Episode 35

Aeternum Keep, Meeting room.

After Sai Mies leaves the room alone, the atmosphere in the room turned cold, silent, and eerie feeling crept up in every single of the Maidens in the room.

"Sareen, Selie….".(Elijah)

Elijah finally opened her lips calling out 2 names, nodding at hearing their names, both of them disappeared from where they were standing and reappeared beside the main door blocking it from opening. Radian who sat beside Elijah also stood up and starts wearing her knuckle duster on her right fist.

"Juliet, Mot, Anna, Reven, Colleen...explain…".(Elijah)

This five Maidens was the one that shows the tinge of loss in the meeting a few moments ago. Unlike their beloved master who decided to ignore their behavior, Elijah and the 4 sisters weren't thinking the same. The calm and loving elder sister's image was no longer there instead, a raging madness flares up in Elijah eyes glaring at the 5 maidens.

"Sister…Pleas…please forgive us!!…".(Juliet, Mot, Anna, Reven, Colleen)

Not able to find any reason as to why they even dared to utter their dissatisfaction without a solid reason, made them lowered their heads and begging for an apology.

"Just because our Master doesn't mind such attitudes doesn't mean I do…..looks like you guys have gotten too comfortable, dismissing something that he has painstakingly obtained for us…Weapons?…do you even remember countless things he gave us?…yet you 5 dare to sigh out loud like that?, forcing Mr. Sebas to come out and Explain?….you girls are a Maidens!... A Loyal Follower of His Excellency!!..What if there are others in this Meeting?!!….do you want the others to see that his loyal followers were allowed to act all dismissive like that???...to undermine his hard-work??..All of you has sworn a pledge of sisterhood with me, and as your Elder sister, such display is unacceptable..and Apologies aren't enough!…Do such things again, I will personally slit your throat…<Tap>…".(Elijah)

Nobody dares to utter a word, everyone stays where they were, they realize their mistake, it's true they have been relaxed and become complacent. Elijah anger shows it's true, Juliet, Mot, Anna, Reven, and Colleen acknowledge the verdict and stood firmly with both their hands on their back. With a tap of her finger on the table, Elijah sends down her touch of discipline. Bina, Mina, Andrea, Rafaela, and Radian vanished and appeared before the 5 maidens with fist plunged to their torso sending all 5 of them bouncing on the wall.

"STAND UP MAIDEN!!..".(Rafaela)

Just like Elijah, 5 of the punisher also show a tinge of disappointment in their eyes.

"YES SISTER!!..".

Juliet, Mot, Anna, Reven, and Colleen vomits what in their stomach and stood up once again with vigor accepting the punishment once again. The 'punishment of love' continued for 2 minutes, and by the end of it, all 5 of them still standing, but barely, their beautiful face was bloodied and bruises, few bones were cracked, wobbly on their feet the 5 has gotten what they felt they deserve for their actions.

"This shall not be repeated again…Understood?!..". (Elijah)

Elijah stern remainder stops the punishment, the 5 relief to hear the voice of their elder sister.

"Yes, Sister Elijah…Thank you…".

The 5 genuinely felt relief that they were thoroughly forgiven for their sins, as tears fall down their cheeks their feet start to fail down as they fall unconscious, other maidens catch them before they reach the ground and carry all 5 of them to the hospital, for treatment.

[Ms. Elijah, quite a love you got there..].

As the maidens slowly leave the room, Elijah personal tablets light up.

"It's needed…I'm responsible for all of them…". (Elijah)

Her reply was as usual, stern and stoic.

[I too think the same…don't worry I won't tell him, we both need to look out for him every once in awhile…right?…].

Nodding on the old man in the screen Elijah exit's the room and resumes her task like normal, so is every Maidens in the room.

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.Aeternum general hospital.

<Knock!... Knock!..>

"Bar, Bob…how you guys doing?..".

Entering the research room, Bar and Bob were immersed in their work, until I spoke then both of them react, startled seeing me standing behind them.

"Ah Mr. President, good afternoon sir..we were doing good, no we were doing great!..it's our great honor to be involved in such groundbreaking project..". (Bob)

After removing his big goggle, Bob walks to me and shake my hands.

"That's true sir, guess what…we already managed to make a prototype… it probably needs a few adjustments…here it is…".(Bar)

Bar also came to shake my hands before showing me the project prototype.

"...Impressive...I knew you guys could do it…and looks like I made the right choice…".

Hearing my sincere comment the brothers were smiling ear to ear. The project I told them to do is Artificial Limbs, on earth, such technology was long been develop and studies, but the perfect completions not yet achieve. What I want was an artificial limb that can functions perfectly as a normal limb, using a computerize and mechanical limbs could achieve that but it's still unsatisfactory result for me. That's when it comes to me to combine the advancement of technologies and the Marvel of magical and the result is perfection just like I wanted.

"We never knew there are such things as the nervous system in our body…human anatomy was surprisingly complicated….I already put various magic enchantment to perfectly replicate a normal limb, well we can't really put the sensory receptor on the limbs, as they were made from metal..but if we replicate an artificial skin and flesh that probably can be made…". (Bar)

The Leg and Arm before me was the prototype Bob and Bar have finished, just like what Bar said the reasons why they have been successful in producing the limbs was due to the knowledge I present to them about the research on artificial limbs back on earth. I can see Bob careful and beautiful craftsmanship on the limbs, on the outside the limbs made to look like a sleek designed armor, and on the inside, every fiber and metal was made to replicate a muscle and bones. Right at the joints and the metallic bones, there's multiple traces of magical enchantments and intricate scribbles. Instead of using a battery, Bar use a Monster core as a power supply.

"As long as it can function normally..it's good enough for me..as for the flesh, put it in the next project as an upgrade...I assume you will need more material for it right?..".

"Yes…flesh was one thing but, we could actually put a variety of items inside the limbs..like weapons or a simple dimensional storage system…we could implement various modifications to it..". (Bar)

"I agree…you guys can continue researching on that matter…..for any materials you need, just send them to the resource department, they will handle them...Now I need to see this works…get ready for implant…we will put this on Vice president Elijah..".

"<Gulp!>…Yes sir…". (Bar)

Hearing the recipient's name, Bob and Bar carefully put both limbs on the box and strolled them out to an ICU unit on the second floor.

These limbs weren't the kind that snaps on, in fact, the base needs to be reconnect to the amputated part, only that way it can function perfectly, the base needs to be installed with a simple surgery since the base needs to be connected to a fresh and new nerves systems. As for the remaining of the artificial limbs, it could be changed or replaced.

As for the operations I will be doing it, as I was the only who actually learned and have some of the knowledge, which I got from studying a complicated operations videos in Rootstock Medical Institute, and my hands-on experience back in my military(Being a Medic) and mafia days(As a torturer), I'm particularly confident at this, besides there will be Rafaela beside me helping with her Healing spells, I mean what could go wrong?..right?...with a status parameter as high as me, only a special idiot won't be able to harness its full potential. I'm sure everything will be alright.