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Chapter 19: Recovery Alexis dragged me to another part of the cave without bat droppings, wincing each time her foot sank into a pile. "I stink." Alexis complained. "I stink even more." I rubbed my back. The welt in my skin was hurting real bad. How did Saevio get into this world anyway!? I glanced at my chest. The last escapade was stretching my Dark Lineros to breaking point and I quickly unbuttoned the area above the part with the missing button. The top part slid open. Alexis unbuttoned the area at the waist to check on the welt. "Looks a bit better." she remarked and buttoned my Dark Lineros shut. "I hope we don't have to stay here for long, I think I can hear footsteps." I mumbled. Alexis immediately whirled around. There was a man walking around outside. He was one of the guards that was with Saevio! Luckily, he hadn't seen us and we stayed silent. A dart suddenly shot out of the barrel of his gun and into my chest. "Whoops, forgot to switch on the safety." the guy mumbled as Alexis closed her hand around my mouth. We heaved a sigh of relief when the guy left. Another button popped off on my Dark Lineros when I breathed. I groaned. "Another hour and your wound should be healed." Jakito remarked. That got my hopes up and I waited patiently. A roar suddenly echoed through the night sky. "What was that?" Alexis whispered. The bats suddenly flew out into the sky, probably shaken awake by the roar. Alexis gripped her Jikyeon Sword tighter. Right now, it was raining and the rain was somehow trickling into the cave. I blinked as a drop landed on the bridge of my nose. A few minutes later, the cave was submerged to waist height. "This cave can flood!?" I was shocked. Alexis wouldn't have a problem, she was the Siren after all, but I would be in trouble. I shook water out of my silvery hair and crawled to the cave entrance to peek out. A deluge instantly crashed onto me and I withdrew back into the cave, spluttering. I was soaked, and so was Alexis. I tried flapping my wings, but they were too wet and heavy. They stuck to the back of my Dark Lineros like glue. Alexis was pacing up and down. Jakito was humming a song in my head, and it was rather annoying too. "Sorry." he quietened down, having heard my thoughts. Finally, my waist felt better and I could stand up again. A second later, I stumbled and fell onto the ground. Alexis propped me up. "Can you cast the spell now?" Alexis asked. I nodded and held out my right hand, gripping my necklace with my left hand. A swirling dark portal appeared in the air. Alexis propped me in. We tumbled out at the other end at a construction site in Kerning, right beside a bunch of people huddling under a wooden board propped up by a few girders. "Hello." I nodded and walked off with Alexis. They were too surprised to do anything. It was also raining now. Sure enough, the others were waiting anxiously for us to return. Lacus gasped when she saw me being propped up by Alexis. "What happened to you?" she asked us. We were too tired and drenched. Roy carried us to our room and laid us down on our bed. We fell asleep instantly. We woke up the next morning in pajamas. Our tops were just...... left open though. Alexis tried to button hers up, and failed. When Roy came up with a tray of breakfast, I demanded, "Who undressed us?" "I did." he grinned. Alexis punched him in the face. "I was just kidding! Lacus did." he grunted, rubbing his nose. I looked down at myself and found that I was wearing a black bra. "I don't wear these." I grumbled. Lacus and Mei Ling were giggling when we got down. "You know I'm a boy!" I protested. "But you're in a girl's body!" Lacus laughed. "Haha. Very funny." I said sarcastically and went to the archery range, clutching the Archaeion. I walked a step or two before collapsing to the ground though. I guess my wound wasn't fully healed yet...... Roy carried me back to bed. I buttoned up the front of my Dark Lineros as far as I could. I made a mental note to extend the front. My horn was shining like normal again and Alexis was sitting beside me. The front of her armour was also open. She caught me staring at her chest. "I know you're thinking the same thing as me." she grunted. I nodded. She flitted her wings and sprayed water on herself. "Doesn't seem like they dry easily." I remarked, looking at my own wings. I felt them with one hand. They were dripping wet. Alexis tried to tie her hair in a ponytail, but the hairclip slid off. "Jakito, can't you make the horns disappear?" I fingered my horn. "Nope." he shook his head. "Didn't you say something destructive enough would be able to destroy the armour?" I asked, staring at the Archaeion and the Jikyeon Sword. "Yes, I did, but now you're wearing the Akasha Charms, you will instantly lose control over your bodies if you destroy them now." Jakito replied. "You were once a male?" Jakito asked me. "Yeah. Long story though." I sighed. He took a quick peek into my memories. "I see. The armour will only show its full potential to someone is female by both body and heart." Jakito said. "No thanks." I quickly declined. |
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