There are times when Luis will think that he should have studied medicine back when he was on earth. That thought became strong when the apocalypse happened.
He did not expect that he would have such thoughts when he is here in this magical world.
Looking at the long gaping wound in the upper torso of this young man, it is considered a miracle that he is still breathing. The current revitalize skill cannot heal the damaged organ, it can only minimize the bleeding at best.
With his powers covering the body, he can of course feel that Jiro's natural energy that was once circulating around his body is leaking along with his blood.
Luis doesn't know how to stitch a wound so what he planned was rather crude, unintelligent and rather more dangerous than sutures and surgeries. He will mess with the energy rather than the flesh.
"It would be best if you stay away." Luis warned to them. "Legland, use your powers to shield the other patients. I am not sure if I can control my powers once I start treating this boy "
"Will it be dangerous for you my Lord?" Legland seems to do anything to stop him if he answered yes.
"Not really, I may at least become unconscious but the worst would be that this young man will explode into chunks of meat." He explained. Luis did not mind the collective gasps that he heard. "But then I can't just let this one die when I already used my power to keep him alive. Besides I want to know how much powers that I can use with my present state." He then turned to Gea.
"Just hope that your son have a strong plate. Or else... All I can say after that is I did my best."
"As you ordered, my lord." Legland stepped aside. Gea, Aryn and Olyn retreated.
Legland controlled his powers and made a huge crimson dome around the injured moon elves.
Nicol also did the same and they are almost on par. Several moon elf with strong abilities made a simple shield that covers their entire body.
Luis once again was astonished to see the control of a four star warrior. Even a level five ability user cannot make such perfect dome. It can also be seen in these regular warriors that they have a strong grasp on their abilities.
He did not want to be left out so he started doing his thing. Luis activated the cosmic sense. The energy on the injured body is leaving in great amounts. It wouldn't be that long when this young man will die.
Luis immediately controlled this leaking energy back to the body. And he guided it to form a channel that would circulate the whole body. It was a very delicate process. One wrong move and the injured will die.
The moon elves who are amazed by the graceful movement of the lord's hand and the enchanting display of green light can only utter: "So beautiful."
This is their first time to see such power. Not even the scriptures has accounts of moon elf lord healing with their power.
The moon elf lord on the other hand did not dispell the revitalize skill while doing all this.
Instead, he transferred a huge amount of wood powers towards the wounds around the body.
"Holy shit! This is equally dangerous treatment to a surgery since the patient may become overloaded if the plate or the body cannot cope up with the volume of energy that he injects." Luis grunted.
It was a two-way simultaneous treatment.
Moon elves have an innately strong body because of the presence of nature's energy on their body. Loosing it is tantamount to weakening. So he need to keep the body strong so that the effect of revitalisation will be maximised.
"You got to keep yourself strong if you want to live, boy."
Five minutes has passed and the fatal wound are healing fast enough to slowly see it to the naked eye.
The greater the power that Luis used the greater the pressure that he induces outwardly.
The nature's energy around the communal hall become erratic and the wind and trees are moving frantically.
"The moon elf lord's power covered the entire hall!" Olyn exclaimed in amazement.
Other moon elves are almost brought to their knees because of the power of their moon elf lord. Legland, Nicol, Olyn, Rion and all the other moon elves are watching this with amazement in their eyes.
"This should be the true strength of a five-star warrior!" Legland couldn't believe what is unfolding in front of him.
This is the power that they can only hear from legends!
"Indeed! I am so lucky to be able to witness this sight in this age. Thank you moon goddess." An elder uttered with tears hanging on the sides of his reddened eyes.
This is the real power of the lord. The entity that would lead them in the future.
All of the moon elves' eyes shone with worship and admiration and this image burned in their memories forever.
The time flowed like a free flowing river. By the time that only the external wound was left, Luis's face is already pale like a sheet of paper. His ears are ringing and his vision is spinning.
Luis can feel that he still have the energy to continue but his head is seemingly ready to explode any time soon.
The green light dimmed and the pressure has lessened.
Legland removed the dome and attentively watched their lord's movement not minding his trembling arms and tiredness.
