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"So do you know what's wrong with Paul?? . . . . " I asked curiously . . .
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"You mean why he was in such a bad condition? . . . . . " She questioned .
"Yeah . . . . . " I hesitantly replied my mind began rolling through the worse possible outcome over and over again .
"From wait I saw . . . . . He overextended himself too much . . . . . I'm sure all he needs is a bit of rest . " She smiled .
"If he needs rest . . . . shouldn't he be here?? . . . " I questioned .
"This ward is only for minor injuries . . . . . For more critical conditioned students they are moved to a critical condition ward . . . " She answered .
"Is there something special with the wards?? . . . " I inquired .
"Yes . . . . the infirmary wards naturally help in the healing process using the world trees energy . . . the critical condition ward is closer to the tree . . . allows patients to recover faster from procedures . " She explained . . . . . "How about you take a small rest . . . . and I'll go see if there's an update on his condition okay?? . . . . . " She smiled placing a hand on mine .
"Okay . . . " I nodded .
"I won't be long . . . . . " She replied straightening her clothes and headed out the way we entered . "Ohh . . . . Emilia . . . you have a special guest . . . . " She looked back at me and smiled opening both doors .
I cried in joy instantly recognising Paul getting wheeled in on a wheelchair by another student with that stupid smile on his face . "You're alive!!" I yelled running to him and dropping to my knees before him . . . "I'm so sorry!!" I sobbed into his legs .
"Hey . . . . . Are you okay? . . . . " She said lifting my head .
"I . . . I . . . I . . . thought you died!!!" I sobbed uncontrollably .
"Silly girl . . . . " he said patting me on my head .
"Is there something wrong with your legs? . . . " I asked still crying .
"Nah . . . . . just need some rest and recovery time . " He smiled without an ounce of worry in him .
"I was so worried for you!!!" I carried on sobbing .
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"I'm sorry for making you worry with a smile on his face .
"Umm Paul may I ask a question? . . " Alice asked politely .
"Sure . . . " He accepted her request .
"What did you do and how did you survive? . . " She questioned sounding thoroughly intrigued .
"You mean what I did to the Dark Elf army? . . . " He asked in a saddened tone .
"Yes . . . . if you don't mind me asking . "
"Luckily for us . . . . Emilia called me to help some refugees . . . . that allowed me to see the true extent of their forces . . . . . . High Priestesses and priestesses a battalion of Female warriors and a near endless supply of male fighters as far as I could see . . . . So I needed help from some friends . . . " He explained to her . "So as you can see Emilia . . . . you and your friends were the ones that actually saved the city and many students of Atlantis . " Pauls lifted my head and smiled .
"But you almost died . . . . " I disagreed with him .
"Yes how did you survive exhausting yourself so much? . . " Alice questioned .
"Ahhh . . . . . Kind of sucks to be honest . . . . . I lost a really expensive artifact sadly" he sighed scratching his head . . . . . "It's a special amulet that upon the wearer's death . . . their soul is contained in the crystal instead of moving on to the afterlife . . . . From there Doctor Macros knew what to do . " He smiled .
"What did it feel like? . . . . " I asked hearing the story still blaming myself that he actually did die . . . . .
"It was like going to sleep . . . . and waking up again . . . " He explained .
"Why was you so stupid?!!" I shouted at him .
"It was a calculated decision . . . I had the artifact . . . and Atlantis and the city guards would have easily be overwhelmed . . . . . " He tried to explain .
"YOU should have done something else!!!! Something that wouldn't result in giving up your life!!" I shouted at him pounding his leg .
"Ey ey ey chill out… . Stop hitting a cripple . . . " he chuckled holding my hands, "I'm okay . . . and I tried to save as many lives as I could . . . . " he smiled .
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"Are you gonna be like this forever? . . . " I asked him calming down a little .
"Ahhhhh . . . . Hmmmm maybe in a week I'll be back to full strength . " He smiled .
"A week???!" I looked at him in shock .
"Well . . . . . At least now we can spend more time together . . . . we have alot of catching up to do . " He smiled with a cheeky grin .
"You're a stupid idiot . . " I said standing up and kicking him .
"Well Paul . . . It looks like you're doing fine . " Alice smiled .
"Thanks for taking care of her Alice . " Paul smiled causing her to look at him in shock, "Shocked that I know your name huh?" He chuckled .
