Chapter 436: A helping hand (1/2)
Though she hasn't made her presence known throughout the day, Number 3 closely followed her dear disciples' adventure from a distance. Although she was still confused about what had happened with the Skunk that called itself Thuk, or the rest of his kin for that matter as they seemingly all vanished into a portal of unknown origins, she did not intervene.
She kept her stance even as they thought with the dangerous mutant worm, even though there were moments when she almost failed to keep her cool. She had to let them go and explore the outside world themselves.
She had to admit, that all those years ago when she walked into their lives as part of the missions related to the Grandmaster's Ultimate Plan, she didn't know the full effect this assignment would have on her life.
Number 3 never wanted to grow attached to this tainted, corrupted world ever again. When she made her decision and walked away from the tragedies, she never expected to one day return to them.
Still, she couldn't help but feel emotionally attached to this unique boy, this peculiar representative of the ancient past.
As such, she was aware of the shady figure following, sneaking after his boy, and for that matter, she was also fairly certain that Aiden was aware of it too. Keeping her distance, her gaze continued witnessing as the scene played out in a manner that albeit followed the simple script of wolf hiding in sheep's clothing luring its unsuspecting prey, it still took an unexpected turn in the end.
Number 3 could sense, feel the incredible amount of violent mixture of energy inside the boy as he suddenly swallowed the heart of a human. Though shocked, it wasn't completely unknown to her, that he was capable of such a feat: after all Aiden had already done something similar before.
As she continued to monitor the situation, her face went pale after only a few seconds. She could feel as the reaction was chaining towards something disastrous. Not willing to relive a repeat of the past, Number 3 didn't waste any more seconds, she leaped into the night and flashed towards the youngster she already referred to as 'her boy'.
In barely any time, she arrived behind the already groveling, troubled youth and immediately called out to him.
”Aiden! Are you alright!” Sadly, even with her otherworldly speed, it seemed that she was still just a hair breath's too late. The tragedy she feared was already underway, she couldn't reach Aiden, as in the next instant the outflow of the golden luster has already surrounded his entire being.
”No…” She muttered, her voice cracking, tearing up behind the cover of her faceless mask. As the light slowly swallowed the boy into the shape of an oversized egg, she shook her head.
Determination filled her voice, she clenched her fists with adamant refusal to accept the repeat of history.
”No! I won't allow it! I'm not losing him as well!” She cried, stepping over to Aiden's egg. She knelt down, as she took one last deep breath, before her hands slowly plunged beneath the protective barrier, in search of the boy.
As soon as her slender hands touched his shoulders, she muttered some words under her breath, releasing most of the barring holds of her body and opening a clear path for the excess energy to flow towards instead of continuing to wreak havoc inside the youngster's body.
Slowly but surely, her hands were covered with the same golden luster as the boy, as the energy traversed the bridge and were guided to the depths of her own soul instead. Suddenly a sharp stinging pain filled up Number 3's entire body. The energy she willingly took in, was nothing she was familiar with. She was already aware that Aiden had access to something that most likely only the Grandmaster and Number 0 did; after all, their origins were shrouded in mystery, and besides, that they came from the same origin, nothing more was known.