15 The First Law

There are times when Luis will think that he should have studied medicine back when he was on earth. That thought became strong when the apocalypse happened.

He did not expect that he would have such thoughts when he is here in this magical world.

Looking at the long gaping wound in the upper torso of this young man, it is considered a miracle that he is still breathing. The current revitalize skill cannot heal the damaged organ, it can only minimize the bleeding at best.

With his powers covering the body, he can of course feel that Jiro's natural energy that was once circulating around his body is leaking along with his blood.

Luis doesn't know how to stitch a wound so what he planned was rather crude, unintelligent and rather more dangerous than sutures and surgeries. He will mess with the energy rather than the flesh.

"It would be best if you stay away." Luis warned to them. "Legland, use your powers to shield the other patients. I am not sure if I can control my powers once I start treating this boy "

"Will it be dangerous for you my Lord?" Legland seems to do anything to stop him if he answered yes.

"Not really, I may at least become unconscious but the worst would be that this young man will explode into chunks of meat." He explained. Luis did not mind the collective gasps that he heard. "But then I can't just let this one die when I already used my power to keep him alive. Besides I want to know how much powers that I can use with my present state." He then turned to Gea.

"Just hope that your son have a strong plate. Or else... All I can say after that is I did my best."

"As you ordered, my lord." Legland stepped aside. Gea, Aryn and Olyn retreated.

Legland controlled his powers and made a huge crimson dome around the injured moon elves.

Nicol also did the same and they are almost on par. Several moon elf with strong abilities made a simple shield that covers their entire body.

Luis once again was astonished to see the control of a four star warrior. Even a level five ability user cannot make such perfect dome. It can also be seen in these regular warriors that they have a strong grasp on their abilities.

He did not want to be left out so he started doing his thing. Luis activated the cosmic sense. The energy on the injured body is leaving in great amounts. It wouldn't be that long when this young man will die.

Luis immediately controlled this leaking energy back to the body. And he guided it to form a channel that would circulate the whole body. It was a very delicate process. One wrong move and the injured will die.

The moon elves who are amazed by the graceful movement of the lord's hand and the enchanting display of green light can only utter: "So beautiful."

This is their first time to see such power. Not even the scriptures has accounts of moon elf lord healing with their power.

The moon elf lord on the other hand did not dispell the revitalize skill while doing all this.

Instead, he transferred a huge amount of wood powers towards the wounds around the body.

"Holy shit! This is equally dangerous treatment to a surgery since the patient may become overloaded if the plate or the body cannot cope up with the volume of energy that he injects." Luis grunted.

It was a two-way simultaneous treatment.

Moon elves have an innately strong body because of the presence of nature's energy on their body. Loosing it is tantamount to weakening. So he need to keep the body strong so that the effect of revitalisation will be maximised.

"You got to keep yourself strong if you want to live, boy."

Five minutes has passed and the fatal wound are healing fast enough to slowly see it to the naked eye.

The greater the power that Luis used the greater the pressure that he induces outwardly.

The nature's energy around the communal hall become erratic and the wind and trees are moving frantically.

"The moon elf lord's power covered the entire hall!" Olyn exclaimed in amazement.

Other moon elves are almost brought to their knees because of the power of their moon elf lord. Legland, Nicol, Olyn, Rion and all the other moon elves are watching this with amazement in their eyes.

"This should be the true strength of a five-star warrior!" Legland couldn't believe what is unfolding in front of him.

This is the power that they can only hear from legends! 

"Indeed! I am so lucky to be able to witness this sight in this age. Thank you moon goddess." An elder uttered with tears hanging on the sides of his reddened eyes.

This is the real power of the lord. The entity that would lead them in the future.

All of the moon elves' eyes shone with worship and admiration and this image burned in their memories forever.

The time flowed like a free flowing river. By the time that only the external wound was left, Luis's face is already pale like a sheet of paper. His ears are ringing and his vision is spinning.

Luis can feel that he still have the energy to continue but his head is seemingly ready to explode any time soon.

The green light dimmed and the pressure has lessened.

Legland removed the dome and attentively watched their lord's movement not minding his trembling arms and tiredness.

Some of the moon elves' warriors collapsed as soon as they retracted their shields due to fatigue.

They did not expect that the moon elf lord's power will be this strong.

Luis faced them with a sick face and said, "All that is left is external wounds. Put some hemostatic potion and cover it with bondage. Take care of it not to get infected or he will die. But for now he is safe."

"We will have a meeting later, Just let me sleep for a while." Luis did not know to whom did he said it to and he passed out.

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Luis opened his eyes groggily. "What happened?" he muttered silently as he looked at the peculiar brown roof. The moment he saw the white stone wall, he naturally thought that he is still in the communal hall. This is the only stone made structure that he had been to in Hyon Clan so far. This is the place where most of their important gathering are held.

He must be in one of the rooms.

