Villain Saving System (BL)

The next few hours were purely chaos. The patients were transferred into the nearest hospital per batch, ambulance blaring sirens reverberated through the air. The buzz of complaints, especially from those particularly impatient family members who clamoured that they wanted to sue the hospital for their lousy security, was the worst. Fortunately, the imposing presence of soldiers as well as their menacing firearms managed to keep more or less a semblance of order. Not only did they have to hunt down the remaining parasites hiding inside, they also had to clean up the corpses and disinfect the place.

It was nearly midnight when the hospital was finally sealed from public, and the very fact that Doctor Wyatt was the unofficial director of the hospital made it easy for him to remain behind, occupying the private ward — thankfully untouched by the parasites — whilst hiding the most wanted person in the entire country, General Kai, who seemed to have built an affinity to hovering between the edge of life and death.

When Doctor Wyatt exited the emergency room at 2 in the morning, he was utterly exhausted and ready to crash to the nearest surface available. Alas, he was instantly swarmed by two very anxious people who instantly crowded him to the corner. Terra was staring at him with those large golden eyes that could topple down cities and bring everyone down to their knees, whilst Lieutenant Yves inquired fretfully, "How is he doing, Doctor?!"

Doctor Wyatt raised a hand and pinched his brows with the other. "His condition is stable for now." It didn’t seem to assuage their concern, so Doctor Wyatt mercifully added. "He will get through this, I guarantee."

Yves quietly let out a sigh of relief and nodded, exhausted from the emotional roller coaster he had gone through today.

Doctor Wyatt startled when Terra quietly tugged on his sleeves. He still couldn’t get used to the guide initiating contact, much less when he spoke, albeit the voice was so quiet and small that the doctor almost missed it. "Can I see him?" Doctor Wyatt observed the guide in front of him. He had cleaned and changed into another outfit, but nothing could hide the haggardness and anxiety, and the dark circles beneath his eyes. Overall, he was doing much better than yesterday when Lu Yizhou returned in blood and Doctor Wyatt nodded inwardly in satisfaction.

What he didn’t know was that Terra was a nervous wreck inside. He had always been, especially when Lu Yizhou was out of his sight. But this time, he had Monroe, Lu Yizhou’s spirit animal, with him. The horned eagle had been a constant companion, snuggling against his chest and chirping whilst Lu Yizhou was undergoing treatment inside. As soon as his mind spiraled down into unwanted territory, the horned eagle would always let Terra nuzzle against his fluffy wings.

Even the independant and haughty Blackie allowed itself to be comforted for once, cuddling close to Monroe’s soft belly. Terra was mildly amused to see the two spirit animals getting along when he was so used to seeing them being in a love-hate relationship — truthfully, it was Blackie who always got all defensive and bared its teeth toward Monroe whilst the eagle silently resigned itself to being the victim of sharp claws and gnawing teeth.

It was as if the sentinel had never left his side. I am here, the presence of the eagle said, everything will be okay.