Chapter 1 The Healing

"Ow, Jack, it hurts!" she said with much pain in her voice.

"Just hold on a little longer, they'll be here soon", I said not knowing how much of that was true. I was hoping all of it, all I knew was that if she gave up she would die.

Please let them be here soon, I prayed inside, I didn't know who I was praying to, and at the moment I didn't care. Where are they? If they're not here soon she won't make it.

"Jack, it's getting worse!"

I looked to see her wound and she was right. All the flesh around her wound had turned green and her leg had swollen two times its normal size. Her time was growing very short.

Right then a flash of light came from the end of the tunnel. They were here! A big smile spread across my face but I want to rejoice too soon. I would celebrate when Marie was walking again.

Six figures started walking toward us, I began to stand but the one in front motioned for me to stay down. He must have been the leader of the six, he was built bigger than the others and he was dressed in a gold cloak while the others wore white.

"She needs help, her wound is getting worse by the seconds", I said not hiding the fear in my voice.

"Don't worry, Jack, she'll be ok" said the leader as he knelt down next to me.

One of the others came and knelt down next to Marie; he whispered something in her ear. I couldn't make out what it was he said but when he pulled back Marie nodded and closed her eyes.

The man looked over Marie's leg and then he put his hands together and bowed his head. Then a brilliant white light started shining from his hand. I had never seen anything like it, I just stared in amazement. He placed both of his hands on the wound and then removed them. When his hands stopped shining, I looked at Marie's leg and it was perfectly healed. It looked as if there hadn't even been a wound there at all.

"Are you ok, Jack?" ,said the leader. I had forgotten he was still behind me.

"Yes, I'm fine just a couple of bruises", I said trying to sound fine but I was actually in a lot of pain. Not as much pain as Marie was in of course. The attack had left us both in bad shape though.

"You can never be too sure, let me have a look"

I showed him my arms and legs, he used the same technique as the other man but instead of a white light, his was red. I didn't even feel it when he touched my skin. I didn't know exactly who they were but they were amazing.

"Thank you", I said as his light started to fade.