Trauma

I arrived at the science facility. The building itself isn't that intriguing, everyday normal science facility, just that the equipment is more organised and 'high tech'.

I greet the scientists and make my way straight to the experiment room. The room is made surrounding a spatial portal who is the main character today. Many advanced equipment and gadgets are placed around it protected by high quality glass.

"Ah, you are here. Now we can start the experiment."

I was startled by Junia, my colleague, as I was still concentrating on the portal. Junia is a short brunette girl, a part of her hair braided and loose, fair skin, azure eyes and well developed body. She is a jolly type but very serious when she works.

"Yeah, you can. I hope this works out, this way maybe we can possibly save many people."

I wholeheartedly declared my honest feelings.

Junia smiles and turns towards the other scientists, "Guys take your position and just so we are clear. We are going to use my powers to influence this portal and open it forcefully so we could go to the other side and try to save our previously devoured people. 'Don't forget our purpose', To prevent any causality we have Arceid but don't be careless it's very risky, anyone who wants to go can go now, this is your last chance"

Many people looked at my direction after hearing Junia's warning, I gave them a reassuring smile after no one stood to go out, I gestured Junia to start the experiment.

Junia let out a subtle smile,"looks like people trust you very much Arceid."

I shrug my shoulders," I mean, I'm not the strongest for no reason."

Junia goes to control the main panel, the rest of the scientists also regulate their equipment too while I stand at some distance in case something happens.

"I'm going to pour my energy now and be vigilant everyone."

At Junia's command massive load of azure energy condensed itself, it beelined towards the spatial portal merging with it.

Sparks of azure and transparent glow started coming out of the portal at an extremely thin pace. The portal finally opened and what I saw made my world crumble…..

I could see a familiar silhouette which I thought I would never see in my life. It was the figure of my younger brother, my mind got blanked before anyone could react. I hurriedly moved towards the visage at light speed and got him out of there.

The portal stopped working just after I came back from it. I hurriedly checked his body...he was bleeding, half of his torso was gone. It was the same wound he got when he saved Edith when she was 5.

My mind stopped working properly, I could faintly hear Junia and others shouting at me but my mind wandered at that time when these cursed portals came into existence.....

We were on a family vacation, me, Azrael, Edith, my sister and her husband. Our parents couldn't come with us as they were on a religious tour.

All of us were having fun visiting carnivals, movies, etc. we took a break and stood by a park, us adults( my sister, her husband and me) were chatting on a bench.

Azrael and Edith were playing in the park, at that time the mist arrived. We didn't think of it seriously but Azrael was shielding Edith on instinct, several minutes passed by and the mist subsided too.

At last we let our guards lose, then the cursed portal appeared right behind Azrael and Edith at 2m distance. It devoured the rides with great force, uprooting them from the ground. It attracted Edith a meter close to itself.

My brother-in-law and I were holding my sister from getting too close the portal. Both of us were sweating profusely, our hair stood up, we just stayed there seemingly frozen like a statue.

Without wasting any time Azrael stood up, he created momentum with the help of the rides getting uprooted by the portals and launched himself towards Edith.

With the help of the momentum he threw Edith towards us. We hurriedly catched her, checked her injuries.

But when we looked back Azrael wasn't there. At the exact moment when he threw Edith ... .A ride came towards him and tore his left torso, by the force of the collision he was thrown within the portal....

"Arceid!!! Arceid!!!! Get a hold of yourself."

*Slaps*

The voice of that heavy slap silenced everyone in the room.

I quickly came back from the trance state," Junia!!! That's my brother who was injured. Maybe we can treat him. Come on, call some healers!!!Fast!!!"

I grabbed Junia's shoulder, shaking her violently to call the healer.

Annoyed, she glared at me," Look at his wounds Arc. They are gone".