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They had finally found The Heart, thanks to Yuki, just in time. The explosions were only miles away and were getting close, very close. Rhona grabbed Boreas and Yuki's hand and flung them through the portal, with all of her might, then jumped through herself, merely seconds later. 

On the other side lied The Heart, hovering in mid air, gently cradled in the embrace of Yuki's winds. The portal had slammed shut behind them and they were all now safe.

Rhona cupped her hands as The Heart gently floated down. She looked back at Boreas, Yuki, Aden, and Hecate and smiled weakly. "Before I do this... Can you all promise me something?... As a favor? I want you to all promise me that you will never tell Occus that I was the one who saved him... I'd rather him believe me to be the stupid and annoying child that wanted the council's attention and foolishly beted her life on an alien race, then have him view me as the goddess that brought him back." She replied, her voice was warm and gentle. The words stung terribly, even after she had said them, yet her smile still remained.

Rhona then turned to Occus and made her way to him, The Heart in hand. The sensation of holding it was unusual to say the least. It was cold and hard, yet warm and soft... And alive. It was a creation of magic and mechanics, a truely unusual creation.

Rhona kneeled down beside Occus and placed The Heart in Occus' chest, back where it belonged. She summoned her dagger to her hand. Rhona hesitated then stabbed both of the palms of her hands, a bright beam of light poured out from each. She then placed both of her hands on Occus' chest. Suddenly, the room was illuminated with a blindingly bright light, that quickly faded to a warm glow, with Occus' chest as the epicenter. 

As the wound in Occus' chest closed up, Rhona could feel the hole slowly, painfully etch into her own. The pain was excruciating and could not be easily described. She felt every muscle, every BONE, every tendon, blood vessel, and flesh be slowly torn apart. Rhona gasped, desperately trying to hold back her screams, as the tears flowed heavily down her face.

The healing process, though it had felt like an eternity, lasted a short 5 minutes. However, even after the wound had completely closed, Rhona remained where she was. This was her plan. The light poured out from her injuries was her life force and it was her life force that she was pouring into Occus' body.

An hour had passed and Rhona was still waiting for some sort of response from Occus. Her legs and back were numb and sore. She felt weak from giving so much of her life force. However, Rhona refused to give up. She had promised that she would save Occus and she was planning on keepingthat promise. Suddenly, Rhona felt a single pulse from The Heart, and Occus' chest started to move in an up and down motion. 

Rhona gently placed her head on Occus' chest. He was breathing. "He's alive..." She whispered. A sudden rush of shock and happiness overcame her. Rhona turned to the others. "He's alive! Occus is alive!" She repeated 

Rhona looked back at Occus' sleeping face and smiled warmly. "Welcome back, Occus...!" She whispered to him and smiled warmly. She then scrambled to her feet and lost balance in the process. Thankfully, Leo caught her and they both retreated, breathing heavily and her knees weak, to the shadows of the room as the others rushed forward to greet Occus.