Bab 24: First spell.

Arthur opened his eyes a little dazed, his vision was a little blurry and it took him a while to regain focus; a few seconds later he could see again, and looking around he saw that Samantha's description was extremely accurate, which left him a little surprised and scared too. - Can she see what I do all day? - This idea struck him unexpectedly, sending chills down his spine, yet it also provided a comforting sense of security; knowing he could turn to her for help, and she would rescue him.

After comforting himself with this feeling of security he decided to forget about it and turned his gaze back to the window, looking out at the few visible stars and the waning moon he thought about everything that had happened today, he thought about the memories he had seen, the struggles he had seen, the loneliness and temptation he had felt, the comfort, the fear, but what stuck with him the most was the expectation. Even after he'd had an argument with Samantha the truth was that he still admired her, he doesn't know how, but he's sure that she got rid of a God and a demon, that kind of power was what he wanted, with that power he was sure that the scene he was forced to watch today would never happen again.

Arthur kept looking at the moon while various thoughts ran through his mind, he didn't feel the slightest bit like sleeping for the moment, he just wanted to get up and study a bit and thinking about it he thought he'd use his cell phone to research something about space, even though he knew it would be useless, he still thought it was worth taking advantage of his enthusiasm and just taking a look; looking at a cupboard that was in the hospital and remembering that in his sister's room there is a cupboard just like it for patients to keep their personal belongings, he decided to get up and look at his clothes that should have been stored inside, but when he leaned over, the previously clear image blurred again and he fell back onto the bed, attempting to look around, he lost consciousness while moving his head.

This situation continued throughout the night, and it was only when the sun was rising that he managed to sit up in bed, but his vision was still blurred from the effort. Arthur gave up the idea of getting up on his own and just sat there watching the sunrise, waiting for his body to improve. After about two hours, when the clock showed eight o'clock sharp, someone entered the room.

The woman who entered the room was of medium height, her clothes were all white except for her shoes, which were black, and looking at her you could see that she was a young woman, around 25 years old, her hair was jet black, and her eyes were a warm shade of brown. She entered humming a simple tune, and Arthur couldn't help but admire the nurse's voice. As he looked at her, he thought she was quite pretty and even considered that with her voice, she could pursue a career as a singer.

The woman who entered was startled to see Arthur staring at her and stopped humming, but after just a few seconds she smiled in an extremely gentle way as she stared at the boy lying on the bed. She approached and said as she placed her hand on the boy's forehead to check his condition. - Hello, my name is Julia, I'm responsible for you, how are you feeling? - She noticed he wasn't warm when she touched his forehead, yet she proceeded to the bedside and retrieved a thermometer from a drawer.

- I'll need to check your temperature, during the night you had a fever whenever I came to check on you. - She said with a smile on her face, but in her eyes, you could see a certain concern.

- Uh... - Arthur just nodded and held up his arm for the thermometer to be inserted.

- Beep! Beep! Beep! - After a few seconds of waiting, the thermometer indicated that the result was already visible. Looking at the result, the worried look on the nurse's face softened a lot and she smiled at Arthur gently again and spoke. - Your temperature is normal now; do you feel any discomfort?

- I feel pain all over my body, and if I try to get up everything goes blurry, sometimes I end up fainting. - After thinking for a few seconds, Arthur said what he had felt during the few times he had woken up during the night.

Julia, who had picked up the chart hanging by Arthur's bedside, wrote down all these symptoms and then scanned them into a machine next to her. After just five minutes, a sheet came out of the printer of the same machine she had scanned earlier. Julia, who had talked to Arthur about what had happened before he arrived at the hospital during this time, went over to the sheet and looking at it said to the boy while smiling. - The doctor on duty said it was the effect of a forced fusion, you'll be fine in two days, you should be discharged in a week.

- Forced fusion? - Arthur didn't have much knowledge in this area, everything he knew derived from occasional peeks in class and the library, so he ended up getting worried when he heard the term.

- Yes, it happens from time to time. - She was preparing a solution to help stabilize him a little, after finishing she took a syringe and filled it halfway, after checking the syringe she walked over to the IV that was connected to his right forearm, she then spoke while adding this solution to the IV. - This usually happens if they get in your way in the bonding process, as you did this around other people, this must be the cause. - Said the nurse as she finished applying the solution to the IV and then she helped Arthur take some medicine.

After making him take three different pills, she asked. - You need anything? If you're not uncomfortable, I'll finish my other tasks.

- It's all right... - Arthur, who was about to tell her not to worry, remembered what he wanted to do during the night and asked the nurse for help. - Can you get my cell phone? I need it to study a bit...

- No, for now you need to rest... - She was going to advise the boy to rest and recuperate, but seeing his upset expression at being denied, she couldn't bring herself to do it. However, she realized that allowing him to study while he was struggling to even stand up would only hinder his recovery. After pondering the situation for a moment, she couldn't help but let out a sigh before speaking. - I can turn on the television if you like, but... In your condition, studying is not recommended. - She paused and continued. - If your legal guardian allows it, you can study, but without your guardian's consent I can't allow it, I'm sorry. - After saying this, she turned on the television in the bedroom and put on a channel with children's programming so that Arthur could rest.

Watching the program Arthur was a little annoyed, he hadn't watched such childish cartoons for years, but now he couldn't do anything but watch a cartoon he didn't even like. Turning his eyes to the television, and seeing a program presented by finger puppets, he couldn't help but let his aversion to the children's program grow, and even ended up questioning the nurse. - I don't have a legal guardian who can authorize me at the moment! - Arthur ended up raising his voice, but thanks to this his vision blurred and he ended up propping himself up in bed again.

- Rest up little one, I'll ask the hospital to contact your guardian, there's no need to be so nervous. - Said the nurse with obvious concern in her expression, as she helped Arthur to lie down on the bed in a comfortable way.

- Didn't I just say that I'm not have a responsible? - Arthur was really down after this dizziness came over him, but it seemed that the solution and the medicine that the nurse had provided had helped. 'Well, at least I didn't faint this time,' thought Arthur as he smiled at his own situation.

Julia looked at the boy with a slightly strange look, which showed that she didn't understand what he meant, but after just a few seconds she remembered something, so she took a chair and sat down next to Arthur before explaining. - You don't remember because you were asleep, but yesterday, before nightfall, you and your sister were adopted. - Julia said this with a smile on her face as she stared at Arthur with a calm, gentle expression on her face.

- I was adopted?! - Arthur even tried to get up while asking, causing further confusion, and nearly leading to his fainting.

- Calm down first. - The nurse helped him to lie down again, with concern apparent in her expression.

"This is already the second chapter where the last paragraph has disappeared when viewed on cell phones. To avoid this, I've decided to duplicate this message at the end of each chapter, hoping it will resolve the issue. If you're reading this, I apologize if it's intrusive, but it's a better solution than leaving the chapter incomplete."