Fog #7

Alyssia had begun detoxifying each of them and let them rest so that they had recovered and woke up in a more healthy state.

It did not take her long to come out with a solution to counter the effects of the fog and what each of them had suffered internally from inhaling the fog.

Once everyone had woken up, Alyssia sat in front of them and said with a gentle tone. "You should all not be in a rush to move around yet. You have all suffered some mental or physical trauma that will need a little time to adjust to. This is kind of my fault since most of my training had been aimed towards the physical aspects of you and I had given you all enough freedom to do as you pleased.

I did not fully take care of your insecurities or your other issues that could become a weakness for you in the future. I will try to address some of these right away or will find time to address those issues when the time is right."

There were certain weaknesses or past traumas that could not be solved with a couple of words from her and some required more action but it did not mean that she could not speak from her heart to try reassure those around her.

One major problem with having a system despite having so many perks was that there would usually be a different approach to life as if seeing everything as a game and those they interacted with as characters.

It was the same for Alyssia who often focussed more on the skills and got everything she needed without fully interacting with others and going through the difficult things that most others had to do in order to gain the trust of someone and to be taught something or to find a solution to a problem with others instead of using the system.

There was a certain sense of distance that was created between herself and others even if she was trying to narrow that distance and being a leader or boss of so many only helped to create certain barriers for some relationships.

Even if she arranged gatherings and assisted many of them to grow to their present state, there were times when she was distant or distracted with her many daily tasks and would miss certain things that were very important.

The reason why Alyssia did not want to save them all right away was due to her wanting to see what kind of people they were deep inside and what had been hidden away in the deepest parts of their hearts.

Only then could she have a true heart to heart with them and she could make an effort to help them with their issues.

Alyssia looked over towards Yvie who had her head lowered with a look full of shame. "I heard a lot of your words while you were in the fog and I can guess what has happened within. I will not go into detail about your past since the past is the past but please do not let it affect your present too much.

This I will say to those of you with your own past traumas. You should continue to believe in yourself and your own worth Yvie, I am proud of how far you have come since I first met you and I would never abandon you so do not let that thought cross your mind."

Yvie's eyes were red as she tried to suppress her tears from falling and lowered her head timidly. "Un.. I will try."

Once Alyssia had turned to someone else, Yvie had a small smile appear on her face which could not be suppressed and more tears formed in her eyes. 'Sis Alyssia is right.. she has never been the kind of person to abandon others. How could I believe such a thing?'

Alyssia had faced Ideo and commented. "You seem to have a little of a trauma related to racism and with your own destruction fist from what I heard from you while you were in the fog. I do not know the exact details but anyone slightly different has suffered some form of discrimination one way or another, being long armed is not all that strange in this world where there are so many unique races.

Just know that the White Storm has always welcomed other races and we would never reject someone or take advantage of them due to their differences. If you want to continue to perfect your destruction cannon or would like to try a new path then I am willing to give you some tips as usual.

If you need to see a doctor for past injuries then I am available and we have a more qualified doctor that can easily come from Paradise to look over you. A professional boxer like you should get checkups regularly especially when using a technique like yours regularly."

Ideo thought for a moment before answering. "To tell you the truth, I thought that I had forgot about my past and the pain I had to endure but it seems that I am not as over it as I thought I was.

Your previous advice has helped me a lot so I will take you up on your offer. I quite enjoy myself being within the White Storm so far and I like the atmosphere that is very different compared to other places."

Alyssia nodded then turned her head back towards the previous direction. "Ahem.. some of you have experienced very simple things that I cannot really comment on but for those you you like Ting, Ton, Wanda and Archie… I would recommend that you learn to better control your desires and basic instincts better.

Ting and Ton I do not have much to say to you both since you were both just sleeping through the whole thing so only you will be able to identify the problem unless you tell me later. Archie, you really need to control your need for honey and Wanda you should learn to control your needs for bones. Trying some form of mental training or abstaining from your favourite things in the future."