Back on The Hospital Bed

As Jade collapsed back to the ground, the fabric of her once pure white outfit, now lined with grey, began to constrict around her, cutting into her skin and hindering her blood flow. The outfit's color deepened into a crimson red, mirroring the severity of her wounds as it absorbed the blood spill. Intriguingly, a network of blood extended, connecting directly to the crystal, forming a lined web that seemed to bridge her life force with the Crystal trying to reconnect.

The Director, his actions swift and deliberate, loosened his tie and made a decisive cut, severing the blood web's connection to the crystal. Jade could only watch as the rest of the six figures surrounding her raised silver talismans, each glowing with an assortment of vivid colors, before darkness claimed her, pulling her into unconsciousness.