Some of the moon elves' warriors collapsed as soon as they retracted their shields due to fatigue.
They did not expect that the moon elf lord's power will be this strong.
Luis faced them with a sick face and said, "All that is left is external wounds. Put some hemostatic potion and cover it with bondage. Take care of it not to get infected or he will die. But for now he is safe."
"We will have a meeting later, Just let me sleep for a while." Luis did not know to whom did he said it to and he passed out.
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Luis opened his eyes groggily. "What happened?" he muttered silently as he looked at the peculiar brown roof. The moment he saw the white stone wall, he naturally thought that he is still in the communal hall. This is the only stone made structure that he had been to in Hyon Clan so far. This is the place where most of their important gathering are held.
He must be in one of the rooms.
Right now, he is laying on a comfortable and soft beast fur. He felt slightly nauseous so he opted to lay down for a while.
Oh, that's right. He must have lost his consciousness from mental overdraft. His use of power must be greater than what his body can take. As a lord, it is already a given that he has the overwhelming powers. He is lacking proficiency in controlling it.
If every time he uses his powers and render his allies weak due to pressure, then forget helping, it's quite possible that they kill them in the process.
Luis remembered the moments before he passed out.
"Didn't I said that I will hold a meeting once I wake up?"
Luis jolted up and tried to sit only to feel another wave of nausea.
"My lord, it would be best if you rest for now," said a voice. It was Nicol.
"What are you doing kneeling like that?!" Luis yelled in surprise.
Nicol, Legland, Hylolas, Olyn, Gea, Rion and all the other elders of the Hyon Clan are cramped in one side of the room and they are kneeling.
"It is our fault that you lost your consciousness due to our negligence. Please kindly punish us." Nicol said and a chorused pleadings of 'Please punish us, my Lord' occupied the entire room.
While Luis knows that they care so much about him, he cannot help but feel distressed whenever they are acting like this.
"You guys!-" Luis slapped the bed with his palm. He felt like his blood pressure is rising.
He told them not to kneel far too many times and he even threatened that he will punish them once they did it again.
Luis then looked at the unwavering eyes of Nicol, the possible ring leader of this mess. He is getting a different vibe from this head priest.
'Wait, is this deliberate?' The moon elf lord can't help but think.
Turns out the threat that he made was a stone that they will drop to his feet.
Luis thoughtfully looked at these seemingly subservient moon elves. Who told him that these simple minded subordinates of his are not capable of calculations.
"You guys are quite good, huh." He said mischievously. "Your so called negligence is something that I can over look. However," he stressed the last word, he laid on his side, propped his chin on his palm and said in a dead tone. "Disrespecting me by deliberately ignoring my words. I wonder how the previous moon elf lords handle such felony?"
All the moon elves kneeling felt a chill on their back. Once again, the horrendous tales of the past lord played back in their minds.
Nicol subconsciously gripped his palm.
"This offence will be judged after I proclaimed my name and established my lordship." He said as a conclusion. Truthfully, he doesn't really know what to do about this. Luis doesn't feel offended at all.
Instead, he was racking his brain on what actions should be done so that these moon elves will stop this kind of kneeling syndrome!
"This incident is really an eye opener." Luis said in a lighter tone but his face is reflecting a calm stillness.
"Starting today, I want to establish a system of rules that will bind all the moon elves under my rule, this will be called as the, ugh, Moon Elven Law from this day forward." Luis wanted to slap himself for lacking on skill on naming things.
The moon elves on the other hand are listening to their lord with all seriousness.
"Anyway, these laws will be made based on the the interest of the entire moon elf race. With the interest of security, dignity and prosperity, these will serve as the guide for making laws." Luis declared while in a very lazy position.
Creating laws has been on his head ever since he decided to take charge of the entire moon elf race. It's just that, he wanted to know the existing customs that these folks have before he decide for anything.
He didn't plan to replicate the laws that he grew up in when he is in the Earth. It could end up to be counter productive as some ideas may be inapplicable in this world. So Luis decided to take baby steps.
Now is a good time to expose the moon elves with some modern ideas.
