>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.