Chapter 9 - Trouble (1/2)

The young doctor was frantic. The young miss's body suddenly began to glow and then it stopped. The sweating stopped as well but her red hair changed to blond, then black, and then red again. The temperature of the room dropped, frost accumulating on the window.

”D-Drove, get my coat.” The doctor's breath was visible as he spoke, turning into clouds of mist and then disappearing.

”Roger.” The little eye ball flew into the mess of drawers and flew back out with a long white coat, thicker than the one he was wearing and lined with thermal heating pads inside of it.

”Thanks.” Grabbing the coat he pulled his arms through it and zipped up the side. The heating system kicked in instantly and adjusted the coat's temperature to stabilize the doctor's temperature. No longer freezing and shivering the doctor went over to the young miss.

”Drove scan her body.”

”Roger.” The same blue light scanned over her body and once again the results were a negative.

”Scan again but look for temperature anomalies.”

”Roger.” Again, the blue light scanned but this time it beeped. ”Anomaly spotted. Irregular body temperature in the right arm wound, the crown, and high temperatures in the middle of the chest area.”

”Strange. Get me vial Z-98.”

”Roger.” The little eye once again dived into the chaos of floating drawers. The eye brought out a small black case locked with finger print recognition. ”Vial Z-98 doctor.”

”Thanks.” Taking the box he placed his finger on the scanner and put in a pin. With a light click the case popped open and there was a single vial of purple liquid with am attachable syringe next to it.

”For now this should stabilize her, hopefully.” Attaching the vial to the syringe he reached for Lydis's arm. As he grabbed it blood began to dribble from her wound.

”Dove! Inject C-12 and wrap this wound now!” The eye moved swiftly and it pulled a miniature syringe out and injected it into the wound, stopping the blood, and began wrapping the wound in new bandages.

”Wound bandaged. Shall I clean the blood.” Hearing the word blood the doctor shuddered thinking about how he would get killed for allowing the young miss to bleed.

”Yes and make sure it doesn't leave a smell or stain.” Turning back to the syringe in his hands the doctor injected it carefully into the upper part of her arm. Injecting about a third of the vial he moved on to her head and injected another third into her head. The last place with a temperature anomaly was her chest. He wasn't sure what to do. Injecting through her clothes would be risky since he couldn't see the veins properly, taking off her clothes might result in his death too. Conflicted he didn't know what to do. After pondering for a bit he decided to just go with it and began to unbutton the middle buttons so of the dress revealing the middle of her chest. Opening the clothes slightly the doctor slid the syringe's needle into Lydis's chest and injected the remaining amount of liquid. After all the liquid in the vial was injected he quickly rebuttoned the dress and backed away sighing loudly.

”Drove, scan again for any abnormalities.” The doctor went to put the syringe away when the floating eye beeped again.

”Warning! Body temperature dropping, cause unknown. High mental pressure sensed from the head. Warning!” The eye continued to repeat it repeatedly. Frantic the doctor dropped the syringe and the black case. He rushed over to Lydis to check her wrist and neck for her pulse. Weak and barely noticeable he still felt it. Slowing down the time intervals between each thump was getting longer. The eye was still replaying the warning making the doctors ears ring.

”Drove shut up! Get me Gene-A37!”

”War- Permission denied. Requesting passcode.” Groaning the doctor manipulated the surrounding slyphir to help maintain Lydis's body temperature. Having studied medical majors, the doctor's control of slyphir wasn't even comparable to a trainee. Sweat built up on his forehead.

”Override code psc3dt71. Responsibility will fall onto me. Get me Gene-A37.”

”Override code confirmed. Higher ups have been notified. Parental units have also been notified. Permission granted from Central. Retrieving Gene-A37.” Sighing in relief the doctor continued to work on Lydis. The eye floated to the top of the drawer mess and brought back a clear case. Inside was a vial containing clear liquid with slips of blue essence floating inside it. The doctor pressed his thumb onto the scanner and a small needle pricked him as he did, scanning both his finger print and blood. It beeped and the scanner turned into a number pad. Pressing the buttons with his bloodied thumb the case beeped again. Invisible shifting gears clicked and the case slowly opened. The clear outside and vial had been a decoy, a cover for what was actually inside. There was a penny sized pill covered with a clear covering. The doctor swiped his bloodied thumb on the cover and it slowly disappeared, revealing the pill. Picking it up gently the doctor placed the pill into Lydis's mouth. Dissolving almost instantly the pill's liquid made it's way into Lydis's body and continued to spread.

