ベラミス - her epic journey of her soul

Chapter 4 The sword and the arrows

Belamis continued her discipleship with the blind old man in the shed.
The old man strike her with the sword.

Belamis' exercise this time was to withstand the strikes. The blows hit her body at parts that hurts.

She remained still.

After the whole session, she was shaking...

"I can feel from the 'qi' you projected.... you are able to take the pain without stirring your soul..." He walked towards Belamis, rubbing the parts he strike her with pain relieving ointment.

Belamis sat there, and remained silent.

"There's still some demons from the past in you...I know..." The old man said.

Belamis sat in silent, her eyes sparked...there were tears.

The old man massage her shoulders and arms, and said, "All I can do is to teach you how to use your inner strength and develop your awareness....but to deal with your demons, you have to do it yourself...."

Belamis stared at the skies.....thoughtful in her eyes.

It was another day at the research facilities.... Dr. Kitty performing other tests, and Belamis, was assisting her. Dr. Kitty discovered she had good scientific background and technical training, and so she made Belamis her assistant.

Dr. Kitty was analyzing the data collected from the last monster attack. Belamis was watching attentively too.

"There is disturbance in the cosmos... the Galaxy Energy was restored, but someone managed to create partial disturbance... .and the monsters were a result of these disturbance..." Dr. Kitty remarked...

"Monsters...." Belamis wondered, and looked at the data.

"Yes.... they were similar to those appeared when the Galaxy Energy was deteriorating.....before Princess Aurora restored it..."

Belamis looked at the data, and pondered deeply.


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At somewhere remote...the threat was watching.

"We have to act quickly..." The people watched the screen, showing Belamis fighting..
"They seemed to have a cyborg too...."
"No worries....we'd take care of her..."

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Belamis was working at the orphanage and spending time with the blind old sword master as usual.

Then there was a big bang sound..

Belamis dashed out the shed and looked.

"Monster..." Belamis exclaimed... the monster was heading was at the hillside....it could threaten the orphanage.

"Shifu, go! It's dangerous!! I will stop it!!!"

She stood up, and was about to rush to face the monster...

"Take this with you...."

The old man opened a chest, and took out an ancient samurai sword...

Belamis looked, the old man picked up the sword and placed it in her hands...

"You will need this..."

Belamis pulled the sword from the sheath, it glittered....it was a finely crafted sword...the blade was sharp...it was of the finest steel..

Belamis hold it hard on her hand, and said, "Thank you, Shifu..." and she knelt down...

The old man hugged her..."Go....." Belamis eyes welled up in tears....she was now a cherished student ....

Belamis rose and rushed to meet the monster...

When Belamis arrived, there were enemies waiting for her...

Belamis looked at the monster, and ran towards it....she didn't know what to do, and she looked at the samurai sword...

It was the same monster which injured her the last them...the monster eyes fired blasts of deadly laser.

Belamis leaped and dodged all of the blasts, the monster turned to her, and tried to strike her with its front paw...

Belamis yelled with a loud roar.... she pulled the sword out... and suddenly it was energized..... Belamis jumped and severed the monster's front paw with it....

The monster roared in pain and fell, it tried to hit Belamis with the other paw, but Belamis was able to dodge the attack.


Then suddenly she felt pains at her back.... three arrows hit her....

She turned back, there were a group of people holding cross bows pointing at her....

They fired....

Belamis welded her sword and hit all of the arrows...

Then they turned to shoot people...

"No...!!!!" Belamis ran, welding her sword to stop.... and at this moment she didn't remember to protect herself...

A number of arrows hit her....

Belamis clutched her teeth and welded her sword....slaying those that tried to shoot the people...

She saw the monster trying to get to the people...

"Arrrhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!" Belamis cried.... with at least 8 arrows already pierced her body, she welded her sword, and cut that monster's head...

The monster fell and was dead.... Belamis breathed heavily...., and she fell on her knees... the wound from the arrows was painful...

Dr. Kitty and the old man raced to the scene....

Dr. Kitty saw the arrows on Belamis, and cried..."Belamis..."

Belamis turned, looked at Dr. Kitty, the old man walked towards her, placed his hands on Belamis's shoulder, and said, "The arrows have arrow heads which cut you body...you must not pull them out..."

They took her back to the research facilities, and the old man got Belamis to sit down.

"Take her clothes off..." The old man said.

Dr. Kitty gently took Belamis' jacket and her shirt off, exposing her naked upper body. The arrows penetrated her, the wounds were bleeding.

