
[Return Arc - #1]
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"That's the story" Professor F said. With flashback, do you know who the two of them really are?
"Hiks.. What a pity for Araya.." Hanny rubbed her wet cheek. He cried as a result of being carried away.
As for Zaaryan and Dae-Vin, they both held him back. In their hearts, they both also feel sad and amazed at the struggle and hard work of Arga.
"Wait, I don't understand why Araya's dad said he had two more lives?" dae-vin asked shortly after returning to mind his question. Before, he had forgotten, but now he remembered.
"That's what I mean. Arga has three lives. So, since Araya is her daughter, she also gets that special trait through genes. You guys know about inheritance?" replied Professor F while a little mention about the biological subjects that had been studied while still Junior High.
The three of them nodded compactly. After all they have SMA, at least still remember even though now they have changed the material.
"Well, Arga once lost one life when she was born. While being a member of Elemental Asia, he had not reduced his life anymore. But, since he was sealed for twelve years, we estimate that his life is now one. His likeness, his life was slowly being eroded by the impact of the seal." Professor R.
"If it was twelve years ago and you were all the same age, then now the Professor is forty-two?" now, Zaaryan who asked with a glance rubbed his side face.
"Come on, don't talk about it if you can conclude." replied Professor F while slightly raising his glasses.
The room was quiet for a few moments. Until news returned after Professor R checked the tab he was holding and then asked, "what is your blood type?"
"My blood type is B." replied Hanny.
"I'm AB" said Zaaryan.
"O." replied Dae-Vin flatly and briefly.
"Dae-Vin, would you like to donate your blood? For Araya, he lost a lot of blood earlier." Turn off the tab, Professor R spoke again while staring at Dae-Vin.
"certain."
"Well, now you can go to the emergency room."
Dae-Vin immediately nods, then turns around and heads out of the main room.
"Uniquely, our blood types are different" said Hanny breaking the silence from the moment Dae-Vin left the room.
"Yes, you are right." Zaaryan replied briefly and his gaze was still fixed on the door of the room that had been closed again.
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"Araya, please wake up. I want to see your smile again. Justjust please.. Don't let my days at this base be gloomy" Dae-Vin said inwardly as he stared at Araya from behind a glass door.
Seeing her still closing her eyes, Dae-Vin's feelings become even more painful. Not a whole day Araya did not talk to him, he felt that Araya had left him for months.
"I let my blood be taken for you, Araya. Quickly recover. As long as you are like this, I will always pray for you. I will always visit you." said inwardly, Dae-Vin's eyes were back in tears.
His hand trembled after paying close attention to Araya's casted right hand. His head was also bandaged for bleeding after his body was hit several times by Grey.
Especially after Dae-Vin sees a red stain that manages to penetrate the bandage cloth, he is determined to avenge when he meets Grey someday.
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It has been eight days since their return from the Mars mission. For eight days Araya was unconscious.
On those eight days, Dae-Vin's nature also changed to that of the old Kim Dae-Vin, being cold and talkative. You know the reason, right?
Currently, Dae-Vin, Zaaryan and Hanny both visit Araya. It's still the same as before. He's still unconscious.
"Araya, how much longer are you going to be like this?" Dae-Vin sat there staring at Araya's face. The three of them were not allowed to enter, only to see from the emergency room hallway. And in front of that glass door, the three of them were still standing there from fifteen minutes ago.
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"I.. Where's where?" opening her eyes, a thirteen-year-old girl was looking around her with many colorful flowers.
The girl is Araya, but different from the previous one. There, Araya is fine. Not hurt one bit. He was also still wearing his uniform, a transformation device still attached to his left wrist.
He looked up at the sky. A blue sky with rather thick clouds hanging over the horizon. Occasionally the breeze blows. The air was cool even though the place was a little blistering.
"Araya," call someone from behind Araya. Suddenly, Araya turned her body and looked at someone who called her name.
"W-who are you?" asked Araya while frowning her forehead. That person was wearing black and white armor. From his voice, it can be seen that he is a man.
"Something you will know. Most importantly, I'll tell you something. The special thing that is in you." he said, patting Araya's shoulder gently. That person was indeed quite tall, so he needed to duck a little to be able to stare at Araya.
Araya still watched him. A curious look was clearly on Araya's face.
"Your life has diminished by one."
The statement just now made Araya even more wondering. "ee.. Is not my life just one? Then, I'm dead?"
"No, it's not Araya. You actually have three lives. That's your privilege that no one else has." she explained.
"So now I'm using my second life?" tanya Araya tried to conclude.
"really so. Even if you have two lives, you must be careful. If your life runs out, then you will really die. You can also die if your head is cut off. Therefore, treat yourself normally and imagine that you have only one life." the person gave an explanation as well as a warning. Araya nodded in understanding.
"I understand."
"Good."
"Ehm, if you may know, who are you?" Araya asked again while lightly tilting her head.
"It's not time you knew who I was. All right, it's time for you to go back to the real world." he replied as he turned his back to Araya.
"real world? Is this.." Araya hung up her sentence, then again threw her gaze around. See the flower beds and also green grass in the valley of the hill.
"The subconscious."
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In the main room, Dae-Vin, Zaaryan, and Hanny are there as there is a call for a third search mission. Standing next to each other as usual, the Professor was still busy with his tab to prepare various information that their juniors should know.
"The third search mission, its location in a very barren and dry desert." via a hologram connected to a tab, Professor F conjures up some images of the desert that will be the location of the search.
"This desert covers an area of one hundred and eighty times the size of this base island. This time, the exploration will produce a lot of sweat. Do not forget to bring water supplies so as not to dehydrate." continued Professor R responded to a nod by Professor F.
"Wait, are the three of us going on a mission?" asked Zaaryan who made the room quiet for an instant. Professor F and Professor R smiled faintly. Of course they wonder what the cause is. Shortly after, the door of the main room opened.
The fourth member of the ninth generation Asian Elemental. He was..
"Arya?!"
To be continued..
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Araya has three lives! Ever thought of that before??
Btw, thank you to those who have read up to this chapter. So-so..