CHAPTER 02

Dawn Scarlet

"Who are you?" the man right before my eyes asked once again however now, the way he said it has a more emphasis. That is already a given because I wasn't able to give him an answer the first time that he well, of course I wouldn't be able to answer right away his question because of the fact that I am still quite astounded of the fact that there is something sharp pointed at my neck right now - well, I wish it could only be a dagger, a knife or something however it isn't. It is actually a sword or a katana - or whatever it is that it is called here in this place that I am in but the thing is, the thing that is pointed right at my neck is something that anyone wouldn't want to be pointed on their neck.

One wrong move and I will surely have my throat slashed and it will instantly cause my death - seriously, I have just reborned, well that is what I think I have underwent and then I am going to die again in the hands of someone that I do not know? Well, I guess that is much better than dying in the hands of someone that I completely know. But the point is, I haven't been able to find out the dynamics of this life or what do I exactly look like at the moment - do I still look the same or have my facial features have changed?

Crazy to think that I am going to die instantly before I could even have the chance to actually get out of this place. After a few more seconds, I could already feel the tip of the blade getting near my throat. I can feel that I am really going to get my life taken away from me for the second time around.

But the thing that I am most curious about is that what name is that I will going to say? Am I going to say my full name? Well, if I said my full name he may be curious on why is my name similar to that lady who have been murdered. The main problem here is that I am not even sure if I am living in the same era that I have died! However, I do honestly have a feeling that this is not the same era that I am in before I died because if I am in the same era then why would there be torches in the first place? Why would this handsome man right before my eyes actually use a blade instead of a gun?

I do have a lot of question right now inside my head however I should reserve those things later since I need to first satisfy this man in knowing my identity because I am more than sure that he will really not stop until he is sure that I am not one of the people who are sent to kill him. Seriously, he could have already realized that in the first place - I am a weak girl and it is obvious - how could a weak girl be able to harm him anyways?

Anther thing is the fact that I have two names - which one would I use in order to introduce myself to him? Ugh whatever I really just need to get through this so that I will be able to ensure that I will not lose my life. I then heave a sigh and I am about to introduce myself when suddenly he groaned and let out a curse that made me stop from my self introduction.

"My name is Daw--" -

In that moment as well, I saw him lean on the tree trunk with a pained expression plastered on his face.

"Fuck" that is the curse he uttered at the same time I saw how his forehead became sweaty obviously he really is in deep pain and he has been enduring that pain for quite some time now. My eyes immediately went to his head down to his toe and I am doing such a thing because I am already examining his body - well it is called preliminary examination and when I conducted the real one, that is when I am going to confirm whether or not my preliminary examination is really correct.

And just as my eyes examined his whole body, I saw two wounds: One is on the right side of his waist and from an initial examination, it is really quite deep while the other one wound is located on his left leg, although it is not that deep it is bleeding really badly and not only that, the wound is already turning purple for some reason.

There is a huge possibility that he got that wound infected or that he is poisoned and that is honestly the worse case scenario. And I need to treat him as soon as possible if that is the case because if not he will surely lose his life sooner or later.

"What happened to you?" I asked - well, I know that it is kind of a private thing to ask to him however he is currently in that state and I am a doctor so I need to know what exactly happened to him in order for me to be able to instantly know what kind of treatment should I exactly give him. Specifically, I need to know what has caused the wound on his body.

However, he didn't answer me - I cannot help but to heave a sigh and I decided to ask him for the second time around because I really need to know what the heck is going on.

"Can you tell me what exactly happened to you? I am a doctor and obviously you are wounded and you need to be treated as soon as possible" that is what I said however instead of answering me because I already asked twice he still didn't answer me which made me roll my eyes upwards and at the same time it made me let out a deep sigh.

Seriously, he is an arrogant man! He is already badly wounded and the fact that it will just take him about a few minutes or if he is lucky a few hours before he would die due to loss of blood and yet he still wouldn't open up and tell me what happened to him so that I could already help him.

Well, honestly he could have already opened up his condition the moment that I revealed that I am a doctor - however at the same time I think that he still does not trust me that much to open up to me. Whatever! I just need to try my best in order to convince him and so that I could already suppress the bleeding and apply first aid so that he wouldn't die.

I really need to check his condition because I honestly do not want to witness death without me even doing anything. I walked near him and I decided to try and touch the wound on his waise. I am not gonna lie, I am honestly scared right now because as I walk towards him and try to touch his wound, he may suddenly raise his sword again on my neck and decides to slit my throat open.

But then again, I thought that it wouldn't also be a nice thing if I actually get the fear get the best of me. And so I already reached him and luckily he didn't move an inch, maybe because his strength is already being consumed of trying to suppress the pain that he was feeling from his wounds.

And at that moment, I gulped and then I raise my hand and was about to touch his wound when I suddenly heard someone speak - I honestly do not recognize the voice however I could clearly understand what the voice had said.

