Chapter 117: Spirit Oasis
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Chapter 117: Spirit OasisChapter 117: Spirit Oasis
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It was strange, not only for the group, but also for Yue herself as they walked through the streets of the tribe. Many cast odd, but indignant glances in their direction. Nik could understand why. After all, their group was not only comprised of outsiders but they basically overthrew the ruler of the region. If everyone had a problem with Hahn, all of them would have rebelled. The fact that they didn't mean that despite the flaws, the man was at least adept in a few things, and given Yue's condition last night, both physically and mentally, abuse was one of them.
As the gazes bore into her, despite her relatively soft and demure behavior shown to them, Yue held her head high as if unbothered. This only made Katara whisper to her finally, "I'm sorry... you'd probably get implicated because of us..."
"Not really," Yue replied, her enticingly soft pink lips stretched into an amused smile, "The death of my father, the rule of my... former husband, and the consequence of his traitorous act coming into the light has taught me one thing... there is nothing more fickle than one's assumption of strength.
I considered my father strong but his rule was weak to betrayal. Then, for some time, I genuinely held feelings for Hahn and admired his rule. Although he took the knee, he saved the tradition of the tribe. His rule, however, was weak to his own unhonorable acts that soon came to light. And his strength was weak to actual warriors like you.
The people of my tribe have fallen for a traitor before so I don't doubt they will come to accept the rule of a proper chieftain this time around."
She didn't keep her words soft and let the trio walking behind her in on the conversation, too.
"Have you gone to meet your husband?" Nik inquired, "He may just regret what he did after hearing you."
"Former husband," Yue corrected, "Even before the news of his acts came to light... we'd started getting into a lot of spells of silence... there weren't even any fights and we began to ignore one another. Hilariously, we only began to 'talk' once the waterbenders laid it out on the tribe..." She held a bitter smile, "Still... I haven't gone to see him... If he somehow makes me believe that what he did was right... I would feel terrible."
"You don't have to be scared of him," Katara sighed softly.
"So... who is going to become the next chieftain?"
Yue hummed in response, "The position of Chieftain is hereditary and a new chieftain outside of the ruling family can only be elected once everyone from that particular family is dead. Right now, the next chieftain will be my new husband."
"Oh?" Suki raised her brows curiously and couldn't help but mutter, "Are you... even ready for another marriage?"
"The tribe needs a Chieftain," Yue's expression strangely turned stoic as she stopped and looked back, making Suki's and Katara's hearts clench with sadness and pity once she uttered, "And I'm... a woman whose first husband was a traitor. The quicker... marry and fulfill my responsibility... the better."
Even Mai felt her mask of indifference crack for a moment.
"Oh, congratulations are in order then," Nik grinned. His words and smile instantly stumping not only Yue but others around him. Even Mai felt compelled to give him a 'are you serious' stare.
"What?" Nik looked around, "I'm not going to start feeling sorry for you now. Heck, if you're lucky, you'll land a man multiple times better than Hahn... though, look out for someone around your age, you know, for ease in communication."
"*Khnk*" Yue covered her lips slightly with the tilt of her hand and snorted a chuckle as if her previous dry and stoic expression was nothing but an illusion while her light blue eyes felt a notch brighter, "I will keep that in mind. A better man than Hahn and someone around my age. In your wisdom, should I prefer younger or older?"
Her words seemed to have triggered something in Suki and Katara as they glanced at Nik intensely.
"Well..." Nik hummed and looked at Mai before contemplating, "My preference would include... all..."
Mai clenched her fist. His reaction of looking in her direction didn't escape her eyes and it could only mean one thing.
Suki and Katara, however, audibly scoffed.
Even Yue's smile turned the slightest bit coy as she turned around once again and began to lead. Not willing to delve further into serious topics, Yue took the chance to describe a few stories and shared a few memories that she had to allow the group to make a proper comparison of how the tribe was before and after the Fire Nation's takeover.
Again, things only shifted south when the waterbenders openly revealed Hahn's actions which made it impossible for him to rule unless he took more support from the Fire Nation.
Of course, that was quite impossible for him now.
Yue also went on and described how Hahn had gotten storage of dry rations from the Phoenix King's forces to support the fire nation troops and Zhao's forces since waterbenders taking over the walls meant a war would be imminent.
"Nobody tried fishing them?" Nik continued curiously. If it was him, he would have tried to cook the two delights instantly.
