- >Cerberus lets out a piercing roar.
- >You cover your ears in pain. They begin to bleed.
- >The creature dismounts.
- >The clashes of swords, the screams of terror, the fighting.
- >It's gone.
- >It's silent.
- >You turn to Crius, he's yelling and pointing to his men.
- >Yet you hear nothing.
- >Panic overtakes you once you realize what's happened.
- "Crius, I'm deaf!" you shout.
- >The Titans are still pointing and shouting amongst themselves, the same is true for Crius.
- "Someone, I'm deaf!" you yell out.
- >They ignore you.
- >Are they deaf as well?
- >You would close your eyes to usher a prayer, but you haven't got the time.
- >Cerberus is charging you.
- >You quickly and desperately rush to Crius and tap his leg.
- >This giant is so much larger than you.
- >All of the Titans are.
- >He looks at you with a confused expression as you point towards the guardian of the underworld.
- >He starts waving to the Titans that are still paying attention to him.
- >Almost like a hivemind at work, they collectively turn towards Cerberus.
- >Even in this chaos, they were quick to organize.
- >Even without communication, they know what to do.
- >You take a moment to watch the army of Titans run towards Cerberus.
- >You have no time to lose, you know what must be done.
- >You close your eyes and speak the prayer that would be perfect for this situation.
- >It's more of a scripture, but is that not the holy Word of God?
- "Lord, by your stripes, I am healed."
- >Your eyes stay closed for a moment, completely shut off from the outside world.
- >You continue to pray, and suddenly...
- >"IT'S COMING IN TOO STRONG!"
- >*CLANK*
- >"GRAHH!!!!"
- >*ROAR*
- >You quickly open your eyes and dart around.
- >The chaos of the battlefield is back, accompanied by audio in full surround sound.
- >A Titan runs to Cerberus and begins to cleave with his battleaxe.
- >Even these giants are dwarfed by the mighty Cerberus.
- >You pull out your sword and rush towards them.
- >You know you're not a fighter.
- >But it's time you fought.
- >A massive head comes down to the cleaving Titan, and fangs encase the giant's body.
- >You hear a cry from the warrior as his body separates from his chest.
- >The lower half of the Titan spills over and pools at the foot of this beast.
- >You continue charging with the rest.
- >Numbers don't matter to Cerberus.
- >The seemingly invincible beast crushes two more Titans.
- >"ANON, CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
- >You quickly turn to Crius waving your arms and nodding.
- "I CAN!"
- >"ANON, I AM DEAF!"
- >You figured as much.
- >You begin running towards him, but he puts his hands up in a 'stop' motion.
- >"NO, STAND AWAY."
- >You turn to hear another roar from Cerberus.
- >"ANON, RUN TOWARDS THE GATE, WE WILL KEEP IT DISTRACTED."
- >Crius runs back with the rest, charging Cerberus.
- >You have a decision to make.
- >You're still for a moment, stuck in thought.
- >These Titans are risking everything.
- >Several have lost their lives.
- >Just to ensure your escape.
- >If you die, what becomes of them?
- >Their death would be in vain.
- >You make the hardest choice you can at that moment.
- >You run for the bronze gate.
- >You envy the Titans.
- >They can't hear the cries of their comrades.
- >They can't hear the terror of the battlefield or the shrieks of this beast.
- >You hear every death, every shriek, every single cry coming from the fighting giants who swore to protect you.
- >"HSSSSSSSSS"
- >You turn around, just to be slammed in the chest by a massive serpent.
- >At least it wasn't a creeper.
- >You rush the snake.
- >You swing your sword at the tail of this beast, but it's too quick for your untrained cuts.
- >It dodges your blade and strikes into your side, trying to sink its teeth into your hip.
- >You feel a slight pain, but ignore it -- you have the chance you needed.
- >You smash the sword into the serpent's head, and pull down. It makes a clean slice across.
- >You pull the snake off of your side as you hear Cerberus scream over the loss of its tail.
- >You take a closer look at your wound.
- >The serpent's teeth were stuck into the Bible holstered to your side.
- >You were unharmed.
- >You open your bible to see which page the teeth sunk in, and a verse stands out.
- >"And the Lord said to the serpent .... He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel"
- >You can almost smile at the irony.
- >"ANON, LOOK OUT!"
- >Suddenly a huge claw comes swiping down towards you.
- >You jump back, to barely avoid being crushed by the three-headed monster's paw.
- >The monster looks to you an snarls.
- >It has smoke coming from where its tail once was.
- >The beast growls in three directions.
- >You hold out your sword and face it.
- >You cannot run from it.
- >You wouldn't make it very far.
- >So you run towards it.
- >And thrust your blessed longsword into its paw.
- >The beast yelps and lifts you up with its leg.
- >You are flung around like a fish on a hook, grasping on your sword's pommel for dear life.
- >Suddenly you hear a roar, and blood sprays out from the back of Cerberbus's head -- one of them, at least.
- >The center head rolls off the body and onto the ground.
- >Crius is standing on the monster's back, wielding his battleaxe.
- >Both you and your sword are tossed into the ground, but you're now closer to the bronze gates Cerberus was once guarding.
- >You look at Crius, wishing he could hear you. He's too busy cleaving the second head off this beast.
- >You make your sprint towards the bronze gates.
- >There is a thunderous crash behind you, as the once-mighty Cerberus falls.
- >At that moment, the gates begin to close.
- >You make your sprint for the gates, followed by Crius and the remaining Titans.
- >You're close.
- >Just a few more inches.
- >Then a crash.
- >The gates were closed.
- >You were on the other side.
- >Crius stands with you.
- >Another Titan is smashed in half.
- >The rest are still in that hell.
- >For an eternity.
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