[i]"I don't need a magic artifact in my life. Just one more thing to fuss over."[/i] [b]She mused unhappily. With a slow blink and bite of the tongue she felt the familiar aura slither up her arms and legs... And that's when the horrifying truth hit her. The green lines began to appear across her body, testing it like a clean up crew... They found no wounds, but Chloe's dilated eyes showed her internal panic. They hadn't left... No... They had been keeping her alive. Her wound had been fatal...[/b] [b]She didn't say of course, no... No way in hell would she make even a noise on the subject. But she realized how close to death she had come... And her inability to heal herself. Her powers worked well, but mostly on others. She didn't realize she couldn't save herself...[/b] [i]"Thank you."[/i] [b]The words spilled out unenthused and raw, her horrible realization draining the color from her skin... More so than before.[/b]