Right now, he is laying on a comfortable and soft beast fur. He felt slightly nauseous so he opted to lay down for a while.

Oh, that's right. He must have lost his consciousness from mental overdraft. His use of power must be greater than what his body can take. As a lord, it is already a given that he has the overwhelming powers. He is lacking proficiency in controlling it.

If every time he uses his powers and render his allies weak due to pressure, then forget helping, it's quite possible that they kill them in the process.

Luis remembered the moments before he passed out.

"Didn't I said that I will hold a meeting once I wake up?"

Luis jolted up and tried to sit only to feel another wave of nausea.

"My lord, it would be best if you rest for now," said a voice. It was Nicol.

"What are you doing kneeling like that?!" Luis yelled in surprise.

Nicol, Legland, Hylolas, Olyn, Gea, Rion and all the other elders of the Hyon Clan are cramped in one side of the room and they are kneeling.

"It is our fault that you lost your consciousness due to our negligence. Please kindly punish us." Nicol said and a chorused pleadings of 'Please punish us, my Lord' occupied the entire room.

While Luis knows that they care so much about him, he cannot help but feel distressed whenever they are acting like this.

"You guys!-" Luis slapped the bed with his palm. He felt like his blood pressure is rising.

He told them not to kneel far too many times and he even threatened that he will punish them once they did it again.

Luis then looked at the unwavering eyes of Nicol, the possible ring leader of this mess. He is getting a different vibe from this head priest.

'Wait, is this deliberate?' The moon elf lord can't help but think.

Turns out the threat that he made was a stone that they will drop to his feet.

Luis thoughtfully looked at these seemingly subservient moon elves. Who told him that these simple minded subordinates of his are not capable of calculations.

"You guys are quite good, huh." He said mischievously. "Your so called negligence is something that I can over look. However," he stressed the last word, he laid on his side, propped his chin on his palm and said in a dead tone. "Disrespecting me by deliberately ignoring my words. I wonder how the previous moon elf lords handle such felony?"

All the moon elves kneeling felt a chill on their back. Once again, the horrendous tales of the past lord played back in their minds.

Nicol subconsciously gripped his palm.

"This offence will be judged after I proclaimed my name and established my lordship." He said as a conclusion. Truthfully, he doesn't really know what to do about this. Luis doesn't feel offended at all.

Instead, he was racking his brain on what actions should be done so that these moon elves will stop this kind of kneeling syndrome!

"This incident is really an eye opener." Luis said in a lighter tone but his face is reflecting a calm stillness.

"Starting today, I want to establish a system of rules that will bind all the moon elves under my rule, this will be called as the, ugh, Moon Elven Law from this day forward." Luis wanted to slap himself for lacking on skill on naming things.

The moon elves on the other hand are listening to their lord with all seriousness.

"Anyway, these laws will be made based on the the interest of the entire moon elf race. With the interest of security, dignity and prosperity, these will serve as the guide for making laws." Luis declared while in a very lazy position.

Creating laws has been on his head ever since he decided to take charge of the entire moon elf race. It's just that, he wanted to know the existing customs that these folks have before he decide for anything.

He didn't plan to replicate the laws that he grew up in when he is in the Earth. It could end up to be counter productive as some ideas may be inapplicable in this world. So Luis decided to take baby steps.

Now is a good time to expose the moon elves with some modern ideas.

"Now, for the first law, Moon elves as an individual, group, or the entire race needs to always bear the responsibility on keeping the dignity of the entire race untarnished. They are not allowed to kneel or prostrate to anyone or anything aside from the moon goddess. Anyone who will do this act will become a suspect of dishonouring and disrespecting the entirety of the race.

"You guys are beings of this world who have lived for thousands of years. You withstand various tragedies and calamities, you are the legendary force in this continent yet you hunch down so easily. A single mistake is enough for you to drop your self-respect. How am I going to use you? I am a newly born lord and I need people that I can trust to help me establish my lordship. Do you think I will prefer people who will crumble so easily?"

The moon elves upon hearing that felt a surging feeling in their chest.

Subconsciously, their backs straightened and their gazes has become firmer.

Yes they are strong! They have heard tales that they were once an entity that other beings respected. Ever since they focus on surviving and worrying about the continuity of their race, they seemed to have forgotten their a lot of things.

When they found out that a lord will be born in this period, they rejoice. Thinking that this is the moon goddess' answer to their prayer.

They have very little understanding of the lord so they are careful in everything that they do. Careful not to dissatisfy the lord and gain his distaste.

However, this caused them to accidentally overlook that their new lord is not like the overbearing lord from the past.

But the new lord is someone who will remind them of their pride.

One of the kneeling moon elves stood up, then another one followed and then another until all of the moon elves stood up.

"Now that is the first step if you want to follow me." Luis nodded with satisfaction.

Not bad for the first lesson.

Just like that, the future legal system of the moon elves are made with the moon elf lord laying in a very leisurely manner.