The moment he said it, Nik felt strangely ominous as if... something terrifying was snooping around his ass. Just when the goosebumps spread around his cheeks, Yue interrupted with a pout, "Please don't joke like these. Even seeing people drink tea from the leaves of the oasis brings me heartache. It was one of the main reasons I grew to despise Hahn since he would wantonly ship these leaves off to the Fire Lord to earn his favor... infuriatingly enough, it succeeded in getting him the favor of the Fire Lord."
Yue's sudden, miser-like nature was a surprising but a welcome sight. In fact, anything would be better than her rather gloomy expression when she thought of her future responsibilities and the low-key fear in her eyes displayed last night when she seemed to believe that all of it was a dream and waking up would make her fall in Hahn's hands all over again.
The strange pressure Nik felt disappeared with Yue's words. He would have suspected Yue had something to do with this if he didn't hear a rather familiar voice.
"Don't mess... with... Tui and La..."
Who else could it be aside from the source of all his power and trouble— Mokshi?
"I didn't mess with anyone," Nik frowned internally and tried to communicate with the spirit inside of him. It was always a rare moment for Mokshi to contact him so Nik didn't want to lose out on the opportunity. Still, Mokshi seemed pretty determined to set him straight and uttered again.
"Don't mess with... them... just leave this... world... with me..."
Nik was already aware of what Mokshi truly desired. It just wanted to explore the worlds beyond. In Nik's eyes, it was foolishness, but for better or worse, they were stuck together. If previously Nik wanted to stay until he could get rid of Mokshi... which didn't seem necessary given the benefits then now, Nik wanted to stay and find a way to get himself healed. There's no way he was returning to the strange homeworld filled with technological inventions with a drastic injury. It would cause a lot of suspicions given that, no matter how long he stays here, only a week would have passed in his homeworld.
At first, Nik felt that this feature was convenient but now he felt oddly mystified by such an ability from the Infinity.
Pushing aside these thoughts, Nik looked at the fishes again. This time, his violet pupils alight with doubt.
Mokshi's sudden interjection meant that he had slighted Tui and La somehow. The strange ominous sensation of mighty beasts preying on him may just be the consequence of such an act... but the only thing... or things, he had slighted were the two fishes by revealing his intent to enjoy their taste.
"Tui and La..." Nik mumbled, "Said to be locked in an eternal dance... huh..." his gaze grew profound for a moment as he continued to stare at the two swimming koi fishes.
"Something wrong?" Suki nudged his shoulder and whispered.
Nik shook his head. Even if his assumption was right, he was inclined to listen to Mokshi. Spirits weren't something he wanted to deal with if avoiding them was possible so he looked at Katara, "Will you try healing me? I'm still getting a hang of the skill so you should be the one to heal me."
"Okay," Katara accepted the task readily.
Aside from Nik, who sat down with his legs stretched out and Katara, who kneeled beside him, the other three stepped back.
With slightly trembling hands, Katara pulled back the leg of his trousers and slowly undid the wrap of cloth around his left knee.
Yue kept herself from gasping out loud while Mai frowned at the sight, too. She may have provided the immediate bandage but this was the first time she was viewing the end result.
While Yue had heard about Nik's injury, she didn't know the detail. Still, she expected a clean and neat hole, that's all. However, actual biology is not so kind to the eyes.
Seeing Nik's left knee now nothing more than a mangled mess of flesh, Suki couldn't help biting her lower lip. It wasn't even healed completely. The tender skin still twitched at times and was clearly red and swollen. They may have felt relieved before as to how quick Nik was in accepting jokes about his injury but what if...
"What if this doesn't work?" Katara whispered, anguish clear on her face.
"I suppose I will find some other method then," Nik shrugged.
Pursing her lips, Katara didn't pursue the negativity and hopelessness that came with such a task and instead cleared her mind with a nod.
With a thought, Katara's eyes opened. With heavy somberness flashing in her blue eyes, Katara weaved a small trail of water from the oasis and then laced it over Nik's left knee before closing her eyes and locking her brows in extreme concentration.
The collected layer of water on Nik's knee began to emit a soft glow while the mangled region of his knee started to twitch at a greater pace. An expression of discomfort took over Nik's face while he clenched his fist into the ground, digging into a few roots of grass and mud.
Still, as Yue stated, the effects were almost immediate. The flesh began to smoothen at a pace visible to the naked eyes and despite the increasingly growing discomfort, Nik's expression brightened.