"The arrow heads had hooks, we cannot pull them out like this" The old mam used his hands to touch Belamis body, then feeling the arrows.

Dr. Kitty looked at the old man...the old man said,
"This is our ancient way of extracting this kind of arrow.... Belamis...hold still..." He turned to Dr. Kitty, "Hold her hands..."

Dr. Kitty held Belamis' hands.

"It will hurt a bit..."
Belamis nodded....then the old man placed his hand on one of the arrows, instead of pulling he pushed further...Belamis felt the pain of the arrow going through her body... but she believed her kendo master, she endured... the arrow was pushed and pierced through her body...

"...ar.." Belamis gave a soft groan as the first arrow head came out of her body.

"We have to push all of the arrows out like this, then cut the arrow head... before we pull them out" The old man continued.

He pushed another arrow and it pierced through Belamis' body and came out the other end, blood was flowing out her wounds, dripping down from the arrow heads onto the floor.

Belamis held Dr. Kitty's hands all the time, and her eyes gazed at her... Belamis's thought she saw her mother's face again during the ordeal...

One by one the old man pushed the arrows through Belamis body, a total of 7 arrows were pushed.

The last one was one that entered from Belamis back...the old man pushed....Belamis felt the arrow pushing through her body..she fixed her gaze at Dr. Kitty, only that could help her to ignore the pain...

Dr. Kitty heard the sound of it piercing through Belamis body... then the last arrow came out...through Belamis' left nipple...it went through several points where her nerve endings were concentrated, and thus it hurt most.

Dr. Kitty looked at Belamis, her eyes were focused to her, the pain on her body was intense, but her face was calm.

The old man said, "You have learned well, you are able to clear you mind and focus.."

"Hand me the sword.." said the old man.

Belamis handed that ancient samurai sword to the old man.

"Hold very still" the old man said.

Belamis looked up at her kendo master.

Then the old man weld the sword.
A number of clang sounds, all 8 of the arrow heads were on the ground....even the one at Belamis' left nipple was neatly cut from the arrow, without cutting Belamis flesh...

Belamis didn't blink at all, and remained perfectly still.

The old man nodded and smiled, "You achieved the Fudōshin of kendo...."

He reached his hand out and pulled one arrow out from Belamis body.

Dr. Kitty immediately applied cotton wool on her opened wound where the arrow was, to stop the bleeding and clean the wound.

One by one, the old man pulled the arrows out, with Dr. Kitty making basic treatment on the wounds.

Finally the last arrow was extracted... Belamis looked at Dr. Kitty and the old man...then fainted...

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At the research facilities, Dr. Kitty tended Belamis' wounds, and Belamis was lying on a bed, covered with a quilt.

"Who attacked you ?" Dr. Kitty asked softly.

"I don't know..." Belamis answered, and she stared at the ceiling, wondering about it.

"Could those people be the ones behind the monster?" Assistant Professor asked.

Dr. Kitty and Belamis looked at each other.

"Belamis, you have to be careful.." Dr. Kitty added, "They targeted you..."

Belamis eyes glared...she was worried about the orphanage, and wanted to go back, she tried to get up but her wounds were hurting.

"Belamis, don't...you are severely injured.." Dr. Kitty urged...

Belamis reluctantly lie down...she could not wait another day.

Just two days, Belamis felt she had enough rest. The wounds still hurt but she just put on her clothes, still wearing the bandages on her.

Dr. Kitty saw her and said, "You wounds just closed up... be careful or you would tear them open again..."

Belamis nodded.

She returned to the hill top orphanage, joining the children there.

The old man came, Belamis turned and looked at him, then she followed him to the shed again.

He got that same samurai sword, then placed it in Belamis' hand.

"It is yours now... this sword has now a worthy kenshi, a swordsman, who can use it altruistically ..." The old man remarked..

Belamis knelt down, and took it with both hands.

The old man stroke Belamis soft hair, and said, "I teach everything that I can teach you... and you have learned well... I am so proud to have you as my disciple.."

Belamis looked a her shifu (teacher), said, "I...I.."

"You...give me so much happiness and joy too...." As he recalled the few short months with Belamis. "You are fine girl as well as a fine kenshi... be strong and also be tender..."

Belamis nodded.

Belamis rose...she then put down the sword, and cleaned the shed as she used to, and worked at the small plot, the vegetables grew and there were crops to harvest too.

"Let me harvest the vegetables and crops.." Belamis said.

She took the sickle and the basket, cutting the vegetables and the rice.

