Ball of Nothing - Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Hua Tuo was visibly vexed . He was the Sage God of Medicine and not Magic . His knowledge about such matters was limited . The Sage God of Magic – Merlin, wasn't exactly someone he was chummy with . They tolerated each other at most out of courtesy and respect . However, their beliefs were entirely different .
Hua Tuo believed in the meridians and the 'qi' flowing through a human body . It was something that allowed a human to channel their energy in a condensed form at any point of their body . Full cell mastery came from within and anyone could achieve it with proper guidance and effort .
On the other hand, Merlin believed that magic was the ultimate evolution for humans . There those who were gifted with chakra channels and those who don't have them . Most magicians are able to manipulate the magic also known as mana in the environment to create shocking spells . These spells cannot be defended against by normal humans, including martial arts practitioners who cultivated the 'qi' according to Hua Tuo's methods .
Hence the two Sage Gods weren't exactly on the best of terms . Hua Tuo believed in the inner power every individual possessed but Merlin was more of a believer in the 'chosen one' .
Having said that, Hua Tuo was now faced with the greatest challenge of his career – treating a magical creature . That goes to say, no normal treatment methods would suffice . Without a choice, he had to seek help from his friend Buddha to look for Merlin . After all, if it wasn't for Buddha's request, he wouldn't be faced with such a predicament .
Thankfully, Buddha agreed and contacted Merlin immediately . Hua Tuo had exhausted every method of treatment he could at this point just to stabilise Truen's condition . However, even if the body recovered, the broken chakra channels cannot be fixed by any medical means .
Merlin arrived in a literal flash . A bolt of lightning came down from the sky and struck the ground behind Hua Tuo's small house . Hua Tuo internally grimaced at the deep blue wizard robe that the old Sage God of Magic wore . Magicians have the weirdest sense of fashion but the doctor wasn't going to question it this time . Merlin had once explained how the clothes gave magicians the ability to recover the mana in their body better but Hua Tuo chalked it up as hogwash . If clothes could really do that, all you had to do was strip a magician and he would be powerless as an infant .
Yet, Hua Tuo held his tongue . Merlin wasn't here to pick a fight, he was here to help .
The doctor showed the magician in and Merlin was decently surprised at the mid-level spell around Zero who was sleeping on a high-level mount . He didn't think the traditional man would be open-minded enough to learn a little about magic but he stood corrected . The respect he had for Hua Tuo increased . Maybe he should ask Hua Tuo about medicine for backaches . They'd been causing him some trouble for a while now and even if magic could ease the pain, it couldn't resolve the root of the issue .
"Where is that reckless child you spoke about?"
Hua Tuo sighed and pointed to the unconscious child on his straw mattress . Merlin took a brief look at the elf and clicked his tongue in disdain . Anyone who doesn't value his gift isn't worthy of receiving its power . How dare this elf overestimate his abilities?! Did he not care about his future?
"As you can see," Hua Tuo sighed, "he's a bit of an idiot . That child there is his world and because of a silly argument as heard from Gaia, he didn't care about his limits to find that child who ran away . "
Merlin sighed . Zero was important to the Great Gods and he knew that Truen was sent as a guardian . He couldn't exactly blame the elf for acting recklessly but that didn't mean he wouldn't slap him once he fixed his channels .
"Give him a good smacking after he wakes for me . I have a feeling Freya wouldn't let him off easily either . "
Hua Tuo grinned . "No sooner said than done . I intend to do it myself but since you've brought it up, I will deliver it twice as hard as I intended to . "
Merlin grinned and got started on the treatment while Hua Tuo kept an eye on the girls outside . Now that Truen's matter was getting resolved, it was time to deal with the unwanted guests .