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Chapter 117: Spirit OasisChapter 117: Spirit Oasis
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It was strange, not only for the group, but also for Yue herself as they walked through the streets of the tribe. Many cast odd, but indignant glances in their direction. Nik could understand why. After all, their group was not only comprised of outsiders but they basically overthrew the ruler of the region. If everyone had a problem with Hahn, all of them would have rebelled. The fact that they didn't mean that despite the flaws, the man was at least adept in a few things, and given Yue's condition last night, both physically and mentally, abuse was one of them.
As the gazes bore into her, despite her relatively soft and demure behavior shown to them, Yue held her head high as if unbothered. This only made Katara whisper to her finally, "I'm sorry... you'd probably get implicated because of us..."
"Not really," Yue replied, her enticingly soft pink lips stretched into an amused smile, "The death of my father, the rule of my... former husband, and the consequence of his traitorous act coming into the light has taught me one thing... there is nothing more fickle than one's assumption of strength.
I considered my father strong but his rule was weak to betrayal. Then, for some time, I genuinely held feelings for Hahn and admired his rule. Although he took the knee, he saved the tradition of the tribe. His rule, however, was weak to his own unhonorable acts that soon came to light. And his strength was weak to actual warriors like you.
The people of my tribe have fallen for a traitor before so I don't doubt they will come to accept the rule of a proper chieftain this time around."
She didn't keep her words soft and let the trio walking behind her in on the conversation, too.
"Have you gone to meet your husband?" Nik inquired, "He may just regret what he did after hearing you."
"Former husband," Yue corrected, "Even before the news of his acts came to light... we'd started getting into a lot of spells of silence... there weren't even any fights and we began to ignore one another. Hilariously, we only began to 'talk' once the waterbenders laid it out on the tribe..." She held a bitter smile, "Still... I haven't gone to see him... If he somehow makes me believe that what he did was right... I would feel terrible."
"You don't have to be scared of him," Katara sighed softly.
"So... who is going to become the next chieftain?"
Yue hummed in response, "The position of Chieftain is hereditary and a new chieftain outside of the ruling family can only be elected once everyone from that particular family is dead. Right now, the next chieftain will be my new husband."
"Oh?" Suki raised her brows curiously and couldn't help but mutter, "Are you... even ready for another marriage?"
"The tribe needs a Chieftain," Yue's expression strangely turned stoic as she stopped and looked back, making Suki's and Katara's hearts clench with sadness and pity once she uttered, "And I'm... a woman whose first husband was a traitor. The quicker... marry and fulfill my responsibility... the better."
Even Mai felt her mask of indifference crack for a moment.
"Oh, congratulations are in order then," Nik grinned. His words and smile instantly stumping not only Yue but others around him. Even Mai felt compelled to give him a 'are you serious' stare.
"What?" Nik looked around, "I'm not going to start feeling sorry for you now. Heck, if you're lucky, you'll land a man multiple times better than Hahn... though, look out for someone around your age, you know, for ease in communication."
"*Khnk*" Yue covered her lips slightly with the tilt of her hand and snorted a chuckle as if her previous dry and stoic expression was nothing but an illusion while her light blue eyes felt a notch brighter, "I will keep that in mind. A better man than Hahn and someone around my age. In your wisdom, should I prefer younger or older?"
Her words seemed to have triggered something in Suki and Katara as they glanced at Nik intensely.
"Well..." Nik hummed and looked at Mai before contemplating, "My preference would include... all..."
Mai clenched her fist. His reaction of looking in her direction didn't escape her eyes and it could only mean one thing.
Suki and Katara, however, audibly scoffed.
Even Yue's smile turned the slightest bit coy as she turned around once again and began to lead. Not willing to delve further into serious topics, Yue took the chance to describe a few stories and shared a few memories that she had to allow the group to make a proper comparison of how the tribe was before and after the Fire Nation's takeover.
Again, things only shifted south when the waterbenders openly revealed Hahn's actions which made it impossible for him to rule unless he took more support from the Fire Nation.
Of course, that was quite impossible for him now.
Yue also went on and described how Hahn had gotten storage of dry rations from the Phoenix King's forces to support the fire nation troops and Zhao's forces since waterbenders taking over the walls meant a war would be imminent.
"Nobody tried fishing them?" Nik continued curiously. If it was him, he would have tried to cook the two delights instantly.