"A little . . . . " She laughed .
"Someone as talented as yourself . . . . I was surprised when I heard you joined the Medical Division . . " He smiled .
"I felt my talents were better used for healing . . . . " She smiled .
"You'll become a great doctor and healer . " He smiled giving her a nod .
"Thank you . . . . Paul . . . . " She smiled and took the other student away .
"Let's get going . . . . " Paul said and began to pushing the wheels to move himself .
"Let me . . . " I said grabbing the handles to push him .
"Thanks . . . . " he replied but I can tell that he was smiling .
"Was there really nothing else you could do? . . " I asked again now I calmed down a little .
"Hmmm . . . . Maybe if I had more time . . . . but under the circumstances I feel this was the best way . " He answered earnestly .
"Don't throw away your life so easily . . . " I pleaded with him .
" . . . . . . . We only just met again after 6 or 7 years . . . . you know I won't throw away such an opportunity . . . . " he laughed .
"You're such an idiot . . " I replied slapping his head .
"Owww!!! Injured person here!!" He reminded me .
"Did you really . . . die? . . . . " I asked him honestly .
"You could say I did . . . . . . Barriers aren't an impenetrable force as you might have initially thought . . . . . . them require alot of concentration . . . . . And is extremely strenuous to the caster . . . . especially when under siege . . . " He explained to me .
"And since you was forced to use two . . . that's why you was spent? . . . " I asked nodding in understanding .
"Yeah . . . Especially when I had to make such large ones and taking such heavy strikes from their moon beams . . " He explained further .
"So what was the thing that you shot through your portals? . . " I asked curiously .
"Ahhhh . . . . that was thanks to the assistance of two good friends of mine . . . Two high admirals in the Grand Sky Fleet of Aspa . . . Maybe one day I can bring you aboard one . . . it's truly breath taking . " He answered .
"Grand Sky Fleet? . . . " I questioned wondering if it's really what the name suggests .
"Yup . . . they both captain a Titan class vessel . . . truly a sight . . . . . . Aspa's Sky Fleet consists of hundreds of Sky Ships . . . . the Grand Admiral and the five High Admirals each pilot a Titan Class vessel who each alone carry enough firepower to level a large city . " Paul explained .
"And you asked for the assistance of two of those Titans? . . " I questioned .
"Yeah . . . . . Luckily they owe me . . . a favour or two . . . . plus . . . . they are pretty nice girls… . " He smiled .
"What made the Dark Elves invade the city? . . . " I questioned .
"I'm in the dark as much as you are to be honest . . . . . Hopefully there's some survivors for questioning . . . . . But I don't think there has ever been a time where a Dark Elf has tried to take a surface city to be honest . " He wondered .
"Is scarlet okay? . . . " I questioned worried for her .
"I'm sure she is . . . . . She's probably busy handling another threat . " He answered .
"What other threat could there have been? . . . " I asked .
"Well it's odd that they didn't use any siege creatures . . . . I would have expected them to use them to breach city walls . . . . Maybe she's busy stopping them . " He suggested .
"How comes Ashley wasn't there? . . . " I asked .
"Ashley is better when given time to prepare and aware of the whole situation . . . besides I don't have any say on which students and departments get deployed . " He shrugged .
"Paul did you use the runes on your arms? . . . " I questioned feeling worried for him .
"Yes sadly . . . " He answered .
"Honestly what are they? . . . " I questioned .
"Hmmm how to best explain them . . . . . They are like batteries . . . . I can expend them to give me a giant boost of power . . . I can only safely release one with little to no detrimental effects . . . . . Releasing two is extremely taxing on me . . . . . And anything more than three would most likely result in me signing away my life . . . " He explained .
"Then why the hell do you have SIX??!! You stupid idiot . " I yelled at him in anger .
"My previous mentor drew six on me . . . . . . . I dunno why . . . . . " He answered .
"Is it something you need more training on? . . . " I questioned .
"I would say so . . . But I'm very reluctant to try . . . . because you know . . . . the chance of death . . . " He quietly answered . . . . "It's also pretty hard to train with it as it also puts me out of action for days . . . . " He answered .
"So you can't do much for a week? . . " I asked .
"Yeah . . . . I should regain the use of my legs in a few days . . . . but I'll still be pretty weak . . . . " He answered .