The Over-Break System

While Jessup was lost in thought and finishing up feeding Brance another set of potions, the situation rapidly changed suddenly, and there was a bright flash of light before the Governess’s body was bathed in Platinum and Gold flames.

Instantly jumping back and appearing across the training room, Jessup stared in awe as the flames spread from the Governess to Brance.

”What the hell…” he said while feeling the heat and squinting his eyes against the blinding light.

Luckily the flashfire only lasted a few seconds before vanishing, and with a soft thump, Brance’s body slumped to the padded flooring, unconscious.

”Did he…did he succeed,” appearing beside the Governess and Brance, he lifted the young man with one arm, placed him down on the open cot, and examined him ocularly to ensure he was still breathing.

Once confident of the rhythmic rise and fall of Brance’s chest and ignoring how pale the young man had become, Jessup nodded his head, adjusted the Governess’s limp body in his arms, and shifted her into a princess carry.

Pushing a minute amount of Mana into her body, Jessup quickly realized that she was free and clear of any Death Mana and broke into a warm smile before quickly leaving the room.

Making his way through the winding hallway and appearing in the living room with the Governess in his arms, Jessup was met by the surprised gasp of the three Samieer children and Gabby, who hadn’t left the room other than to sleep, bathe and eat.

”Gabby, Brance is unconscious and weak, but if you want to join him in the training room and nurse him back to health, you are free to do so.” Speaking with a commanding tone befitting his age and wisdom, Jessup stated before looking at the other three worried children.

”As for your mother, she is ok now; Brance has….”

WOOOOSHHH

Before Jessup could finish speaking, a gust of wind interrupted him as Gabby, with Milo in her arms, rushed out of the room without another word and raced down to the training room.

”Hem hem, as I said, your mother is fine now. I am bringing her upstairs to one of the guest rooms, and I want you three to take shifts by her side until she finally wakes up.” Wearing an embarrassed expression thanks to the anxious Gabby’s actions, Jessup continued speaking before shooting the three Samieer children a warm smile and heading upstairs with them in tow.

***

In the kitchen, Maeve and Cinyah were slaving away, cooking enough food for everyone, while Aiden sat at the table tapping away on his Watcet.

”Have you heard back from Headmaster Rivia and your husband?” Maeve asked as she stirred a pot of broth on the stovetop with a wooden spoon.

”No…and I don’t expect to anytime soon either, thanks to the particle interference.” Releasing a tired sigh, Cinyah stopped chopping vegetables and looked at her best friend.

After learning about his father’s death at the hands of his children by way of Geralt, Rikard had practically shut down emotionally, becoming a husk of his former self until Geralt learned about his moping and beat some sense into the poor man.

Cinyah was in a much better state than her husband, especially after learning of the safety of both her children. Although Cynrik had disappeared with Selene, she knew he would be fine if they stayed within the Shadow Realm.

Brance was a different story; although she was anxious because he had spent several days healing people, she knew he was working hard and had left him to Gabby, at Maeve’s advice, since she was such a smothering parent.

But as she went back to chopping vegetables with expert precision, Cinyah’s mind wandered to the day Jessup and Geralt had come up to inform them that Brance had healed every one of the injured people from the Gala, except for the Governess, who he was at the time working on.

That was when Jessup and Geralt informed everyone in the house that he would send Geralt to the city’s outer reaches to deliver those saved by Brance to the forces waiting outside of the Divine Zone.

Keeping people stored in a stasis-like state for too long would eventually cause adverse effects, so after discussing it between themselves for a day, the two high Tiers had decided it was time to send those stored in Geralt’s skill away.

The only downside was that Jessup would need to protect Geralt from the Divine Particles long enough for the man to meet up with the military and Government, which wouldn’t be too much of a problem at his Tier.

Unfortunately, since he had to stay back at the Mansion to keep everyone safe from the radiation, he could only send a single person. However, upon learning about the evacuation mission, Rikard, who could no longer sit still waiting for help, pleaded with Geralt to store him in the spatial confinement and bring him along when he left.

At first, Cinyah was entirely against this idea since she didn’t wish to part from her husband; however, when she saw life finally after days, returning to Rikard’s eyes, Cinyah knew he needed this trip; thus, she gave in.

But when it was time for the two to leave, another problem soon cropped up, making the already dangerous mission more complicated. The particle interference caused by the abundant and radioactive Divine Particles finally corroded and had finished destroying any incoming or outgoing technological signals.

With the loss of cellular capabilities or even so much as an internet signal, everyone in the Mansion was effectively cut off from the outside world. For Geralt and Rikard, it would be a one-way trip without communication until the radiation died down or they found a way to return.

Still, this didn’t deter either of them from leaving, and after storing Rikard inside his spatial skill, Geralt was coated in a thin layer of Divine Particles by Jessup and sent on his way.

That was two days ago; without hearing from them, Cinyah could only pray that her husband was safe and sound. The only thing keeping her sane at the moment was that Maeve had been throwing one task after another in her path, all to keep her mind occupied so that she wouldn’t end up harping on things.

And it wasn’t just her that needed to keep active either; spending four days on lockdown was already beginning to wear on everyone in Pinhurst Mansion.

As such, the adults began holding regular training sessions with the children and effectively started up a small tutoring program for them, which would take up most of the day.

Luckily the Mansion was large enough to handle so many people, and surprisingly, Jessup had been ready for such an unlikely event; thus, there was enough food and water to sustain a small army for well over two years.

With only Jessup’s estimation on how long they were stuck until the radiation cleared, everyone had to be prepared, from the oldest to the youngest, because they were stuck in the house for the foreseeable future.

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