"So these will be your team mbers," Standing in front of seven people, Ray narrated everyone's strengths and abilities.
"Okay," Kashish nodded. Her eyes peeling at Ray every few seconds as she felt walking on cloud nine. She hadn't felt this happy her whole life and this strange emotion that she had started to feel made her want it more.
Looking in at the students standing in front her, she vowed to train alongside them and lead them to such greatness that it would impress Ray and give her a chance with him.
After all, she knew that Ray had a girlfriend and he loved her a lot. She was sure of this because she had seen them interact. The way Ray looked at his loved ones was different from how he looked at others. There was a different gleam in his eyes as he did and unimaginable trust. It was to the point that she was sure that Ray wouldn't be afraid to hand his life in their hands with his eyes closed.
She also wanted this sort of reaction from Ray. She wanted him to trust in her to the point that he would believe her even when she was wrong. She wanted to see Ray look at her the sa way he did his loved ones. She wanted him to love her to the limits and for that, she had to work hard and win his trust first.
"I promise to not let you down," She promised with resolution shining in her eyes. Walking to the students selected, she analyzed every single one of them. From their facial features to their build and body language.
This was her personal army and she would utilize it in the best way possible. All this while, she never forgot her mother's mission and knew that sooner or later, it would co to but her. Therefore, she also gathered so information about the chosen one from here and there.
This way, her mother would be satisfied and believe her to be doing what she asked her to and even Kashish would get to her goals.
"Okay then. You et up with them and have a binding session of sorts and get to know them better. I will see the head nurse and discuss a few matters with her," Ray spoke and turned away.
"Wait!" She called him abruptly.
"Yes?" Ray asked.
"Uhm… thank you," She said, slightly blushing.
"No need to ntion that. You have great talent and I appreciate that. Also, I don't want to let your talent to go to waste," Ray said calmly. The pure and kind smile on his face remained as it provided Kashish with a sense of security.
Seeing him smile like that, Kashish felt her heart beat faster. It was all worth it. She wouldn't need anything else, that smile had made her day worth everything.
"Okay then, see ya," Ray waved his hand and walked away.
Walking to the head nurse's office, he knocked twice and entered. At one corner of the office was a huge yellow9sh bubble as a person laid inside it. Various machines were connected to the person's body as they sustained her life.
Walking to the bubble, he placed his hand on it. A purplish light covered his hand as it went through the bubble. He walked inside the bubble and looked at the girl laying down.
His eyes changed color as the power of ti shone in them. A greenish hue covered his eyes as the runes of a needle were ford. Ray looked at Emma and sighed, "Lets try once again," He thought and placed his hand on her forehead.
His hand was covered in the sa greenish light as the runes and symbols of ti appeared on it. Injecting the temporal mana into Emma, he directed it towards her wound and tried to latter the ti in that place.
[Temporal Blood:- Ti Reversal],
This was the new ability that he had unlocked after much practice as it allowed him to control ti in a specific region and reverse it. Before that, he had used his power to put the wound in stasis. That stopped the spread of the wound but wasn't able to heal her.
Beads of sweats ford over his forehead as his hand started trembling. The power of ti in his body fluctuated as he increased the output of energy. More and more mana was pumped inside her body as the wound started to reverse.
The black patterns receded as the rotten part started to heal. A slight rosy color appeared on her hand as the blood flow was also continued.
Emma was being healed, but there was a catch. The speed of healing was so slow that Ray had to be there continuously and supply her with an endless amount of temporal mana.
And that was the issue, Ray didn't have enough mana. He was already in his limits. The runes on his skin receded as the power of ti decreased. The greenish light in his eyes disappeared as Ray fell to his knees.
He has gone beyond his limit but that was all. He couldn't supply her with anymore energy. If he did, his life force would sucked dry and a husk would be left behind in his place.
"Huff….Hufff," Gasping for air, he stood up and observed the wound as he saw the black energy spreading back. The healed part was covered yet again as it went back to the state it was before.
"I feel that the person we killed wasn't the one who attacked her," A voice sounded fork behind.
Looking back, he saw Sirius standing with a plate of food in his hands.
"I assu the sa. Because if it was that person, she would have been healed already. After all, his power was in the initial stages of the calamity realm," Ray nodded.
"Sighh… I am just out of ideas. The situation keeps getting worse. They are all fighting against each other, the people are getting freaked out and the system we created isn't strong yet. It might collapse at any mont," Sirius spoke. His expression was solemn as he was one of the few who knew of the actual situation.
"At least there is a system," Ray replied, "If we hadn't down that, they would have been at each other's throats already,"
As he spoke, he walked out of the bubble and sat on a chair. The head nurse was still outside. So he waited for her and in the anti discussed the current situation with Sirius.
"What of the clearing teams? We need at least the surroundings to be cleared to arrange such a large migratory event," He spoke.
"They are on it. I have arranged five teams to clear the area in all directions. They will be done with a couple of days. What remains is the path ahead. We don't know what lies over there and how strong the enemy might be," Sirius spoke gravely.
If he had to be honest, he really wanted to join in. He wanted to go on the battlefield and rampage around and kill every enemy in sight but he knew that it was not worth it. The low level enemies were re children in front of him and served as good training dummies for those not strong enough.
This was what Ray had arranged. Every morning, a dozen of System Users would be picked and brought outside for practice. They would kill the trolls, level up their systems and get stronger. This way, Ray increased the overall strength of their group and helped everyone be strong enough to take care of themselves.
"Good. As for the path up ahead. Don't worry about it, I will take the strongest amongst us and advance forward. I will need at most three days to clear it," Ray spoke.
"Hmmm… so we can move out of this place within a week," Sirius thought and asked.
"Almost. But we will need to hurry and get on our toes. No one knows what the future holds, so we need to be prepared for anything," Ray replied.
"Okay. What about now? When do we start?" Sirius asked.
"We start from tomorrow. Today, we rest and plan," Ray answered and closed his eyes. He thought of his mother and sister as the worry kept on eating him from the inside.
He didn't know how they were and with him being unable to contact them, he got even more worried. Even though he had made plans beforehand, there could always be variables.
"Hopefully they are okay," He thought and closed his eyes.
The head nurse arrived right after. Looking at the two sitting on their seats with their eyes closed and worry on their faces, she understood the situation.
She had been through such situations countless tis and was very well aware on how to deal with them. She knew that nothing much would work and all she could do was to divert the topic and lift their moods up.
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