"Now, for the first law, Moon elves as an individual, group, or the entire race needs to always bear the responsibility on keeping the dignity of the entire race untarnished. They are not allowed to kneel or prostrate to anyone or anything aside from the moon goddess. Anyone who will do this act will become a suspect of dishonouring and disrespecting the entirety of the race.
"You guys are beings of this world who have lived for thousands of years. You withstand various tragedies and calamities, you are the legendary force in this continent yet you hunch down so easily. A single mistake is enough for you to drop your self-respect. How am I going to use you? I am a newly born lord and I need people that I can trust to help me establish my lordship. Do you think I will prefer people who will crumble so easily?"
The moon elves upon hearing that felt a surging feeling in their chest.
Subconsciously, their backs straightened and their gazes has become firmer.
Yes they are strong! They have heard tales that they were once an entity that other beings respected. Ever since they focus on surviving and worrying about the continuity of their race, they seemed to have forgotten their a lot of things.
When they found out that a lord will be born in this period, they rejoice. Thinking that this is the moon goddess' answer to their prayer.
They have very little understanding of the lord so they are careful in everything that they do. Careful not to dissatisfy the lord and gain his distaste.
However, this caused them to accidentally overlook that their new lord is not like the overbearing lord from the past.
But the new lord is someone who will remind them of their pride.
One of the kneeling moon elves stood up, then another one followed and then another until all of the moon elves stood up.
"Now that is the first step if you want to follow me." Luis nodded with satisfaction.
Not bad for the first lesson.
Just like that, the future legal system of the moon elves are made with the moon elf lord laying in a very leisurely manner.
Just came back from a long trip. I didn't expect how 'rare' an internet connection can be in that place. Anyway, here is a chapter for today. Sorry, I cannot upload more than this since I am tired and I am still working on my stockpile. I need to prepare just in case I have another trip.
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"Nicol, you seemed to have something in mind." Luis asks the head priest as he can see that the man seemed to have something in mind.
"My lord, if I may ask, what would be the punishment if someone broke the law." Nicol remember the moon elf lord saying earlier that breaking the law will result to punishment.
The temple is not foreign to such concepts as they have their own rules to follow when doing religious practices.
"That depends on the law and the severity of the deed." Luis hasn't thought of that. He has an impulse to scratch his head but he chose not to.
'I just preached about dignity yet I will do such a shameful act?' thought the lord who is still lazily laying on his side with his fist supporting his chin.
Nicol is a smart moon elf that is a fact that he observed. Him asking this could be something and he likes this attitude. It's just that, he will be forced to think with this fellow.
Luis chose to use joke as a smoke screen.
"Don't tell me you are fishing for information? Your punishment for this blunder will be given by me after the Name Proclamation Ceremony. Since this happened before the law is made, the punishment that you will receive could become different from what is stated in the law. Besides, I advocate fairness so no advance punishment and no clue at all."
Thinking about it. It should be best if he could come up with a proper punishment as early as now. This way, it will serve as a warning to those who are planning to break the law.
Luis clicked his tongue and start to think deeply.
He must admit that the first law is somewhat ridiculous and it could be trashed in the future as he thinks that it was only a minor offense.
He once heard that the law was made based on the existing values of the society.
However his aim was reverse of this idea, he wants to introduce values such as dignity, security, unity and prosperity to these strong and independent moon elves in the earliest time.
Luis had seen how many bases crumbled to dust with the absence of these values as core. He doesn't want that to happen in his people. He needs to unite the moon elf race before the apocalypse happen in this world.
But now is just a baby step. There is no need to make punishment severe.
"Self reflection?" he thoughtfully whispered.
No, too lenient.
Luis does not want the moon elves think that laws are that simple. He wants the punishment to be effective to the point that his people will think twice before committing it. Luis thought of corporal punishment. This is possible. Moon elves have a strong body so it is not too much if they experience physical pain.
"Execution?" Luis is hesitant. The moon elves will not disapprove of this even if he allow it. Those guys tend to be harsh on themselves and just a little nudge, Luis will think that the moon elves views him as a god.
Luis rubbed his chin as he is thinking about bigger things in the future.
