RIENCE'S FORTRESS - Oxenfurt
"You can call your men. I'm done with her." Gabriel told Bonhart while he come to him with Ciri laying in his arms.
Leo narrowed his eyes. "She was somehow quiet. You were easy on her?"
"I know there is huge queue of horny men ready to rape her. Why to get her tired so soon and then miss all the fun?" The young witcher smirked.
Bonhart face didn't even move. "So, you were easy on her then."
"Yes I was, but now I told you why." Gabriel said calmly.
"Fine." Leo stood up from the chair. "Put her on that table."
Gabriel felt how she nervously moved in his arms.
He squeezed her more with his hands and answered him with measured voice. "And will you tell me the reason why?"
"I'm going to rape her. You're clearly not capable of it." Bonhart almost growled.
He felt how her heart started beating so fast.
Gabriel eyes got darker. "I won't let you to do it."
Leo gave him angry look. "You dare to contradict me child?"
Now his voice changed. It sounded like an iron. "Yes, because I'll do it, not you."
Bonhart didn't say anything. It almost seemed like he was analyzing the situation. "Fine. Do it. I'm curious how you will make her scream."
The witcher's face was emotionless. "Then I hope your ears are prepared Bonhart." He said with threat in his voice.
Leo made a cheeky smile.
Cirlla got surprised. She didn't know this side of him.
She didn't know Gabriel could be so protective..
Then the strong hit of her body to the table returned her back from her thoughts.
She didn't manage even to react because in that moment Gabriel pushed her face towards the table and her hands was holding behind her back.
"Are you trying my patience Raven? Do it finally. Rape her." Leo almost commanded him.
Gabriel then with quick move unzipped his pants and lay over her completely from behind. Their faces were now next to each other.
"I have a dagger on my waist. Take it.." he whispered to her quietly as he could in that moment.
Her eyes narrowed. Her heart almost stopped beating.
Ciri then elbowed him into his stomach.
Gabriel moved away from her a bit because of pain which filled his body. She used this moment to turned around, then take his dagger and pressed it right under his chin to his neck.
Bonhart was staring at her longingly. "Well, we could certainly use you in the School of Cat. Your moves are really deadly. That idiot couldn't even react on you." He admitted with the laugh.
She ignored his words and looked deeply into blue eyes in front her. Gabriel was just staring into her eyes.
Ciri realized that she was pushing the dagger so much into his neck, that it started bleeding. It had to hurt him, but he didn't stop her. On the other hand he let her do it.
He was literally giving her a chance to kill him..
"Come on. Do it. Cut his throat. I can see you starving for it.." Leo told her teasingly.
Ciri displaced Bonhart's words.
There she was, with the knife under his chin. Only one cut away from killing him. She could end all the pain which that young witcher caused her, all the hatred what she feels towards him. All his lies which he has told her could disappear with just one simple move..
All of it was only in her hands now. His life was in her hands.
"Finish him finally. He hurt you and he will hurt you again." Bonhart smiled under his nose. "Do it Child of Surprise. Kill him.." he made sure to highlight his last words.
That words pinched her into her heart.
Suddenly Gabriel's eyes changed. She saw guilt in there now. But not just his, but also hers own..
Then he grabbed her hand in which she was holding a dagger and started pushing it more deeper into his neck. It started bleeding even more..
She started watching his moves.
"Do it." Gabriel command her.
Her pupils dilated.
"I deserve it. Do it. Kill me." He told her honestly.
She hesitated. She wanted to kill him so much. She still didn't process the pain which he caused her and maybe she never will.
But right know this wasn't the moment when she should decide if Gabriel gonna live or not. This time will come definitely later..
But now her heart wanted someone else death.
With quick move she let the dagger from her hand and then pushed Gabriel further from her and grabbed his sword which was laying on the table next to him.
Gabriel immediately realized what she wants to do. "Cirilla, stop that sword is.."
He didn't finish because in that moment she stubbed Bonhart, but the blade of the sword just bent down and then returned back.
Ciri puzzled and her mouth almost fell down open.
Gabriel finished his sentence. "Is fake.." he lowered his head.
Bonhart started laughing loudly. "You stupid cow.."
"What the hell?" Ciri cursed. Then she very quickly realized that what Gabriel told her about Geralt's death was true..
Leo started clapping. "Just awesome. This is so awesome. I really haven't met a bigger fools than you two. With the real sword you would definitely cut my guts out. But you wasted your one chance to kill me girl. Well, your shame.." His eyes got darker. "But guess what, I never miss when I want to kill someone."
