781 Turning back (1/2)
That aura was the red aura. As soon as it latched onto Leo, it started to also latch onto his whole body, chasing his very cells inside. It was like a virus that multiplied quickly, trying to take over the body. With his Qi, he was able to slow it down, but that was it. In the end, there was nothing else he could do, and eventually, he ended up becoming a turned.
Quinn didn't know who this was, but it was clear by everything around him that he was looking after him, and because of him, somebody was going to get hurt or was in the middle of getting turned.
However, Chris was calm, and he looked at his hand for a few seconds then closed his eyes. ”This is certainly a nasty little thing, isn't it?”
Coming out from the surface of his skin, was none other than blood, but when seeing this, or more correctly smelling this, it didn't have the same sweet fragrance it would when it came out of humans. This was more like vampire blood.
Swinging his arm, he threw the blood out on the floor, and it looked like Chris was completely fine. There was no struggle on his face, no pain from being turned, absolutely nothing.
Quinn checked out his system and used the inspect skill on Chris, but there was nothing out of the ordinary at all.
'Did this person manage to stop the turning? Was it with his Qi powers, but not even Leo could do something like that? Does it mean this person knows more about Qi than Leo?' Quinn started to wonder, but now he was put in a tricky situation.
”Relax,” Chris said. ”I can tell from the look on your face you didn't mean for that to happen, I don't know if you realize, but the energy inside you it's infectious. I've never seen anything like it before. What exactly are you?” While asking the questions, Chris decided to grab one of his makeshift chairs and sit down. He also grabbed what looked like an odd-looking apple and proceeded to eat while throwing one over to Quinn.
It was clear he was utterly calm, and not worried about Quinn in the slightest, even after what had happened.
Placing the apple to his side, Quinn decided to answer back.
”It's related to my ability; I don't really understand it,” Quinn replied, playing the fool as he gave a smile.
”You do?” Quinn said, wondering just how he could have known, although Quinn did become a lot more popular ever since the televised duel. So, there would have been plenty of people that knew his powers now.
”When I found you, there was this strange looking bone guy. I thought he was a beast at first, but then I saw him go back into your body. That is your ability, and you cannot have two abilities, at least not that I know of.” Chris finished eating the apple, including the whole core.
While Quinn didn't know what to make of the situation, even though Chris was asking all these questions, it seemed to be more out of interest than an integration.
”Look, you don't have to tell me. Maybe you don't even know, but the reason I was telling you, is because you saw what I did right? I got it out of my body. There is a good chance that I can do the same for you if you want. Your Qi is strong, but the red aura has already mixed in with it. So, when I was only able to restore part of your Qi, till it got involved, but if you got rid of it, you would probably be quite the talent in Qi.” Chris explained.
Hearing this, Quinn could not hide the expression on his face. 'He could get rid of the red aura?' What did he exactly mean by that? If this were true, did it mean it would stop him from becoming a vampire? Did Quinn even want that? More importantly, there could also be a chance for him to turn his friends back to the way they were.
”Have you done it before?” Quinn asked.
Chris shrugged his shoulders.
”No, how could I, this is the first time I've even seen anything like this, but I'm pretty confident I could do something.”
Quinn didn't like the sound of that. The red aura was now a part of Quinn. Getting rid of it, there was a good chance that it could kill him, and Quinn didn't want to be the test subject for that, nor any of his friends.