[ Runessa's apartment, Western Mid-Childa / September 22, 0078 10:46 ]

Subaru was bleeding out. The gaping wound on her upper back drenched her uniform with red. Teana could see circuits sparkling feebly under the skin.

"Tea…" Subaru's half-whizzing, half-gargling voice was muffled by her lying face-down.

"Don't talk, you idiot!" Teana knelt next to her and carefully turned her head to the side.

Blood from a punctured lung was flowing out of her mouth and nose, too.

"Tea… you to know… I… love…"

"Shut up!" Teana screamed on the top of her voice.

Healing magic had never been her specialty but she had to try.

Gathering all the mana she had, Teana calculated a Physical Heal. It won't be enough to even stop the bleeding, she realized with sinking feeling. Placing her hands on both sides of the wound, she uttered the trigger.

The bleeding seemed to have slowed down a little. Encouraged, she gathered mana and released it again. Her vision darkened from exertion.

Running steps came from the front door. She turned around but it was just Ginga. Without a word, she dropped down on her knees on the other side of Subaru and placed her hands next to Teana's. Faint green light radiated from them.

Gathering up and releasing her mana for the third time, Teana reeled to the side.

"Warning!" She rarely heard Cross Mirage talk to her. "Permanent health damage imminent!"

"Goddamn it, medics, where the hell are you?!"