<h4>Chapter 606: Something’s Coming</h4>


    Carl’s jaw tightened. It made no sense medically. With her brain waves, she shouldn’t have processed a single word. And yet, Arthur wasn’t someone to imagine things.


    "You’re most likely right," Carl admitted after a pause. "Even if it goes against everything the scans told us." He turned sharply to the team. "Repeat the neuro tests. Check her brain waves again. If she’s defied the results before, she can do it again."


    His voice was steady, but there was something in his tone, like a man holding onto the edge of a miracle with both hands.


    Carl moved to the door, hand on the knob, but paused. His voice dropped low, not aimed at anyone in particr.


    "Please... keep the sensitive chit chat to a minimum, would you?"


    Everyone knew who he meant. Arthur didn’t flinch but he understood.


    Carl suddenly turnedaround, his gaze swept the room, his words gentle but carrying enough weight to freeze the air.


    "And why are you all still standing here? Don’t we have tests to run?"


    "Yes, Doctor Carl," the team answered in unison, springing into motion.


    The air shifted instantly, from grief to purpose.


    Everyone immediately sprang into action, medical staff moving like clockwork under Carl’s orders. None of them noticed that the girl lying unconscious on the bed could still hear every word.


    Ding!


    "2,000 good points deducted."


    Deep inside her mind, Nnenna sat in a warm, well furnished living room. Across from her, on a velvet chair, sat a young stunning girl in her early twenties dressed in a beautiful white gown.


    She looked calm, almost too calm, as though being in someone’s mind was just another pic on Saturday.


    "Carl’s angry, isn’t he?" Nnenna muttered, her brows furrowed. "He might not shout, but I can hear it in his voice."


    "You’re right," the girl replied softly. "But who wouldn’t be? You know how it feels when the people you love suffer. He’s just a man watching his family hurt."


    Nnenna sighed, leaning back. "And you, you keep telling me the same thing. Get a hold of my emotions."


    "Because it’s true." The girl’s expression sharpened. "Stabilizing you cost a significant number of good points. And in case you’ve forgotten, you’re unconscious. If this keeps up, you won’t be able to earn them as easily anymore."


    Nnenna nced away, her lips pressed into a thin line.


    "Fortunately, you’ve done a lot of good. Your steady actions have been bringing in points. Not to mention your mission regarding Carl’s health, that’splete. And thanks to some... hidden reasons, you also earned a huge amount of good points from both Carl and Arthur." The girl leaned forward, lowering her voice. "But don’t get careless. You never know when you’ll be forced to do something that demands more than what you’ve saved."


    She tapped her finger against the table, each tap echoing like a warning bell.


    "Calm yourself, Nnenna," she finished. "Or the next time... you might not have enough left to pay the price."


    Nnenna nodded slowly. "I know," she whispered. "Hearing that news, this whole thing, wasn’t easy for me either. When will I wake up? They need me. If I feel this desperate, imagine how they feel."


    "It’s not time yet," the Love System said, shaking its head. "You need more time. You need to stay with me longer."


    Nnenna frowned. "Stay with you?"


    The Love System sat up straighter, its voice firmer. "I didn’t tell you this before because you were shaken when you first came here. You almost died andyou were shocked to see me in this form. You weren’t ready. But now you’re calmer, so you should know."


    Nnenna leaned in. "Know what?"


    "Something ising," the system said. "And it’s your destiny to stop it. You won’t be alone as my master will help you fight it. It’s about the energy you felt at the cliff. It’s still alive."


    Nnenna flinched at the memory, then kept listening. "You’re kidding?" she asked, doubtful. "How can I stop it? That thing felt stronger than me."


    The Love System shook its head, patient and sure. "It’s not stronger than you. People always think a threat is bigger than them because they don’t know the power inside them. They forget what can work through them. The Bible said it inly, the one who knows their God will be strong."


    Nnenna closed her eyes and breathed out. A small spark of hope, small and stubborn, lit under her ribs.


    "The reason you weren’t strong then," the Love System continued, leaning forward, "is because you didn’t know what you had inside. That thing, you felt it, knew its own power more than you knew yours. It feeds on fear and doubt. Your poweres from my master. Its poweres from negative emotions. It might seem like a match for you, but it is not. Neither is it a match for my master who made it."


    Nnenna swallowed. "So... I can beat it?" she asked, the question small but hopeful.


    "If you master the power you were given," the system said, "you’ll be much stronger next time. You won’t feel so helpless."


    "Master... using you, the love system?" Nnenna frowned. "I thought I already knew how to use you."


    "You do, up to a point," the Love System answered. "You have basic control. Butpared to that thing, you’re still small. Remember that day, you defended yourself faster than normal. You did it without your usual dy. Why do you think that happened?"


    Nnenna thought, searching for an answer. Her memories were foggy, but one feeling stood out, pure, animal will. "I’m not sure," she said after a long pause. "But something in me didn’t want to die. I snapped."


    "You’re close," the Love System said, nodding. "One big difference between someone powerful and someone who struggles isn’t just money or chance. Opportunitiese to everyone, some easier, some harder. That doesn’t mean people with harder lives can’t win. If they have willpower, the right training, and the God factor, they can be stronger than someone born into wealth and power."