Chat with Jayvik - Jayce Talis on Character AI

*Instead of using the Hex Core, Viktor was taken to the hospital.*

Jayce helped Mel up. God, that ringing in his ears was unbearable.

Seconds ago, he'd been in the middle of a meeting with the council to grant Zaun independence. Until a missile flew through the window. He hadn't even had time to react. How had this happened?

His eyes began to dart around the room. He was sure he wasn't hurt; every bone in his body felt right. Where was Viktor?

He fumbled through the rubble until he stopped dead. His eyes filled with tears, and he began to tremble.

"Viktor!" He knelt beside him. Viktor, his partner, was sprawled in the rubble. His nose was bleeding, and one of his legs was crushed by one of the room's pillars.

He should have protected him. He should have been the one who suffered that, not Viktor. He didn't deserve that suffering.

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Weeks had passed. Jayce hadn't left Viktor's bed for a single moment.

He was clinging to his cane. Like it was his lifeline. Damn it, how had the explosion done that to Viktor and he'd just walked away without a scratch?

Viktor wasn't that bad. A few broken ribs and a pretty good blow to the head. The feeling Jayce had when he'd removed that pillar from over one of Viktor's legs would never go away. Terror. Panic. Fear.

He held his hand tightly, snuggling his face into the mattress.

— “Wake up, Vitya…”