' I was extremely happy till now because he was always by my side. My only regret is that I was unable to express my feelings to him before all of this happened. '
' And with that last thought, I started losing my consciousness. '
Bang!
It was at this moment that Chris kicked open the door as he walked in a hurry into the room.
The moment he laid his eyes on Amelia's face he knew, he was running out of time and he needed to act fast and decisively.
He picked an empty bowl from the desk inside Amelia's room, that was used to brew or mix some of the medicines, such as painkillers that she had to take in order to last until now.
He took a piece of broken wood from the damaged door and used it to slice open his palm without a bit of hesitation seen on his face. Crimson blood, with a faint of azure, flowed out of his palm right into the bowl. With his now clear supervision that allowed him to see anything at an area of ten meters, Chris of course noticed the faint azure color running through his blood, but he didn't pay too much attention to it since he had already figured out that it must be one of the changes in his body that were brought from him undergoing the metamorphosis, and moreover, he didn't have the time to check anything right now.
After his blood filled half the bowl up, he took his palm away and proceeded to do the same with Amelia. He took the broken piece of wood and used it to open up a wound on her palm, as he held her hand above the bowl so as to let the blood flow inside it.
After the bowl was filled up with both of their blood he immediately put it onto the desk once again as he began chanting the incarnation for the shared life ritual.
" Em Dnob reh revero he an her gether... "
As the incarnation was coming towards the end the blood on the bowl started to faintly glow and at the same time, an oppressive feeling seemed to emit from it.
When the incarnation came to the end, the blood stop glowing and the oppressive feeling that it emitted finally stopped.
Without thinking too much Chris picked the bowl once again before walking towards Amelia.
Her eyes were closed and she seemed to have lost her consciousness.
Chris lifted her head slightly with his one hand, while with his other, he pushed the bowl with the mixed blood inside her mouth and let the liquid flow down her throat.
By the end, not even a drop of blood was left inside the bowl.
The effects of the ritual started to become apparent one hour after she took the blood. During this hour Chris didn't leave her side and continued to wait patiently beside her.
After one hour had passed Chris noticed that black smoke came out from her shoulder where the wound was supposed to be. Worried, Chris removed the bandages around her wound slowly, with careful movements as he was afraid to hurt her.
When the bandages came off, he saw the black liquid, or in other words, the poison in her wound being burned and turned into black smoke before vanishing forever into the air.
With that, Chris couldn't help but smile in relief as he muttered to himself.
" Finally she's been cured. " those were his last words before he drifted off to sleep with Amelia in his hands.
Even though Chris had just arrived into this world not long before, the moment he arrived he experienced intense pain similar to torture during his metamorphosis and furthermore he had also merged with the previous owner of his body and all the stress the previous owner had accumulated over the past three months, be it physically or mentally, it seemed like all that had been transferred to him.
Thus he couldn't help himself from falling asleep due to exhaustion as he was always on the edge.
After who knew how long he finally managed to open his eyes.
The sight that greeted him left him stunned on the spot. Next to him was Amelia who had already woken up and was looking at him affectionately, with her emerald bright eyes.
" Beautiful. " They both exclaimed when they looked at each other in the eyes.
After a while, both of them returned from their stupor and Amelia opened up her mouth to speak.
" Chris, I- " she didn't get to finish her sentence when Chris suddenly pulled her by her arms into his embrace.
' The moment when she opened her mouth, I couldn't help but remember what she had to go through all this time and the pain she must have suffered. At that moment I knew that the best way to comfort her was to let her lie in my embrace and feel the warmth in my arms as she let all her fears and sorrows flow out of her. '
' The moment I opened my mouth before I could even speak he pulled me into his arms holding me tightly. That moment I could feel his warmth and couldn't restrain myself any longer as I let my sorrows and fears flow out of me in the form of tears. '
After a while when Amelia stops crying, Chris opened his mouth and started to explain what happened to her.
He told her everything about the word that was hidden in the shadows as well as the three power systems mages, warriors, and mystics and everything he knew about them. After that, he told her about the shared life ritual and how he used it to turn her into a mystic in order to save her life.
" Sigh. Chris, you really went through a lot these few months. I am sorry. " Amelia said with a regretful voice.
" Why should you apologize. I did it because it was my choice, moreover, this little suffering in order to save you was worth it. " he said with a smile on his face.
Seeing his smile Amelia felt even more regretful, as she bit her lips and slowly told him what had truly happened in her family. He told him that the person that night was probably an assassin that came for her life, as she also told him about the truth about why her parents were framed and the fact about the rank four mystic, an existence that could be considered as a demigod.
" So do you regret it? Saving me and binding your life with mine? " Amelia said as she bit her lips and looked at him with watery eyes.
' The moment she finished speaking and looked at me with her watery eyes while biting her lips, waiting for an answer, I couldn't refrain myself from bursting into laughter. '
" Hahaha. Amelia no matter if you had told me or not I would still do the same, because you are my one and only love. " towards the end of the sentence Chris stop laughing as he said with a serious tone while looking into her eyes.
' Who am I? In my previous life, I was a special corps commander and always led my team into the battlefield to fight constantly between life and death. I wasn't afraid then, so why should be afraid now? ' Having thought to here Chris looked at Amelia and thought to himself again.
' But Amelia is different, she hasn't gone through life and death battles so she must be very scared especially with the events that took place recently. Sigh, all I can do is try my best to protect her and help her built a strong character, so she could be able to deal with the events that we will face in the future. '
Chris's thoughts came to a sudden ending when he Amelia's voice and looked at her worried face.
" You. But I- " Once more she couldn't finish her sentences when she got pulled by her arms into his embrace.
Only this time Chris didn't stop there as he continued and pressed his lips against hers, healing her words with a passionate kiss.
In the beginning, Amelia was a little shocked as she instinctively tried to push him away, only to find herself unable to leave his grasp.
After a while, she came back from her shock, and her panicked expression eased up as she also wrapped her hands around his neck, to support herself and continue kissing.
After a while, they both stopped at the same time as they ran out of breath and looked at each other affectionately.
The silence went on for a while before Chris broke it with his words.
" Amelia, I Love You, so what about you? "
Hearing those words Amelia couldn't help the smile from blossoming like a flower on her face. She looked at him, her gaze filled with affection as she nodded her head and said every word ever so slowly.
" Of course, the same goes for me too, I Love You. "