>>5134461>>5134462>>5134463As Merlina approaches, you can get a better look at her face, which appears to be drenched in blood not from the creatures of the swamp, but from a wounded mark on her forehead, one who appeared to be open for a long time.
She lifts her scythe up to the red sky, and aims at your neck, and with a powerful drop to the floor, she swings it over your head as she finally gets withing range.
Only to let the reaping item to rest it's blade a few centimeters to your left.
"SAY SOMETHING, DAMN YOU! WHY WON'T YOU REACT TO MY THREATS?! I HAVE WAITED 20 LONG YEARS FOR YOU TO END MY LIFE, OR BE DRAGGED TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH WITH YOU! THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO! END MY SUFFERING! KILL ME! KILL ME! KILL MEEEE!" Merlina straddles your torso with her body and climbs up to your face to repeatedly punch you in the face. Though her body is small and thin, you can tell that she's all bone, and she uses her knuckles to chip away damage over time.
You have enough force to move away, despite your poor conditions, but part of you doesn't want to retaliate, even if her hits are starting to sting. You could not imagine the trauma of living inside this swamp for 20 years, and as she keeps on shouting her frustrations to you, you can only hope that giving her what she wants can calm her down.
"ALL OF THOSE HERE! THEY WERE MY FAMILY! I CAN'T STOP THEM FROM GROWING! I CAN'T HURT THEM FASTER THAN THEY CAN REGENERATE! I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SEAL THESE CREATURES AND USE MY BODY TO PREVENT THEM FROM TAKING OVER THE LAND! AND WHAT DO I RECIEVE IN RETURN? DEATH THREATS FROM THE CHURCH! A BODY THAT CAN'T EAT, SLEEP OR LEAVE! THE SCREAMS OF MY PEOPLE SHOUTING FOR YOUR NAME WHILE I TEND TO THEM! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE BLESSED WITH THE TOUCH OF THE EXORCISTS! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!"
Her barrage of fists slowly start losing strength as you hear the rattle of her bones. soon enough several loud cracks from her leathered gloves indicate that something was broken, as her body crumbled to the ground on top of you, making you realize that she didn't even have a body to begin with.
Her head was the only part of her body made of skin and flesh, while the fallen piles of bones revealed that she was a talking head with a skeleton frame.
"Are you finished?" You breathe heavily while still staring at the red sky, tasting your blood mixed with hers.
"...NEVER! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS CURSE SIVIR AND HEDWYN BROUGHT ONTO ME! I WILL HATE YOU UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OF ME!" Her head turns over to glare at you, which you can feel her icy stare despite not staring back at her general direction.
