23th January,1012
"I'll sign it..." Reda says in his final verdict, Rogan smiles and goes to grab Reda's hands but stops a for a second and pulls away,"C'mon let's go!" He says without batting an eye power walking down the halls Reda left in the dust as he struggles to keep up with the speed of this man in green.
"Slow down your walking too fast." Reda's stab wound hindered him to a degree with picking up the pace with Rogan but he doesn't stop speaking his voice slightly with a lofty tone as he walked,"Reda there's a saying from a normalite sage of omigo 'If you can't walk for it then lose it forever'."
"I don't see how that is related to walking?" Reda was a good 2 meters away trying to keep up Rogan,he stops and Reda stumbles to him but instead of hitting his head on the ground or on the green man's back he then feels that same weightless feeling and purple aura,"Watch your step kid you can't die on us yet I mean you got a lot more to live for...that 'for' is working for us of course." Reda stays suspended in the air as Rogan rotates his hand and sets him upright.
"Right...where are we even going?" Reda asks still unable to keep up with Rogan he sighs,"where is the medical bay I gotta get the chancellors'' to do their 'abracadabra' on you or well that flower will lead to infection." The flower Reda had on his side a bit wilted turning a dark crimson slightly panicking him,"W-what? do you mean infection?"
"Nothiiiiing besides we are now here." Rogan opens a small door with a window with various medical equipments and rudimentary ivy drips made of plants and flora with many women in white and blue running around with medical equipments and tools helping wounded soldiers,mages and normalites and and there alike the scene was like perfect harmony in chaos.
Rogan walks turns around and says,"Welp listen Reda we'll hook you up with the document in a few hours until then go and stay here for now get some rest got it,and also a chancellor doctor will be here. Don't worry she'll get rid of the flowery little thing on your side."
Reda's eyes look in confusion as Rogan walks out of the door and a nurse holds his wrist gently,"Please come with me." She says with a mask leading him to a bed and slowly guide his body to rest as she stares the flower latched onto his side,"mmh...a major puncture to the lateral and probable damage to iliac artery the homunculus seems to be underdeveloped I need to call Eclairs."
"Right behind you." A woman in a white lab coat stethoscope around her neck and a mask similar to the one the nurse was wearing.With jet black hair with small vanilla white strikes flowing on the nape side of her hair says it behind the nurse causing her to flinch,"AH! what the...Madam Eclairs we have a problem."
"What?" She says emotionless as she walks past the nurse Reda gets a good look at this woman. As she approaches and various bottles with seed and water on her coat straps,"Well...this patient's got a-" the nurse was interrupted as Eclairs speaks up after gazing at his wound.
"Good afternoon...normalite boy it appears you have a dead flower homunculus on your side don't worry we'll take care of it,Kori get the disposal trays,gauze,some alcohol and a gown medium size."
The nurse promptly walks away to get a tray her rubber shoes squeaking slightly from the pace she was moving at."Sorry where are my manners I am Dr Eclairs hossman nice to meet you,your name is?" As she says this her voice was soft and on point her soft hands holding his right hand.
"I'm Reda...Norlings." He accepts her gloved hand shake firmly as Eclairs asks,"So what happened exactly for this stabbing to happen?" She asks putting her hand on the now wilting flower,"I'm not sure all I know is that some burn faced prick stabbed me in the side with his-his-his bones!" He says the last bit with a little bit of noise as Kori the nurse returns with a tray.
"Ahuh? A bone mage?...that's unique I've never heard of a bone mage attack someone...most of their abilities are used for...healing and cosmetic purposes but oh well." Eclairs then takes off the gloves on her hands and puts it on the bedside, "Reda please I need you to be as still as possible alright?"
Reda nods as Eclairs begins to chant," Ryo fu rubi" The sigil on her hands glow a deep shade of blue as the flower slowly untangles itself from his side's arteries and veins, Reda grimaces in pain feeling it slowly leave his body as the wound was partially clotted. Eclairs puts the dead flower on the tray as the bleeding began.
"Alcohol." Eclairs grabs her knife from her pocket as she cuts his shirt up. The nurse passes it to Eclairs and she then pours a bit of it onto the gauze and dabbing it on both sides of the half clotted wound, "AHHHH!" he shakes as the alcohol takes affects burning his inside the wounds bleeding a bit from both sides as she plugs wound using the gauze on both sides. "Alright this should be enough for now don't try much...either way you'll recover in about weeks time...don't move an inch,Is-that-clear?" She says the last bit with a very sharp tone that cut into his ears the message was clearer than pure water.
Reda lays there in realief as the nurse puts the tray away and removes his shirt walking to the side to grab an patient gown,"You are very lucky to be a normalite if you were a mage you'd be dead by now" Kori helps Reda up and slips him into the gown as Eclairs walks off helping another patient.
"Damn...I want to be just like her." Kori says under her breath as she helps Reda lay back down,"if there's anything you need just ring this bell" She takes a bell from under the bed handing it to him,"for now boy you best sleep."
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Reda begins to slowly drift to sleep still in a small mild amount of pain.
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As Reda slept peaceful in the District Station-3,
Elien was hidden in the back compartment of a carriage gagged with a cloth on her mouth in with her hands and legs encased in a crystal with the 3 other figures in front of her, the route was winding over and over turns almost disorientating for Elien. Carin the teal haired woman asks staring outside her head held on her palm "Ugh...Its taking so long I think might be a elderly citizen by now. Edline do you think I got wrinkly yet?" She bats her eyelashes at him.
