The Demon skin fused and when the regeneration was complete, they waited. Ryan felt uncomfortable as they waited, the thirty seconds felt like months. The minute was up and it felt like a second. Ryan did not have any plans for when the cells survived. He he just hoped it would die.
Suddenly the regerated parts started to die. Lilium asked, Burke to regerate the cells again. The moment he did she created an ice that was very clare, it was barely visible. She stuck him with it and froze the regerated cells in place. After a minute it was still holding. They they embalmed him, they stood back appreciating their work. The cells started dieing again and the embalming fluid poured out.
" Where am I?"
Ryan opened his eyes suddenly and ask.
"Calm down you at in the, hospital. We will treat you and send you on your way.
Lilium said as she tried to calm him down.
" I'm fine "
Ryan said and sat at the edge of the bed. He got down and was about to fall when Burke caught him. He stood on his on and limped out of there. He walked into the waiting hall where Helton and Atta were waiting.
"Let go"
Ryan said to them, they looked at each other and helped him. They got out of the hospital, the moment they saw the sand, they knew they were still in Mangoase. They looked back at the hospital as they went. Mangoase was a desert, the only vegetation was in Adah Forest. Most Residents of Mangoase lived in Ada forest, which wasn't kind to it's inhabitants.
"They couldn't heal me"
Ryan said as they went.
"You are a zombie healing magic won't heal you. Didn't they use any kind of healing magic on you? They are suppose to use alchemy. Eternity and their teck, now something they call hospital. They can't even heal a zombie. "
Helton lamented over the loss of the old ways.
" They used alchemy, but still couldn't heal me. "
Ryan said as they continued walking. Helton looked at him and Ryan nodded.
" I think it has something to do with my red blood "
Ryan said and immediately Helton understood.
"Okay, so how are we going to heal you? "
Helton asked Ryan
"I thought you were the intelligent one"
Atta said and Helton look at her from the other side of Ryan shoulder.
"I assume you have a plan, that's why you left the hospital."
Helton said to Ryan as he looked at Atta.
"We are going to bring me back to life. "
Ryan said and the look on Helton showed he did not believe in the plan.
"Like, heart beating back to life? It is impossible. "
Helton said looking at Ryan like he was crazy.
"I just need a vile of Float"
Ryan said.
When they got to the forest it was dark. They found some stick and made a fire. Atta call Helton and spoke away from Ryan.
"He is addicted to Float. He is using this as an excuse to get back on it. "
Atta said to Helton as she tried to convince him.
"What does this drug do?"
"For the living, it doesn't do anything specific. For some it's boost libido, others mild hallucinations , generally it does nothing serious.For Ryan it seems to bring him to life for hours. "
Atta explained, Helton understood her but it was a double edge sword situation. Helton went to search for the drug, he flew away on his ring.
Atta stayed by Ryan, they had no tent or blankets. It was cold and the forest was dangerous, both made it difficult for Atta to sleep. Atta turned at the sound of any noise, Ryan layed there and started to dose off.
Atta heard a noise and she picked up a fire wood from their camp fire. She held it firmly with two hands as she looked in the direction on the noise.
She heard something in the bushes, the rattling sound continued in her direction. She saw a shadow and she positioned herself, ready to swing. Then an old lady stepped out of the bushes.
"Young lady what are you doing here, you will freeze to death. Come with me, my village is not far from here. I came for herbs and saw your camp fire. "
The old lady said to Atta.
"Thank you, but my friend is hurt. He can't move and I can leave him here"
Atta said to the old lady, then she offered them a blanket.
"Come with me, I have a blanket you can use."
"I can't leave him here alone"
Atta said to the old lady.
"You are young, you can get back in a few minutes. Honestly, I don't want to walk in the dark alone."
Atta felt bad for the old lady, she agreed to ho with her. She enter the darkness, he looked at the camp fire as she did. Soon she did not see it any more. The old lady walked in front of her with a hanched back. Atta kept turning at ever sound and after she heard an owl hoot. She turned and the old woman was no where to be found.
She was about to call for her but remembered she didn't know her name. She was her shadow and quickly ran towards it. She got close and realized it was that of two trees.
The wind whistled and the branches of the tress danced.
He turn towards where she came from, he walk in that direction hoping she would see something familiar. She did not know where to go everything looked strange. She kept turning looking for a way out.
Suddenly she saw a little girl in a little red shoes and a red spotted white dress. She might be from the village, Atta thought. The girl didn't dress like the villagers but she did not want to over think things.
"Little girl, are you lost, where did you come from?"
Atta said kneeling in front of her, she held her hand and headed in the direction she pointed.
The girl's shoes clicked as they walked. They continued walking and the clicking sound became annoying.
She suddenly remembered they were walking in the forest. She looked at the girl's legs and saw hooves. She looked at the hooves and upward and saw a goat head. The little girl who was now a bare chested man with goat head and leg, lead her to an altar.
People stood there waving her over, she felt calm. She recognized the old lady in the crowd. She laid down on the altar, and the goat man was handed a knife.
He was about to stab her, when she her name.
"Atta, were you asleep, you were suppose to be watching him. Anyway I found some of the drug"
Helton said then showed Atta the drug. Atta did not know when she slept. It was a strange dream she thought.
"keep this"
Helton said and hand's Atta four vials of float. Atta who was not paying attention dropped the viles. Helton turned and saw someone with hunched back enter the bush.
"Who was that?"
"Nobody"
Atta said and picked up the vials from the floor.