It was hard for one to look at such a sight, yet at the same time everyone there felt like they needed to. The entire pool club had been destroyed, the glass, the bar, every inch and corner. It was unrecognisable compared to the place it was once before.
At the same time, there were markings of blood in every area, and the same could be said about Kai's body. Deep cuts had been made, tearing through his skin, and a lot of blood had been lost.
The others didn't want to say anything, as they looked at Gary just standing there. He was looking at the whole scene for a few seconds, and then suddenly opened his mouth after the cry.
"Call the hospital and get an ambulance here immediately!" Gary shouted. "One of you, go get some food, it's vital for him, and I'll take him down!"
Gary quickly rushed over to Kai, he first pulled the nail that was located in Kai's chest and threw the piece of paper to the side, and soon got to work pulling out the other nails.
"Wait… is he alive?" Ian asked.
Looking at the scene in front of them, he thought there was no chance for Kai to be able to live through such a thing, even for an Altered to survive something like this was crazy. Perhaps a lot of people would think the same, but not Gary.
Because Kai wasn't an Altered, he was a werewolf, and one of the strongest traits that a werewolf had was they were resilient, they were fighting warriors that could keep fighting even with missing limbs.
Finally, Gary had taken all the nails out of Kai's body, and started to gently carry him. Blake had called an ambulance from his phone, and Olivia had gone running out of the place to search for some raw food. She knew how important it was for his healing to kick in.
Now seeing Kai up close like he was, Izzy had noticed something she thought was strange. Although there were many deep claw marks, none had been made too deep on his stomach to the point where his guts were spilling out. If anything, the most lethal thing that had occured was the other's jaw had been ripped out.
"Kai, you have to fight, your time in this world is not over!" Gary said, as he practically shouted at the body in his hands.
Due to the time of night, the ambulances were able to move quicker and they could be heard off in the distance.
'The system, you are still a member of my pact in the system… If the system is still showing that you are there, then that means you are still alive!' Gary thought.
At first he was in a panicked and angered state like everyone else, and just like the others he thought that not even Kai could survive this. In fact, the werewolf that was able to do this to Kai, meant he was able to finish him off, and it made sense for him to.
After all, was there any reason for a werewolf to attack Kai and allow him to live? Not any that Gary could think of, but then the system had come to mind, and that's when Gary made his move.
Olivia had returned with food, with his sharp nails he shredded it as finely as he could, after all, Kai didn't seem like he could use his jaw in any way or form. After it was finely shredded, it was mixed with some water, and slowly was poured into his throat at an angle.
"You promised me that we would go to the top together. This is an order, you are not allowed to die here!" Gary said.
The food was washed down, and as the substance hit the back of his throat, the muscles had moved slightly, taking it in and going into his stomach. It gave some of the energy he needed. As the food was finished, the ambulance had soon arrived.
Gary quickly walked out of the place, and went inside the ambulance with Kai, whether they wanted him to or not.
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The group were taken to the closest hospital and the paramedics had picked up part of Kai's mouth and jaw. They weren't too hopeful they could reattach it, but Gary insisted that they took it anyway.
Telling them that Kai was an altered so there was a good chance that they could do something. When arriving at the hospital, Kai was taken into the emergency room and he was left waiting outside.
"Sh*t!" Gary said to himself, as he paced backwards and forwards. "What the f*ck happened. How am I in the same situation again? I thought, after getting stronger and learning how to use my powers, that I would never be in a hospital again, waiting like this."
Eventually the others had arrived, Blake was no longer in his uniform but felt like he should come in. The other altereds had been asked to go for a check up, and Olivia was there as well.
"Gary, just sit down for now, there is nothing else we can do." Blake said.
All three of them sat down, the hospital wasn't too busy and the reception staff were having a nice chat with each other.
"What… happened? The others, they said it was a werewolf that attacked Kai? Why?" Gary asked.
"On the way here, we both asked a few questions of the others about what exactly happened." Blake explained. "Because the way Kai was put up like that, it was strange, and I wanted to give you as much information as possible.
"I don't know much about werewolves but I do know quite a bit about gangs and altereds. That werewolf was able to leave Kai in such a state, which meant he didn't just beat him, but he overwhelmed him with his power.
"Which is why it's confusing to leave him in such a state, where he is barely alive. The piece of paper that was left behind, it was from the gang, the Scatterbugs."
The whole of Gary's body tensed up as he heard these words. The Scatterbugs were the ones that Kai said was likely to attack them, but he never expected them to have a werewolf.
Did this mean that the Scatterbugs were a tier-2 city due to the werewolves they had. Did they have an entire pack?
"Leaving Kai like that for us, was it a warning for us to not get involved?" Gary asked.
Blake shook his head.
"That's why I am confused. Killing the messenger sends a stronger message than letting them live. I can only guess that the werewolf left him alive because of a werewolf thing, rather than a gang thing."
Unfortunately, Gary didn't know much about werewolves, because his own situation wasn't very traditional in the first place.
"I know what your thinking." Olivia chimed in. "But I don't believe the Scatterbugs have a pack of werewolves or are in the same situation as us. In the first place, it is quite easy to find out information on the Scatterbugs' altereds, and there has been no talk of a wolf-like altered.
"However, from the piece of paper that had been left, it's very clear that he was sent by the Scatterbugs, but my last guess as to why he was working alone was because of what those kids said. The werewolf's eyes… they were yellow."
Instantly Gary remembered some knowledge that Tom had passed onto him as well as his own eye colour change. Yellow meant an Omega wolf, which was a lone wolf not belonging to any pack at all.
'The Scatterbugs are able to have someone like that under their control… but it doesn't change anything.'
It was then that a tired looking doctor had come out from the double doors. Gary was getting a serious sense of Deja Vu all over again. He was just hoping that the news wasn't going to be the same.
"You were the young man who brought in your friend, correct?" The doctor said, as Gary had rushed over to him with the others.
"I have some good news for you." The doctor said, "Your friend, he is healing well. His condition has stabilised. However, at the moment, it doesn't seem like he is waking up."
A dreaded fear started to overcome Gary, it felt like a darkness was creeping up his throat, as he said the words.
"Like a coma." Gary replied.
"Not quite." The doctor replied. "His brain is quite active and wasn't badly damaged. Everything is healing well, but the healing process in certain parts looks to be taking longer. We have seen some cases with Altereds like this before. I think at most, it will take a week for your friend to wake up."
Gary fell to his knees right there and then, with his head towards the floor.
"Thank you… thank you… thank you."
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