novelzi Chapter 260: The eclipse - Bearing the sun fruit
Chapter 260: The eclipse - Bearing the sun fruit
Without a word, the brothers rushed to Reggie's side, their palms clenched tightly as they began to pour their blood onto Blake's grievous wound, their faces contorted with determination.
As Reggie finally succumbed to unconsciousness, his body slumping to the ground, Randal's eyes widened in alarm. With urgency in his voice, he screamed at Nana to help them pull Reggie away from the punishing rays of sunlight.
Nana sprang into action, her heart pounding with fear as she rushed to Reggie's side. With trembling hands, she grasped his limp form and, with Randal's assistance, dragged him towards the shelter of the cave's shadows, her muscles straining with the effort.
Together, they managed to pull Reggie to safety, laying him gently on the cool cave floor as they tended to his charred and battered form. Sweat dripped down Nana's brow as she looked upon the three brothers.
"Stay back, let me tend to Blake until the eclipse comes. If I go down, you might have to take my place," Gunther said telling Randal to remain in the shades with Reggie and Nana while he remained with Blake.
"It sounds like a good plan," Randal murmured, his voice heavy with concern. "Going into the sun all at once is unwise, considering Blake would be in dire danger if all of us fell into the same state as Reggie."
Nana nodded in agreement, her eyes flickering with worry as she watched Gunther tend to Blake, his face contorted in pain as he endured the searing heat of the sun's rays.
But even as Gunther worked tirelessly to keep Blake alive, Randal could see the toll it was taking on him. The smell of burning flesh filled the air, and Gunther's groans of agony echoed off the cave walls.
Randal clenched his fists, his heart heavy with dread as he realized that it was only a matter of time before Gunther too succumbed to the punishing heat of the sun.
"The eclipse..." Randal stuttered, his words barely audible over the sound of his ragged breathing. "The tree...will bear fruit...squeeze it into Blake's mouth..."
Nana nodded, her vision blurred with tears as she watched Randal slip into unconsciousness. She felt a wave of despair wash over her as she realized the enormity of the task ahead. With a heavy heart, she knew that she was now Blake's only hope for survival.
Soon, the eclipse reached its full form and the entire island was enveloped in darkness, shrouded in the shadow of the moon. Inside the volcano, where Nana and the unconscious vampires lay, the darkness was absolute.
With bated breath, Nana watched as the sky darkened, her heart pounding in her chest as she prayed for the tree to bear fruit. But as she glanced towards Blake, her hope turned to despair as she saw his chest, once again, bleeding profusely.
Panic surged through her veins as she realized that time was running out. With desperation gripping her, Nana turned towards the shriveled tree, her voice echoing through the cavernous chamber as she screamed at it to bear fruit. "Please!" she cried, her voice raw with emotion. "We need your help! Give us the fruit we need to save him!"
As the seconds ticked by, each one feeling like an eternity, Nana's cries grew louder, her desperation mounting with each passing moment.
In the dim light of the eclipse, Nana's heart leaped with hope as she witnessed the miraculous transformation before her eyes. A single leaf shot out from a barren branch of the shriveled tree, its vibrant green hue contrasting against the darkness of the chamber.
Like an illusion, the leaf began to shimmer with a soft, red glow, steadily growing larger and larger until it blossomed into a radiant fruit.
With trembling hands, Nana reached out and plucked the sun fruit from the branch, her fingers brushing against its smooth, cool surface. Despite the urgency of the moment, she couldn't help but marvel at the sight before her—the tangible manifestation of their last hope to save Blake.