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The room fell silent.Only Norka’s breathing broke it.Fast.Uneven.Painful.Ethan never took his eyes off the shifting resonance surrounding her.The bridge he had created was holding—but only barely.The crimson aura kept trying to surge outward before folding back in on itself.Linda stared at the monitor.“…The stabilization is slowing.”Ethan nodded once.“I know.”Another contraction tore through Norka.She cried out, her entire body arching.“Ethan!”His eyes moved rapidly between the aura display and Norka herself.“…No…”Elsa looked at him.“What?”“The baby’s aura isn’t descending.”Linda frowned.“What does that mean?”Ethan answered immediately.“It means this isn’t progressing like a human birth.”He took one slow breath.“I need to encourage the resonance to change direction.”Karpeta looked at him.“How?”Ethan’s gaze drifted toward one of the old cabinets built into the wall.“There are alchemical reagents in the emergency vault.”Linda immediately walked toward it.
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Ethan stepped closer.“Norka.”She looked at him.“I can’t stop it.”“You don’t have to.”Her eyes widened slightly.“What?”Ethan placed one hand gently against the edge of the bed.“I’ll stabilize it.”Linda immediately looked at him.“Ethan, be careful.”He nodded.“I know.”Elsa frowned.“How?”Ethan didn’t respond.Instead, he closed his eyes.The room became strangely quiet.Even the alarms seemed distant.For a moment, Ethan stopped focusing on the chaos around him.He focused on the energy itself.The same way he had learned to read opponents.The same way he had survived impossible situations.Not by overpowering.By understanding.A faint mark appeared across his palm.Elsa noticed first.“…Ethan?”Karpeta looked over.“What is that?”Ethan opened his eyes.“A control technique.”Linda stared.“You never mentioned you had one.”“Because I rarely use it.”The mark slowly expanded.Thin lines of light traveled from his hand across the bed frame, forming a complex pattern aroun
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Nobody answered.Because nobody knew.Norka suddenly cried out again.This time the sound was different.Not simply pain.The air itself vibrated with it.Every instrument in the room trembled.The concealment arrays briefly pulsed.Linda’s eyes widened.“The facility is reacting to her aura.”Ethan immediately walked to the control console.He adjusted several containment settings.“Increase internal dampening.”The system complied.Additional seals activated throughout the room.The humming grew louder.For a few seconds…Everything stabilized.Then another contraction came.Stronger.Norka gripped the sides of the bed.“I can’t—!”“You can,” Ethan said firmly.“I don’t know how!”“We’ll figure it out.”She looked at him through tears.“You don’t even know what you’re doing!”A brief silence.Then Ethan answered with complete honesty.“…No.”Everyone looked at him.“I’ve studied emergency medicine.”“I’ve prepared this facility.”“I know how to respond to complications.”He took ano
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The last concealment array locked into place with a low hum.A soft green light swept across the medical bay.CONCEALMENT STATUS: STABLE.EXTERNAL DETECTION: NEGATIVE.Ethan looked at the display for only a second.Then all of his attention returned to Norka.She was breathing harder now.Much harder.Another wave of pain hit her without warning.“Ah—!”Her cry echoed through the underground chamber.Karpeta immediately took her hand.“Aunty Norka!”“I’m here!”“Look at me!”Norka shook her head violently.“It hurts!”“I know!”“It burns!”Linda checked the monitors, her brow furrowing.“…That’s unusual.”Elsa looked over.“What?”Linda pointed toward one of the displays.“Her body temperature isn’t rising.”“It’s… fluctuating.”The numbers kept changing.Thirty-seven.Forty-one.Thirty-two.Thirty-nine.Again and again.As if her body couldn’t decide what normal was anymore.Ethan stepped beside the bed.“What about her heartbeat?”Linda stared at another screen.“…Two rhythms.”Elsa
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Ethan cut in, calm but firm. “It is.” Elsa blinked. “You’re very confident for someone who said he’s never done this before.” Ethan didn’t look up. “I don’t need experience to recognize pain.” That shut her up faster than anything else had. Norka squeezed his hand again, harder this time. “I can’t hold it,” she whispered. “Yes, you can,” Ethan replied immediately. Her breathing hitched. “I don’t think I can—” “You can.” Not louder. Just steadier. Another contraction hit, and she cried out sharply, body tensing. Karpeta turned away for a second, exhaling. “This is way too fast…” Linda responded instantly. “It doesn’t matter what speed it is. It’s happening.” Elsa grabbed another towel. “I have towels. I have… so many towels. Why do I have so many towels and no plan?” Karpeta glanced at her. “Because you hoard emotional support fabric.” “I DO NOT—” “Shhh,” Linda snapped again. Elsa immediately lowered her voice. “Sorry.” A pause.
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The shift was instant. One second they were standing in a tight circle of maps, theories, scribbled notes, and unanswered questions—voices overlapping, tension coiled but contained— and the next— a scream tore straight through the apartment. Sharp. Raw. Real. “AUNTY NORKA!” For a heartbeat, everything stalled like the world had forgotten how to move. Karpeta reacted first—already halfway to the hallway before her mind fully caught up. “What was that—?” Elsa’s head snapped toward the sound, eyes widening. “That’s her—! That’s Norka!” Ethan didn’t even wait for the sentence to finish. He was already gone. Footsteps slammed into the corridor like a breaking storm. “Ethan, wait—!” Elsa shouted, but he didn’t slow down. Doors blurred past them, the narrow hallway suddenly feeling longer, tighter, like it was resisting their urgency. Another sound came—more strained this time. A fractured cry that turned the air cold. Karpeta muttered under her breath, breaking into a run
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