After some time... I've learned a little French. I thought me and Chivel should rest our minds a bit. There was a casino we wanted to mingle at a bit, mainly to see if we can trade or get some info.

Chivel found out that they may be able to revive Rewind since he was part machine.

So onward to the casino!

"Hello there lad."
A fancy man looked at me.

I grumbled a bit uncomfortable that the man called me lad

"Maybe you should stick to, young one."
Chivel puts a claw on my shoulders.

"Apologies, we've been on our toes for quite a while, the owner of this place was murdered not so long ago. We need to do our jobs and obey him just to live."
The man apologizes.

"It's okay we have been too."
I smiled.

As we walked in everything looked so fancy behind that red velvet curtain..

"The boss is right there- we better go.."
The man chuckled.

Then a halo cuts the man's cheeks a bit leaving a scar.

"BRING THEM TO ME."
they had a familiar voice...is that..

"Well, well.. look at what the cat dragged in.."
It was Crepitate. He emerged from the shadows wearing a tuxedo?

"What happened to you?"
I scrunch my face a bit.

"What don't you like the new look? Haha! I've been feeling soooo refreshed lately! But some of these pesky butlers keep trying to control me with one of those mind controlling jewelry! The angels help me escape from control no matter what."
Crepitate laughed.

"We need to run now!"
I whispered to Chivel.

Chivel nodded as we slowly backed away as Crepitate laughed and evil monologues.

"STOP WHERE YOU ARE! YOU CAN'T LEAVE NOW!"
Crepitate screeched as lighting strikes me out of nowhere.

"GAME-"
Chivel yelped.

I fell on the ground, everything burned inside me! It hurts! I started to shake rapidly on the ground. I screamed in agony as the burning gets worse.

Chivel luckily picked me up and retreated.

"We hav-ffff-to go baaaa-ckkkckc-"
My voice sounded as it was glitching.

"No not with the condition you're in GM we're going home."

When we were home I started twitching a lot then would go back to the intense shaking.

Chivel and I went to see a real healer for both of us. Apparently Chivel has a bit of eating problems and I...I was diagnosed with Z.E.P... Zapping external pain.

God. This is bad, it'll make my battles harder... but if I'm zapped.. what about Expurge? I asked Expurge about it, and it appears that Expurge might have caught the case of Z.I.P. (Zapping Internal pain)  Because of my Z.E.P.

On that day I've been feeling so weak, but sooner or later Crepitate will find us.
Chivel insisted on running, but I kept insisting that we fix Rewind. Apparently even if Expurge or me gets an episode of Z.I.P or Z.E.P we'll both react to it in pain. I hate this.

Apparently Z.I.P and Z.E.P are permanent no matter how many healing spells, herbs, powers, ect. It's there forever. It won't kill us. But it's bad. And annoying, we won't be able to fight as properly or at least for me. Eating will be slightly hard. But we need to stop Crepitate...

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Crepitate's POV:

"My names not Crepitate for no reason, what I was born with was this fellow..."
Crepitate swirl's his claws around making a small lighting.

"This single lighting could possibly ruin your life..."
Crepitate laughed as he sat on his red velvet throne.

"Come on people this place is absolutely depressing."
Crepitate claps his claws together making a small electric wave.

Everyone laughed and went back to doing whatever.

"Next time I meet you, I'll be expecting a visit."
Crepitate laughed loudly.