Blazing Regalia

Chapter X: Vitality

Xon wakes up, he drowsily lifts his head and upper body to a sitting position, his eyes open in shock to see Lua with blood on her face, he notices the blood slowly withering away and his body feels slightly recovered, as if she's healing them both in her sleep. Xon steps out of his bed, the pain still lingering, and his aura still refusing to emerge. He swings his fists forward few times, with little strength but much pain.

Xon: ("I've barely recovered at all..")

Xon walks forward and crouches in front of Lua, further inspecting her. He notices several feint burn marks along-side small amounts of running blood from her eyes and nose. He begins to question what happened while he was asleep, but if Lua really does heal in her sleep, then he'll have to wait for her to wake up for answers.

As time passes by, he grows impatient, longing for activity but bounded to the boundaries of the tent.

Xon: "Sorry Lua, I'm gonna have to break our promise."

He picks up Lua and carries her on his back and leaves the tent, setting his aim towards Khemeia once again. He looks around, checking for any sign of where he was. He spots an incredibly tall clocktower in the distance, A tale-sign of Khemeia's location.

Xon: ("Were those knights planning to.. attack Khemeia?..")

Xon begins to slowly walk towards their destination, with each step slowly beginning to become strenuous. Along the way, he encounters a small wisp that lands on his shoulder, it glows shortly before releasing a rejuvenating mist. His fatigued body lightens slightly, before the wisp fly's off again, into the wild. Xon thanks the wisp without knowing if it can even understand and continues walking forwards.

After a few hours of walking, Xon see's the borders of Khemeia in the distance, but before having the opportunity to be relieved, he feels a feint tap on his shoulder. He turns around to see a tall man, with short grey hair, extended dark grey sideburns and red eyes, featuring starry black pupils. He wore a black long sleeved turtle neck sweater, with a grey loosely knitted vest atop. Xon wonders where the man came from, with nothing surrounding them but grass and few trees.

???: "Excuse me, are you heading to Khemeia as well?"

Xon: "Yes, I am."

???: "I see, would you mind if I accompany you the short distance we have left? I do notice you're carrying someone."

Xon: "Yea, I don't mind. Just walk in front of me."

The man squints his eyes briefly.

???: "That'll do just fine."

They continue walking towards Khemeia, before Xon feels a slight headache and his vision blurs ever so slightly. The man turns around, and hurriedly rushes over to catch Xon as he collapses. Before his eyelids shut, he see's a grey aura exert itself from the mans body.

Xon: "Is he.. a resonance user as well?"

When Xon re-awakens, both him and Lua lay outside the gates of Khemeia, the man stands watch, seemingly waiting for someone. He notices Xon awake and approaches.

???: "Are you okay? Your injuries seem to be healing pretty quickly."

Xon: "What did you do to me? How did we get here?"

???: "Hm? You passed out. If I had to guess, it was from fatigue. So I picked you both up one by one and carried you here, luckily we weren't far."

Xons head aches briefly

Xon: ("I swear I remember seeing something before passing out..")

???: "You must still be weary, My name is Genso, I'm a wandering scholar, I conduct most of my studies in Khemeia, but I leave often to gather information and samples, I prefer gathering them myself."