The tall figure leans closer and quietly whispers,"Your quite wrinkly...have you considered a skin transplant grandma?" This ticks her off and she slaps the back of his head,not even a reaction as she gives a heated stare of silence before it was broken by the figure riding the horses in the front.
Zerion the burned faced figure says,"not yet Carin can you please stop asking so many questions...we'll get there soon till then sleep or interrogate the curse bearer or something."
"boo hoo....a lady like me can't wait y'know we've been in the blue ankh territory for 2 years can't wait to actually leave the place." Carin says boredly as Zerion stops the carriage and sees a hooded man in red standing between the cross roads."Who?..the hell is that?"
The man began to reveal a dagger from his sleeve.The weapon was attached to a chain by the hilt with a very clear red arrow mark on its guard however the one odd feature of the weapon was coated one side with rubberite and the other was not coated,but one thing was clearly than any words could convey: This man was dangerous.
"Ello there mages kindly hand over the curse bearer." His voice was deep and raspy swinging the blade cutting the earth with a distinct shing every revolution. "Well shit our covers' gone get ready you two-" Zerion was interrupted by the blade's contact with his face,some semblance of luck he was able to dodge it hitting the roof of the carriage.
"*Yawn* I missed...oh well it makes it more fun." The man smiled wickedly the sun reflected off he's white teeth trying to reel it back,at that very moment not even a millisecond late Edline chants,"FlOURA ANDI JUI!" the branches from nearby go towards the man in an attempt to restrain him which succeeds at keeping him down as the 3 of them ready their sigils approaching this man cautiously.
"This is it?...a bunch of weeds?...mmh..." The mysterious man says as 3 of them stood in front of this man as he sits there tied up in vines that shit eating grin on his face as Zerion gets a good glance at the blade "Hmm...knew it...the crimson arrows would catch on..." Touching his grazed face as he got closer.
Zerion raises his hand above the hooded figure's head and begins to chant,"ryo fu ru-" the chant was interrupted as the blade is pulled back by his wrist by the man so fast that Zerion's instincts are what allowed him to live that moment is swiftly ducking as he got face to face with the man.
The face of this man of a normalite beast eyes that hunger for violence as he swung the dagger in a calculated move around himself cutting the tie of Edline's sigil to the vines as he got up in a flash Zerion is kicked in the face before he could even register the damage sent into a tree leaving a cloud of smoke and sound from the impact as Edline and Carin try to attack the man together.
Edline takes the lead vanguarding as Carin tries to flank Carin clasps her hands and chants,"GU RA OI" crystal spikes come from the ground towards the man as he dodged it with speeds comparable to a monkey swinging on trees. the distance was closed as the man grabs her by the neck and holds her up,"mh...pathetic isn't it?...I didn't even use my sword I suppose the gavel council really failed as an organization but I suppo-" The man's monologue is cut short as Edline was behind him the man's eye's leer from Carin to him but it was far too late as he chants his sigil lighting up a green,"FlOURA ANDI!" A sharp branch from the nearby descends down to the man from behind quickly.
"AHHHH!" The woman was stabbed in side with the branch as the man had used her as a shield holding onto her from Edline's attack as he slides past her and punches him in the liver,"GAH!" Edline is sent a good 3 meters back as the man hears a woosh Zerion was behind him,"pure essenc-" he's kicked in the face and Carin is thrown at him.
"so very disappointing" the man thought as he didn't realise his hood was down as he walks towards the carriage stepping on Edline making him grimace in pain The man turns around and spits on Edline without a word walking to it the 3 mages defeated and battered by this monster's fighting style,Zerion gets a good look at the man's face and neck scar and went wide eyed.
the man ignores then and gets into the carriage and slaps the harnesses as it causes the horses to move and they drive away,"and if...anyone tells why I spared you...tell em' Kasai had a function to go to."
As the man said this Edline and Zerion asses Carin's wounds as as Edline tries to go after the carriage but Zerion puts his left hand out in front of Edline,"No...he's not worth it I know that scar thats Kasai...Purani...the normalite demon...of Glassiler-stan." Edline Realises this and stops his efforts and lowers his fists as Kasai ride away.
Elien was still in the carriage confused and staring at Kasai as they drive away.Kasai gives one last grin to spite their weakness as they retreat on foot Edline carrying carin as they need to get to a doctor.
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Back in District-3,
"WAAAKEY WAKEY!!!" Rogan's voice rings in Reda's ears as he is startled as he sits up the wound took a second for him to register stinging in the side,"Ouch...what is it?" rubbing his eyes asking his voice a bit tired,"What is it?...is the document ready?" Reda kicks his feet down from the bed and stares at Rogan's clear green eyes.
"Well it is...let's say a bit of pestering from the law office and archival department later here it is!" Rogan puts 3 papers on his lap with a pen from his pocket,"sign here here and here." pointing to 3 blank spaces at the bottom right of each page.
Reda signs it reading through it...but he writes his name as his sign for each of the blanks,"congrats Reda your a soldier here at B.A.F pleasure meeting you." Rogan says in a cheerful voice as he speaks to Reda and continues,"well....umm what do I do now?" Reda hands the pen back the pen in his hand.
"well then.Since you're quite injured right now take some rest we'll think things over after your in fighting shape." Rogan says collecting the papers from his lap and turns around to leave but stops,"and also...your axe is in the guard office,collect it from them." Reda then had the realisation that he had his axe taken away during his arrival to the base.
"damn...it at this rate Elien ought to be in another continent by now..." he thinks to himself as he sleeps away the day.