"Let's take them to the orphanage..and share with the kids there." The old man smiled.

That night, Belamis, the kids and the old man had a hearty dinner of fresh vegetables.

As usual, the students surrounded Belamis, not wanting to sleep. They loved it when Belamis could use lift 3 or 4 of them just with one arm, and more would climb up on her back.

Yet...some sinister people noticed.....

"This is her weak point...."

Belamis slept on the wooden floor....it was late at night...then she heard something.
She immediately sat up, and looked around.

Then screaming....from the children's quarters!

"No..." Belamis exclaimed in horror...she grabbed the sword and rush to the orphanage quarters where the children were sleeping.

There were 5 or 6 dark shadows, they held guns, and one of them grabbed a little girl.

"Belamis!!!" The children yelled.

Belamis gave out a loud roar in anger, put the sword out.

The attackers pointed their guns to Belamis but Belamis was speedy, she headed to the person who had the girl and welded the sword, severed that person's arm, and the girl ran towards Belamis. Belamis grabbed their little girl with her left arm, and yelled gave her to a bigger child, "Take her away!!! ....All of you run!"
The children ran out from another door behind their quarters.


The attackers started shooting, but Belamis welded her sword so quickly that her sword hit and deflected the blasts.

The attackers gasped....

Then Belamis yelled....suddenly like the last time, Belamis felt a surge of energy in her, and it flowed from her body and energized the sword....

She welded the sword, and sliced towards the attacker....cutting their guns...

The attackers ran, terrified...they had never seen such things before...

Belamis did not chase after them, she checked out the kids.

"Are you all OK...?" She remarked and looked around, all of them were present...
She breathed a sigh of relief....

She headed back to the shed and sat down, then she felt an intense pain.

She took her clothes off, there her bandages were soaked in blood at her wounds. She exerted herself too much, and those movements had ripped her wounds open again.

She took a deep breath, sat down holding the samurai sword with her, and she stayed up all night.

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"We will have soldiers nearby guarding this place..." The officer said to Dr. Kitty.

"Belamis, they obviously is trying to hold the children hostage...they know you cared about them." Dr. Kitty said.

Belamis looked at the hill top, lost in thoughts. She did not tell Dr. Kitty about her wounds.

"We would place heavy guards nearby, and have choppers around surveying the place. The place should be safe." The army officer added.

"I cannot go back there....if I was with them those people might harm the children ..." Belamis remarked. "We must find out who they are ..."

She looked at the samurai sword, and thought to herself, "I would protect the children...and this place...even if it means pain on me..." as she put her hand on her body, where the wounds from the arrows were.

The Dr. Kitty noted her a small patch of blood stain on her jacket... it was new stains...

Dr. Kitty gently said to Belamis, "Come back to the facilities first..."

Belamis followed.

In the facilities, Dr. Kitty changed her blood soaked bandages, and applied treatment. The bleeding stopped, the wounds were forming scar tissue, but could still be torn open if Belamis moved too vigorously, especially if she was to fight again.

Dr. Kitty took away Belamis' blood stained clothes, and found her clean shirts to put on.

"Even if I tried...I cannot keep you here for long..." Dr. Kitty spoke softly as she stick a final bandage on Belamis, and fixed it into position. Belamis put on the clean shirt, with the bandages underneath, and she bowed her head.

"I cannot keep myself away from it..." Belamis remarked..."I loved them....this is now my new home...". She put her jacket on slowly, for she didn't want to tear her wounds and that would worry Dr. Kitty.

She then picked up the sword...."When I became a cyborg, I used a saber as my weapon..."

"Even if I have to fight without weapons, even only with my naked body..I will go...." Belamis looked at Dr. Kitty...

"You are now my only family now.." She looked at Dr. Kitty, eyes welling up in tears.

"Belamis..." Dr. Kitty spoke.. as she watched her headed out.

