Single post in Shedding Strength: Lucille Aftermath -- [COMPLETED]

The Minva Orb pulsed. Catching its soft flicker in the corner of her eyes, Lucille gazed upon it for a moment before she understood its reaction. “He’s using it,” she muttered before shouting echoed through the hall outside. To the surprise of the nurses, Lucille hopped out of the bed and raced into the hall. Allowing her pulsing orb and the painful shouts to guide her, she quickly ran to Rondrio’s room as fast as her renewed legs would take her, not knowing her sister closely followed. Four rooms down and across the hall, Lucille ran in to witness a spastic Rondrio struggling against Kaname and a pair of orderlies doing their best to restrain him to the bed. Lucille pushed past a stunned doctor and nurse, giving small notice to Rondrio’s heart monitor that rapidly beeped. “His heart’s gonna give out at this rate,” the doctor warned. “It’s not,” Lucille assured. Despite Rondrio’s violent struggles, Kaname managed to keep the Selco Orb pressed into his palm. Oddly, the flames generated from within it only managed to coil up his right arm. His orb seemed to break his unconscious state, but it wasn’t healing him like Lucille expected. Several wounds still covered his face and arms. She glanced at her own orb. “I hope you can help.” Slipping around the orderly restraining Rondrio’s left side, Lucille forced the orb into Rondrio’s free hand. In tears from fright, Kaname looked up at her in silent hope that something would change fast. Immediately, the flames around his arm flared intensely. The Minva Orb glowed brightly, and Rondrio gradually grew quiet. His body steadily relaxed and fell back against the bed. The flames from the ruby-like orb began to spread across his body. They licked each cut and bruise on his flesh with a quiet hiss. He winced as the flames sterilized the wounds covering his body, causing small wafts of smoke to rise from the stinging spots. Lucille watched in amazement as the flames worked without singeing his hospital gown or the bed linens. Seconds after the flames covered all the wounds, the Minva Orb released its mist. The sparkling blue seeped from its crystal-like orb and drifted into Rondrio’s nostrils and mouth. He inhaled sharply, prompting the orderlies to take a step back while watching the incredible sight. “Your eyes are blue?” Kaname asked, breaking the eerie silence that had fallen upon the room since Rondrio calmed. She stared at Lucille with widened, dark eyes. Lucille blinked. “What?” She didn’t feel any different, but she always imagined the Minva Orb had some effect on her when she used its abilities. Rather focus on that revelation, she concentrated on healing Kaname’s boyfriend… the one who had first told her about sacred orbs in the first place. If nothing else, she owed Rondrio for all the times he’d helped her when they traveled together. “Pull through, Ron.” As the flames finished sterilization, the mist revitalized the flesh around the wounds and repaired his skin as flawlessly as it had done Lucille’s. It had taken a few minutes, but his physical appearance had been restored to its original state. His breathing calmed considerably, and his heart rate steadily dropped back into its normal range. Kaname sighed in relief as she watched the flames retreat back into the orb still held between her hand and Rondrio’s. Minva’s mist dissipated soon after, allowing its orb to return to its normal state. With his breathing steady upon a calm exhale, Rondrio’s eyes parted. The last wisps of sparkling mist exited his mouth and eyes. After a small cough, he muttered, “Wintergreen…”