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—First Person POV.—
'Oh, crap.' I manage to think before my carriage lurches to the side and I nearly fall over from the sudden force.
The Nomu's gaze follows as I stumble and back into the corner opposite of where it stood— Looming before shoving a fist into the side of my carriage again and causing it to shake.
I could hear the panicked bellows from the horses attached to my carriage when the Nomu rams it's fist into the side—
This time, splinters fly as the door is smashed inwards— The dark blue creatures hand continued forward, through the opening it had created in an attempt to grab me.
Thankfully I seemed to snap out of the momentary shock I had fallen into— Jumping back and avoiding the creatures grasp by back up and onto the seat near the window.
'Think, think, think!' I internally shout— Eyes darting about as the Nomu continues to reach for me, my head turning slightly to the side to see the window.
The window was much too small for me to fit through— But the crimson mess of hair just outside brought me some type of relief.
Kirishima practically jumps onto the side of the carriage, the side where I'm at and where the door is still intact—
I can see him yank on the handle a few times, the lock on the inside stopping him from pulling it open and I can't reach to unlock it because of the large Nomu trying to grab me.
Speaking of the Nomu, just as I glance up, I see it's free hand grip the side of the hole it had created— Racking it's hand back and tearing apart the wood stopping it from reaching in further.
"Uhh, Kirishima?!" I shout, turning to the soldier— He grits his teeth, reeling his arm back and I jolt as his hand slams through the middle of the door.
Fingers sharp and pointed, he opens his hand and yanks it back— Completely tearing the door off of the side and leaning in.
He ducks beneath the Nomu's wavering limb— Turning his back to the creature and shielding me as it's entire upper body finally broke through and slammed into us.
The carriage is smashed and my eyes squeeze shut when we are thrown out with the momentum— The back of my head being cupped protectively before we hit the grass and roll to a stop.
After a second, I cough, swiftly blinking my eyes open in alert.
The grass is rough against my back— Or maybe those are chunks of wood leftover from my carriage? I'm unsure.
The sun beams brightly behind him, casting shadows over his features— His mouth agape as he panted, staring down at me with a slight furrow in his brows.
He's leaning over me— Covering my body with his as I stare up at him, breathlessly meeting those worried crimson eyes before he gulps "Uh.." He seems to tense and I catch sight of another shadow approaching us.
"Uh— Behind you!" I sputter out, and Kirishima blinks— Snapping out of his flustered state when his eyes widen and the Nomu reels it's arm back.
Dust and dirt fly up, coating my vision as I squeeze my eyes shut— The after effects of the Nomu delivering its fist into Kirishima's back.
But once the haze clears— Kirishima is perfectly fine.
His hairs pretty messy from all the commotion here and before but he otherwise looks perfectly alright, opening his eyes to stare at me again.
"Woah, are you okay My Lady?" "Don't ask if I'm okay, you just got punched by that thing, are you okay??" I immediately throw his question back on him, staring up at him like he's crazy.
Which he is.
But we don't have much time to bicker, my eyes flickering behind him to see the Nomu stepping back— It's fist growing back into place, it's getting ready for another blow.
It had hit him with so much force it had blown its own limb off.
"—I made a promise to protect you back at the castle, remember?" His smile is almost sheepish when he repeats those words, sharp teeth on display while I deadpan.
"I don't think now is the time to—" My voice is cut short once more as the thunderous stomps of the Nomu near, its arm reeling back again and I wonder why we keep trailing away from the obvious problem at hand.
"Oh, right." He replies, eyes glancing up to the shadow hovering over us before leaning down so he was shielding me once more.
My hands press against his chest as he grows near, the skin hardening and growing rough edges while the parts of his face I could see sharpen and crack as well.
Then a light passes over us, a familiar soldier jumping past and landing on the Nomu before sparks shoot out in all directions— Nearly hitting us in the process.
Well, nearly hitting me, if it weren't for Kirishima. The light dies out quickly, my eyes looking up to check on the soldier over me once I feel his skin smooth out.
His chest rises and falls with his quick breathing, eyes softening back to normal once he turns his quirk off and looks at me too.
