The Unraveling - It Creeps

Oath stirred beneath his sister, the searing pain in his bleeding jaw fading beneath the rising tide of his rage. His cyan eyes opened just in time to witness the worm's horrific act - Vayne, his only brother that had survived the genocide, gone in an instant. The sickening sound of it burned into his mind, and his blood, both literal and figurative, boiled.

"No!!!" he rasped, voice cracking through the rawness of his bleeding maw. Struggling to stand, he pushed past Atreyu with a stumble, ignoring her attempts to shield him. Tears mixed with blood as he staggered forward, his horns gleaming in the fractured light filtering through the trees of the island.

"Give him back!!" Oath roared, his voice desperate, trembling with grief. He lunged at the worm, his claws extended and teeth bared despite the agony it caused him. "I won't let you take him! I won't let you take my brother!"

The ground trembled beneath his paws as he charged, throwing himself at the creature near recklessly. He aimed for its glistening body, claws seeking to rip through its scales, his fury momentarily drowning out the cries of those around him. He didn't care for Azriel's commands nor Alaric's please, nor the help of Atreyu and Bishop - he only cared for vengeance and for Vayne.

His teeth tore into the flesh of the worm with a ferver as his eyes streamed with tears, his own blood mixing with that of the worm. If he could strike hard enough, maybe - just maybe - it would give him his brother back.