Havi blinked as he analyzed the situation. The blast that the monster should have killed him if the damage to the room was anything to go by. Instead something had shielded him from the blast. Havi saw the deflated body of the creature that had been attached to his head on the floor and realized that whatever the thing had been, it had somehow protected him from the insane and impossible attack.
Havi stood up, having fallen to the floor somehow, and hastily moved to look at the monster. It seemed to be suddenly exhausted. It fell to its knees and then just fell, unable to gather enough energy to support itself. As Havi approached the dark skin slowly lightened to its previous color and most of the dark marks faded, leaving only a few visible near the student's hairline.
The professor checked the student's pulse and found it racing. His temperature was also incredibly high, so Havi picked him up to take him to the college's infirmary.
The door opened and Haleceles walked in quickly, pausing only to take in the situation before moving right up to Havi and looking him sternly in the eye. "What happened here?" he asked sternly.
"I do not wish to explain at this time," Havi answered. He tried moving around the other professor but Haleceles stepped in his way purposefully.
"Give that boy to me," Haleceles commanded.
Havi narrowed his eyes. "I do not think that is such a good idea."
Haleceles sighed. "Please, Halvir. You do not know what you are getting yourself into."
Havi glanced down at the boy in his arms and replied, "I think I do… Master."
Haleceles's eyes widened. "You couldn't…"
Havi shook his head. "I do not remember everything, but I do know this. That I was once a sorcerer and for some reason I protected this man with my life."
"You do not understand!" Haleceles argued. "You cannot possibly understand the magnitude of your actions! Now or back then!"
Havi glared at him. "I believe you already know my answer to that, Master! If you are not prepared to do something about it, then get out of my way!" Havi pushed past Haleceles roughly and through the door. He glanced back at the older professor and saw no sign that he was going to be stopped.
He carried the student to the infirmary without any trouble. Clarissa had disappeared, probably at the urging of Haleceles, so no one questioned his sudden appearance with an unconscious student that had been seemingly fine just an hour earlier. Instead everyone crowded the irritable professor and his student asking what had happened. It was easy to lie to them. No one could prove that he hadn't just found the student unconscious in a deserted part of campus after all.
Havi felt exhausted. It felt like days since he'd gotten a good night's sleep, and with all the dreams he had been having his guess probably wasn't too far from the truth. Only when he set the student down did he realize the full extent of his fatigue. He nearly collapsed once he no longer needed to support the brunette.
He dragged himself back to his office and collapsed after locking the door behind him. He hoped for a night without any invasions from his past life and something granted him that simple pleasure. He slept clear through the night and into the morning until Clarissa woke him by pounding on his door.