The Unraveling - It Burns

Atoll

His eyes were opened wide in shock and terror, but that only meant the smoke and heat singed them until tears streamed from their corners. Atoll shrieked when Hikaru was consumed by flame, then tossed to the bottom of the pit to become ash. "THAT GUY FRIGGIN' DIED!" He yowled, ears flat as they could go against his skull. It wasn't that he didn't consider himself a brave boy, but he'd never seen consequences before. Not like that. Without a doubt, he would hear those gurgling screams in his dreams for the rest of his life. He was sure of it. Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, the worm bellowed a firestorm at the gathered crowd.

Atoll dove to the ground, pressing himself flat as could be, and felt the torturous heat pass over him, so close he was sure he'd caught fire. When he staggered to his paws, he was almost sick at the sights that awaited him: Calliope's face, blistered and marred with detritus, turning her into a ghastly sight. And Kaira... when his eyes settled on her, he felt bile rise in his throat. All he could smell was the scent of burnt skin. "Ohh, Kai, mom is gonna be pissed..." He said, feeling lightheaded at the grotesque sight of his sister and packmate's swollen, blistering skin. There was a reason he wasn't much for healing, or getting his paws dirty if there wasn't anything in it for him. Some might even call him delicate.

Atoll braced himself as Kaira leaned against him, even though he averted his gaze from her hindquarters and the newly minted wound there. "Jeez, I think I might be sick... Keep your guard up, I will too," he said, trying to sound much braver than he felt as he turned to keep an eye on the worm that all of the others were busy trying to crush beneath some rocks. "Get it, Calliope! Siduri! Go, go!" he cheered, his voice hoarse from inhaling the surrounding smoke.

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