Chapter 8: S-root

Vinnie looked at Tania with shock and said "What?! What nonsense?! If what you're saying is right then why has he not been able to use powers for the last 5 years?!" Tania looked at Vinnie and said "All of us know that S-roots are essentially a mystery to us. Even though we know that it refers to the supernatural powers we possess and we've been able to use these powers due to the Nova Effect. There is nothing else we know about them. There's also one more thing we know about the S-root that ot took some people a year to unlock it." Vinnie looked at Tania and said "Are you saying that my brother somehow unlocked an S-root after 5 years?! How is that even possible?!".

Tania looked at Vinnie and said " Look! I don't know how it happened but when I reached the site, you remember how I saw David was unconscious over there?" Vinni nodded her head gesturing yes and said "You just told me about it, how can I forget it so soon?!" Tania looked at Vinnie and said "Now listen. I think your brother fought him." Vinnie gets shocked and angry, she looked at Tania and asked, "When I asked you before why the hell didn't you answer me?!" Tania looked at Vinnie. She tried to calm her down and said "Please just listen! When I reached there with Indra. I saw the Gravity controller unconscious and when I observed him he had a punch mark on his chest." Vinnie looked at Tania and asked, "Are you saying that my brother punched David and made him go unconscious?" Tania looked at Vinnie and said, "I am not sure but I think that's the case.".

Vinnie had gotten totally confused and started to think "I don't know what's going on anymore. My brother always wanted to unlock his S-root and I wanted the same for him but I never thought that the moment he will unlock his S-root he will get into such a mess." Tania got up from the chair and said "Well I will take my leave. If you want my help you can contact me through this card." Tania gives a metal card with a wolf carved into it, Vinnie. Vinnie looked at the card and said "A Call Card?" Tania looked at Vinnie and said, "Just fold it in half and you'll be able to directly contact me." Vinnie looked at Tania and said "Thanks! I will try my best not to use it.".

Tania was about to leave the store but she looked back and said "It was nice meeting you after a long time. I hope your brother gets well soon.". Tania had left the store. As Vinnie saw her old friend and teammate leave she kept the card that was given to her by Tania in the pocket of her jacket which she was wearing. As she kept the card in her pocket she thought "What now? If Raghav really did fight David then the members of the Roaring Tigers will be on my doorsteps in some days."

Sia had been taking care of Raghav as she had cleaned his wounds and his wounds had also started to heal due to the healing boost that the mutation had given all the living beings. Sia looked at an unconscious Raghav and thought "What the hell happened to him?! I thought he had gone to propose to Naina for marriage but then why is he all beat up?! Did he encounter an Orb Beast or did he meet with an accident?! Damn it!!! Why the hell is he making me worry so much?!" Sia looked at Raghav's unconscious face and said "You know I've liked you since I was 8 but you never thought of me that way, did you? Maybe it's my fault I never had the guts to tell you. I thought if I told you any of it I will also lose the friendship we have. I want to at least keep that with me."

Raghav had started to open his eyes slowly, when Sia saw that Raghav was conscious again she said "Raghav?! Can you hear me?!" Raghav wasn't totally awake so when he saw Sia's face he said "Naina?!" Sia got angry when Raghav referred to her as Naina so Sia impulsively slapped Raghav on the face. After being slapped Raghav was conscious and awake. He looked at Sia and asked "Sia?! Why are you here?! Wait where are we?! Is this my house?!" Sia looked at Raghav and said "You!!!" as she was about to say something she thought "Damn it! I shouldn't have slapped him so impulsively, I should calm down." Sia looked at Raghav and said, "Yes you're in your house two people got here!". As Raghav heard those words he thought "That means it wasn't a bad dream. Naina did betray me!! but what happens after I was almost beat to a pulp by David, wait that reminds me!".

Raghav looked at Sia and asked "Sia! Do you know where Akshay is?!" Sia looked at Raghav and said, "Akshay was not brought in here with you." Raghav started to worry and right at that moment he heard a voice that said "Don't worry about him." Raghav looked in the direction of the voice and he saw that it was his sister that said the above words, Vinnie continued and said "He was taken by the medics. So don't worry about him. He will be fine" Raghav had calmed down a bit and said, "I see!". Vinnie looked at Raghav's expression and she understood that Raghav was upset about something so she looked at Sia and said "Let's go, Sia, we need to let Raghav rest a bit." Sia listened to Vinnie and left the room with her. Vinnie looked at Sia and asked "Don't you have your "Team selection"(A process in which major team leaders would look at the potential of the "Warriors" (Term given to mutated humans that hunt and protect other humans from Orb Beasts) and select them in their teams as new members) tomorrow?" Sia nodded her head gesturing yes. Vinnie looked at Sia and said, "You should go and prepare for tomorrow I will take care of Raghav today."

To Be Continued...