Lovely: Angel's Cry
Chapter 5: You Who Are Not of This World
You and Wayne both yell, "What was that?"
You could swear you felt the ground tremble for a few moments. The chandelier overhead swings gently. The girl quickly runs to the back of the lobby. Both you and Wayne chase after her as she ascends through a flight of stairs.
She stops at the foggy second floor hallway, where a dark-skinned man with disshelved, bright red hair and deranged eyes is trembling in fear. He is wearing a shirt that reads, "I Want to Believe." The air is dense and rather suffocating.
"I saw it! I saw a bright light…"
Wayne approaches the man, holding both of his wrists. "Okay, calm down and tell me what happened."
The man babbles for a few moments as he brings his gaze to the ceiling. "The valiant knight has returned! He came to save those of us withering in this battlefield. Bathed by light was he as the ground shook! It was a spectacle to behold, purging this wasteland with holy brilliance. Then… the epitome of manhood. It was great. It was gargantuan. It was unlike anything else my eyes have been graced with seeing!"
Wayne takes out a gun-like object from his pocket and pushes a button as he raises it to the level of the man's forehead. You hear a faint beep.
"You're not running a fever. But it's impossible for anyone to smuggle any prohibited substances here." Wayne shakes his head. "I wonder what really happened here."
"He approaches!," the man yells before he lets out his impression of a wolf's howl, his pupils constricting. You see a figure approaching all four of you from the distance. The fog dissipates and reveals a elderly man with a mild limp donning large glasses and a white coat. A look of surprise spreads on his face as he runs closer to the girl and cups her cheeks.
"Bella?" The older man embraces the girl, who nods and returns the gesture.
Wayne asks, "Oh, she's the daughter you were talking about, Doctor?"
"Yes, Wayne."
"YOU! You who are not of this world! And this dame too! Vanquish the evil that has plagued our land!" The man with bright red hair points at the older man, who you now presume to be a doctor of some sort.
"If you'll excuse me, Doctor, I think I need to take Nikki back to his room. Do you know where his attending physician is?" Wayne takes the man with deranged eyes by the arm, and escorts him further down the hallway.
You can hear Bella sniff faintly. The doctor lets go of her and looks at her with what you sense to be relief and a familial kind of love. This then changes into a look of concern.
"Bella, what happened to you -- why are your clothes bloodsoaked?" In response, Bella signs a few gestures to the doctor.
"No, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself for it. I'm also partly responsible…" Bella frowns as she fidgets with her hands.
"We'll find him, okay? We won't stop until we see him again. But there are people who need us right here in Centropolis. After we render surgical services in next week's event, we can go to Saherimos."
Bella wipes her face, seemingly relieved.
"You can take a bath in the office first. I think some of your clothes are still on the luggage."
The old doctor then diverts his attention to you. "Oh, I'm sorry. It's the first time I've seen my daughter in a few days. I'm Wilhelm." He extends his hand to you, presumably to shake hands. After you exchange pleasantries, Bella takes your hand and signs something to you.
Wilhelm then says, "We'll head to the Survival Memorial after Bella freshens up. I think she wants you to join us. Is that fine with you?"
You could swear you felt the ground tremble for a few moments. The chandelier overhead swings gently. The girl quickly runs to the back of the lobby. Both you and Wayne chase after her as she ascends through a flight of stairs.
She stops at the foggy second floor hallway, where a dark-skinned man with disshelved, bright red hair and deranged eyes is trembling in fear. He is wearing a shirt that reads, "I Want to Believe." The air is dense and rather suffocating.
"I saw it! I saw a bright light…"
Wayne approaches the man, holding both of his wrists. "Okay, calm down and tell me what happened."
The man babbles for a few moments as he brings his gaze to the ceiling. "The valiant knight has returned! He came to save those of us withering in this battlefield. Bathed by light was he as the ground shook! It was a spectacle to behold, purging this wasteland with holy brilliance. Then… the epitome of manhood. It was great. It was gargantuan. It was unlike anything else my eyes have been graced with seeing!"
Wayne takes out a gun-like object from his pocket and pushes a button as he raises it to the level of the man's forehead. You hear a faint beep.
"You're not running a fever. But it's impossible for anyone to smuggle any prohibited substances here." Wayne shakes his head. "I wonder what really happened here."
"He approaches!," the man yells before he lets out his impression of a wolf's howl, his pupils constricting. You see a figure approaching all four of you from the distance. The fog dissipates and reveals a elderly man with a mild limp donning large glasses and a white coat. A look of surprise spreads on his face as he runs closer to the girl and cups her cheeks.
"Bella?" The older man embraces the girl, who nods and returns the gesture.
Wayne asks, "Oh, she's the daughter you were talking about, Doctor?"
"Yes, Wayne."
"YOU! You who are not of this world! And this dame too! Vanquish the evil that has plagued our land!" The man with bright red hair points at the older man, who you now presume to be a doctor of some sort.
"If you'll excuse me, Doctor, I think I need to take Nikki back to his room. Do you know where his attending physician is?" Wayne takes the man with deranged eyes by the arm, and escorts him further down the hallway.
You can hear Bella sniff faintly. The doctor lets go of her and looks at her with what you sense to be relief and a familial kind of love. This then changes into a look of concern.
"Bella, what happened to you -- why are your clothes bloodsoaked?" In response, Bella signs a few gestures to the doctor.
"No, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself for it. I'm also partly responsible…" Bella frowns as she fidgets with her hands.
"We'll find him, okay? We won't stop until we see him again. But there are people who need us right here in Centropolis. After we render surgical services in next week's event, we can go to Saherimos."
Bella wipes her face, seemingly relieved.
"You can take a bath in the office first. I think some of your clothes are still on the luggage."
The old doctor then diverts his attention to you. "Oh, I'm sorry. It's the first time I've seen my daughter in a few days. I'm Wilhelm." He extends his hand to you, presumably to shake hands. After you exchange pleasantries, Bella takes your hand and signs something to you.
Wilhelm then says, "We'll head to the Survival Memorial after Bella freshens up. I think she wants you to join us. Is that fine with you?"
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