Rise of Ryan Conner

chapter 8

There was no time to waste. The car was making crackling noises and it was about to explode. He threw the door to the side and dashed into the car through the black smoke.

"Mom!" He heard the girl call out from within and he followed her voice to the back seat.

Using his strength he raised the back seat that had her trapped and brought out of the car in his arms.

"Keira," The woman rushed towards Ryan as she saw him jump out of the car with her daughter in his arms. "My Keira," Tears streamed down her eyes when she saw her daughter was still alive.

"Gasoline?" Ryan could smell the gasoline in the air. He looked back at the car and noticed the car dripping with gasoline and he was alarmed.

The car was about to explode, "Run!" He said as he grabbed the woman's hand and pulled her away from the car with her daughter in his arms.

The car started burning and after just getting about 30 feets from the car, it exploded into flames. The metal of the car made crackling sounds as it got burnt.

Ryan placed the girl gently on the ground as he turned back to look at the car. "That was close," he said as he wiped sweat off his forehead.

"My baby girl, don't worry you will be fine." The woman cradled her daughter in her arms, but the girl remained limp and unresponsive.

"Keira?" She leaned closer to her daughter but Keira's eyes were shut.

"Keira wake up!" The woman's hands trembled with fear as she gripped her daughter's arms. She put her ears to her daughter's chest. "You can't leave me," Her mother cried helplessly, her eyes filled with fear.

"She's still breathing," Ryan said as he placed a finger under her nose. He suddenly thought about something, the Apollo ring.

The Apollo ring had given him pleasant surprises ever since the mysterious encounter with it. He glanced at the ring on his index finger, he wanted to find more about it.

"If that voice earlier said I had gotten healing powers then does that mean I can as well work on other people apart from myself?' He said to himself as he observed the girl closely.

"She is dying!" The woman gripped her phone in fear as she dialed 911.

While the woman talked on the phone explaining the situation while Ryan bent low and observed the girl's still form, he extended his hands as he felt the mystical energy of the Apollo ring flow through him. He heard a voice from the Apollo ring in his mind.

[Healing skill activate]

[Healing skill in use: 10%]

"If it's just the smoke that congested her airway then it would be pretty easy," Ryan whispered to himself. He wanted to observe the healing power work in front of him.

[Healing skill in use: 25%]

He observed her closely without any sign of waking up? Suddenly he thought about something. If she suddenly woke up from her unconscious state after he had healed her then he would become really suspicious.

"Then I would do this," Ryan knelt beside the unconscious girl, his hands poised as if to perform CPR. He tilted her head back gently to open the airway and listen for breathing.

Hearing nothing, he turned to the little girl's mother and said," I'll give a CPR," He turned to look at the little girl again, placing his right hand which had the ring on her chest, fingers interlocked with the other hand.

The woman watched closely as he pressed down firmly and smoothly, counting compressions aloud. After 30 compressions, he gave two rescue breaths, pinching her nose shut and covering her mouth with theirs, breathing life back into her continuing the rhythm.

To any onlooker, it seemed he was attempting a conventional rescue but however, he was channeling his divine energy, hoping to heal her fragile heart and also not raise suspicions.

[Healing skill activated: 45%]

Suddenly Ryan felt his arms feel weak, he didn't feel the rush of strength in his arms. It was more like it was draining him now.

Not only that, the healing rate was declining. "Not yet!" He gritted his teeths as he pushed himself to the limit, feeling his strength ebb away as the last of his deity power was expanded.

Exhaustion overtook him, leaving him feeling weak. His knees felt like jelly and his eyes glazed over, but he held on as he observed her closely.

[Healing skill activated: 48%]

[Energy level is at zero, power out]

Suddenly he didn't feel any warmth from the ring anymore. It just felt like a normal ring now, the glow had gone.

Just immediately the girl's eyebrows shook and her eyes fluttered open. She coughed and then gasped for air. "Keira!" Her mother jerked as she saw her daughter wake up.

"M..mom," The girl turned to look at her mother as she recognized her mother's voice. "Why…wh…why are you crying mummy?"The little girl added, struggling to speak weakly.

"Keira mommy is here," Her mother said as she knelt beside her little girl with tears in her eyes. Although the little girl had woken up Ryan knew he was still far off from saving her life and he was already exhausted

The woman, erupted in gratitude with tears at the corner of her eyes, "Thank you sir, you're a lifesaver," The woman bowed her head in thanks as she wiped tears of her eyes.

"I am just doing what anyone would do to save someone," Ryan focussed on giving the little girl CPR.

He had a wry smile on his face as he was barely hanging on hoping he wouldn't collapse from weakness and lose the little girl too but suddenly he felt the ring in his index finger become warm again so he took out his right hand from his pocket in surprise.

The voice he was now familiar with sounded in his head.

[Task: Perform good deeds to get appreciation points.]

[Appreciation points received: 1]

[Received from mother and daughter]

[Do you wish for an appreciation point to restore your energy?]

[Yes] or [No]

Ryan didn't need to think about it twice. If it could restore his energy then this came at the right time.

"Yes," he whispered in his mind and just immediately he felt a warm surge of energy travel through his body, rejuvenating him.

His bones, muscles, organs and blood vessels seemed like it was being rebuilt and revitalized. He felt stronger, faster, brimming with strength and vitality.

It was refreshing.

[Congratulations on using your first appreciation point. You get appreciation points when you receive appreciate from people you save]

Ryan looked at the ring with surprise in his eyes, he had one thought in his mind. "This ring is awesome and now he could really save the girl" Suddenly another notification sounded in his head, interrupting him.

[Heir Reward: Scanning skill]

[Heir can scan anything with this ability. Upgrading can increase this ability. Get points by doing good deeds]

"Scanning ability?" His mind swirled with thoughts, "Maybe I should try it on her," he thought wondering how he would control this power, maybe I should just think about it he concluded as he focused his eyes on her.

Suddenly he began to see the girl's internal organs. He saw patches of red dots he saw in the girl's body and just immediately he didn't know how but he felt they were hidden ailments. He saw his energy, a greenish blue color that had engulfed almost half of it.

A fracture was detected that seemed painful but it wasn't a life-threatening injury. But there was this particular spot that had the most red dots.

He raised his eyebrows as he closely observed it. Some of the red patches were already gone but there were still a number of them.

[Congenital heart disease detected on subject]

The most Critical one was congenital heart disease!

"That means it wasn't the fracture or the smoke that made her lose consciousness but the heart disease," Ryan murmured to himself in surprise.

It seemed to have been hidden in her body for a long time! If he didn't do something–

"I can do this!" He sucked in air as he placed his hands on her abdomen but suddenly the blaring sounds of siren approached him and he looked over his shoulders—