Of Angels and Demons

Waking Up [Chapter 11]

As I jerk up in a bed I quickly look around.

Where is the demon!?

I think to myself. I see Vic and Aziria sitting in the chairs next to me, asleep. I look out the window.

It's night time? Was I asleep?

I look around.

I think I'm in a hospital.

Vic all of a sudden wakes up and looks at me then smiles.

"Nice to see you're ok, thought we might've lost you for a minute."

I stare at her.

"What happened to the demon, and how did I get here?"

I ask as she smiles.

"I fought it, I beat it badly. I broke it's weapons then ripped one of its arms off. It got back through the portal before I could kill it. And then I carried you to to the hospital and quickly left. They shortly found you after. "

She says digging through her bag.

"Looking for something?"

I ask. She pulls out Nirioki in knife form.

"You dropped your sword during the battle.

I found it and thought you might want it back, just don't let any nurses see it."

She says with a smile, I nod.

"Thanks Vic."

I say holding the knife. I look at my body and notice I'm bandaged up on alot of my body.

"Why am I so bandaged up?"

I mumble while Vic rubs the back of her neck.

"You got cut and beat up up bad by that demon, he stabbed you through the stomach with his staff."

I quickly look her in the eyes.

"How did you know it was a staff? You didn't get there until he was weilding swords."

She scratches her head and looks at me.

"Well, I kinda was, um sleeping in a tree. I woke up when he appeared."

She says. I then remember Zero was hurt badly too.

"What happened to Zero?! Is he dead?" I ask hastily, Vic chuckles.

"Yea, he's fine, he didn't have to come to the hospital."

What!? He didn't have to come to the hospital?! That's insane!

I think as I look at my knife.

"I thought he died on the ground when he was stabbed."

Vic laughs lightly.

"He did die."

She says.

"Then why wasn't he taken to the hospital?"

I ask. She laughs more.

"When he died, shortly after you passed out, he went into his second release and flew away. Second release healed him mostly. I think it wasn't by choice, but more out of desperation to live. Almost as though his body acted on its own. But there is still we don't know about our powers, so who knows really?"

She says. I sigh.

I need a second release.

I think to myself. Aziria then wakes up and smiles. She quickly hugs me.