The Legend of Azhakkstadd

CHAPTER XXXV : IN THE HEALING CENTER

-Ashtan-

            "Wait" Kuzma ran faster to catch us up stopping us and pulled out his sword "This might help" he exclaimed while running. While his left hand held Aisha and Kurezma's swords, his right hand held his own and motioned his sword into an X sign that glowed brightly upon mid-air and shown a strange energy force "Quick!" he said as he entered the teleporter he just made

            "That was fast" Nazif complimented him out of nowhere when we suddenly found ourselves in a ward where I suppose is the healing center. It's just like we entered a door that opened back there and led to this ward. That was amazing though... I wonder how he got that.

            "What happened!?" asked someone who approached us that might've noticed our sudden arrival here. She was quite shocked when she saw Nazif and I carrying two unconscious bodies.

            "Training" Kuzma shortly answered with a playful tone and chuckled softly. We looked at the woman who owned the voice that talked to us, she sounded familiar, by the way. Oh right! She was the same nurse who responded to us when Kuzma needed help. That made sense, that's why Kuzma learned the skill transporter, it's because of her.

            She walked to us and checked Aisha and Kurezma as fast as she could and looked at us for a while.

            Without a word, she immediately went to the beds near to us and startedpreparing it so that these two can lay themselves on it. Good thing they are not occupied at the moment so it's easy for us to attend them that fast. She just arranged and fixed those beds that place next to each other so that it'll be more comfortable. 

             It didn't take too much time since they were already tidy, just a few fixes and then done. I guess they're maintaining it all the time despite it being unused... you know, in case of emergencies. 

             She motioned her head towards the beds that are probably ready for the both of them to lie down. I moved my feet and went to the bed that is near to me and gently placed Kurezma on it careful not to drop her or anything. 

              She just moved her head slowly as she laid herself properly cooperating with me and smiled a bit, perhaps thanking me but she didn't bother to open her eyes nor to talk at all, maybe due to exhaustion. Nazif did the same thing to Aisha on the second bed, where he carefully put Aisha down not waking her up nor making her feel uncomfortable.

            "Stay with them, I'll go get something" the nurse spoke the moment Aisha and Kurezma were laid properly on the beds and when she got reassured that both of them are safe and sound already "There are clean towels and warm water over there, you might want to use it and clean them up" she added as she raised her right hand pointing over a stall in a corner that contains things including what she just mentioned. 

            I looked at Kurezma who looks very untidy due to sweat and the activities that she did that really needs cleaning up. She looked a mess yet she looked beautiful...

            "Thanks, go get what you need to get, we'll wait for you here" Kuzma politely said as he smiled to the nurse before she left us and headed straight to the door she eventually disappeared

            I stood up and went to the stall that the nurse was pointing a while ago to get what I needed to wash Kurezma.

            "Get me one too" Nazif whispered to me careful and silent in order not to wake the other patients here in this ward, I nodded at him indicating that I will. 

            As I reached the stall, I immediately grabbed two dippers that is stacked neatly in a corner and placed it under the faucet. The moment I opened the faucet, a warm water flushed from it and went down to the first dipper that I put under it gradually filling it up. 

            When it was filled, I put the other dipper and waited until it got full too, same as the other one. I picked up two clean towels and went back handful carrying the stuff I needed. Nazif saw me approaching and quickly helped me as he get the other dipper from me yet he didn't notice the towel which I placed on my shoulder.

            "That water came from a spring in Toxin Domain, they supplied every tribe with it" Kuzma stated as I arrived and gave Nazif a towel "It'll help them to feel better" he added as he looked at me

            Now I know why people get healed easily in healing centers... it's because of what the Alsumus gave us. I wonder if it can cure severe conditions though...

