Chapter 22 - Results (1/2)

Lydis let out her breath and turned to face the grinning Blair.

”What? I got one hit so it's my win. Don't forget our deal.” Blair nodded to her and Lydis turned around, trying to figure out how to explain her dislocated elbow to Piti and how to fix it before Lydis sees her again. As she bent over she placed the lower part of her arm between her legs and pinched it in place. Waves of sharp pain climbed up her arm, almost causing her to black out but, she bit the inside of her mouth to keep conscious. As she moved her upper body to pop her elbow back in place the pain became too unbearable for Lydis to handle. Giving up on doing it herself Lydis tried to walk away towards the tents but fell backwards, her back caught by Blair's arm.

”Not so fast. First we need to go to Ami for some medical aid. Then, we'll se what happens after that.” Lydis tried to struggle but her weary body didn't put up much of a fight against Blair's firm hold. Lydis finally stopped struggling and let her self be carried away by Blair in a princess carry. As they entered the clearing the timer on the floor read, 00:56:23, the whole match only took about three and a half minutes total. Blair used one hand and reached for the device. Little legs popped out from under it and it crawled towards Blair and leaped into her hand.

”Let's go.” Lydis nodded begrudgingly as Blair left the training grounds. Lydis could feel herself getting consumed by the pain, as she sweated heavily her face paled to a dangerous color. Blair noticed this and hastened her sprint to the medic tent.

In the medic tent Ami was humming to herself as she rearranged the bandages and medicines.

”It seems like we need more painkillers, hmm, and some more antibiotics…” Ami was busy noting this down when Blair bust through the tent flaps carrying Lydis. ”Gah! Blair! What happened?!” From Ami's perspective she could only see the blood covering Blair's face, Lydis's missing arm as well as her dislocated arm.

”Ami, is there any way to fix her arm?” Blair set Lydis down on one of the nearby cots.

”W-Why is she like this? And what happened to your nose?” Ami was fussing over Blair's nose and Lydis's arm when Valeri walked in, her gaze turning solemn upon seeing Lydis laying on the cot with a messed up arm.

”What is this? I came in because I heard Ami making a scene and I didn't think it would be such a disastrous sight.” Valeri's steps as she walked closer sounded like lightening to Blair and Ami. Their captain had unleashed her bloodlust as well as her slyphir pressure on them, causing Blair's face to sweat profusely.

”I-I'm at fault!” Blair was kneeling on the floor. ”To start her training I suggested a mock battle against Lydis to see where her abilities were and if she were to land one hit on me it would be her win!” Valeri's eyes dimmed, her previous carefree demeanor replaced by a general's intense stare.

”And? How, did a 'mock' battle result in, this?” Valeri gestured at Lydis on the cot as well as Blair's bleeding nose.

”The results are obvious as can see! Lydis managed to land a solid hit on me, although it costed her to dislocate her elbow…” Blair's voice trailed off. Valeri stood silent, her eyes scanning Blair's nose and Lydis's elbow.

”Ami…”

”Yes!” Ami was nervous, she had never felt this kind of pressure from her captain before.

”Make sure both of them are healed into top condition, I'll have to personally train both of them in some common battle sense.” Valeri's eyes truly looked like a devil's to Blair. Upon hearing how the captain was going to personally train Blair again and Lydis Ami felt a bit sorry for them. She recalled her training days with her captain and felt herself shudder.

”Yes ma'am!” Ami and Blair saluted to Valeri as she left the medical tent.

”Well? Can you fix her elbow?” Blair was anxious as well. She didn't expect Lydis to go that far. Ami put on a pair of gloves and gently poked Lydis arm.

”Hmm, Pax?” A small robot eye lifted off a charging station and flew over to Ami.

”Yes doctor?” The robot eye was about the size of her fist. In the middle it's blue scanner acted as the pupil of the eye.

”Do an x-ray of her arm. I need to know if she has any fractures or torn tendons. Also check on her other arm. Make sure there are no abnormalities.”

”Yes doctor.” The eye flew down and hovered over Lydis's dislocated elbow and began to scan it. Ami reached into a nearby drawer and pulled out a white injection syringe with two red bands at the top. Without hesitation she stabbed the point into Lydis's leg and waited for the fluid to be fully injected into Lydis's body. Upon hearing a little click Ami removed the syringe and placed it into a disposal hatch next to the drawer. As Ami looked at Blair's nose she noticed an unnatural bruising of the tissue around it as well as weird bumps below her eyes. Making a quick mental note of this Ami turned to face Blair.

”Now on to you vice-lieutenant.” Ami soaked a white swab with disinfectant and wiped away the dried blood as well as the new blood dripping down. After clearing away most of the blood Ami could tell that the purple bruises forming were swelling as well. ”I'll need you to lay down on one of the cots.” Blair agreed and laid down. ”This might hurt a bit, do you want any numbing agents?”

”I'm good. Save those for more serious wounds.” Ami sighed and placed her hands on both sides of Blair's nose, feeling the bone and where it broke. After a few pokes and massaging of the surrounding tissue Ami could tell that something was weird. With one little poke a new gush of blood would pour out.

”How are you feeling right now?” Ami was still observing Blair's nose.

”Uh, actually my head feels really lightheaded. There's this throbbing in the front and back of my head an-” Blair suddenly leaned to the side and coughed up some blood, a trail of blood also slid down her neck. ”Ami…” Ami was shocked. Having a broken nose shouldn't cause a patient to cough up blood and the bleeding shouldn't be this much.

”Excuse me vice-lieutenant.” Ami pulled out an anesthesia syringe and stabbed it into Blair's arm. A look of confusion passed Blair's face before she slumped into the cot, fast asleep.

”Pax, how's the scan?” The little eyeball hovered over and displayed it's scanning results.

”A dislocated elbow doesn't even begin to cover this. Fractures in the humerus, tearing of the tendons and anterior band?! What the hell?!” Seeing the results made Ami question how Lydis and Blair had trained in their mock battle.

*sigh* ”What else Pax?” The little eye switched screens and gave her the diagnostics on Lydis's severed arm. ”Hmm. Looks about a year old, the bone has already regrown into a nub, muscles have already covered it again. The veins and nerves have just closed off but, the tissue remains scarred, almost like tattoos. Pax go scan the other patient.”