10.
Falcor, as typical of her species, loses her mind at the feeling of that pain. It doesn't last because Kei wakes up a little too fast. But she still acts with rage, slamming the angel through a wall, hard enough that his spit is red and thick and definitely not saliva. And like her species, Falcor does not stop. Not until the angel is only twitching, bleeding red. Not dead, because that would hurt her Kei too, but enough that he cannot stop her from going to him.
So she goes and quickly.
The second mother is already there. Noriko is wiping him down with a too practiced ease, she knows. She is to protect Kei, but he is always like this. He always pushed too hard because right now, he is the only one with the option presented to him. HE doesn't have to be but Falcor understands. Kei wants to protect them. Kei has decided to put them before himself.
As far as she's concerned it's stupid. They can fight as well as any human and partner. They should be made to fight.
Falcor dips her nose against his neck and Kei shudders.
"I'm here, Kei," she says softly. "I'm here. I need you. You need to be here too."
Kei only wheezes in reply and that is enough for her. She curls up and waits, the human that needed to be saved forgotten.
Then, Kei rises. The wounds are scabbing over, inhumanly fast. Falcor nudges him up instead of being scared because even though that's reasonable, it's probabl not going to work.
"Ow," he mumbles.
Noriko doesn't hug him, but she does pick him up. "Come on," she tells him. "I think you will need adult supervision, you kids."
When more bubbles appear, Terriermon spins to shatter them. Falcor is so jealous.
Kei's nana and mama are so incredible. Someday, Kei will make her the same.