The unification of the entire race could possibly give birth to a new nation and this in turn raises the need for a legal system that will protect everyone's safety and interest.
Luis opinion is to make the punishment as a deterrence for the future violators so he wants to make it as threatening as possible.
They are living in a wild place so execution could be considered as the most severe punishment for example; treason. And on the side, banishment could be the lightest for serious crimes like that.
Luis could only close his eyes and pray that there will be no such tragedy in the future.
The moon elf lord looked at his subordinates.
'Let's get along well even in the future!' his wishful thinking.
"A moon elf should have a deep connection to his own race so it should be natural that they will keep any harm away from their own kind. An act of betrayal is a dishonour to ones roots and an assault to the entire moon elf race so death or banishment is an appropriate punishment.'
"On the other hand, since kneeling is not a serious offense." Luis paused thoughtfully. He looked at the the muscled body of the moon elves. Then he saw Rion's eye catching back side.
A thought flashed on his face.
"A hundred squats while lifting a boulder that is a fitting penalty for kneeling."
If Luis will resort to corporal punishment, then might as well make the moon elves body more fit.
Luis knew various corporal punishment from earth such as kneeling on buckwheat or salt. But these will either result to burning the skin or nerve problems in the long run. He doesn't like that.
So Luis thought, why not use some modified work out techniques to train the moon elves at the same time?
Planking, pumping, and squats could be used as punishment for petty offenses.
Luis glanced at the lot of moon elves and his self-satisfied self became confused.
"What is wrong with you, guys?"
Hylolas who has a lonely drop of rears on other corner of his eyes answered.
"My lord, you are just so benevolent. I will always be your faithful follower."
"Wait, is there anyone who are doing this normally?" Luis asked after a thought crossed on his mind.
All nodded. Luis is shocked to see that Olyn and the other bearers are nodding too.
"Olyn too?!"
Are you ants or moon elves?
Luis felt helpless.
Here he thought that his common sense is well-adjusted turns out he is still missing out.
"Alright, I will need your help on deciding the appropriate punishment for every offenses in the future."
The moon elves showed a delighted smile. This feeling of being trusted gives them euphoria that they never felt before.
"A whole day of squatting while lifting a boulder could be harsh for most moon elves, my lord." Nicol said as a fact.
'Are you guys strong or just downright masochists?' he didn't dare to ask that.
"Thanks, Nicol. Then the punishment will be just like the head priest says and it will be raised by half a day depending on the personal strength of the offender." The moon elf lord lazily laid on his side.
"My Lord, are you going to rest now?'" Legland asked.
Luis gave a poker face.
He wanted to say: 'You expect me to rest after stimulating me like this?' but he stopped himself since aside from it will make him think of something else. He wanted to have a serious talk.
"No, my mind is awake now and I don't think I can sleep knowing that we have other pressing matters that we need to take care of. By the way, how was the injured warriors?" Luis is concerned with the state of these moon elves. He doesn't want to have deaths when their numbers are not even rising.
"They are healed now, my Lord. Though Jiro, the one who has the most fatal wound is still recuperating, his wounds did not fester and is expected that he will be fine after a two days." Nicol answered since he is the one who manage them.
Luis blinked a few times.
"Hold on a second, how long did I stay unconscious?" he asked with a dreading feeling in his chest.
"For a day, my Lord."
"Meaning that accident happen yesterday?" Luis stupidly tried to clarify.
"Yes, my lord."
"Wow," Luis is speechless. He did not know if he will be amazed by the fact that the moon elves has unbelievable recovery or overusing his mental strength and power can knock him out cold for a whole day.
"Wait, please don't tell me that you are in that position since I became unconscious?" he heatedly asked, obviously referring to them crouching.
The silence proved his assumption. Luis doesn't know how to explain his feeling. Distressed? Helpless?
"Good luck to your knees once you grow older." He can only hope that the law will have an effect.
"Their speedy recovery is also thanks to your power, my lord. The other injured warrior may be influenced by your power to heal when you used it yesterday." Nicol wisely explained. This made the lord distracted and focus on this matter.
"Oh?"