"Swords in that corner. Run! Immediately!" Gabriel shouted at her.
Ciri didn't wait any longer and started running towards the swords.
She couldn't even catch her own breath when she was taking two swords into her hands. She turned around and then her eyes filled a fear. "Gabriel!" She screamed at him.
He in the last moment repelled with his dagger Bonhart deadly blow. Then she ran towards him to give him the sword.
The sounds of exploding spells and ringing swords were filling the whole room. Everybody wanted to kill their own enemy no matter the cost and they were doing everything to make it possible.
Suddenly everybody stopped fighting because the huge noise hit the windows of the room. The windows almost moved.
Nobody dared to move. Everybody was waiting.
Rience didn't hold it inside. "What the hell was that noise?!" He growled.
"Another surprise I guess." Geralt smiled like a fox.
Rience gave him a killer look. "Explain it you piece of shit."
Yennefer answered instead of the witcher. "You wasn't wondering why your guards still didn't come here to save your ass Rience?" Well, that's because our other friends are distracting them by killing outside." She winked at him.
"And you think this will impress me witch?" He laughed. "I'm more than capable to kill you all at once and meanwhile be holding my balls." He found her with his snake's eyes. "But tell me my dear Yennefer, don't you wanna come to help me with holding instead of me?" He used a slimy tone.
Geralt growled and protectively put his arms around his wife to cover her, but also to stop her from angrily jumping on Rience and strangle him.
Yennefer just spat to the floor. "Hold it by yourself you asshole.."
Rience smirked. "Well, your shame.."
Then the mage attacked them again and they managed to stop the attack again.
Vesemir and Eskel was fighting with Joshua and Geralt with Yennefer and Philippa was trying to somehow kill Rience.
It were two different fights, but with the same goal. To kill the enemy sooner than the enemy will kill them.
Their opponents was so strong. They all were realizing that if the guards would be here then they wouldn't stand a chance against them. They all were very aware that this fight was now or never.
So, they did.
They gave everything what they could into this fight.
Ciri managed to get in time towards Gabriel and throw him the sword. It was just the matter of time when Bonhart would kill him. Gabriel didn't even stand a small chance against him with that dagger.
Now three skilled witchers were fighting with the steel swords like there was no tomorrow. Like there was no end. In that moment the desire of ending each other life was stronger than anything what they care of in their lives. They were sacrificing everything for this fight, even their own skin which started already bleeding on many places. But not even this stop them to continue in deadly attacks and various types of techniques. Nothing else mattered for them. Just finishes this soon as possible.
They knew Bonhart was better and stronger than them, but they were smarter. They had to be because the time was against them.
They both started losing their energy, but Bonhart seemed like he wasn't even fighting..
Then Gabriel did something which not just surprised her, but even surprised Bonhart himself. Ciri then realized it, he sacrificed himself to give her time.. "Gabriel, no!" She screamed at him.
But Bonhart didn't hesitated for a second and attacked Gabriel's unprotected spot.
Ciri looked away in that moment.
The young witcher sighed painfully, but he managed to tell her. "Now!" He caught his arm which started heavily bleeding.
Ciri didn't hesitated any longer and attacked Bonhart from behind. But Leo expected something like that and he turned to her quicker then her sword hit him.
"You won't fool me bitch." Leo made an cheeky smile while their swords met.
"I don't have to, because now you have fooled yourself." Ciri winked at him.
Bonhart gave her confused look.
In that moment Gabriel stabbed him with dagger into his neck from behind.
Leo screamed painfully.
"Say hi to hell Bonhart." Then she stabbed him with the sword into his stomach.
His mouth and the big hole in his abdomen filled blood. He fell down to his knees and gave her killer look. "You little.." he coughed blood.
She made a fox smile and finished his sentence. "Winner."
Bonhart got furious, but in that moment she pulled away the sword from him.
Leo barely made a sound and then he fell down to the floor.
His eyes closed. He died.
Ciri was breathing fast and looking at her sword covered in Bonhart's blood. She was still processing what jus happened.
It took her a while to realize that Bonhart was really dead.
She would maybe enjoy this moment even more if the person next to her wouldn't get her so furious.
She turned to him angrily. "You stupid idiot! Bonhart could kill you if you didn't moved away at the last moment." Ciri scold him.
"But he didn't. He scratched just my arm." Gabriel's mouth shivered in small smile.
She slapped him.
He gave her confused look with the question in his eyes.
She hugged him. "You scared me."
He hugged her even more tightly and caressed her back. "That's why you slapped me? Because I scared you?"