比拉絲跟隨那瞎眼的老者學道，在老者的小木屋打坐。老者舉起竹劍狠狠地擊打比拉絲的身體。

比拉絲的修鍊是邊忍受痛楚，但同時保持心靈的明淨。老者擊打她的位置都是很痛楚的部位，比拉絲坐著不動。

完了這課修鍊，比拉絲全身痛得發抖。

「我感受到你發出那股『氣』，你可以抵受痛打而沒有動搖心神…」老者走近前，用油膏給比拉絲痛楚的地方按摩，給她鎮痛。

比拉絲一言不發，聆聽老者。

「但你內心仍然和過去的心魔搏鬥…」老者說。比拉絲聽著，眼泛淚光。

老者邊說，邊按摩她肩膀、手臂等地方，道：「我能教你就這麼多，令你懂得使用你內心的力量、和令你心境明淨，但是，你還得一個人面對你過去的痛苦記憶和傷痛…」

比拉絲抬頭看著外邊的天空，滿懷心事。

這天在研究所，吉蒂博士正分析最近事件的資料，比拉絲在傍邊協助博士。吉蒂博士發現比拉絲在科學、技術有豐富知識和技能，於是讓她當自己的助手。

吉蒂博士分析過去幾次怪物出現的數據，而比拉絲在旁邊也很關切的看著。

「宇宙的加勒斯能有異常的干擾……雖然加勒斯能是恢復了，但似乎有些力量干擾它、在部份地方造成加勒斯能的真空，最近怪獸的出現，可能與此有關…」

「怪獸…」比拉絲沉吟道。

「是的，這情況有點像羅拉公主恢復加勒斯能之前的情況…」吉蒂博士答道。

在遙遠的地方，有些威脅正在虎視耽耽。

「看來要加快行動…」他們看著屏幕顯示比拉絲在作戰。「地球居然還有一個再造人戰士？」
「不礙事，我們很容易就能解決她…」

這天比拉絲依舊在孤兒院那裡工作，和在老人小木屋修鍊，突然傳來轟然巨響。

比拉絲衝出木屋看，只見山下有一隻巨大怪獸，正走向他們方向。

「師父，快走，我出去對付牠！」比拉絲叫道。

她正想衝出去對付怪獸，老人說：「這個…你拿去…」老人從柜取出一個木盒，打開是柄古老的武士刀。

他把武士刀放在比拉絲手中，說：「你會需要這個…」

比拉絲將劍拔出，看見劍刃閃閃發光，是柄精鋼鑄造的利器。

她跪在老者，她師父面前，說：「謝謝…」

老人緊緊抱著她，說：「孩子，去罷。」比拉絲感動得下淚，她已經是老者所愛惜的徒弟了。

她站起來出去迎戰怪獸。當比拉絲走到怪獸那裡，已經有敵人等著她。

比拉絲直奔向怪獸，但卻未知怎樣對付牠。比拉絲看看手中的武士刀，那怪獸正是上次她遇到過、與牠搏鬥而受傷的。怪獸眼睛射出激光。
比拉絲敏捷的跳避開怪獸的激光，怪獸就追趕她、揮動前爪要打向比拉絲。