The moment he said it, Nik felt strangely ominous as if... something terrifying was snooping around his ass. Just when the goosebumps spread around his cheeks, Yue interrupted with a pout, "Please don't joke like these. Even seeing people drink tea from the leaves of the oasis brings me heartache. It was one of the main reasons I grew to despise Hahn since he would wantonly ship these leaves off to the Fire Lord to earn his favor... infuriatingly enough, it succeeded in getting him the favor of the Fire Lord."
Yue's sudden, miser-like nature was a surprising but a welcome sight. In fact, anything would be better than her rather gloomy expression when she thought of her future responsibilities and the low-key fear in her eyes displayed last night when she seemed to believe that all of it was a dream and waking up would make her fall in Hahn's hands all over again.
The strange pressure Nik felt disappeared with Yue's words. He would have suspected Yue had something to do with this if he didn't hear a rather familiar voice.
"Don't mess... with... Tui and La..."
Who else could it be aside from the source of all his power and trouble— Mokshi?
"I didn't mess with anyone," Nik frowned internally and tried to communicate with the spirit inside of him. It was always a rare moment for Mokshi to contact him so Nik didn't want to lose out on the opportunity. Still, Mokshi seemed pretty determined to set him straight and uttered again.
"Don't mess with... them... just leave this... world... with me..."
Nik was already aware of what Mokshi truly desired. It just wanted to explore the worlds beyond. In Nik's eyes, it was foolishness, but for better or worse, they were stuck together. If previously Nik wanted to stay until he could get rid of Mokshi... which didn't seem necessary given the benefits then now, Nik wanted to stay and find a way to get himself healed. There's no way he was returning to the strange homeworld filled with technological inventions with a drastic injury. It would cause a lot of suspicions given that, no matter how long he stays here, only a week would have passed in his homeworld.
At first, Nik felt that this feature was convenient but now he felt oddly mystified by such an ability from the Infinity.
Pushing aside these thoughts, Nik looked at the fishes again. This time, his violet pupils alight with doubt.
Mokshi's sudden interjection meant that he had slighted Tui and La somehow. The strange ominous sensation of mighty beasts preying on him may just be the consequence of such an act... but the only thing... or things, he had slighted were the two fishes by revealing his intent to enjoy their taste.
"Tui and La..." Nik mumbled, "Said to be locked in an eternal dance... huh..." his gaze grew profound for a moment as he continued to stare at the two swimming koi fishes.
"Something wrong?" Suki nudged his shoulder and whispered.
Nik shook his head. Even if his assumption was right, he was inclined to listen to Mokshi. Spirits weren't something he wanted to deal with if avoiding them was possible so he looked at Katara, "Will you try healing me? I'm still getting a hang of the skill so you should be the one to heal me."
"Okay," Katara accepted the task readily.
Aside from Nik, who sat down with his legs stretched out and Katara, who kneeled beside him, the other three stepped back.
With slightly trembling hands, Katara pulled back the leg of his trousers and slowly undid the wrap of cloth around his left knee.
Yue kept herself from gasping out loud while Mai frowned at the sight, too. She may have provided the immediate bandage but this was the first time she was viewing the end result.
While Yue had heard about Nik's injury, she didn't know the detail. Still, she expected a clean and neat hole, that's all. However, actual biology is not so kind to the eyes.
Seeing Nik's left knee now nothing more than a mangled mess of flesh, Suki couldn't help biting her lower lip. It wasn't even healed completely. The tender skin still twitched at times and was clearly red and swollen. They may have felt relieved before as to how quick Nik was in accepting jokes about his injury but what if...
"What if this doesn't work?" Katara whispered, anguish clear on her face.
"I suppose I will find some other method then," Nik shrugged.
Pursing her lips, Katara didn't pursue the negativity and hopelessness that came with such a task and instead cleared her mind with a nod.
With a thought, Katara's eyes opened. With heavy somberness flashing in her blue eyes, Katara weaved a small trail of water from the oasis and then laced it over Nik's left knee before closing her eyes and locking her brows in extreme concentration.
The collected layer of water on Nik's knee began to emit a soft glow while the mangled region of his knee started to twitch at a greater pace. An expression of discomfort took over Nik's face while he clenched his fist into the ground, digging into a few roots of grass and mud.
Still, as Yue stated, the effects were almost immediate. The flesh began to smoothen at a pace visible to the naked eyes and despite the increasingly growing discomfort, Nik's expression brightened.
