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He had energy manipulation in the form of the skill [war], he could easily give his orb attacks every attribute and damage the soul as well. Though... I don't think it was the orbs...
"Huh. It seems that you over used your mana. Usually when people stop being able to control mana, the mana circulating inside their body fries their insides. In your case, you started to use your soul as fuel... Leading to permanent damage...
You can only control your head, which doesn't include the vocal chords. My lord, it seems she... Has no chance of recovery... It took everything we had, just identifying her injury. No one has used up their mana and survived before, well... Not many. "(Doctor A)
The doctor was a young woman in her early twenties, she had an odd way of referring to Cress who stood beside her while waiting for the examination. Cress could tell by her detection skills, but it still bit to listen about it from the proffesional. Though she did brought forth a new discovery: "it can't be cured."
Her coat was a slightly yellowish white, it covered her from shoulder to knee like a lab coat. The hospital's particular feature being the slightly yellowish mix to the uniform colour. Below her coat was a standard black T-shirt that was both thin and water proof, it provided protection from the bottom of the neck to her hips. Below the T-shirt was an equally dark jeans, and shoes.
Though it wasn't obvious, I could pick up on some magic circles etched on the inside of those jeans and coat sleeves. The hospital was suitably armed in case danger was posed to the patients.
"So... There is no equipment developed to regenerate the soul..." (Cress) Her voice was tinged with a drop of regret, it was mostly disappointment in something else.
"Well... Yeah. The soul has purely been theoretical up until now, we have never been able to detect and visualise it before...
Our only findings... Being that the soul contains the ego and conscious, since the specimen... *ahem victim before our eyes has been the only one to have suffered from such a thing. "(Doctor)
" hmpf... Please leave us alone, I need to talk to her. You're conscious, aren't you? "(Cress) An audible groan escaped her throat, before she settled with her next course of actions.
" Alright, I'll be going now. "(Doctor) A soft clacking, produced from the clashing of rubber and the hospital tiles echoed off into the distance. The air conditioning became a tad bit more chilly with the lost of a source of body heat. A swerving sound could be heard as a different clicking noise resounded right after.
"I see... It was worse than that huh. You can barely move your eyelids around, everything below your arm is barely being kept alive with magic equipment. Equipment that constantly feeds you hp, otherwise you will start decaying from the neck down and die. It was a miracles you lasted as long as you did before treatment... "(Cress)
"..."
" you'll be able to do it, won't you? Always finding a miracle, picking it up from the ground as if they grow on trees. You'll... Fix this.... Right? I... I can't.... "(Cress)
[Famine], editing Cress's stats, the numbers can be left alone and a message written at the bottom.
An odd sensation struck the back of her conscious, an urge the pull out her status screen hit from her weak spot in her will. Causing her to bend to it's will. Right at the bottom, below her skills, a coherent sentence had been formed.
"... What about [Famine], or creating a healing type energy from [war]?..." (Cress)
<[Famine] can't heal the soul. Using energy to heal my soul is too dangerous, I may get erased instead. Using it to collect information is one thing, since it can easily detect change in the environment. However it isn't omnipotent, it's more like sticking your finger into your mouth and waving your saliva into the air to track wind direction. Though of course, it's more accurate than that. >
"... Maybe Iyori can help?" (Cress)
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"Nahhh, she used her soul as fuel. That's her new natural state, can't heal something that's not considered broken by the world." (Iyori)
"... Shut it! I don't want to hear that from the person who refused to retreat despite all my warnings? Something about not being able to live proudly or something? Lot's of things went through your head, but you felt obligated to do it by yourself. No one else has any responsibility in this... "(Iyori)
" Well, our country was considerably weakened. A fifth of the population perished. It would make sense for an enemy country to come and attack at the moment. I was here to guard, and remove the orbs at the same time." (Cress)
Strangely we were still communicating fine, albeit my voice is no longer present. Sometimes I could still feel the prickly cold air brush against my skin before it goes numb again, mobility... Has never been so difficult. An odd feeling welled up inside my chest, squirming to be released.
" Lilith... You regret your actions, don't you?" (Cress)
"... You're crying." (Iyori)
Embarrassing as it was, I didn't notice. Was it my body that's crying, and my conscious undisturbed? But that wouldn't make sense since both are required. My... Mental state is far too erratic... Even I cannot decipher my own feelings... The tears only continued to flow, it flowed faster in fact. Without my hands to wipe off my tears, I could only lay there and stare into the blurred scenery. My bed had already been raised so I could face Cress and Iyori. Pretend to converse with them as usual.
Though it wouldn't make a difference anymore. I got what I wanted, I broke my losing streak and even kept my life... What was so regretful about this?
"... Jeez, you are horribly dense. Even to yourself... Let loose and cry all you want. Maybe you'll find out what you regretted when you're done. " (Cress)
The sound of rustling clothes could be heard on the third floor of the hospital at the room stationed at the end of the corridor. Cress had approached closer and pressed her chest against my head, her warmth permeating through her shirt and into my right cheek. A pleasant aroma had also reached my sense of smell, calming my mind down. Her arms were wrapped comfortably around my neck, I suppose this was a passionate hug.
Dense to myself. What does that mean? That I love myself...? And I'm not noticing it... I see. Did it seem that way to others? Or has it always been this way... And I was the only one that didn't notice... Dedicating my life to repay Cress just for being my first friend... I got way too attached and didn't value myself. Or at least I thought that was the status quo, apparently I had always cared about myself. It should have been a given, considering I still live like normal and take care of my body.
Was this why I cried? I was... Scared...and frustrated. Frustrated that I could no longer move... And my favourite weapon. My Agility, is now gone. However this was no different than last time, I had already sharpened my resolve to the utmost and gained a new goal. I'll fight even if I can't move.