"Are you okay?" I'm the first to break the short silence, his head subtly nodding in confirmation while I sigh lightly.
The sounds of fighting seems to have subsided, bringing to light the set of footsteps hurriedly approaching and causing Kirishima to quickly lean back.
"Is the Lady okay??" A panicked voice asks and I push myself up into a sitting position, barely turning when the black haired soldier crouches beside me to check.
"Yes, yes I'm fine." I am quick to answer, and it's true— Besides a couple of scratches here and there from the many splinters and short fall, I was perfectly okay.
But the small sparks of smoke leaking from Kirishima's back peaked my concern as he turned to talk with Denki, the one who had actually taken down the Nomu.
Sero nods, lending me a hand so I could get to my feet before letting go and keeping his distance.
"Hey Kirishima!" The black haired soldier calls, causing the red head to turn in our direction with a questioning look on his face.
"Those burns look pretty bad, you should get them checked out." He informs, bringing the soldiers attention to his still steaming back.
"Lady (Y/n)," The head of our troops alerts as he nears, breaking through the two's conversation and causing them to stiffen— Besides Denki, who had his hands up in double thumbs ups at the moment.
"Good to see your guards did their jobs." He states, earning an easy nod from me before he clears his throat.
"The Nomu's have been driven off, but I believe we shouldn't try traveling further since some of our transportation has been destroyed." He informs and I nod along, sending a glance out across what hadn't been destroyed.
"We camp here tonight, tend to the wounded, with this extra daylight we split the soldiers— One half will go through the wreckage and salvage whatever they can while the others help set up."
My voice trails off, referring to everything else needed for the camp and the commander nods, briefly agreeing with my command before leaving to carry out my instructions.
—Time Skip.—
The orange flickers of sunlight is briefly pushed back by a shadow as someone approaches me from behind "Lady (Y/n)," A voice addresses, capturing my attention and causing me to glance over my shoulder.
"Yes, soldier?" I question after a moment, turning back the way I had been facing to look over the map once more.
"Oh, no, no I'm not a soldier." He chuckles lightly, nervously— Voice quickly falling silent when I raise a brow in his direction.
With the flick of my hand, he obliges to my silent command and steps to the side before shifting to stand a bit closer so he would be in my peripheral vision.
"I'm one of the combat medics assigned to you." He informs, earning a passive nod in acknowledgment from me "I was wondering if you where injured in any way during the ambush.." He slowly continues.
Glancing up from the map, I sent a smile his way "There are others who could probably use your help more than me, but thank you for the offer." I easily decline.
He deflates, awkwardly taking a step back to leave "Oh, sorry My Lady—" "Actually," I lightly cut him off, not trying to be rude but something had just popped into my mind.
"The only reason I am perfectly fine now is because of my guards, they took a lot more damage when we where ambushed—" I comment, earning a swift nod from the medic.
"Could you go and check up on all three of them?" I ask "Is there any one that was severely injured?" He wonders worriedly and I shake my head.
"Not that I know of, but there is one with some pretty bad burns on his back so watch for him." I explain while he sends another nod my way, smiling at my request before saying his words of farewell and bolting off to find them.
After he leaves, I return my attention to the commander, tapping on the map where we should currently be.
"We've practically lost half a days worth of traveling." He repeats, refreshing his words from earlier in my brain and earning a nod from me.
"That's alright, getting there a little later shouldn't be a problem, I'll speak to the King and inform him of the ambush." I promise easily, causing the commander to nod as well.
"We're nearing the boarder valleys of the kingdom so we should be in the clear from any more attacks, and with the open land and actual road coming up— We should be able to pick up the pace if needed." I explain.
He nods after hearing me, but then clears his throat— Gaining my attention and causing me to glance up at the man with a questioning stare.
"Is there something wrong, Commander?" I wonder and he lightly shakes his head "No, Lady (Y/n), it's just that you don't have a carriage anymore and will need to travel on horseback." He brings up and I nod in understanding.
"I assume that could aid us in moving faster, smaller load and all." He comments and I reply with words of agreement, turning away from the map and falling silent.
The Kingdom grows near, and so does the end of my mission.