Chapter 59: Attack
Jinx stared at the little girl for a few seconds, a troubled expression on her face, then exhaled slowly. "So, taking your blood gives them power?" she asked, the words heavy in the quiet cell.
The little girl nodded, her gaze distant. "All I know about myself is that I am special... I don’t know how I got here. I just woke up one day and found myself with them... Sometimes I wonder if I am special at all?" She hugged her knees tighter, a small, fragile ball of vulnerability.
"Hey... Look at me." Jinx’s voice was gentle, firm.
The girl slowly looked up, her large eyes meeting Jinx’s.
"You are nothing but special... Look at me, you healed my hand in just seconds... I don’t think even the best doctors can achieve that." A faint smile touched Jinx’s lips as her gaze drifted to the faint, almost invisible cut marks on the girl’s small body.
’These ogres are truly heartless... But if they want her blood, why didn’t they just kill her and take it, or drain everything at once... No...’ Jinx paused, a chilling realization dawning on her.
’If her blood is really special, and they kill her, the blood taken will surely run out... But if they keep her alive... That’s an endless supply of power energy.’
Her eyes widened in surprise, and she turned back to the girl, a new urgency in her voice. "Your blood, what properties does it have?" she pressed.
The girl tilted her head, confusion clouding her features.
"I mean, what benefits does it provide?" Jinx clarified, leaning closer.
"I don’t know... But I have seen they took it, and it increases their celestial energy and health... I think that’s what it does," the girl murmured, her voice barely a whisper.