"Nix! We can work this thing out, please don't kill him", Astraea said.

"Can you shut up Astraea? I hate to do this but I have to!"

Helios is trying to get up even though he's bleeding. He pushed his stomach in to push the pressure to prevent the bleeding. He stares both at them while coughing up blood.

He moves slowly at Nix and hurled his punch but it landed on NIx's hands. NIx grabbed his hands and kicked him away, but Helios didn't flinched at all. He keeps on standing even though he knows that there's no way he could defeat them.

"What do you get from this? Why do you have to kill innocent people? Why? Tell me!", Helios said *whilst coughing blood*

"Helios..", Astraea said.

"Helios, I know you are doing this for everyone but you don't have any clue at all.. We are literally saving everyone from Lord Garm", Nix said.

"Bullshit!", Helios said.

Helios body began to regenerate. His stomach began to heal.. miraculously the skin of his body began to dry and some sort of cosmic minerals grow outwards his skin. Like a green carapace formed under Helios's skin to shape like an armor.

I- I can feel it... It doing itself again..., I feel the power surges my veins.., Helios said.

W- What are you?, Nix said.

Astraea hold Nix's body, stopping him from engaging.

Nix, we are not here to fight people remember!... I beg you, we are here to save them, Astraea said.

It's Lord Garm's minions! This creature is evil... We must defeat it or else we die..., Nix said.

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Astraea hugged Nix, as she clenches his arms unto hers.

I beg you Nix.. I can feel his presence a lonely and isolating spirit... Can you feel it too Nix?, Astraea said.

Astraea puts her hand across Nix's head to reveal his unique and malevolent aura.

Nix's eyes dropped down and pitied Helios.

Can't you see Nix? Not everyone is our enemy despite how they looked on the outside, even if they are monsters in your eyes, if you look deeper into their hearts, you can sense their suffering and loneliness too aren't you?, Astraea said.

So? What now? It seems like, he doesn't know how to control his powers yet.

The green malevolent shards flew away every second that Helios is gaining mass. However, Astraea comes close to the creature and trying to calm it's cosmic presence.

Astraea! Astraea! What are you doing! Don't come closer... We don't know what those shards are, that keeps on emitting his body.

Astraea walked down further, closing in yet she remained resolved. She calmly, looked behind her and gaze upon Nix's eyes and a sudden voice struck on Nix's head.

Don't worry.. It's alright.. I can handle this.

Several of extremely sharp shards flew over Astraea's body yet she remained unfaced. It scratches her cheeks and shoulders and ultimately punctured her gut but she can still able to walk. A sudden sparkle on her eyes lights up the vicinity, illuminating on the shell that was once Helios's body.

She can feel his body underneath all of this magnificent unearthly rock, she carefully touched the rock and the shards stopped emitting. She cautiously wrote down, unintelligible glyphs while her eyes keeps on glowing as soon as she opened her mouth, the glyphs grow larger and it embedded on the rock and it exploded into pieces.

Astraea fainted.

Both Nix and Helios rushed Astraea back to the Lost Oasis Hospital. Nix has no option, he need to take both Helios and Astraea back.

Astraea? Astraea? Please? Are you alright? Please wake up..., Nix said.

Child... You must move on.. Your journey is not over yet... an disembodied voice spoke while Astraea is half asleep.

Astraea's eyes finally opened and the enigmatic runes on her forehead disappears and Nix immediately hugged her.

You fool! Don't do something that risky again... I was worried you have no idea!, Nix said.

Get off me! What are you doing! What happen?, Astraea said.

Astraea.. thank you! You saved me.. I don't know what I do to repay you, Helios said.

What? I didn't recall anything and what I do?, Astraea said.

Hush.. What matters is you're fine now... Hey rock boy... what the heck was that?, Nix said.

Uhm.. Those.. I- I just born with it.. ya know.. Long story short, my real parents abandoned me when I was a baby and my foster parents found me while I was encased by this stupid minerals, Helios said.

It's disgusting, I hated it.. I chose to isolate myself because no one understood me, Helios added.

But hey? Isn't that cool that you have some excellent powers that could help people in need?, Nix said.

True, but I maybe cool outside but I'm not.. I tend to hide myself not to feel bad again if you know what I mean?, Helios said.

I do, you know it's hard when you have that kind of past, it will haunt you but if you learn how to move on and leave your old self behind you will become stronger, Helios, Nix said.

Isn't that ironic that you tired to kill me hours ago?, Helios replied.

You know, Lost Oasis is all I have.. My family.. The people who truly accepts me.. but worry not. You (points at Helios) You are welcome here my friend, you are accepted, Nix said.

No? No I can't join you group of thugs.., Helios said.

You have no choice my friend, you will either submit to us or you will stay here.., Nix said.

Nix... be nice to him m' okay?, Astraea said.

Astraea's phone suddenly rang.

Yes? Uncle?

Emergency?