The Beast's Ugly Wife
The waterfall ran and ran, consuming those imaginary worms, until, when my body seemed unable to endure any more and the last of them stopped moving, I fell backward.
“Holly!” Noah held me, his arms preventing me from falling.
“I… I’m fine.” I lied, gasping “It was just… Harder than I thought.”
I looked at Cassian's leg, unsure whether to be grateful or terrified. That black substance had, in fact, completely disappeared, but… His thigh was practically gone. The flesh was just a few bloody shreds, and the white of the bone was completely exposed. If I hadn't been so weak, I might even have vomited, judging by how my stomach churned at the sight.