Ekkid ripped into consciousness. His soul was ripped back from the netherland, a place that it was not yet willing to leave. He could not move any muscles, and felt only intense pain in every part of his being. His mind kicked into gear, but his body would not. The attendents could do nothing to help him recover his body, no matter how hard they tried. He reached out with his mind and found that he could virtually see what was in the room by sending out psychic feelers in every direction. He saw that his hands were touching the dirt, and tried manipulating it, but couldn't use his muscles. He realized that he could no longer affect the earth. He tried to spark some electricity through the air, but couldn't use those muscles either. He found that he could now actually hear thoughts, so he didn't need to be able to hear out of his ears, which he couldn't do now. He heard the thoughts of the people that were bent over him, those of the people that stood near the top of the crater watching, and as he focused he found that he could hear the thoughts of people quite far away.
What are we going to do with this boy? One voice thought. It belonged to one of the people that stood over him.
There's no hope left for him. If we can't do anything... Another mused.
Ekkid reached out with his mind and followed the trail of poeple back to Shiloh. His mind throbbed when he saw her. He thought about her leg, and how much he wanted it to be healed and better again. He thought of Shiloh coming to his side. He could focus on nothing but that thought. After a moment, he snapped out of it. When he refocused, he only saw Isaac standing in that spot, looking around, bewildered. Ekkid slowly brought his focus back in close to himself, passing all of the people, and was startled to find that Shiloh stood near him. She stood on both feet squarely, and her leg was completely healed.
I am so relieved that you are okay, Shiloh. I don't know what I would have done if Martio had done something to you. I couldn't live with myself. Ekkid thought, focusing on Shiloh's face in his mind. Her face contorted. It appeared as though she heard something.
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