18:49

And it does seem as MY4 has treated a lot of people as she promised alongside LUK3, but from this experience, he seems a bit more silent than ever. It's not easy to endure it after all. All the screaming from pain, people that are ill, injured, you name it! If you aren't strong emotionally, you cannot work on this job at all. It's the same case in our world after all. The doctors from our lives see all types of traumatic things that a normal human being might not want to experience, and these Healers are just like them.

Right now though, it seems as they are treating a wounded teenager, one of the former slaves found by M1SH4M's team some days ago. He seems as if he recovered a bit, but he still lays in his bed to wait for his full recovery. MY4 has already did everything that's in her powers to help his wounds, so all she has to do now is to give him an Energy Killer as well, while LUK3 just looks at her giving him the shot.

[MY4]-Hey, LUK3! Can you pass me the bandages?

[LUK3]-Hm? O-Oh, yeah... Here.

He seems as he is always lost in his thoughts now, something that didn't happen before, but he still manages to help her in any way possible. He gives her the bandages, while she finishes shooting the boy with his dose, and finally starting to bandage him again.

[MY4]-Alright... I'm done. Take it easy for some time and I will say that in three days you will be able to start walking around as much as you want.

The boy only nods though, as he doesn't seem to want to talk at first, but finally decides to do so before she leaves, with a faded voice that struggles.

[Z3NO]-...T-Thank you, M-Miss MY4.

[MY4]-Any time, Z3NO.

Then, both MY4 and LUK3 leave him alone, not before LUK3 takes a last look behind at him and waves at him as a goodbye, even though LUK3's wave isn't lively at all. Even the boy waves at him more lively, but maybe it's this feeling of pity that he feels seeing all these people suffering, and MY4 being the one who stresses herself helping them all every day.

[MY4]-Okay... I think I've got one more person and then we can go wait for KYR4 at the entrance as she said.

[LUK3]-Oh, alright...

[MY4]-Hm? Are you okay, LUK3? You seem awfully upset.

[LUK3]-...Huh? O-Oh, no no! I'm fine, really!

[MY4]-Are you sure? You didn't talk that much in the past few minutes...

[LUK3]-I'm alright, really! It's just that--

But before he can continue, they arrive at the last person that MY4 has to treat for now. And to our surprises... it's the first person we ever meet to actually look to represent the actual age the being has. It seems to be a woman with an advanced age, around 70 or 80 years old.

Unlike us, for these beings, it isn't normal to show this age at all. Their body is stopping from getting any older between the ages of 20 to 40, and if you are unlucky, even to 50. Those that actually age above these numbers suffer from an illness called Vitthora, which shortens the life of the being similar to our death ages. They live way more than that, up even to 230 years old, and it is a reason why so many people say that they have ages above 100 years old but look like they are in their 30s. There is an opposite illness to this one that stops the body from aging from a very young part of life, between 5 to 12, named Vittszeva. It is something like a disorder which we humans can have, called Achondroplasia. But for them, there are little to no differences when a person suffers from this illness. For example, someone with Vittszeva that is over the age of 120 years old will look exactly like, let's say, an eight-year-old. There are no ways of knowing the exact person's age by just looking at them at all.

But enough with the explanations for now. MY4 is going to do them anyway, so why should I take her words? She sits down next to the old woman and starts talking to her.

[MY4]-Hello, Miss N4D1A!

[N4D1A]-...Oh? Oh... MY4...! You've came to visit me...?

[MY4]-Mhm! You have to take your daily Energy Killer after all, no?

[N4D1A]-Yes... I know...

But LUK3 seems terrified seeing the woman in this state. After all, this is an illness that everyone fears in these lands. Sure, it doesn't affect many people, but it shortens your life for good if you got it. And unfortunately, if you wake yourself being a victim of this illness when the body technically should stop aging... there is nothing you can do about it.

[LUK3]-...MY4? I-Isn't this...

Yet as MY4 looks at him, she gets a bit closer to him and starts whispering.

[MY4]-*sigh* Yeah... The Vitthora Illness. She has around... 79 years if I'm remembering right. From what I know, Miss N4D1A has been laying on this bed for about six or seven years because she wasn't able to move that much from her illness. The Healers around the shelter tried to... keep her alive, shooting her with Energy Killers every day. For an R born... she has lost a lot from her liveliness because of this disorder of hers... It has aged her so much... but she still fights till this day.

[LUK3]-...And there is... no way to stop it?

[MY4]-Unfortunately... not really... There's not even a way of finding out you suffer from this illness before the average ages of the body stopping from aging. All we can do is to simply try and keep these people with Vitthora alive as much as possible. You are afraid of it too... aren't you? 'Cause... to be honest... I am as well. This is simply... the worst way to live the rest of your life.

And for sure they are. Even if for us is pretty normal to age and get old, to be young once and then your body to feel so weak after, for them, it is like a punishment that was given from the Hell Itself. Nobody wishes to have this illness, not even wish it to their biggest enemies.

