- Within A Hospital, The Fortress -
With a click, the door of the room swung open, and a doctor walked out of it, before gently shutting it behind him.
"How's her condition?" I hurriedly asked. Of course, I was referring to i Gui, who lay within the room.
The doctor sighed. "I've never seen sothing like this. She appears to be perfectly healthy, yet is still remaining in a half-unconscious state. She also doesn't need food or water, and doens't need to urinate either."
Half-unconscious...
"It's almost like...she isn't human or sothing," the doctor muttered. "The problem is, everything else about her point to her being a living being just like you and . And yet..."
I clenched my fists. That damn scientist...just what the hell did he do to her...?!
"I understand. Thank you," I said, and the doctor nodded in response before walking away.
I took a deep breath, and entered the room. The girl - i Gui - lay motionless on the bed, as if dead. But her eyes were open, and the pulse monitor beside her also said her heart was beating perfectly fine.
The whole food and water thing the doctor ntioned is because i Gui's an elental, but...this half-unconscious state she's in right now is what concerns .
"i Gui...can you hear ?" I asked gently, sitting down beside her and clutching her hand.
But she made no response. Not even the slightest of movents. Not bothering to even look at , she just remained still, completely ignoring my existence like a pro. I sighed, realizing this wasn't going to work, and stood back up, and headed for the door.
Well...first, let's get so information out of that bastard. Hopefully, that'll lead to a clue as to how to bring back i Gui.
*****
- A Nearby Room -
"Get him awake," I ordered, and Qing Yue nodded, filling up a bucket with ice cold water from a sink nearby, then dumping the entire thing on the bed, where a man lay. Old Xia, Old Man Leng and his wife, and all the girls with were also here in the room.
"W-Woah!" the man's eyes flew open, and he leapt up in bed...not. He tried, at least. But he was bound by ropes on both of his wrists, tied down to the bed. "W-W-Where am I?"
"You don't need to know," I replied rcilessly, sitting down near him and glaring into his eyes. "I only want one thing from you - information. Tell ...what did you do to i Gui?"
"M-i Gui? Who the hell is that?!" the scientist yelled, trying desperately to break the ropes, to no avail.
I leaned in closer and grabbed his collar. "Don't play dumb with , bastard. That girl you experinted on. What the hell did you do to her?! How do I turn her back to normal?"
"H-Hah...there is no way to turn her back!" the scientist laughed hysterically. "She is my ultimate product - Apoxyia!"
"Her na is i Gui," I cut him off, tone deep and dangerous. "Not your Apoxyia. Now...tell exactly what you did to her. Unless you want to die a long and painful death, that is."
Hearing my words, the man flinched. "I-I already told you! There's no way to turn her back!"
"I want to know what you did to her, so you're going to tell exactly that," I said, eyes never leaving his. "Now. Talk."
"T-Tch...never!" he yelled defiantly.
I narrowed my gaze, and let go of his collar. Turning around, I spoke two soft words.
"Kill him."
"W-What?! You dare-! T-This is a hospital, isn't it? You can't possibl-"
SLASH.
Amane, before the man could even finish his sentence, used her chanical claws, and sliced his throat, silencing him - forever.
"Well...there he goes. How we gonna deal with the corpse?" Old Man Leng asked, folding his arms.
"My n and I will take care of it," Old Xia replied, before promptly lifting the dead man's body from the bed after untying the ropes, and...casually jumping out the window. I looked over the ledge to confirm he landed safely, and he waved us goodbye.
"It's goin' to be a while before we see him again," Old Man Leng said with a chuckle. "Despite how he seems, he's quite the busy man. I'm honestly surprised he agreed to help us out this ti 'round."
I sighed. "I wanted to learn so Starfire magic from him too...damn."
"Now now, don't get greedy, boy. Starfire ain't sothin' just anyone can use, y'know."
I turned around and began walking for the door. "Yeah, but...how do you know if you don't try?"
