Chapter 342: Intimate Recovery
Zae Zin Nim fought against a green flood, flailing her limbs to try to make headway and yet somehow never getting any closer. Kai hovered in the distance, swept up in the acidic waters, and she knew with inexplicable certainty that he needed her help. The waves were too strong, they battered her from every side, she hadn't been breathing but suddenly she desperately needed to take a breath...
Realizing that she was caught in a dream helped bring her back to reality and Zae Zin Nim carefully opened her eyes. She was looking at the ceiling of what seemed to be a cavern and heard nothing but quiet sounds of dripping water nearby. More importantly, her body didn't hurt anymore, she just felt very tired. If she was awake, obviously she'd survived, but...
"Kai?" she slurred out. Omilaena appeared beside her a moment later and smiled.
"Glad to see you up," she said. "Kai is drawing them away from us, so focus on healing."
"You got... the poison?"
"I did, but I don't advise doing that too often in the future. Maybe eventually I'll be able to remove a poison instantly, but I'd need to know the Prana Jewels better and have a lot more personal strength."
"Then..." Zae Zin Nim had some hair falling over her eye and wanted to brush it away, but she felt certain that if she tried to move her arms they would flop around like wet cloth.
"No permanent harm done, don't worry." Omilaena smoothed her hair away from her face and her touch felt surprisingly pleasant. "You aren't suffering from the poison anymore, and you could fight if necessary. That said, I don't recommend it. Give yourself time to fully recover, especially all that new chakra."
"That's frustrating. With qi advancements you don't need additional time for the power to settle."