MCFATTKM

75

The bubble flashed red and made a great fuss as if there was a disaster happening nearby.

"What?!"

Crystals were just crystals, but someone nearby was in trouble.

Lelia saw a red exclamation mark floating in the dark.

Hey, but that's...

"It's Kalix's room?!"

Lelia ran without hesitation, opened the door to Kalix's room and rushed in.

Fortunately, the door was not locked.

***

There was no light in the room and it was pitch dark. Lelia followed the red exclamation mark and found Kalix on the ground.

He was covered in a cold sweat, but...

"His eyes..."

Kalix's eyes were glistening strangely with the pupil completely gone. Gold, red, purple and silver swirled and shone with a mysterious light. Apart from the strange atmosphere, he blinked both of his eyes with a painful groan.

It seemed the after effect of the injury he received in the battle with the Dragon is seizures.

"Kalix... Kalix!"

Lelia didn't know what to do. All she could do was sit near Kalix and watch his face.

Does she need to call someone? A wizard? A healer?

[What should I do? What should I do?]

Lelia was so scared and confused that she couldn't think straight. Then something suddenly occurred to her.

She immediately opened the item window and found something and took it out. It was one of the game items; pain relievers and sedatives.

It is one of the basic alchemy medicines like physical strength recovery drugs, but it was more effective. It was safe because it was a medicine that is ingested directly.

Lelia opened the lid of the bottle with her trembling hands and spilled it into Kalix's mouth.

"No..."

Kalix gagged on the medicine, and pressed his eyes tightly shut.

Lelia broke down in tears because she felt sorry for him.

She knew there would be after effects from the fight, but she didn't expect her precious friend to suffer so much.

[Have you been in pain all alone in such an empty place?]

Kalix has always been strong since he was a child, and was always reluctant to show his weaknesses.

Lelia continued to weep pitifully for Kalix.

Then gradually Kalix's pupils began to return to normal.

The illusions that haunted him faded away.

The nightmare in front of him was bodies piled on top of each other, so high that he had to climb over them. The sticky blood of the dragon pulling down his whole body, the stench that pierced his nose...

It all disappeared when a faint voice was heard.

"Kalix! Kalix... Kalix!"

'Ah...'

Kalix marveled, and recognized who the owner of the voice was.

"Leo..."

It was Leo as a child.

The terrible illusion disappeared and a peaceful landscape emerged.

A vast landscape of clouds

Leo ran to Kalix, who was lying down comfortably and taking a nap.