Part 2

“Cough…this?”

“What’s this?” Ellen paused, stretching her head to the front side from David's back.

“”Blood?...”” Ellen let a hurried voice get through.

Ellen moved beside David, her hands on his shoulders, in a concern.

(He might be teasing me…Ah, I don't know)

What she saw was a Blood, without a doubt—a red thick like water.

“David, what happened?”

“Hurry, use your skill!”

“Okay.”

Ellen pressed her palms against David's chest. Her hand felt an increased heartbeat—the speed was unusually high. Normally, skill activation was straightforward. To execute a skill, simply use spell or body automatically triggered. When she placed her palm there, though, nothing happened—no glimmers of light materialized.

“Hell, ya’re do—cough!”

“All of my power is gone... Ah, you're to blame for everything.” Creeping a meter a back, Ellen sobbed.

“Cough… talking ‘bout?”

“Aargh! sniff… Warm, thick water dripped from her nose, and salty tears streamed from her eyes.

David's thinking went euphor