She pulled away from him. "You know why I slapped you."
"I know." He admitted a bit sadly and then softly kissed her cheek. "And I'm sorry."
She was staring at him for a while without a word. Then she tore off piece of fabric from her blouse and tied his bleeding arm.
"Thank you." He was honest.
She crossed her arms. "You know that you deserve like a thousand slaps?"
"Well, I do. Then thank God you haven't kill me yet.." He winked at her.
Ciri leaned closer to him and looked straight into his eyes. Her look was sharp as the knife."If you will ever betray me like this again, I will cut your balls and then I'm gonna kill you. Slowly." she told him with the threat in her voice.
Gabriel just swallowed and nodded. This was the moment where was better to stay silent in front of very pissed woman.
"We should go, they may need our help." She said seriously and then they left from the rooms.
Suddenly Eskel swung with his sword differently than usual. His hatred towards the witcher from the School of Cat had prevail.
In that moment Joshua sighed painfully, he caught his throat from which now started pouring blood and then he fell down dead to the floor.
"For fuck sake he was one of my best men." Rience cursed. "But fine as you want.." His eyes got completely dark. "It's gonna be death for the death."
In that moment Vesemir and Eskel joined them to attack the mage from the side. The mage's eyes fixed on the White Wolf. He started throwing spells on them. Then the Rience suddenly turned around and made a spell with the evil flash in his eyes.
But when the White Wolf realized that Rience fooled them all, it was jus too late..
Geralt's heart skipped a beat. "Vesemir!"
The old witcher realized it too and jumped.
But no matter how quick move the old witcher did, when he managed to pulled down Eskel to the floor, the deadly spell from the Rience's hands already hit his chest.
Eskel howled from the pain.
Geralt immediately froze. He would definitely drop also his own sword in that moment, but he couldn't move at all.
Eskel's pain hit him stronger than he was able to handle.
Vesemir was already kneeling next to Eskel's motionless body. "Don't get distracted! Kill that bastard!" He shouted at them with the anger in his voice.
Geralt started viewing blurted, he felt how his strength started leaving his body.
Suddenly someone pushed him down to the floor before the fireball would end up in him.
He felt how her hands caught his face. "Geralt, I know it's hard for you now, but you can't get yourself kill by not paying any attention at all. That fucker is still breathing.." Yennefer looked at him worried. "Please, fight my love. For Eskel.." She said with entreaty on her lips and quickly kissed his forehead.
Then the witcher's eyes filled determination.
They both stood up and looked at the Rience who were now throwing spells on Philippa. They started running towards her to help her till he won't burn her alive.
They all started getting tired. Rience was losing his power, but so were the sorceresses. Geralt was almost done with his strength, but with the absent look he was still somehow trying attack that bastard from the sides.
Everybody understood that they came to the point where one small mistake will decide who will win this fight.
And that small mistake came sooner than they all expected..
While Geralt wanted to do a lunge, his left leg slipped away and he fell down to the floor. That got Rience a tactical advantage, because both sorceresses hesitated.
The mage smiled under his nose and his hands filled fire. He was ready to make a final blow.
Suddenly Philippa shouted loudly. "For the love of God Rience stop!"
Rience's hands stopped burning for a second because Philippa's voice broke his unbreakable focus completely. Geralt only managed to raised himself up on his elbows to look what what was happening when..
Then everything happened so quickly.
Yennefer said the spell and in that moment Geralt's sword literally fly out from the witcher's hand. Then with the simple move she directed the sword right in the middle of Rience's neck..
The mage screamed painfully and caught the sword which was now stabbed in his own neck. He was staring at it like he still couldn't believe what really happened. His armour started filling lots of blood. Then he looked at Yennefer with the fear in his eyes. He knew what was coming..
Yennefer just shrugged her shoulders.. "At your place I wouldn't pull it out."
Rience opened his mouth to say something, but in that moment he fell down to the floor.
He was dead.
Everybody waited some seconds if Rience won't somehow miraculously raise from the death, but none of this happened.
Philippa sighed with relief. "Finally. I couldn't listen to him anymore. He was so annoying.." she admitted.
Yennefer just blinked. She still couldn't believe it was really over. That they won..
Philippa turned to her. "What were you waiting for Yenna? You could end him like this for a millionth time."
Yennefer came back to the mind. "I was waiting for the best moment to do it." She frowned.
"Which clearly didn't come. You can thank you husband that he is so gawky in the moments which most likely always cost you life." Philippa laughed a bit.
"I swear I'm going to on never ending witcher's retirement from this day.." Geralt sighed while he tried to stand up.