***
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Chapter 117: Spirit OasisChapter 117: Spirit Oasis Read 30 advance chapters here Patre /Fanharem You can also support the fanfic by donating powerstones~ *** It was strange, not only for the group, but also for Yue herself as they walked through the streets of the tribe. Many cast odd, but indignant glances in their direction. Nik could understand why. After all, their group was not only comprised of outsiders but they basically overthrew the ruler of the region. If everyone had a problem with Hahn, all of them would have rebelled. The fact that they didn't mean that despite the flaws, the man was at least adept in a few things, and given Yue's condition last night, both physically and mentally, abuse was one of them. As the gazes bore into her, despite her relatively soft and demure behavior shown to them, Yue held her head high as if unbothered. This only made Katara whisper to her finally, "I'm sorry... you'd probably get implicated because of us..." "Not really," Yue replied, her enticingly soft pink lips stretched into an amused smile, "The death of my father, the rule of my... former husband, and the consequence of his traitorous act coming into the light has taught me one thing... there is nothing more fickle than one's assumption of strength. I considered my father strong but his rule was weak to betrayal. Then, for some time, I genuinely held feelings for Hahn and admired his rule. Although he took the knee, he saved the tradition of the tribe. His rule, however, was weak to his own unhonorable acts that soon came to light. And his strength was weak to actual warriors like you. The people of my tribe have fallen for a traitor before so I don't doubt they will come to accept the rule of a proper chieftain this time around." She didn't keep her words soft and let the trio walking behind her in on the conversation, too. "Have you gone to meet your husband?" Nik inquired, "He may just regret what he did after hearing you." "Former husband," Yue corrected, "Even before the news of his acts came to light... we'd started getting into a lot of spells of silence... there weren't even any fights and we began to ignore one another. Hilariously, we only began to 'talk' once the waterbenders laid it out on the tribe..." She held a bitter smile, "Still... I haven't gone to see him... If he somehow makes me believe that what he did was right... I would feel terrible." "You don't have to be scared of him," Katara sighed softly. "So... who is going to become the next chieftain?" Yue hummed in response, "The position of Chieftain is hereditary and a new chieftain outside of the ruling family can only be elected once everyone from that particular family is dead. Right now, the next chieftain will be my new husband." "Oh?" Suki raised her brows curiously and couldn't help but mutter, "Are you... even ready for another marriage?" "The tribe needs a Chieftain," Yue's expression strangely turned stoic as she stopped and looked back, making Suki's and Katara's hearts clench with sadness and pity once she uttered, "And I'm... a woman whose first husband was a traitor. The quicker... marry and fulfill my responsibility... the better." Even Mai felt her mask of indifference crack for a moment. "Oh, congratulations are in order then," Nik grinned. His words and smile instantly stumping not only Yue but others around him. Even Mai felt compelled to give him a 'are you serious' stare. "What?" Nik looked around, "I'm not going to start feeling sorry for you now. Heck, if you're lucky, you'll land a man multiple times better than Hahn... though, look out for someone around your age, you know, for ease in communication." "*Khnk*" Yue covered her lips slightly with the tilt of her hand and snorted a chuckle as if her previous dry and stoic expression was nothing but an illusion while her light blue eyes felt a notch brighter, "I will keep that in mind. A better man than Hahn and someone around my age. In your wisdom, should I prefer younger or older?" Her words seemed to have triggered something in Suki and Katara as they glanced at Nik intensely. "Well..." Nik hummed and looked at Mai before contemplating, "My preference would include... all..." Mai clenched her fist. His reaction of looking in her direction didn't escape her eyes and it could only mean one thing. Suki and Katara, however, audibly scoffed. Even Yue's smile turned the slightest bit coy as she turned around once again and began to lead. Not willing to delve further into serious topics, Yue took the chance to describe a few stories and shared a few memories that she had to allow the group to make a proper comparison of how the tribe was before and after the Fire Nation's takeover. Again, things only shifted south when the waterbenders openly revealed Hahn's actions which made it impossible for him to rule unless he took more support from the Fire Nation. Of course, that was quite impossible for him now. Yue also went on and described how Hahn had gotten storage of dry rations from the Phoenix King's forces to support the fire nation troops and Zhao's forces since waterbenders taking over the walls meant a war would be imminent. "Nobody tried fishing them?" Nik continued curiously. If it was him, he