Deranged Writer's Afterword

Luna Caerus.

A beastwoman that was rumored to have unparalleled strength, she was one of the first animals to adapt to mana and a major powerhouse within the faction of wolfs.

But out of nowhere, one day she disappeared.

No one knew where she had gone, too, except for a select few.

" Anyways, let's stop talking about that little shitwad.", Georna says shaking her head.

I nod, Georna sighs as she says,

" We'll start the treatment tomorrow, it's going to be extremely painful so prepare yourself well."

" I will," I say, unaware of the exact amount of pain she was talking about.

....

" Get out of my room now."

" Yes, ma'am."

Like that, I exit Georna's room and start heading toward my room.

On the way there, I check up on Lydia who was still asleep.

'I hope she doesn't remember about the food tomorrow', I thought entering my room to sleep as well.

Before going to sleep, I take a pill.

I don't know for how long these meds will work, but they're all I got for now.

I need to be mentally prepared for tomorrow.

~~~~

It's the first day of treatment today.

I'm lying on a very weak operation table, Georna looked more like a doctor than a shaman now, she wore gloves and had a sleek blue robe covering her whole body. Lydia smiled encouragingly at me from the side.

Lydia was acting as an assistant to help make the process easier for Georna.

Thankfully, she doesn't seem to remember what happened yesterday all that clearly.

" So....do you understand the procedure now ?"

" Mhmm.", I weakly nod.

I have no clue, Georna was using way too many technical terms that I couldn't even begin to grasp but I don't have to understand the process...I just need to bear it.

" I'm going to begin now.", Georna says pulling down her gloves even further down her hand.

Lydia gives me a sympathetic smile and a thumbs up.

I close my eyes and wait for the pain to hit me.

'Crack'

I open my eyes in shock to find that Georna had broken my hand.....

Seeing my hand that had bent unnaturally, a scream involuntarily escaped my throat.

" ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

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Pain.

All I feel is pain.

I had passed out multiple times and the pain remained even after regaining my consciousness, this repeated in a cycle for what seemed like an eternity. I couldn't even begin to grasp what Georna was doing to my body.

'Crack'

I could hear the sound of some part of my body is broken, then a warm and fuzzy feeling enveloped my body. The heat slowly increased until it was unbearable and then out of nowhere it became ice-cold.

I try resisting the pain, but it wasn't all that effective.

I could feel Lydia holding my hand, consoling me.

I was glad for her support, I'm pretty sure her hand is bleeding because of my nails which dug into her skin whenever the pain became too much and yet Lydia's hand doesn't let go.

I'm than-

'Crack'

" ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

~~~~

When will this nightmare end?

The pain was still there but it had lessened since earlier, so that was a relief.

" The procedure is complete.", Georna says removing blood-soaked gloves.

" Did i-it w-work ?", I manage to ask through the pain that still felt fresh.

" Hmmmmm...it's too soon to tell.", Georna answered back inspecting my body.

Hearing her, I surrender to the pain and just faint.

~~~~

" Urghhhh", I groan out as I open my eyes.

My body ached but the pain was bearable.

" Look who decided to finally wake up....", Georna's voice reaches my ears, I find her sitting down on a chair near me. She was reading a book, her eyes were fixed on the book as she says,

" How do you feel ?"

" I feel.....a little sore."

Georna closes the book abruptly and observes my body,

" Well. your operation was successful....but that doesn't mean you're off the hook."

" What do you mean ?", I ask feeling exhausted.

" Your body was modified too fast, the energies inside you need more time to adjust, as part of that you may experience some....' side effects."

" What kind of side effects ?"

" It could be anything from sudden outbursts of pain to internal bleeding and don't expect to see the results of the surgery until your body and energies are once again in sync."

Georna got up, leaving behind her book on the chair.

" I'm sure you know, but you can't use any of your skills until then."

I nod my head.

Well, that's a bummer.

But the whole point of coming here was to improve my physical strength so, this is a good thing.

As Georna was exiting the room, she turned around and says,

" That brat said that she wanted to take you to the hot springs to lessen the pain you are feeling...I agree with her....so head there with her now."

I nod my head, looking at Georna's retreating figure I couldn't help but say,

" Thank you."

Georna briefly stopped but didn't respond to my gratitude, she walks away soon after that.

'Sigh'

A tired smile spread across my face as I lay back on the bed and waited for Lydia.

~~~~

" I have to say, you're in a better condition than I thought you would be."

" Sorry to disappoint you?", I say smiling at Lydia.

" Haha, I didn't mean it like that....it was a compliment."

" If you say so."

The both of us were heading to the hot springs to relieve my body of some of the soreness I felt.

" Anyway, I hope you know that you can't enter the woman's bath this time."

...

Lydia has a wide smile on her face as she enjoyed the visible embarrassment on my face.

The both of us finally reach the hot springs, we part ways but not before reminding ourselves to meet up outside the building in half an hour.

I would have liked to spend an hour, but it was almost nighttime and Lydia said that it was best to return home at the earliest.

I waste no time and quickly undress and cover myself with a towel.

Fortunately, the men's hot spring was empty so I could relax peacefully.

" Ahhhhhhhhh"

Pleasure engulfs me as I accept the warm embrace of the water.

I could almost feel all my pain being washed away.

I wish this would last forever.

30 minutes later,

It didn't last forever.

I got out of the hot spring, I didn't want to keep Lydia waiting.

Outside, I found Lydia waiting for me.

" Am I late ?", I ask feeling a little guilty.

" Nah...I just got out early."

Lydia looked visibly nervous.

" We need to get home now...it's already so dark out."

I knew why Lydia was so paranoid.

But, I'll wait for her to open up to me.

" Then let's head back.", I say and the both of us start heading back.

We were halfway there when 'it' happened.

'RRING'

The sound of a bell being rung spread throughout the village.

'RRING'

I watch as Lydia's face turned from carefree to worried.

'RRING'

" What is that ?", I ask already knowing the answer.

'RRING'

" It's the lions.", Lydia replied her face etched in worry.

'RRING'

'RRING'

'RRING'

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