Chapter 2

A Surprising Speculation

I opened my mouth to speak, but no sound came out. I felt worried about Rowan and disturbed by Mia's words. For that brief moment, her words just kept ringing in my ears, tormenting me.

Finally, Ryo saved me from my torment, "Well, the battle against Sehkmet was pretty rough on everybody, but Sage got really banged up, so we were trying to get him out of the battle zone and in the process Rowan was poisoned pretty badly."

"Kind of like your leg, but he got stabbed in the shoulder and got several gashes on his arms and legs. We're not sure if he's gonna make it." Kento added solemnly.

"He's gonna make it, Kento, don't you give up hope on Rowan like that. He will make it." Ryo said angrily.

Suddenly, as if a new power had awakened within me, I felt stronger, sort of rejuvenated, and my leg no longer ached from the pain of the wound. "Somehow," I thought, "my feeling of helplessness must have awakened this new power."

I knew what I had to do.

"Would you please take me to Rowan?"

"Hikari, you're hardly in any condition to get out of bed. Your wound… it's still…"

"I don't care, Sai. Rowan and Sage are hurt because of me, and if you're not gonna let me help them, then maybe I should have died back there." I pleaded.

"Okay, okay, calm down Hikari," Mia said gently, "we'll take you to him, but first let me check your leg."

"Alright," I agreed.

Mia began unbandaging my leg, and to her surprise…

"The wound's healed!"

"Nah, you're kidding right?" Kento exclaimed.

"No, I'm not. The wound's gone, but how?" Mia questioned. Then Ryo decided to add his two cents.

"I bet her armor did the same thing that ours has done in the past."

"What do you mean by that?" Sai asked.

"I mean. That her armor must have somehow activated and is healing her wound."

"Come to think about it, when you told me about Rowan, I felt so helpless and responsible for what happened… Then I felt a sudden surge of power and…"

"The power of your armor must have been activated by your feeling of responsibility and helplessness. Your armor must have more in common with Sage's that I thought." Ryo thought out loud.

"Well, why did you speculate that my armor was so similar to Sage's in the first place?"

"Because, Hikari, Usually an armor does not show its guiding virtue until it is truly activated, it has been tested to its full extent, but, of Sage was able to sense your virtue, then the armor must have been calling out to Sage's armor of the Halo. Another similarity that I have just seen between your two armors is their power to heal. The Halo armor allows Sage to heal by using the power of light, but I'm starting to think that your armor may even potentially be more powerful than his because you healed yourself by simply using your own chakra."

"Ryo, not to be rude or anything, but, or agreement was that Mia would check my wound and then you guys would take me to Rowan."

"You're right, I'm sorry."

"Well then, let's go." Sai said, leading the way to Rowan's room.