Siva (Volume 1) The Legend Of The Destroyer

Chapter 02: After the Sunset

Chapter 2
After The Sunset

When he came to, he was looking up into the ceiling, into the white led light that shined throughout the room.

"Where..." He stopped before he could even finish. No words came from his mouth and he felt pain crawled its way to his neck. He dragged his hand and felt the bandages. A tube was directly put into his mouth and he could feel it extending up to the depths beyond his throat.

A feed?

He thought. It was a nutrient and oxygen feed, a modern scientific method of giving life support to a patient with inability to swallow and even breathe.

Looking around, he saw a red blinking light on the wall along with the machines that supported his life. Then he heard the door opened with a bang with a nurse running with a frightened expression towards his direction.

"You're awake?!" The nurse cried. "You shouldn't be awake!"

Rex raised his right hand, his left hand was in cast. He tried to make up a hand signal, but the nurse only reached it and placed it on his side. She checked for the machine and her expression grimmed.

Two more people entered and one of them looked like a familiar doctor.

Even though he can't speak, he could clearly hear what they were talking about. Basing on that alone, Rex's thoughts jumbled off.

"He shouldn't be awake! This is impossible." The doctor shouted. "Give him a sedative and make him sleep. His mind is still in shock."

As he heard the words, the second nurse pulled a syringe from the small box she carried and the first nurse caressed his head as the other pressed the liquid into the feed on his arm. The first nurse pulled a pen light from her pocket and checked the focus in his eyes. Rex followed its movement and the light went off, slightly blinding him while the nurse kept on speaking.

"It's alright. Relax. Sleep. You're in a shock."

With no words and his consciousness slowly being drawn to oblivion, he summoned all his strength and moved his still able hand. He grabbed the nurse's arm and she looked at him with a surprised expression.

"B...Ba...ron..." Rex endured the pain in his throat and spoke the word with clear eyes.

The nurse stopped her resistance and instead, with a now real caring touch, stroked his hair with teary eyes.

"Your brother is alright. He's safe. You saved him."

Hearing the news, Rex released the grip and relaxed his stiff neck. His breathing calmed and he ignored the rising liquid on his mouth.

The other nurse, upon seeing the red liquid, moved in a panic and the doctor yelled giving off orders to her. The nurse who received his grip looked at the peaceful expression on the now sleeping patient and she unknowingly clenched a fist in front of his chest.

Seeing her teary eyed expression, the panicking nurse nudged at her and pulled her to accompany her upon the doctor's orders.

"What are you doing?!" She exclaimed. "He might be dying!"

"He won't die." The nurse said and wiped the forming tears on her eyes. "His will is too strong."

"What are you talking about?"

"The accident just happened the other day and yet he was already awake. And you know what he whispered to me?"

"What?"

Her smile became brighter. "Baron. He spoke his brother's name."

At that, the two of them stopped and looked back on the direction of the said patient's room.