Alex slowly opened his eyes, looking at the clock next to his bed he was a little shock to see he overslept by a lot. "Guess I was tired", he thought as he slowly got out of bed.Exiting his room Alex made his way towards the bathroom, closing the door behind him he undressed and took a shower. After freshening up he went downstairs where he saw the children either playing or watching television.
Aura came up behind him and said in a cheerful tone, "Morning, Master. Sleep well", she asked while hugging him from behind.
Feeling her warmth Alex couldn"t help but have his mood raise, "Morning Aura", he said as he struggled a bit to get out of her hug but she held him like a vice. "Just a bit longer", she whispered from behind, and after a moment she gave him final squees before letting go, with a skip in her walk she went into the kitchen with a blissfully smile on her face.
"Is that really all it takes to make the little element happy?" Alex thought to himself as he watched her skip off into the kitchen, probably to make him some breakfast. Alex moved towards his seat at the dining table and sat down while waiting for his breakfast, soon Aura came out with his coffee.
"Breakfast will be out soon", said Aura as she placed the coffee down on the table before turning around and heading back into the kitchen.
Alex took a sip of the coffee and savored it, then turned to look at the children as they played. Alex saw that Aura had taken the liberty to buy some toys for them to play with, they looked as if they were enjoying themselves. Alex held nothing but pity for these children so seeing them smiling again made him happy.
Normally it would have taken longer for the children to recover, but when you have a being like Aura at your side it is truly hard to stay gloomy. Her very presence brings happiness to the surroundings as she engulfs all in a warm soothing invisible light.
Aura came out of the kitchen and place Alex"s breakfast onto the table, Alex started eating right after thanking her. Finishing his breakfast Alex stood up from the chair, Aura was standing by his side waiting for him to tell her what to do. He turned to her "That was delicious, thank you Aura", Alex said causing Aura"s happy face to become even more so.
"What could you find out about the girl in the barrier?" Alex asked her, Aura face turned serious when she heard his question.
"It seems that the barrier was created by something within the child, I presume it"s a special ability she was born with but can"t be sure. The girl was poisoned like the rest but unlike the rest, she would have died a minute or two before you arrived if not for the barrier. The barrier in itself is very special as it can slow time down to a craw inside. This stopped the poison from killing her but also put her into a deep sleep and the only way to deactivate the barrier would either be to wait for it to naturally dissipate or forcefully destroy it", Aura answered.
Alex thought over the information for a while, "The ability is definitely a sacred gear, a powerful barrier type one if I"m not mistaking,"
"What would happen if we were to wait for the barrier to dissipate or destroy it forcefully?" Alex asked.
"Well, from what I"ve seen, Master, if either happens the poison will act up again and kill the girl, I advise we clean it first and then save her, I would also advise we not break the barrier but wait for it to naturally dissipate." Aura said.
"I understand the cleansing the poison before we save the las but why wait for it to dissipate naturally?"
"There is a chance that she can be harmed by a backlash of some kind if we forcefully destroy the barrier unless we have a special way to negate that we know for a fact will not cause a backlash I do not advise it."
Alex nodded, he was quite pleased with Aura"s deductions, it would have been a waste of all her year"s alive if she couldn"t think for herself. "Then we wait, I might have a way to help speed up the process of its dissipation but until examining the barrier for myself I will not take any chances."
Aura nodded, "Shall I bring the child down for, Master to examine the barrier?", she asked.
"No", Alex answered, "We will wait until the other children have found there own homes, they are all normal humans and will be able to naturally integrate within society... well as naturally as possible after experiencing what they went through, but the child inside the barrier is special. Man has always feared that which they don"t understand, and the things they fear they will grow to hate, it would be best not to abandon her to such a fate, we might as well take her in."
Aura"s eyes shined when she heard they will accept the child inside the barrier into their little family. It has always been her and her Master, and she was fine with that but the prospect of a new member was very enticing to Aura, especially since this member will be younger than her so Aura can take care of this member, unlike Alex her Master who does not need her protection, not to mention she will have somebody she can boss around.
Alex saw Aura"s smile and knew exactly what was on her mind, but he didn"t mind since he had his reasons for doing this, there will come a lot of times where he will have to leave Aura at the house and he didn"t want her to be alone, so having someone with her will help alleviate her sorrow for not being able to come with him, he was basically trying shave of some guild of leaving Aura at home.
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One Month Later.
After a month Alex and Aura had found a good home for all the children and after having them calm down, he had them move into there new homes. How he did it without anybody asking questions n.o.body knew except for him and that was how he would have it stay.
Standing in front of the girl in the barrier, Alex crouched down as he examined the barrier closely, then he turned his gaze towards the girl. She was very dainty, looking very fragile as if the lightest touch could break her, coupled with the tears running down her check frozen in time, it painted a very pitifully picture, it could make anyone want to do anything in their power to save her and even Alex felt pain in his heart seeing her like this.
Alex placed his hand on the barrier and spoke in a soothing voice, his face showing a gentle countenance, "Don"t worry, little one. You shall be free soon, very soon".
Aura sanding behind him stared at her Master with stars in her eyes, it"s not every day that she could see him show such a gentle expression. "Master what will we do?" she asked ready to help.
"Be ready to help the child when she comes out", Alex said which stunned Aura and she couldn"t help but ask, "Wouldn"t be better if you comfort her after she came out of the barrier?" Aura asked. Alex shook his head, "Just do it" he said to which Aura could only nod in acknowledgment.
"How can I get the two of you to get closer if I"m the one who comforts her in her first moments out of the barrier", Alex thought slyly, he wanted the two of them to become closer as to mitigate the guilt he feels when he leaves the house for a year or two.
Preparing himself Alex shouted, "Ok, here we go!"