'You have your kits in your pockets. Do  your best to save him' that is what I heard and I cannot help but frown. However, for some reason, my guts are telling me to follow the voice and so I really did tried to locate the kits that the voice told me on my pockets and when I really did felt something, I immediately grab it and my eyes automatically went wide when I saw it.

It is a box, a steel box that is the same box that I have in my previous life - the box that I always bring with me wherever I go because I always have this mindset that someone may actually need my help and that my expertise will be badly needed. Well, whatever magic this is, what I could say is that the heavens are definitely on my favor right now and that they have really given me what I need.

Well, I don't really care on how is the same steel box that I have in my previous life is now here in my present life because the important thing right now is that I am going to be able to save this arrogant man right before my eyes who does not even want to tell me what the heck is wrong with him.

I opened the box and I immediately saw a small anesthesia spray, a few scalpels of different sizes, surgical scissors, gloves and a few more tools that I use. Well, I do not know how exactly it fit in in such a small box but whatever. I immediately grab the anesthesia spray, remove the cover and my hands instantly moved to the wound on the body of the man.

Surprisingly, I thought that he would stop my hand however he didn't but he opened his eyes and although it was weak I know that he is glaring at me which made me again let out a sigh.

"I am Dawn Scarlet and I am a doctor, I can save your life so just stay still" I said, introducing my self again however he is still looking at me as if he will kill me and so in order to cut that glare, I decided to already spray the anesthesia on his wound making him flinch. Well, of course, the anesthesia is quite cold and stingy especially I sprayed it directly on his wound but although that is the case, the pain that he feels will now be non-existent for a while and he will not even feel me closing the wounds.

After doing so, I immediately wear the surgical gloves and a few of my tools.

"This will be fast so stay still and just let me do my thing" I reassured him and before he could even complain, I already started cleaning his wound first. Now that I could see the wound closely, what I could say is that it is not deep as I thought it would - it is just a stab wound and he is lucky enough that there were no organs that was damaged but even if that is the case, it is natural that it will really bleed that much.

After I cleaned his wounds, I immediately grab the antibiotic power and I put some on his wounds and as if on cue, I heard him let out a curse.

"Fuck!" Well, his reaction is only natural because I didn't even warn him that I am going to put antibiotics on his wound however at the same time he should really not feel that much of a pain because I already sprayed his wound with anesthesia and also, it is only antibiotics what if I injected him with other medicines?

"You need to bare with it if you would still like to live" that is what I said and I continued curing him until I already am in the part that I am already stitching his wounds in order to make sure that it will not bleed again and also it will prevent from bacteria from entering his wound that will cause an infection. After I stitched his wound on his waist, I immediately went to his legs and I cannot help but frown when I saw that there is still something buried on his legs.

It is quarter of an arrow, but it is quite small for an arrow so it's more like from a crossbow. I guess that he forcefully pulled the arrow out from his leg that is why there is still something that left.

"Hey, I'm going to pull the remaining arrow out of your leg. You better not scream if you don't want those people to find you" that is what I said and however he still has his eyes closed but I know that he heard me. And because I need to pull out the arrowhead immediately I begin to focus on his wound.

It took me about more or less fifteen minutes to finish stitching and cleaning his wound. After I am done, I removed my surgical gloves and I wipe the sweat from my forehead. After doing so, I immediately put my dirty tools on a leaf because I am going to clean them immediately - it is proper cleanliness and bacteria will be attached on the tools if I do not actually clean it.

And because he is sleeping soundly, I no longer woke him up to actually say that I am just going to clean my tools. Well, it only took me about more or less twenty minutes in order to find a lake in order to clean my tools and after I cleaned every piece, I immediately went back to where he is because I need to make sure that he didn't moved an inch because if he did, I am sure that his stitches will open.

And when I came back, I am more than grateful that he is still in the same position as he was a while back and so I sat down on the opposite side of him and I lean my back on the tree trunk. I looked at the sky and I saw that it is getting a little bit brighter than it was, which is a sign that it is already nearing dawn because the wind is also getting colder than it should be.

It is almost dawn and I still do not know where I am and how could I get out of this rain forest. Well, since the sun is about to rise then maybe I could easily find the way out.

Oh wait - this man that I just cured, maybe he knows where I am and how can I get out of here. I just hope that he could hear me.

"Hey what is your name? Can you tell me where the hell I am? And some basic information about this place?" I asked, obviously trying to start a conversation because I really want to know where the hell I am and how can I get out of this place. . However, I got no response from him which made me roll my eyes. Too much for trying to get him speak. I guess I'll really just have to wait til' morning and leave this place without getting help from anyone.

"Aurelius Shen is my name. You are in Xinan, the second largest country in this world. That's all I can say to you" -  he suddenly said which made my mouth hang open. Alright? So I just got him speak didn't I? I do not mind how short his answer is but I got him to speak; I got his name and the place where I am in but no information on how could I actually get out of this place - I guess I really just have to find it on my own.

"Thanks for that. Anyways, just so you know, my service is not free of charge but since you are still unwell you can just pay me later, Aurelius. So don't forget my name because you better find me soon and pay me for saving your life"