            "You should do this, she's your sister" I said as I handed him the dipper and towel that I am holding letting him do the job, but his eyebrows just wiggled as he turned to me "What? it's inappropriate if I do this" I defended myself that made his mood bright and smiled at me

            "No, not at all. I'm allowing you anyway" he said and pushed my arms lightly giving me back the job of doing so "That you'd have something nice to tell her when she wakes up" he added as he winked at me meaningfully and laughed crazily... gosh! this is embarrassing... I shouldn't have opened up with him

            "Dude, you're blushing" Nazif commented as he smiled at me same kind of smile that Kuzma has on his lips

            "Shut up, you take care of my cousin" I winked at him the same wink that Kuzma gave me getting back on him ahahahaha "I'm gonna tell your sister when she wake up that you let me do this because you're avoiding the task... lazy older brother..." I said pertaining to Kuzma and laughed a bit

            As we continued doing it, Kuzma just observed us giving us some teasing remarks which doesn't bother me at all not even Nazif. Let him be, he'll get tired of it soon. He can't annoy us anyway we're liking this ahahaha just kidding. 

            Just look at him, he didn't even help yet he has the guts to do that.... As we finished doing so, the nurse came holding a kit heading towards us. I went back to the stall with Nazif returning the dipper and towel we used for Kurezma and Aisha.

            We came back and saw that the Nurse was putting something in there mouths with Kuzma's help, maybe it's a medicine. She continued in doing something to the both of them which I don't understand but I'm positive that it's helping Kurezma and Aisha for the better since Kuzma didn't react at all, and he's been here before, so maybe this is what he went through too.

-Kurezma-

            It's been a day since our match with Aisha had happened and that fainting thing ahahahaha and we're feeling better now, it's just that we retrained too much training since then. The nurse told us that we don't have to tire ourselves that much, besides we still have a lot of time to train and get stronger. 

            And graduation isn't the end of training anyway, we can still train after graduation and become even stronger, graduation just says that we learned everything that we have to learn. 

            Speaking of graduation, time really flies so fast... it's really fast approaching now, two more weeks and then it's graduation... real-quick, right?

            We are now here in the same cloud since chilling under a tree... guess what, a thunder tree. Same with all the tree here around our clouds. Just like those in our old training grounds, there are lots of thunder trees in there. Not a tree like the ones on the ground, I haven't seen anything like it before. 

             Well, it's relaxing to be lying under thunder trees though, it serves as our charging station. When we get tired or we needed energy, we just lie under there for some time, and then we're fine. Charging station ahahahaha you might misunderstand me, we don't have the usual tree here, we're in the clouds after all....

            Yea, we are chilling at the moment with lemon juice in my hand to make me more relaxed, it's what the nurse said to lessen the tension and to avoid ending up in healing station again. It's what she's talking about rest right? ahahahaha

            "Hey, remember when you used other elements during our match, Kurez?" Aisha asked me while lying down too, I looked at her which she did the same too and gave her the look of affirmative and asking her why "You were so amazing back there, you should work on that more, it'll help you a lot" she continued

            "Yea, that's what I'm working out for this last two weeks remaining before graduation" I answered her which she just nodded "Kuzma will help me out" I added

            "Why me? I don't even know how to use it, bad idea Kurez" Kuzma questioned me and rejecting my favor "Well, you can ask someone who knows about it… right Ashtan?" he continued with emphasis on his last two words and chuckled meaningfully, what's wrong with this two?

            "He doesn't even know about it either" I opposed him giving him some confused and curious looks

            "Y-yea, I don't kn-now" Ashtan agreed with me as he cracked his voice and quickly avoided his gaze from me, Kuzma just laughed with what he saw.... hmmm... what's with them? seriously

            "Of course you do, you read a lot about it, right" Kuzma insisted, well with that i think he really does know somehow. He likes reading and he mentioned it before that he knows a little about it.

            "Well...." Ashtan just said out of nowhere still not looking at me

            "Aisha can help me, she read a lot about it too" I suggested pointing at Aisha who's silently sitting beside me

            "No, she'll be training with Nazif... right?" Kuzma opposed again facing the two of them.... I don't know but the two just smiled and nodded agreeing with him, smells fishy... hmmmm....

            "Yea, about my new skill" Aisha chuckled brightly as if they're up to something, but what is it....

            "That leave you no choice little girl" Kuzma told me with a teasing tone as he laughed loudly giving me more suspicions about them

            "So, y-you're stuck with... with m-me" Ashtan shyly said still not recovering from cracking his voice ahahahaha and the fact that he's shy... how come?

            "That's it, minutes more then let's proceed with training" Kuzma said with authority at the same time a tone of teasing