Michael dashed out of the door and kneeled beside Lakshmi as he looked at her as she laid there with gritted teeth. He placed his hand on her right shoulder catching her attention as she opened her eyes and looked at him as her eyes widened.
"Mi-Michael." Lakshmi called out as she looked at him with a look of relief.
"I got you. I got you." Michael said as he lifted her up in a princess carry.
He then ran with her to the Gate and opened it and got out as two stars fell which he took.
"Hang on tight Gayatri." Michael said to her as she complied.
Then he activated his Rings and ran in high speeds as he ran over the buildings as he made a beeline towards the nearest top hospital. He then jumped down and created a small crater on the front shocking and scaring the people around them.
"Kyaa!" A woman screamed in shock and fear when he landed.
"Sorry. I need a doctor here!" Michael apologized before shouting as he entered the hospital.
The staff at seeing him carry the wounded girl brought a stretcher as Michael placed Lakshmi on it. The staff then pushed the stretcher as Michael walked beside them as Lakshmi had grabbed his hand as he also squeezed it a bit to reassure her as she looked at him with a pained face.
They reached the emergency room as Michael had to let go of her hand as Lakshmi reached out to him as she passed through the double doors as he stopped there as the doors closed. He then stood there as he paced in front of the door with a nervous face hoping that he had managed to get there in time.
Meanwhile at the HQ of the Indian Players Association, Arun looked at the list of Players for the team and saw Michael's name on it as his eyes widened.
"The fuck is this?" Arun said catching the attention of the other Gold Players.
"What is it Arun?" Aravind asked him as he looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Why the fuck is this guy here?" Arun said as he showed his tablet on which Michael's info is shown.
"Ah I know that guy. Isn't he that newbie who has been clearing Gates one after the other after he became a player?" Arun Nair said as he also pulled up the information on the player.
"Oh really. Let me see. Oh well well well, I'm impressed. It's not everyday that you see a newbie silver rank clear so many Gates so quickly." Shiva said as he also looked at the information.
"What's wrong with him?" Ali asked Arun with a raised eyebrow.
"It's the fact that this guy is in the list. Why is this guy, a newbie in the list?" Arun asked them as he glared at the screen.
"He has shown remarkable results so it is natural that he would be amongst the chosen." Aravind said to him calmly as he looked at him.
"I agree with Aravind. He is a pretty strong one." Divya Kaur, another Gold Player, a beautiful woman who is 20 years old and has long bluish hair, light green eyes and medium brown skin, said as she looked at the screen.
"Frankly speaking, he is a good choice. And considering his recent completion of the Gates, he is a good choice." Hari said as he looked at his info.
"Oh, it looks like he has a partner as well." Divya said as she looked at the screen.
This prompted the others to look and see Lakshmi's info as well as they got her information.
"Hmm, it looks like they have only become partners recently and it seems that they are doing well." Ali said as he looked at the info about their progress.
"It seems like they are making good progress." Divya said as she looked at the information.
"I agree with Divya. It looks like they are good partners." Kavya Thakur, a 22 year old beautiful woman with long black hair, brown eyes, fair skin, who is also a Gold Player said with a smile as she looked at the screen.
"From the looks of it he is a good candidate." Aravind said as he looked at Arun.
"Me too. He seems like a good kid." Kavya said with a smile.
"So what's your problem?" Arun Nair asked him as he looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh I found something." Ali said as he looked at his tablet.
"What is it?" Hari asked him curiously with the others also looking at the man.
"Look at this, Michael and Arun are classmates." Ali said as he showed them his screen.
"Oh, ohhh. So that's it. He's your classmate and you think that he shouldn't be in the list." Shiva said with a smirk as he looked at Arun.
Arun grit his teeth when he saw that as he glared at Shiva as the boy has a shit eating grin on his face.
"Looks like you have a few problems with him." Ali said as he looked at Arun.
"Tch. Whatever." Arun clicked his tongue as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Huh. Looks like we finally found something that grates your nerves." Kavya said with a smile on her face.
"Easy with the teasing there Kavya." Divya said to her friend.
"What? I'm 22. Can't stay young forever so I have to make sure that I can have my fun." Kavya said with a smirk on her face.
"Hag." Arun said with a click of his tongue.
"Hahahaha!" Kavya laughed out loud when she heard him curse her.
The other Players just shook their heads at the behaviour of the two people in their group as the only sound was the laughter of the Kavya.