would have tried to cook the two delights instantly. The moment he said it, Nik felt strangely ominous as if... something terrifying was snooping around his ass. Just when the goosebumps spread around his cheeks, Yue interrupted with a pout, "Please don't joke like these. Even seeing people drink tea from the leaves of the oasis brings me heartache. It was one of the main reasons I grew to despise Hahn since he would wantonly ship these leaves off to the Fire Lord to earn his favor... infuriatingly enough, it succeeded in getting him the favor of the Fire Lord." Yue's sudden, miser-like nature was a surprising but a welcome sight. In fact, anything would be better than her rather gloomy expression when she thought of her future responsibilities and the low-key fear in her eyes displayed last night when she seemed to believe that all of it was a dream and waking up would make her fall in Hahn's hands all over again. The strange pressure Nik felt disappeared with Yue's words. He would have suspected Yue had something to do with this if he didn't hear a rather familiar voice. "Don't mess... with... Tui and La..." Who else could it be aside from the source of all his power and trouble Mokshi? "I didn't mess with anyone," Nik frowned internally and tried to communicate with the spirit inside of him. It was always a rare moment for Mokshi to contact him so Nik didn't want to lose out on the opportunity. Still, Mokshi seemed pretty determined to set him straight and uttered again. "Don't mess with... them... just leave this... world... with me..." Nik was already aware of what Mokshi truly desired. It just wanted to explore the worlds beyond. In Nik's eyes, it was foolishness, but for better or worse, they were stuck together. If previously Nik wanted to stay until he could get rid of Mokshi... which didn't seem necessary given the benefits then now, Nik wanted to stay and find a way to get himself healed. There's no way he was returning to the strange homeworld filled with technological inventions with a drastic injury. It would cause a lot of suspicions given that, no matter how long he stays here, only a week would have passed in his homeworld. At first, Nik felt that this feature was convenient but now he felt oddly mystified by such an ability from the Infinity. Pushing aside these thoughts, Nik looked at the fishes again. This time, his violet pupils alight with doubt. Mokshi's sudden interjection meant that he had slighted Tui and La somehow. The strange ominous sensation of mighty beasts preying on him may just be the consequence of such an act... but the only thing... or things, he had slighted were the two fishes by revealing his intent to enjoy their taste. "Tui and La..." Nik mumbled, "Said to be locked in an eternal dance... huh..." his gaze grew profound for a moment as he continued to stare at the two swimming koi fishes. "Something wrong?" Suki nudged his shoulder and whispered. Nik shook his head. Even if his assumption was right, he was inclined to listen to Mokshi. Spirits weren't something he wanted to deal with if avoiding them was possible so he looked at Katara, "Will you try healing me? I'm still getting a hang of the skill so you should be the one to heal me." "Okay," Katara accepted the task readily. Aside from Nik, who sat down with his legs stretched out and Katara, who kneeled beside him, the other three stepped back. With slightly trembling hands, Katara pulled back the leg of his trousers and slowly undid the wrap of cloth around his left knee. Yue kept herself from gasping out loud while Mai frowned at the sight, too. She may have provided the immediate bandage but this was the first time she was viewing the end result. While Yue had heard about Nik's injury, she didn't know the detail. Still, she expected a clean and neat hole, that's all. However, actual biology is not so kind to the eyes. Seeing Nik's left knee now nothing more than a mangled mess of flesh, Suki couldn't help biting her lower lip. It wasn't even healed completely. The tender skin still twitched at times and was clearly red and swollen. They may have felt relieved before as to how quick Nik was in accepting jokes about his injury but what if... "What if this doesn't work?" Katara whispered, anguish clear on her face. "I suppose I will find some other method then," Nik shrugged. Pursing her lips, Katara didn't pursue the negativity and hopelessness that came with such a task and instead cleared her mind with a nod. With a thought, Katara's eyes opened. With heavy somberness flashing in her blue eyes, Katara weaved a small trail of water from the oasis and then laced it over Nik's left knee before closing her eyes and locking her brows in extreme concentration. The collected layer of water on Nik's knee began to emit a soft glow while the mangled region of his knee started to twitch at a greater pace. An expression of discomfort took over Nik's face while he clenched his fist into the ground, digging into a few roots of grass and mud. Still, as Yue stated, the effects were almost immediate. The flesh began to smoothen at a pace visible to the naked eyes and despite the increasingly growing discomfort, Nik's expression brightened. *** A/N: if you've enjoyed your journey, do give an honest review ~