MY4 gets closer to Miss N4D1A again, and starts searching for the Energy Killer she has to give her. But the woman stops her for some reason.

[N4D1A]-...MY4... can you... bring me another blanket...? It's... cold...

[MY4]-Oh, sure! I just have to speak with Mr. G4LEN to give me one though, so wait a moment.

[N4D1A]-...Thank you... Miss MY4...

[MY4]-No problem, really! LUK3, can you stay with Miss N4D1A until I come back? I will be quick.

[LUK3]-Okay. Don't worry, I will do as you said.

[MY4]-Alright. I'll be back in a second.

So, MY4 leaves for a moment to speak to a man that was nearby. LUK3 though, doesn't know exactly what to do, so he is just trying to speak for a bit with the woman.

[LUK3]-...Hey, Miss N4D1A! This shelters are pretty cool, actually! I'm not a child of them, but I found them pretty friendly to me, even if I'm a stranger in this building. You are a child of the shelters too, right? I cannot even imagine how life would've been for me if I wasn't adopted. Maybe it was fun! But I don't really like this idea of seeing sad people all around me all the time though... I don't know how MY4 can endure all of this alone. I mean, I know she is a child of the shelter and all, but isn't it like... a bit too much?

But the woman doesn't really respond. Yet LUK3 continues, thinking this is suppose to be an answer.

[LUK3]-No answer, huh? *sigh* I know she is a Healer and all, but I don't feel that it is right to show something like this to her every day, Miss N4D1A. Don't get me wrong, please! I love this place! But, like... staying in the same huge room with people of all kinds of behaviour and all isn't it just a bit... too much? For anybody in general?

Yet still no response. So just by curiosity, this time, LUK3 looks at the woman who was laying in bed, but she seems to be resting.

[LUK3]-Miss N4D1A? Come on! Wake up! MY4 still didn't give you your Energy Killer! Miss N4D1A!

But still... no response. In the end, LUK3 stands and takes a small look to see where MY4 is, only for her to come back in one minute after, with the man she talked with that was bringing a blanket.

[LUK3]-MY4, Miss N4D1A fell asleep, even though I told her that you still need to give her the Energy Killer!

Yet MY4 seems shocked by his words, and confuses LUK3 pretty quick.

[LUK3]-...What? What is it?

MY4 and the man get closer to her bed and start shacking her slowly after. Yet even now, LUK3 is still confused.

[MY4]-...Miss N4D1A?

[G4LEN]-N4D1A! Miss N4D1A, wake up!!

After all...

[G4LEN]-Miss N4D1A!!

...the concept of Death for him is something that shouldn't even appear in his thoughts... or that's what he thinks. Yet even if MY4 is helping thousands of people, she cannot save every soul possible. Death is something that we cannot avoid, even if we want. And even so... for someone that has seen Death so often with her own eyes... it seems like she didn't let it affect her that much.

They are surely alike though, aren't they? CHE5TER and MY4 are almost the same person when it comes to what they've witnessed throughout their lives. CHE5TER saw the death of others in such cruel ways, all of them, mutilated and killed by their enemies, yet MY4 saw the death of others because of Nature Itself, the gods calling them in Heaven. They both fight to save lives in the end, even if their battles look different. But you cannot win every battle after all. All you can do is to wish that you will win the war.

"Mother of the City"... it is a title given to her from the people of the shelters. They saw her as a living, yet young god, one that is not afraid to give everything to her people in exchange of nothing but a smile. She is a true helper, a true being loyal to the city. And this loyalty of hers... brought her to the real god of the city... the "Ruler of the Lands"... CHE5TER. A man that she loves, a man that loves her back... and a man that she doesn't even know if He is even alive at this point.

But now, when everything settles down and minutes have passed, they have to go back to where they came from. Yet LUK3 seems so traumatised by everything he saw today, even though MY4 seems fine, just a bit sad because of the loss, but nothing more. After all, it is not the first time she loses patients, it's normal since these are some down sides of the role of Healer too. But maybe it's not only that. Maybe she truly is stronger than anybody could've think of.

[LUK3]-...I'm not helping you with this type of things ever again, MY4...

[MY4]-Why not? You don't like helping others in need?

[LUK3]-I saw things I'm sure I wasn't suppose to see...

[MY4]-Oh, come on, LUK3! You are not a child anymore! Don't you see blood every day of your life too?

[LUK3]-Yeah, but THIS!? HOW CAN YOU ENDURE ALL OF THIS??

[MY4]-It's nothing serious. Really!

[LUK3]-MY4, you LOST a patient! Why are you so calm!??

[MY4]-LUK3, it's not the first time I lose one. Yeah, it hurts me I couldn't do anything anymore... But that shouldn't affect me, right? You were the one who told me that!

[LUK3]-*sigh* I swear, I'm gonna have nightmares this night...

[MY4]-How come you didn't act this way when I treated people at the base though?