"Yes, my lord. In fact in normal times, moon elves can heal those multiple wounds for a week if treated at best. However this time, it was greatly shortened despite they are not directly treated by your power."
The rate of healing that happen is indeed abnormal for the moon elves. He himself, a knowledgeable priest is astounded by the result. Nicol pressed the anticipation in his heart. He wants to know more about the power of the lord. It seems to be different from what was written in scriptures.
Luis is comforted by that words. It means that his theory worked and his wood powers has that healing effect. He was glad that combining the technique that he learned from the inheritance can complement with his wood power. This could mean that he can synergize the two powers and make a different effect just like what happen yesterday.
However, the fact that his powers penetrated the defense of Legland and Nicol, both high-level warriors, means that he sucks at controlling it.
"That's a relief then. I will train harder in the future." He answered.
Train when you are already that strong?!
The moon elves exclaimed in their hearts. They gained another understanding about their lord.
The warriors felt their soul burning with desire to be stronger.
A bearer suddenly stepped forward and greeted Luis. It was the mother of the injured young moon elf.
"The great lord, I am Gea, the mother of Jiro, the young moon elf that you saved yesterday. I am here to express my gratitude and offer my self as your servant like what I have promised earlier," he said in a very respectful manner. Gea didn't dare to kneel so he bowed his head after he said that.
"Eh?" Luis was dumbfounded by the sudden turn of events. Right, he remembered that this bearer declared that however the situation was chaotic back then so he didn't take it seriously.
Looking at the unwavering gaze of Gea, he is serious.
"I am already a widow and only my son as a family. This humble one is willing to stay by your side every moments of the day. I will serve you your food, clothes, water and all your necessities in a timely manner. I can do anything even without the food as payment. Please accept my gratitude."
Gea proposed. Luis is about to give an answer when suddenly an angry voice sounded.
"Hey, Mother uncle Gea! I am the personal servant of the lord. You cannot do this!" Olyn raised his voice, as if the bearer is not his senior.
Mother Uncle is a term that they use to call an older married bearer in the clan. Everyone in the clan has a more or less blood ties within the clan since intermarriage rarely happen.
"That's right! How dare you steal my son's job, you dirty old thing!" this time, Aryn joined the beef. The clans men from Hyon Clan are stupid as they watch this unfold.
Olyn is a very gentle bearer that is quite popular to the males in the clan. They have no idea who was the first one who shouted!
That is definitely not Olyn!
"What?! How dare you call me that! Didn't the lord just told us that we need to maintain our dignity as a moon elf? How dare you disgrace me in front of our lord."
"You dare to steal my sons job in the first place! What dignity do you have!"
"Mother uncle, please just do your job. We don't need you to serve the Lord. I already pledge myself to the Lord. We don't need you here."
Olyn?? The elders of the Hyon Clan looked at the bearer. Where is the gentle and soft spoken ideal bearer of their sons?
"My lord, I apologize for their action. Contrary to how they treat each other, in fact they are good friends." Hylolas said all the while the argument is happening.
Luis nodded in acknowledgement.
"Stop your bantering now." Luis said "Gea, I accept your servitude."
Olyn looked disappointed. He didn't expect that he will be replaced and that thought hurts. His tears are ready to fall when suddenly he heard the continuation of the lord.
"However, you will not wait for me but instead I want to know what your skills and experiences are. I need skilled moon elves who will help me do something. So are you okay with that?" Luis asked. He has other things that he needed to work out among the moon elves. He only have a single body and can only do much.
Of course, he would need people that will serves as his hands and feet to make his plans happen. This is also a step to introduce them the idea of employment.
"Yes my lord," Gea answered. It may not be the same as what he hoped for but if it is for the sake of helping the lord. He would of course obey.
"We will have a separate talk for this later. It's nice to work with you, Gea." Luis said as conclusion. This matter needs to be slowly arranged. He is not in a hurry.
On the other hand, he needs to focus on something urgent. So he sat up and asked the warriors who went outside to hunt.
"Anyway, we have a lot to talk about yesterday's incident . So why don't we start by explaining what happened while you are out hunting that caused such injuries."
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