy knowing they cared. He gives them a look of reassurance, mouthing a small good-bye.
Saying bye feels weird, especially to the guys who have been with him for so long and since the beginning of the server despite all their differences.
Finally, he looks back at Saparata and Shoebilly who stand in front of him, looming over Parrot.
Parrot lets out a dry chuckle, he doesn’t even know why he just does.
Saparata’s hand trembles, it’s barely noticeable but it’s there. He’s hesitant. But he quickly overcomes it as his grip steadies before raising his sword high. Parrot let’s out a sigh of relief, closing his eyes and simply accepting his death. He hears Theo shouting along with Reina, Flame and Lomedy but it doesn’t matter anymore. Not when he’s dead.
He readies himself for the hit.
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But it never comes. Instead there’s a loud swoosh sound followed by a totem pop. But not from Parrot, no he ran out long ago. Parrot opens his eyes to see Saparata defending himself against..Wemmbu?
It doesn’t take long before a brawl suddenly breaks out and in a second, he has a wall of people surrounding him. His eyes widen momentarily at the action as somebody tries to help him up, he doesn’t realize who it is until he spots their yellow sweater. Lomedy. He’s confused but doesn’t question as there’s a bunch of yelling, swords clashing, maces being hit, wind charges being thrown, arrows flying by, etc. Suddenly he’s in someones arms and Parrot groans from the pain as he holds onto the person in desperation. Another person comes at his other side as the two people help carry him off. Parrot groans at every step, each one more agonizing than the previous one. His vision begins to fade once more and his knees buckle as he falls to the floor. The two people thankfully catching him and he can hear their voices faintly.
“Parrot!? You okay!?”
“Parrot- Stay with us!”
Parrot looks down, spitting out some blood.
His vision then fully darkens and it doesn’t take long before he passes out, putting all his weight onto the people around him.