Arc 3 chapter 52
The smoke of burning house covered the streets of Lutos and blood from the dead bodies lying around gave off a stench of hot iron bieng tossed in steamy water.
Terka after doing her job and leaving the rest to the medical team, she headed for the underground tunnel after Lazark's shadow asked for a favor to go and help someone important there.
Now she was talking to herself wondering who this person is and why were they important to Lazark.
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Terka was taking care of the injured people, when suddenly a dark shadow appeared behind her.
Shadow: Terka?
Terka: you'll be fine now. (finishing up bandaging a patient)
Man: thank you so much.
Terka: you're welcome... Now, how rude of you Mr Lazark! Can't you see I'm busy helping your citizens?
Shadow: this is important.
Terka: oh my, more importantly than your people?! How cruel (jockingly)
Shadow: I did not say that (unfazed)
Terka: boring as always, that's why you were betrayed.
Shadow: no that's not it, our views of things just don't match.
Terka: I know that geez, no fun at all. Anyways what do you want?
Shadow: well I knew that this might happen someday so, I built an underground tunnel in secret to protect as many as I can if a civil war were to break loose, but...
Terka: it happened way too soon?
Shadow: yeah...
Terka: well it looks like these guys were not afraid of you as you thought they did.
Shadow: well... I guess I kinda forgot that they were backed by the Red Hand after all.
Terka:...
Shadow: well anyways, I'm gonna give you the location of the tunnel and you gotta go there and wake someone important to me.
Terka: important? Well what does he look like?
Shadow: he... Has a special kinda look.
Terka: even when you're a shadow, I can tell you're blushing... What's up?
Shadow: you'll know once you see him. So please go and do your thing. Here are the coordinates. (hands over a piece of paper)
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As she was walking through the alley way, she came across a giant statue of a man fighting a lion and under it was a giant rock.
She removed the rock and saw a tunnel heading underground.
Terka: I guess this is it then.
Terka followed the passage until she reached a section full of blood and dead bodies which seem to unfaze her.
Terka: what happened here? Was there a battle?
She continued walking down the path until she reached a door which was guarded by two man who raised their guard the moment they see her.
Man: who are you?! What do want! (pointing a worn out spear at her)
Terka: it's Terka! I was sent here by Lazark.
Man: oh? Terka the healing Saint?
Terka: not a Saint, but yeah.
Man: okay, we can trust her (they both nod) here you go.
The door opened and as Terka entered, two little kids flew straight at her with worried expressions.
Terka: Rio and Leo? What's wrong!
Rio: please help big bro Sion!
Leo: he's not waking up! And they say it's not a normal condition!
Terka: where is he?
The twins led Terka to where Sion was placed for treatment.
Terka: (I'm guessing this is the guy? Wow Lazark was right. He does have a special look to him)
Terka placed her hand to his chest to feel his condition.
Terka:.... No shit! This is bad, not only is he going through mana disfunction but he has four elemental energies?!.... Well your chances of dying are very high!
She then transfered mana into her hand and start spreading it in Sion's body until it covered him whole to both the inside and outside.
This technique is called the takeover as it takes over a targets body using your own mana to get a hold of it. This may be similar to Anos's ability to take over someone's life force but it's different, since Anos can take over both body and mana, Takeover only controls the body.
Terka uses this technique for medical purposes when someone is suffering from mana disfunction. She uses her mana to try and contain the one inside her patient and put it back in order, simple right? But when it comes to Sion or matter of fact: people with Three mana elements and above makes it difficult since one or two mana chunnels are unstable enough, but three and above is over kill.
Terka has ofcourse mastered deep mana control and has for years. But this was gonna be like retaking a Math test that you never liked.
Terka went ahead and used the Takeover technique and tried to put Sion's mana in the right chunnels until she used almost all of her mana until she was able to at least stable but not completely.
She came out of the room exhausted and sit on the nearest corner where by she was approached by the twins again.
Leo and Rio: big sis! Big sis!
Leo: is he gonna be fine?
Rio: is he gonna live?
Terka: (sigh) I did everything I could... Now it's up to him, if he can chunnel his mana back and forth into his heart.
Sion: I'm all good thanks to you. (came out of nowhere)
Terka: ghaaaaaa!!! Oh my God!!! How are you here! You scared the shit out of me!
Sion: yeah... I can see that, well thanks again... I wouldn't have made it without you (bowing his head)
Terka: (how the fuck did he recover so fast?! Who is this guy?)... You're welcome. Though how did you get your mana all tingled up like that? That's a rare case you know?
Sion: I was fighting this dude who can control motion of the universe by making it frames of sorts?
Terka: Universal Frames? Sounds like Lik.
Sion: yeah him.
Terka: that explains the blood bath when coming here.
Rio: hey! We were worried sick for you, but you're ignoring us!
Leo: no fair!
Sion: hey... Uhm
Terka: Terka, no last name.
Sion: I'm Sion Grey from Crimson Fate.
Terka: (nods)
Sion: well I wanted to ask... How come Leo and Rio can speak, walk and run at the age of one?
Terka: simple, high elves.
Sion: high elves?!
Terka: yeah, Alga is a high elf, the same goes for Nalik and Lazark.
Sion:... So not only do they have long life spans, but fast development too?!
Terka: yeah.
Sion: this is robbery.
Terka: that's how it is... If you want a long life you have to master perfect mana control which is close to impossible.
Shadow: (appears out of nowhere) it looks like you're finally awake Sion Grey, good!
Terka: kyaaaaa! Shit!!! Stop popping out of nowhere! I almost had a heart attack!
Shadow: sorry, but it's important.
Terka: of course it is! What is it now.
Sion: (it looks like Lazark?)
Shadow:... I'm gonna have you both join forces with Alga and Nalik. We found where Dagen and Gaari are, the man who started this mess.
Sion:... I'm listening
Shadow: Their base is outside the city and they're not alone. They got forces of both soldiers and monsters with them. Meet up with Alga at the church of Fujan the God of thunderstorms and from there... Well go crazy. (dissappears)
Terka: it looks like we're close to a sort of finale.
Sion:... Finally, I get to kill the jerk who started this! With my own two hands.
Terka:.... (well I hope I don't get in his bad side)
Chapter end!!!