"Where are you going?" Feng Mian asked as Old Man Leng muttered 'true, true'.
"Visting i Gui again. I'll keep trying to talk to her," I replied, slightly dejected.
"Hold on, human. I have a...suggestion," Obsidia interrupted, which was rare. She then tilted her eyes towards Old Man Leng and his wife, suggesting that they were outsiders. I nodded and walked out, Obsidia following .
"So? What's the suggestion?" I asked once the door had shut tight behind us and I maked sure no one was loitering in the halls.
"i Gui...she has Chaos within her, correct? You ntioned that you defeated her - or rather, the eye - with a bullet created from your own mana - Chaos mana. That ans...despite how much she's changed under the hands of the scientist, she still has Chaos within her. She's still a Chaos elental."
I nodded. I had told them how I managed to defeat Apoxyia while we were on the way out of the movie theatre. It was a pain getting out, and lots of distractions were needed, but eventually we made it all out.
"I was thinking...the real her is still hidden in her body sowhere, just suppressed by the scientist's changes. If you can sohow awaken the real her..."
"And...you're suggesting I do so with the power of Chaos," I concluded.
Obsidia nodded. "Correct."
I sighed. "I've thought of this already, but...how exactly would I do this? I'm definitely not shooting her with a bullet made from my mana. I rember a while ago, when I fought against a mber of the Midnight Syndicate, i Gui had sohow sucked poison out of using Chaos mana, but I don't know how to do the opposite of that, injecting mana into her..."
"I believe there is a thod," Obsidia said.
I raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What is it?"
"Sexual interc-"
"Denied," I cut her off, not letting her finish that word. "I'm not taking advantage of this situation like that."
"This is to save her, human," Obsidia argued.
"...If I do it without her consent, that's just rape. Besides, we're both underage," I shot back. After a while, however, I sighed. "I'll...do it as a last resort, if there are really no more options."
Actually, wait...is i Gui underage? I'm only 14, but although i Gui looks like a 12 year old at best, who knew how old she really was? I rember...isn't she like, the sister of the multiverse?
"...Perhaps...a kiss could work," Obsidia said thoughtfully, rubbing her chin with her fingers.
"A kiss..." I echoed, looking at the door i Gui was behind.
According to what school taught , a person's mana is all around their body - especially their bodily fluids, such as sweat, saliva, and urine. So...technically, a kiss could work, based on this logic. Alternatively, I could make her drink my sweat, but that's too gross. And urine is just out of the question. A kiss is probably...the best thod.
I sighed. "Fine. Let's try it."
*****
- Shortly After -
"So...? Why are all of you here?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Everyone except Old Man Leng and his wife were here - that ant all the girls with .
"Obsidia told you were trying to wake i Gui up with a kiss," Yu An Yan said, folding her arms. "I'm not against the idea, but if you do it behind our backs, it'll feel like you're cheating on us, so...we ca to watch."
"..." I fell silent stunned at these girls' logic. "This isn't even a kiss...think of it as CPR."
"CPR or not, we're watching," Xiang Peng replied giddily. "Oh my god, this is like, Sleeping Beauty in real life! So exciting!"
I sighed, realizing arguing wasn't going to get anywhere. i Gui was still the sa as always, lying emotionless on the bed.
I closed my eyes and leaned in slowly as the girls all watched with excitent...well, and so jealousy.
i Gui...please work.
My heart pounded for so reason as our lips t, and I could taste a soft, cherry-like sweetness. She slled like flowers, and I clung onto that beautiful scent as our tongues entangled. After a good minute, I finally backed away, eyes still closed.
And when I opened them again...
"Master...?" the girl before whispered softly.
My eyes widened. "i Gui...? You're back?"
"Master...!" Tears began forming in her eyes, and she began crying uncontrollably.
I imdiately pulled her into an embrace, and stroked her hair lovingly.
"I'm here...I'm here."
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