比拉絲飛躍避開，抽出武士刀、然後猛喝一聲，武士刀被能量充滿，比拉絲揮動武士刀把怪獸的一隻爪子砍掉。
怪獸痛極怒吼，倒在地上，然後用另外一隻爪要攻擊比拉絲。

比拉絲避開攻擊，忽然感動背上一陣劇痛，她背上中了三支箭。比拉絲回過頭來，看見幾個人握著弩弓，然後他們向她射箭。

比拉絲揮動武士刀把射向她的箭都打落，這時候那幾個人忽然轉向攻擊人群。

「危險啊！」比拉絲當下奮不顧身用刀檔、保護人群，自己卻中門大開、沒有保護自己。她身上再中了幾箭。比拉絲咬緊牙關，用刀殺了那幾個攻擊的人。

這時候怪獸又走來、要攻擊人群。

「啊啊啊喝！」比拉絲大聲呼喊、揮動武士刀、身上還插著八支箭、飛躍起來把怪獸的頭砍下，打倒了牠。

怪獸倒地死亡，比拉絲不斷喘氣，跪倒地上，她身上的傷十分痛楚。

吉蒂博士和老者都來到，扶起比拉絲。

吉蒂博士看見她重傷，「比拉絲…」

老者走近，雙手搭在比拉絲肩上，然後用手摸著她中箭的地方，說：「這箭的箭頭有倒鉤，不可以就這樣拔出的…」

他們帶比拉絲回到研究所，然後比拉絲坐下。

「脫去她的衣服…」老者說。

吉蒂博士替比拉絲脫去外套和身上的衣服，露出她一身結實的身體。箭插在她身上，傷口正流血。

老者摸著她傷口和箭，說：「箭頭有倒鉤，鉤著了裡面，不可以就這樣拔出的…」

吉蒂博士看著老者，老者說：「捉著比拉絲的手…」

「這是我們祖先用來取出這種箭的方法…比拉絲你忍耐著別動」

比拉絲點頭，吉蒂博士緊握比拉絲的手。

老者拿著其中一根箭，不是拔出，而是把箭再推入比拉絲的身體。

比拉絲感受到箭穿入、插透體內的痛楚，她默默忍受，因為她信任自己的師父。老者把箭推入，箭頭就從另外一邊穿出。

「嗚…」箭頭從她體內穿出體外一刻，比拉絲禁不住輕輕叫了一聲。

「我會把每一支箭都這樣推入、穿透你身體、然後弄斷箭頭才拔出來…」

說著，他有把另外一支箭推入、穿透了比拉絲的身體，血在另一頭的傷口流出、在箭頭上滴下到地上。

比拉絲緊握吉蒂博士雙手，眼睛凝視著她，又仿佛看見母親的樣子、正憐愛地看著自己。

老者一根一根的把箭推入然後穿透了比拉絲的身體，足足有七支箭。到了第八支，那箭射在比拉絲背部，老者開始推，比拉絲完全感受到箭穿入體內的痛楚，她凝視吉蒂博士、內心被愛充滿、令她能忍受這痛楚。

吉蒂博士聽到箭穿入比拉絲身體、插過她體內的聲音，最後那一支箭從比拉絲左胸乳頭位置穿出、因為它穿透幾處比拉絲體內的神經叢、所以也特別痛楚。

比拉絲看著吉蒂博士，目不轉睛，雖然身體十分痛楚，但她面上平靜。

老者說：「你修鍊得很好，你已經可以保持心境的明淨。把武士刀給我。」

比拉絲把武士刀遞給老者。

老者說：「坐著不要動。」比拉絲抬頭看著老者，他拔出武士刀，揮動它，一陣金鐵擊打的聲音後，地上全是箭頭。老者用刀砍掉箭頭，連在比拉絲乳頭的也砍掉，但沒有傷到比拉絲丁點肌膚。

比拉絲眼睛也不眨一下，坐著紋絲不動。老者微笑說：「你連劍道裡面的『不動心』的境界也做到了…」說著就一根一根箭給比拉絲拔出。當老者把一支箭從比拉絲身體拔出，傷口就流出血，吉蒂博士馬上用棉花紗布給比拉絲清潔傷口和敷藥。

