10 Ch10. Hallelujah
""PUT A SHIRT ON HARU!!!" Naaza ran up to and covered Haru's bare muscular chest with her arms and cloak.
A collective 'tch' was heard in the crown as Haru quickly covered his body with the cloak.
"I'm sorry, Loki only gave me the pants…" Haru spoke in a deep and ethereal voice that sent shivers down everyone's spines.
Loki sinple looked away and acted aloof as she whistled out of tune.
'Worth it' being the only thought she could muster.
"Well, enough. Now it's time to see if this skill actually works like it did on me." Naaza moved her hands from Haru's muscles and cleared her throat.
Everyone who wasn't a member of the Loki, Freya or Miach family looked confused, but were very entertained by the goings on in front of them, so they kept quite.
"Very well, Luna?" Freya spoke up as a woman was carried into the shop by a tall man with the Ganesha emblem on his coat.
Notably the woman was carried because below her left knee was missing.
"This is Luna trium, a level one of the Ganesha familia, she was injured by a level two who was killing adventurers in the dungeon three months ago." The man gently placed the small girl on a couch in the shop set up for waiting customers.
"Her actions cost her a leg, but saved the life of a small pallum girl who was running from the man who had wiped out the members of her Soma familia." The small girls shoulders shook as she recalled the event.
Even so Freya continued.
"She held him off long enough that the party she was with could catch and subdue him." Everyone looked at the woman with pity, a wound like that was career ending for adventurers.
"Ganesha gave her a desk job managing financial affairs after." With that Freya looked over at Haru with a meaningful look in her eyes.
"Okay, sorry if there's any discomfort…" Haru walked with a light step to the girl passing Freya who took a deep breath, noticing that Haru gave off a scent of Sandlewood and pine.
Walking up to the girl, he kneeled and gently reached out to her leg.
His soft finger tips and warm hands made the girl blush, but her heart nearly burst when he looked up into her eyes with a smile.
His fiery red and orange eyes that resembled hot charcoal were glowing like a crackling fire, his ethereal voice spoke and made her tear up.
"Everything is going to be all right."
With that, Haru's veins glowed a phosphorus yellow, a bright white flame formed in his hands that burned so bright most had to look away.
Yet for those of a higher level, it was astonishing what they were witnessing.
Ottar, Bete and Gareth all could see it plain as day.
The stump of flesh turned instantly to ash and then the ash burned into nothingness.
No blood, not a drop came out of the re-opened wound, instead the bone began to grow and shortly after small veins and muscles snaked and weaved up alongside the newly regenerated bones.
Healthy pink skin soft as silk grew and covered the now exposed muscles, it was almost instant to others but for them it was slow and meaningful.
The whole leg was as good as new, like it never happened in the first place.
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The fire on Haru's hands died down to a soft white glow and eventually faded out.
The glow in his veins subsided and his eyes stoped sparkling like the sun as he reined in his powers.
*Sob*
A sudden soft crying stirred Haru's attention as he looked up and noticed the girl named Luna looking through tear drenched eyes at her regrown leg.
Before Haru could say anything he felt a tight grip surround him as the girl lundged forward and hugged him through gut wrenching sobs.
All he could do was gently hold her and rub her back… that's when an idea came too him, just like when he was upset and the Sisters would sing to him, he'd do the same for her and began to hum.
Just on key a screen popped up making Haru smile, this would help him greatly so he put in five points before his voice sounded out causing everyone to freeze.
(AN: the whole song is - Hallelujah by Pentatonix. Give it a listen)
🎵"I heard there was a secret chord"🎵
🎵"That David played and it pleased the lord"🎵
🎵"But you don't really care for music, do ya?"🎵
🎵"Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth"🎵
🎵"The minor fall, the major lift"🎵
🎵"The baffled king composing, Hallelujah"🎵
🎵"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah"🎵
🎵"Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof"🎵
🎵"You saw her bathing on the roof"🎵
🎵"Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya"🎵
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Luna felt at peace against the warm strong chest of the man that made her whole once more, his softly beating heart was so rhythmic…
But when he started to hum a strange tune, her heart caught in her chest as she stopped her sobs.
Then came the words, and by the gods wasn't it the most beautiful song she's ever heard!
Every word made her float, his voice soft and flowing like a calm stream carrying nothing but good memories and promises of a better future.
She had fallen for him just like that, safe in this man's strong arms.
Her face began to heat up as the song progressed, she couldn't resist the urge too look up at the man and when she did, she completely froze.
The man's pearlescent smile, his long dark eye lashes that complemented those beautiful gem like eyes.
His perfect angular face that looked at her with such gentleness and grace, like she was the most fragile doll in the world that he would protect.
The whole time he sung that strange yet beautiful song while his warm protective hand gently caressed her back and the other reached up and stroked her hair.
'I want this to last forever.' Luna cuddled deeper into the man's embrace, maybe losing her leg wasn't such a bad thing after all.
But like all good thing it came to an end too soon for her liking as the man gently pulled away from her, the world suddenly felt much colder and an involuntary shiver ran up her spine.
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Loki jabbed her elbow into Freyas side as she managed to free herself from her stupor, she didn't even know how it happened but it seems like she wasn't the only one.
Looking around the crowded shop, it seemed that almost everyone had fallen to the song.
"It should have been me." Loki heard a nearly inaudible remark from Freya as the woman gave a death stare towards the girl in Haru's arms.
"Calm down, I'm completely jealous too, but I'll get my chance!" Freya shot a look at Loki.
"Like hell you will, he's mine." Freya whispered softly as she turned her gaze back to the smiling Haru.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!!" Bell ran over and jumped on Haru with a huge smile on his face.
"I'm so proud of you baby bro!" Bete walked over and pulled Bell of the collapsed Haru.
Even if he wanted to do it just like bell, he would hold back, but he was definitely going to spoil Haru after he closed shop for the day.
Maybe a feast at the Hostess?
While Bete and Bell fussed and gushed over Haru, everyone else came too their senses and realized what he had done.
Staring at the healthy regrown leg made the whole crowd mummer as many slipped out of the crowd to run and tell others, this was huge news.
"Alright, Haru will be taking appointments starting in one hour! Please sign up at the register, any purchase over 25,000 valis will get you a discount on regrown limbs!" Miach shouted over the crowd while quickly grabbing Haru and moving him behind the counter.
The prices had been decided by Haru for his healing.
He would heal the deathly sick and injured for free, old wounds and lost limbs could be grown back for 15,000 valis or 7,500 if you spent 25,000 at the shop.
But Haru can heal for less or more depending on the customer and their needs.
Orphans and those without money could get free healing as long as they asked politely, and Haru set two hours at different times of the day too heal them.
This made Miach happy, he was super proud of Haru.
"Um, excuse me?" Luna called out to Haru and Miach stirring Botha attention to her.
"Please go on a date with me." Luna bowed at Haru as the boy blushed.
"I'm s-s-sorry I can't yet…I'm only twelve." Haru blushed even deeper.
Luna stood up straight quickly as her eyes went wide.
"Bullshit!" Luna shouted out at the boy with a dumb founded look on her face. If the man didn't find her attractive then he should just say that.
Suddenly the man glowed a soft white and began to shrink till his head was barely peeking out from above the counter.
"You really shouldn't cuss, and I am twelve, well twelve and three quarters!" Haru stated like it was a matter of fact.
Luna however looked at the different eye colors of the now boy and… did he get even cuter?
Haru felt a shiver…
'I'm in danger…'