[LUK3]-I'VE NEVER BEEN PRESENT WHEN YOU WERE TREATING THEM! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, MY4!!

[MY4]-I treated you as well, LUK3!

[LUK3]-YEAH! BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME!!

In the end, they arrive at the entrance from where they came from, where KYR4 was waiting for them. She seems as she notices them, so she starts walking towards them to meet up. But even she is surprised about the face LUK3 has.

[KYR4]-Huh? What happened to him? He looks like he saw a ghost or something.

[MY4]-Oh, nothing. He helped me out with some people that I had to treat. That's all.

[KYR4]-Ohhohoo! You're not the big and strong guy anymore, are you, LUK3? Hm?

[LUK3]-SHUT UUUP!!

[MY4]-Did you meet everyone you wanted to see, KYR4?

[KYR4]-Ehh... Not everyone. But it's better than nothing at least. Though I must admit, I kind of regret I didn't come with you both. I really want to know what made LUK3 shit his pants this hard.

[LUK3]-NO, YOU DON'T WANT!

[KYR4]-Oh, yes, I want, big boy! I'm not a child like you to be scared of everything I see.

[LUK3]-BUT I'M NOT SCARED!

[KYR4]-Mm.... Tell that to the mirror!

[MY4]-Okay... Where do we go now?

[LUK3]-The bar, please...

[KYR4]-Nope!

[LUK3]-WHY NOT???

[KYR4]-'Cause I'm NOT carrying you back to the base again!

[LUK3]-And what if I promise that I won't get too drunk??

[KYR4]-Still a no from me!

[MY4]-Alright... then where?

[KYR4]-I don't know. But I kind of want to see if I have something left to do at the base. I do not want to leave something from this month for the next one. That and I am NOT wandering the city the whole ass day, LUK3!

[LUK3]-Well SORRY that I've tried to make something kind for YOU!!

[KYR4]-Next time just ask me what I want, you idiot!

[LUK3]-Okay, and what do you want?

[KYR4]-To leave me the fuck alone!

The Southeast Military Base

20:24

They returned in the end at the base, as they didn't have any other ideas of how to spend their time. KYR4 already left to speak with Officer RY4N. If anything, this day wasn't so special after all, just like how they did at C0NNER's. But at least they forgot about the current problems and took a rest. Well... kind of...

Right now, MY4 is accompanying LUK3 at the training ground for a while. They talk a bit about any random topic they think of, before they enter the room and N04H approaches them.

[N04H]-Where have you been, LUK3!? I didn't find you anywhere in the base!

[LUK3]-Sorry, little guy! I was out with MY4 and KYR4!

[N04H]-And you didn't invite me?

[LUK3]-Well, I thought this time we could just go in the old group of ours. Don't worry! It was only this time! I will take you next time when we go out, I promise!

[N04H]-Alright, alright... Then... where is Officer KYR4?

[LUK3]-Oh, she went to speak to RY4N for a bit! ...MY4, I swear, nothing works on her! You told me you will help me out!

[MY4]-You are being too desperate, LUK3! Take it easier from now on.

[LUK3]-But I'm not THAT patient!!

N04H is confused as hell. He doesn't understand what they are talking about. From the look on LUK3's face, all he can assume is that he messed something up.

[N04H]-...Are we gonna train, LUK3?

[LUK3]-Huh? Buddy, it's a free day! Don't tell me you didn't know this time either!

[N04H]-I know! I just don't have any better plans for today! So??

[LUK3]-Okaaay, if you insist so badly!! ...Oh! Hey, MY4! Wanna help out? It's your turn after all!

[MY4]-*giggles* Sure! But you know that I have nothing to do with fighting. What exactly am I suppose to help you with?

[LUK3]-Ahhh, don't worry about that!! I will tell you what to do!

And so, they start N04H's training together, though MY4 is a bit confused on whatever LUK3 is trying to make her do. The girl didn't train on fighting, all her lessons as a Healer were about medicine. After all, her role is the only one that doesn't have anything to do with battle. While others trained even years to master some fighting techniques, she only learnt how to treat people.

But LUK3's plan wasn't for her to learn how to fight. In the past days, he knew how much she had to endure since the base got the terrible information regarding Seven Two. And knowing now what exactly she has to do at the shelters every day as well... probably just made him a bit worried about his best friend. It's nice seeing her more lively, even though it's possible that there is still a burden that lays on her heart. If anything, he only tries to help her forget about all the problems that they have to face, isn't it what best friends do after all?

At some point though, they take a small break since MY4 isn't really used to this training and gets exhausted. So while N04H goes somewhere else to get ready, LUK3 and MY4 stay for a bit together.

[LUK3]-Hey, MY4... Can I be honest with you?

[MY4]-Hm? Sure! What is it?

[LUK3]-You know... everything I saw today just... made me a bit uncomfortable to know that you have to endure all of this every day. I know you love to help people, I know that you love the shelters and every person you met... But for someone that helps every being in need...

"...you seem to forget to help your own self."