In the waterway, John leans on the make-shift table Caya rests on. Everyone stood nearby, inpatient and worried. Maini sat on a box next to Caya. A loud splash is heard from the darkness. Everyone panics. Maini and John rush to the sound and find Gen in the water bleeding and shaking. Arnwall was collapsed against the wall with his sword dripping with black blood and panting from the shock.
Maini: Gen!!
John: someone, help me!
John grabs one of Gen's hands. He was holding Arnwall's hair. John takes it and runs back to the others.
John: hurry up and get Gen! He's hurt.
Two men rush to Gen and brings him back.
Old man: oh dear god. Please work.
John uses the last bit of blood in the vile and puts it on the rag Gen gave him, then puts the hair in it and puts it in Caya. She pulses and a black gunk oozes from her stomach. It hisses and evaporates. The bruises disappear and Caya's fever drops. She's okay. John pulls out the rag and rushes to Gen, who starts struggling wide eyed from the pain. The others are trying to hold him still. His groans grow louder from the fear more so than the pain. No one could tell why.
The men manage to pin him to a wall while John grabs a bottle of water, a gauze, and a poison pack.
Old man: Wait! What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill him?!
John: It won't kill him.
Old man: No! That's poisoning!!
John: I know what it is!
John pores water over the wound to clean it out. Gen screams and starts kicking wildly. John then pores the poison on the gauze and holds it on the wound. Gen grabs johns arm and screams louder.
Old man: stop him!! He'll....! ...? What?
Gen finally stopped screaming and the blood stopped flowing. He stopped panicking and slowly looked down at the gauze. It was turning black.
Gen: .... What?
John: Don't worry. You're fine. You're just feeding it. Relax.
John removes the gauze and everyone watches as the wound closes itself with a black and green gunk. The gunk disappears under his skin and leaves a clean patch of skin as if the wound never happened.
John: feel better?
Gen:.... What the hell did you do to me?!
John: reverse aid. It only works on shadow demons. Any form of poison works.
Old man: his a.... A...!
The others back a way from them. Gen sighs as he slumps back against the wall still in a panic.
John: you alright?
Gen: fuck you. No, I'm not alright. I nearly went into a fucking coma... How long have you known?
John:... When you first introduced yourself to me. You may be a rare sight to see but your so obvious.
Gen: ... Keh. Fair enough. Well that cats out the bag. Now what?
John: we stick with your initial goal of getting everyone out of here.
John and Gen looks to Caya. She can stand normally. Arnwall staggers around the corner a little unnerved and nauseous from the trip he just took.
Arnwall: .... Caya?
Caya turns around and goes to give Arnwall a hug.
Caya: Glace! I can walk again!
Arnwall:.... What the hell just happened?
John explains why he was brought to the waterways. Gen sat curled in a corner near the torch on the wall with his head in his lap away from the crowd that was gathered around John.
Arnwall: this whole thing is my fault?!
John: yes and no, but your half the reason as far as we know.
Arnwall: well, shit. I'm about to get the pounding of a lifetime from Zao when this is over.
Rexar appears in front of john.
Rexar: Nyaow! Hey! It's almost noon! We need to move! Why's he still here?!
John: okay. We're out of time. You need to get back to your station.
Arnwall: I won't make it on time.
Caya: What do we do?
John: Gen... ?! Gen? What's wrong?
Gen looks to them and stands in silence. He was ready to go but his expression was worrisome.
Old man: you're going to trust their lives to a demon!?
John: just because he is one doesn't mean he has to act like one. Right, Maini?
Gen looks to Maini who was staring at him the entire time. She shakes her head.
Maini: of course not! After all hes done for all of us there's no way he's a bad person!
Caya: of course I would trust him after all he's done for me for so little. I would happily trust him.
Arnwall: if Caya trust him to that extent then I see no reason not to myself. Lets go, Gen.
Gen stares at the three and smiles like he normally would.
Gen: ...you really are a sly one just like her, my liege.
John: huh...?
Gen rushes to Arnwall and Caya.
Gen: lets go, shall we?
Gen takes off, grabs Caya and Arnwall, and they vanish in the shadows.