老者把一根一根箭從比拉絲身上拔出，吉蒂博士就給她療傷。

最後一支箭拔出，比拉絲凝視老者和吉蒂博士，終於不支暈倒。

在研究所中，吉蒂博士悉心治療比拉絲身上的上，比拉絲躺在床上，身上蓋著薄被。

「攻擊你的會是什麼人？」吉蒂博士說。

「我毫無頭緒…」比拉絲答。她眼望天花板、不斷思索。

「這些人會不會和怪獸有關？」杜杜副教授說。

比拉絲與吉蒂博士面面相覷。

「比拉絲，你要處處小心，那些人的目標是你…」吉蒂博士說。

比拉絲眼睛一亮，馬上擔心孤兒院的孩童，她恨不得馬上回去。比拉絲嘗試起來，但牽動了傷口。

「你身上受重傷、要休息啊…」吉蒂博士說。

比拉絲無奈躺下，心裡記掛孤兒院、實在不願意等多一天。

過了兩天比拉絲在也忍耐不住，只覺自己休息足夠，傷口雖然劇痛，也穿上衣服，身體還是扎著繃帶紗布，準備去孤兒院。

「你身上的傷才剛剛結疤、小心別牽動它們，否則傷口會裂開流血的…」吉蒂博士說。

比拉絲默不作聲，只是點點頭。

她回到孤兒院，與孩子們一起，然走老者來到，比拉絲看見他，就隨他到木屋那裡。

老者把那武士刀放在比拉絲手中，說：「這個、屬於你的了…這刀已經有一個配得起它的主人，你是一個配得起這刀的武士、劍士，你會為了保護他人而使用這刀…」

比拉絲雙膝跪下，用雙手接過武士刀。

老者輕撫比拉絲頭髮，說：「我能教你的、都傾囊相授，你也學得非常好…有你這樣的一個徒弟我十分自豪…」

比拉絲看著老者，說：「師父…我…我…」說著聲音哽咽。

「你也給我很快樂的時光」老者想起短短數月和比拉絲相處的時光，道：「你是個好女子、也是個勇敢的劍士、你要堅強，也要溫柔！」

比拉絲點頭，然後放下武士刀。然後她如常的給老者清潔木屋、打掃地方。然後出無外的小田地種地。蔬菜和穀物都可以收割了。

「等我把稻米和蔬菜收割罷。」比拉絲說。

她拿出鐮刀、收割蔬菜稻米，放在籃子裡面。

老者微笑說：「拿那些蔬菜和米去孤兒院，和孩童們分享罷。」

當天晚上，老者、孩童、比拉絲享受了一頓美味的晚餐，有新鮮的蔬菜。

孩子們不願意睡覺，他們包圍比拉絲，要爬到她身上，他們希望比拉絲能單臂舉起他們兩三個孩子。雖然身上傷口痛，但比拉絲仍然忍耐，和他們玩。

但是，不懷好意的人注意到了。

「這是她的弱點…」

比拉絲睡在小木屋的地板上，已經是深夜，比拉絲忽然聽到有奇怪的聲音。

她馬上坐起來，細心聽。突然孤兒院那邊傳來尖叫聲。

「糟糕！」比拉絲驚道，她馬上拿起武士刀向孤兒院奔跑去。

在孩子睡的地方有五、六個黑影，手上有槍，其中一人更捉著一個小女孩。

「比拉絲！」小女孩大聲哭叫。

比拉絲大聲怒吼、拔刀衝過去、他們就舉槍指向比拉絲。但比拉絲身手敏捷、搶到捉著女孩的人前、揮刀砍掉那人一條手臂，然後比拉絲一手抓著女孩，交她在一個男孩手上，叫道：「你們都快逃走！」
孩子們馬上從房子另外一個門口跑，那些人開槍，比拉絲快速揮刀、把槍擊都檔去。

那幾個人驚得倒抽涼氣。

比拉絲猛喝，和上次對付怪獸那樣，她感到體內一陣能量流動、從她體內併出、到了手中的刀上面。她撲向那些人、揮刀把他們手上的槍都砍斷了。

那些襲擊的人從未見過這樣的事情，都驚恐得逃跑了。

比拉絲沒有去追，她馬上出去察看孩子們是否都安好。

「大家都沒有事罷？」比拉絲看見孩子們都安好，吁了口氣。她回到木屋，坐下來，突然身體一陣劇痛。

比拉絲脫下外衣，她身上繃帶紗布都被鮮血浸透。剛才她太用力，把身上傷口都撕裂了。她深深呼吸，坐下，手握著武士刀，整晚不睡覺守著到天明。

「我們會有人把守這附近和山上的了」軍官對吉蒂博士說。

吉蒂博士對比拉絲道：「比拉絲，他們是要捉孩子來做人質要脅你…」

比拉絲只是看著山上、怔怔的出神、正在思考。她沒有告訴吉蒂博士她身上傷口撕裂。

「我們會有足夠人手在這裡，也會有直升機在附近巡邏的」軍官對吉蒂博士道。

「我現在不可以回去，我在那裡的話會連累孩子們…我們要盡快查出那些人是什麼來歷…」比拉絲說。她握著手上的武士刀，心想：「我怎樣也要保護那些孩子、就算自己身體多麼痛楚也在所不辭…」比拉絲手按著身體的傷處，心中想：「就算是更重的傷也不怕…」

這時候吉蒂博士看見比拉絲衣服上有處血跡，她看出那是新的血跡。她柔聲對比拉絲說：「先跟我回去研究所罷…」

比拉絲點頭，然後跟她回去。

回到研究所，吉蒂博士替比拉絲換掉已經被血濕透的繃帶紗布，在給她敷藥。比拉絲傷口的血已經止了，部份傷口開始結疤，但如果用力還是會撕裂，尤其比拉絲如果是戰鬥的話。

吉蒂博士把比拉絲那身有血跡的衣服拿去，把乾淨衣服拿給比拉絲。

「我知道我怎樣也好，你仍然是會決心回去孤兒院那裡的…」說著把最後一片紗布敷在比拉絲身上、綁上繃帶固定。比拉絲穿起乾淨的衣服，遮蓋她身上的繃帶紗布，低頭，說：「我不能不回去保護他們…我深愛他們…這裡…已經是我新的故鄉星球了…」她小心穿起夾克，留意不弄破傷口，以免吉蒂博士擔憂自己。

比拉絲拿去武士刀，說：「我是再造人戰士的時候，我的武器是柄劍…」

「就是我手無寸鐵、就算要求赤身露體，我也會戰鬥到底的…」她望著吉蒂博士說。

「你…已經是我的至親了…」比拉絲說著，眼睛閃著淚光。

「比拉絲…」吉蒂博士目送她離開、再去孤兒院，心中盡是擔憂和憐愛。