”Drove scan her again.”

”Roger.” The floating eye had just finished scanning when the doors were busted open. On the other side was Lydis's mother and on the floor behind her were the two guards and Lydis's father. Lowering her foot she stomped her way next to the doctor. Cowering and trembling the doctor silently prayed in his head.

”Why did Central authorize the use of an incomplete Gene?!” Lydis's mother was about the doctor's height but he felt like he was looking at a mountain, unstoppable and terrifyingly powerful. Her killing intent made the doctor fall to his knees unable to mutter a word under her invisible pressure. Slight groaning was heard behind her as the two guards and her husband got up.

”Honey, calm down. How can he talk if you pressure him so?” Gesturing to the trembling doctor Lydis's father saw that his wife wasn't going to stop. ”What if you hurt Lydis with your uncontrolled killing intent?” Realizing it, she released the doctor and eased up her killing intent but, only enough for the doctor to speak, the pressure was still there.

”T-The young miss was in danger!” The doctor managed to speak. All eyes were on him as he got to his feet. ”Something like I've never seen before happened. Her hair changed colors multiple times. From red to blond, from blond to black, and finally from black to her red hair again. Her body caused the room to freeze. She glowed too. And then when I saw that there abnormal heat signs on her body I injected some body stabilizers. But after I did that her body started to slow down, her heartbeat, pulse, and her breathing. The time intervals were too long. So I asked for a override and Central allowed me to so I gave her the Gene-A37. It's properties allow for a mini cryostasis but I'm not sure how long it will last. The effects might wear off any minuet or days later. To preserve her current body status I couldn't allow it to worsen so there wasn't much I could do. I don't have any of the proper facilities of a hospital, I suggest you get her to one fast.” Seeming to let it all out in one breath after the doctor finished his breathing was ragged.

”Call the private transport car!” Without hesitating Lydis's mother began to bark orders. Roland nodded and disappeared. She looked at Derick next. ”I want none of this this to be leaked.” Derick nodded and disappeared. Turning to the sweating doctor her gaze like blades. ”None, of this is to be leaked.” Repeating her previous orders to Derick the doctor understood that if he uttered even a word of the young miss's condition he would be taken care of silently. Becoming an unknown dead body in an unknown alley. Nodding his head furiously the doctor didn't say a word. Stepping past the doctor Lydis's mother reached for her daughter's hand but was repelled by some force. Looking around she didn't sense anyone, who had repelled her from touching Lydis. Looking at her daughter she saw a faint darkness around her. It was thin but there was a dark mist layer over Lydis's body. Her mother looked at the doctor again and shook her head, doubting that he could've done it since he flinched at her every move. She reached out again, covering her hand with a layer of slyphir. The thin mist held strong. Seeing at how his wife was struggling against an unknown force Lydis's father stood next to her and coated his hand in slyphir and reached for Lydis's hand too. Wavering a bit the mist suddenly changed forms and shot out blades of darkness. Dodging in time her parents were shocked. Disbelief filling their faces as the mist settled down again.

”Doctor! What is happening? What is that?” Pointing to the thin black mist surrounding Lydis, Lydis's father was confused. The doctor shook his head.

”It wasn't there when I gave her the pill, and it's not an effect of the pill. The pill is just supposed to put her in a temporary mini cryostasis.” Baffled her parents continued to look at the black mist. Rushing in, Roland was out of breath.

”M-My lord! There are attacks in the east garden!” Panting and slightly bloodied Roland was already fully equipped with his armor and weapon. He leaned on his sword as the wound on his right arm opened again. Swiveling his head her father looked enraged.

”Who dares to attack my residence?!” His voice no longer the soft tone he used to console his wife, it was the voice of a leader and an Archduke.