Magic Discovered

Chapter 19

James led the way over to the infirmary as soon as he and his friends could politely leave the stadium. The building was located on the other end of Rioyda's complex, but luckily it was only a short walk due to how small the school was. When they arrived, they walked in and were greeted by one of the healers, a small man with an Alchemist affinity.

"Hello, how might I be able to help you today?" His voice was quiet, but still brimming with vitality and underlying strength.

"Hi," James said. "Our friend Delta just got taken here after his match at the stadium; is there any way we could see him?"

The Alchemist smiled. "Of course, please follow me."

He led them up to the second floor, where there was a large general ward. Opening the door, he stood aside to let James, Algon, and Lydia rush into the room.

"Delta! What's wrong? Are you going to be ok?"

The boy sitting in one of the chairs smiled. "I'm perfectly fine, you big goofs." That didn't stop them from piling on top of him. "Hey, get off me! You didn't give this sort of attention to Algon when he was hurt."

"That's because he was actually injured. You look fine, so you can just suck it and take it."

Delta rolled his eyes and failed to hide a smile at his friend's words.

Eventually, they tumbled off of him and started asking questions.

"So what was wrong with you. You still haven't told us."

"Nothing too serious. I just overused my magic a bit. Strange too, I've never had that happen before, even when I've gone all out in training."

Algon turned to glare at Lydia. "See? I told you it was your bullets."

"Whoa, whoa, calm down Algon. I don't think this was Lydia's fault."

Algon paused and turned back to Delta. "How can you be sure about that?"

"Because I have complete trust in her. And besides, knowing her, she'll be testing everything she's made me by tomorrow, just to make sure."

Lydia, who was already thinking about the possible issue, didn't even nod in response.

"See?"

James decided to change the subject. "So if it was just energy exhaustion, then why are you still here? Didn't they release you already?"

Delta smiled sadly. "They did, but I stuck around for her."

He pointed and they followed his finger over to a bed on the far side of the room. Aurra was sleeping in it with a large portion of her body in what looked to be a cast.

"My final attack hurled her against the wall and broke quite a few things. I want to help her out with anything she might need."

James was obviously concerned. "Will she be ok? There is a consolation bracket that starts later; can she still fight?"

"The Alchemists said that she will be fine once she heals up." He sighed, glancing once more at Aurra. "I just feel absolutely terrible for putting her in that condition in the first place."

"You do realize that it was a fight, right?"

Delta nodded. "Yeah, but that doesn't stop me from feeling bad. It was still a friendly match and I just think I went over the top."

Lydia went to say something, but James pulled her back. "Alright, Delta, we'll leave you to it. Let us know if you need anything at all."

"Thanks, guys."