Chapter 21

"Yes, from what I can see. Her illness has reached the final stage. She has approximately a month to live, Alpha Styx"

'A month to live,' that was the only word Styx was able to register in his brain. It felt like it was a dream or better still he wanted to believe it was nothing but a dream. A nightmare that he was going to wake up from but then...

"With her injuries, it would be a miracle if she survives," the physician said slowly. He doesn't know the best way to break down the news to him and as a physician he had witnessed so many deaths. So all this wasn't new to him but he couldn't help but felt pity for the young girl. She was still so young and had yet to experience the world but not only was she on the verge of dying. She had an illness that would end up taking her life. Even if she did survive then it would be days...or even perhaps weeks and she would be gone.

"You must be mistaken?" He said. Whether he was trying to convince himself of the physician he had no idea but he