No, no no no no no no no this can't be happening. They had said that it was an ambush while on patrol. Military Guard members with a grudge. A fractured skull, dozens of stab wounds, broken ribs, one arm halfways torn off, and more blood on him than in him, that was the condition they had brought Lucky back to the compound in, and in a blur Elwin had locked himself and Lucky in the medical ward. That was thirteen hours ago, and Isha was beginning to get antsy.

He struggled against Aku and Dex as they held him back, pained screams tearing their way out of his throat as he tried in vain to free himself from the two men.

Or maybe antsy wasn't the proper word.

"Let me in gods damn it! I need to see him! Let me see my father! Let me see my fucking dad you bastards!" He screamed as he struggled, voice hoarse from the screaming.

The small congregation outside the medical ward could see flashes of light and could hear the bursts of profanity from Elwin. Olivia and Edith were stoic, heads bowed as though they were praying for a good outcome, Beldane was silently sobbing as he sat on the bench across from the doors, even Aku and Dex seemed worried, stifling their sobs as best they could as they held their pseudo-nephew back.

"GODS DAMN IT DARVISH, DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S YOUR SON CRYING FOR YOU YOU ROTTEN BASTARD! FOR YOUR SAKE, AND FOR THAT FUCKING KIDS SAKE, LIVE YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH! LIVE!" Elwin screamed from inside the ward, a flash of violet light showing beneath the door like an afterthought.

Slowly, the door creaked open, and out stepped Elwin looking haggard and oddly older. Like had aged ten years in those thirteen hours.

"Thought I lost him for a minute, but we got him back. He won't be seeing any combat for a couple weeks, and he'll need to rest for a while before he can have visitors, but he'll most definitely live." Elwin said, voice scratchy as he sagged against the doorframe.

"Now, I need a nap."

Isha collapsed into Aku and Dex, tears streaming down his face as he thanked every god there was for his father's survival. I guess he really did live up to his name, the lucky bastard.