Twisted Wonderland Book 6: The Watchman of the Underworld

Chapter 78: Helping a Friend

Rook, Epel, and Sereia, cry out, shocked, "Vil!"

"Vil, are you okay?" Briar asks, worried.

"Oh, relax. I just slipped. I lost a ton of muscle in my legs so my boots are loose," Vil says.

"You've exhausted your stamina and magic so much that it has altered your appearance. You need to rest and see a medical mage ASAP," Azul says.

"...You're no better off, Azul," Riddle says.

Azul notices Riddle is awake, "Ah, Riddle. Finally awake, I see."

"Yeah... Still lightheaded, though," Riddle says, "I can't believe I embarrassed myself like that in front of you all... How mortifying."

"What matters is that you're okay," Tanzanite says.

Just then, Vil asks, "Actually, is Grim awake yet?"

Briar gasps and looks down to see Grim is lying on her lap.

She gently shakes his shoulders, "Grim, are you okay?! Wake up, Grim! Wake up!"

However, Briar realizes something is wrong, "He... He's not breathing!"

"Grim was in the Underworld far longer than any of us. I'm not surprised he's been hit harder," Vil says.

"Hm..." Rook responds, "May I examine him, please?"

"Um okay," Briar says, and passes Grim to Rook.

Rook takes Grim and touches his pulse, "He isn't breathing, but he does have a pulse." He then notices something as he lies on the ground, "Hm? What's this? There's something stuck in his throat!"

"Something's in his throat?" Jasper asks.

Rook then turns to Briar, "Briar! Turn Grim on his stomach and make sure his head's lower than his chest."

"Alright," Briar says, and does just that.

Then Rook says, "Now give him a good smack on the back! Put some oomph into it. Keep going until he breathes!"

Briar then begins to do just that with as much of her strength.

"And call his name as loud as you can!" Rook adds.

Briar does that and calls out, "GRIM! WAKE UP! GRIM GRIM!" and continues smacking Grim's back.

"Grim, can you hear us!" Tanzanite calls out.

"Please, wake up!" Sereia calls out.

"Say something, Grim!" Jasper calls out.

Trinket even rings and pulls on Grim's ear, trying to wake him up.

Suddenly, Grim begins coughing and hacking.

Then cries out, "WAH!" As he spits something out of his mouth.

"He coughed something up!" Epel says, shocked.

Soon, Grim continues coughing and hacking.

"Excellent work, Briar!" Rook says.

Then turns to Grim, "Grim, take deep breaths!"

Grim coughs and soon regain consciousness, "Uuurgh..."

Jasper shouts, "Alright!"

"It worked!" Tanzanite happily says.

Even Epel happily says, "Yes! He woke up!"

Even Trinket and Sereia are relieved.

Briar happily says, "Thank goodness. Are you okay, Grim?"

"I...I think so..." Grim asks, still a bit dazed and out of it.