Chapter 16: Solace ; System (1/2)
I find myself unable to take another step as I continue to stare at Ayumi's face. Tears start to appear at the corner of her eyes, and seconds later, gently flow down her rosy cheeks.
She jumps at me and embraces me tightly despite my appearance. She begins to weep while tightening her grip on me. After a few moments, she asks me in the most heart wrenching way ever,
”Brother Yu, you're not going to die, right? Please don't die! Don't leave Ayu alone.”
Overwhelmed, I immediately hug her back and attempt to soothe her in the most comforting I can,
”Of course not. I will never leave you alone. Don't cry. I'm okay, look at me.”
She slowly raises her hand and looks into my eyes. Her nose is red and her eyes are swollen. I gently wipe the tears off her face and kiss her forehead. Suddenly, she says,
”Yes. We should call the cops and catch the people who did this to you. No! We need to go to the hospital right now!”
Earlier I hadn't felt the slightest amount of emotions when killing the men. Yet, now, I feel my eyes forming tears due to the fact that Ayumi doesn't even suspect me of being a murderer. Guilt builds up within me as I lower myself and kiss her cheek, saying,
”They've already been caught. The police told me to keep this incident a secret and I should never mention it to anyone, or else companions of the men who did this will cause us trouble.”
She lightly nods to my words, taking them seriously. She then says with a little hint of her usual cheerfulness returning to her voice,
”We should still go to the hospital! You are injured. Brother Yu, come on, let's go!”
She grabs my hand and attempts to drag me out of the apartment. I slightly shake my head at her naivety and say as I point at myself,
”We can't. Not while I look like this. Also, we are supposed to keep the incident a secret, no? So we should try to avoid the outside for a few days.”
Everything should be way calmer by then. I don't think that whoever it is that is targeting us would attack anytime soon. I then try to get rid of the last of Ayumi's worries by telling her,
”Besides, you don't need to worry about me. The wounds I have are only on the surface, that's why there is so much blood. Once I clean it up and wrap a bandage around it, I should be fine.”
Ayumi sighs in relief once I've told her that. I can see that her emotions are still unstable. I've got to find some way to distract her thoughts... but how? Oh.
”What's for dinner tonight?” I ask her with a smile evident on my face.
This seems to work, as her expression changes from a neutral-like one to that of deliberation. She exclaims in a cheerful tone almost comparable to before,
”Tonight I will be making your favorite- Omurice! So Brother Yu will feel better!”
She heads to the kitchen, while I go to my room. I shut the door behind me, and begin taking off my bloodied clothes.
Once everything is off, I take a good look at the spot the bullet had hit me at. The view is anything but nice. The dried blood that looks like a stream flowing down my leg doesn't make it any better.
This is going to be a mess to deal with.
”There is a simple way to get you healed.”, resounds the lovely voice of my guardian angel within my mind once again.
”How?” I simply ask
”You have the Holy Essence. Use it. Light Healing should be a factor of your power. In order to use it, you need to press your palm on the wound and focus on the energy around the wound. Then, you need to guide said energy and catalyze it using your Holy Essence.”