Yennefer immediately jumped on him and hugged him tightly.
Geralt lost balance for a moment and then almost lost his breath because she squeezed him that much.
Yennefer looked at him seriously him. "You fool, your fall almost killed us.."
Geralt opened his mouth to answer her, but Vesemir interrupted him.
"I'm so happy you're celebrating, I'm really am, but he..." his voice failed.
They all turned to him at the same time. They totally forgot on that fact that Eskel is injured and..
In that moment their faces froze.
Eskel was laying in his own blood and he wasn't moving at all.
Geralt looked at him with the pain in his eyes. "Vesemir, go bring Triss here. Please."
The old witcher nodded sadly, he stood up and started leaving from the room.
Geralt waited till the old witcher left the room, then his knees broke down completely.. and if wasn't for Yennefer who was holding his arms he would fall to the floor.
"I'm so sorry.." Yennefer whispered to him while she was hugging him.
Geralt didn't answer her, he just snuggled closer to her.
Then his eyes filled tears.
When Triss came into the room Geralt was nervously walking around the whole room. He just couldn't stayed there.. he needed to be somewhere else.
Triss stopped on the threshold of the door and starting looking for Eskel. She saw Geralt and Philippa with the mute faces, they looked like as the spirit left them.
She started realizing that something very bad happened. "Where is he?
Geralt stopped walking, but nobody answered her.
"Somebody tell me where he is!" She said with the frustration.
Then she found Geralt's eyes.
"Where's my Eskel?"
Geralt was silent. He tried to hold his tears.
"Geralt, where is Eskel? Where is he?"
She started to understand what was happening, but she still didn't want to believe.
Geralt gave her sad look.
"Where is he..?" her voice failed her.
"He's gone Triss.." The tear rolled down his face. "I'm so sorry."
"No.." she shakes her head like she didn't want to accept this horrible truth.
"He's gone." Geralt said in pain in his voice. The tears started covering his whole face. "Rience killed him."
"No.. please.. it can't be true.." she shake her head. "No.." she started sobbing.
Geralt came towards her, he wanted to comfort her, but she stormed into another room and then she found him laying in his blood.
She puzzled totally. She couldn't even move. The pain was now unbearable. She saw Yennefer who was already kneeling next to him. Her face was wet from the tears.
"No!" Triss almost screamed. "No, no.." her voice failed her. She went towards his body and then fell down to her knees. "No.. my love.." she started crying loudly. "My love.." she sighed painfully. Her whole body started shaking.
Yennefer gave her sad look and squeezed her hand above Eskel's motionless body.
Suddenly Geralt came from behind and he spreads his arms around her chest.
"I'm so sorry.." He almost whispered to her.
Triss said trough unstoppable tears. "He can't be gone.. he just can't.." her voice failed. "Please.." she started sobbing loudly.
In that moment entered Lambert with Keira into the room.
Lambert face's was suddenly white. He stopped walking and his whole body froze. His brother was laying in the blood and he wasn't moving. Lambert felt like someone put dagger into his heart. This view was too much for him.
He felt how Keira caught his hand and squeezed it. She gave him a sad look. Then Lambert couldn't hold it anymore. He couldn't be suppressing his emotions. He started crying into his hands.
Suddenly they stormed into the room. "We killed Bonha.." the words and all excitement stuck in her throat. She saw their faces, full of pain and loss. She felt this emotion which filled the whole room and she immediately knew what it meant.
She looked at Eskel's body and she managed to say only one word. "How..?" her voice failed.
Geralt answered trough tears. "Rience.."
Ciri in that moment started crying. Her whole world torn apart. She felt like someone torn her soul from her body. He was like an older brother for her.. and now he was gone. The pain what she felt in that moment started to be unbearable. Then she turned around and hugged firmly Gabriel who was staying behind her without the light in his eyes. She hugged him even more tightly and almost dig her fingers into his back. She started sobbing into his chest. She quickly needed a comfort zone because then she wouldn't able to stand on her feet anymore.
Gabriel's face was like a stone. He didn't expect to happen even in his worst dreams. His armor was immediately wet from her tears, but he didn't care about it. He spread his arms around her. He started caressing her back.
Ciri started crying even more, the pain in her heart was so strong.
He kissed her forehead. "I'm so sorry.." he whispered to her. He knew what Eskel meant for all of them. He didn't know him for too long, but he also felt like he lost someone close and this was killing him inside.
His death hit everyone the way which nobody expected.
Today the Continent lost a great man.
But the witchers today lost their loving brother and friend..