Chapter 6: The Awakening

**Chapter 6: The Awakening**

As the first light of dawn broke over Neon Sea City, the tranquil scene outside the hospital was a stark contrast to the tension inside. Kai and Edward stood anxiously outside a hospital room. The events of the previous night played over in their minds. The door to the room opened, and a doctor stepped out. Edward immediately approached him.

"Doctor, how is the man?" Edward asked, his voice tense.

The doctor gestured for them to follow him to his office. Once inside, they saw the doctor's robot assistant sorting through some files. The doctor motioned for them to sit.

"The man you brought in is stable now," the doctor began, and both Kai and Edward felt a wave of relief wash over them. However, the doctor continued with a more somber tone, "But there's a complication. We have no record of him anywhere in our database. This means he either belongs to a distant galaxy, which isn't unusual given the number of people who get lost during Intergalactic travel accidents weren't unheard of, and many travelers got lost due to small navigational errors.

Edward shook his head. "There were no signs of an accident at the site where we found him. No wreckage, nothing, It's unlikely he's a lost traveler."

The doctor nodded, "That leaves us with another possibility—a troubling one. He could be a criminal fleeing interstellar police. But we also checked for any criminal records and found nothing. The only way that's possible is if he's a new criminal."

Edward frowned. "If he's a new criminal, why would he hide in such an isolated place?"

The doctor acknowledging the point. This leaves us with a third, more disturbing possibility."

Kai, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. "What do you mean by 'more disturbing'?"

The doctor handed them a report. "While examining him, we discovered that this man might be an ancient human."

Edward and Kai exchanged bewildered glances. "Doctor, ancient humans left the Milky Way centuries ago," Kai said. "Are you suggesting one of them has returned?"

"Yes, our tests show that this man has been in hibernation for many years. Hibernation at this level is impossible for humans without utilizing bloodline powers. It's something only the most ancient and powerful bloodlines could achieve."

As they absorbed this information, a nurse rushed into the room. "Doctor, the patient has regained consciousness, but it seems he has lost his memory."

The three hurried to the patient's room. Upon entering, they found the room in chaos. Medical robots and nurses were struggling to restrain the man, who was shouting in an unknown language. He was Ravana, but to them, he was just an enigmatic figure.

"Aliens!" Ravana yelled, his voice filled with confusion and fear.

The sight was almost surreal. The room, which had been orderly, was now in disarray, and Ravana's strength seemed far beyond that of an ordinary human.

"Calm down!" Kai shouted, trying to approach the man carefully. "We're here to help you!"

Ravana's wild eyes settled on Kai, and he seemed to calm slightly. His confusion was palpable, but there was a flicker of recognition—or at least understanding—in his eyes. He stopped struggling, allowing the medical staff to secure him safely.

"Do you understand me?" Kai asked slowly.

Ravana nodded weakly. "Yes" His voice trembled.

As the chaos settled, the doctor instructed the medical staff to leave the room, allowing only Edward and Kai to stay with Ravana. "We need to talk," the doctor said, his tone serious.

"You're safe," Kai assured him. "You're in Neon Sea City, on Earth. We found you in a strange state, and we're trying to help you."

"Do you remember anything at all? Anything about your past, your name, anything?" Edward asked gently.

Ravana shook his head. "No... it's all blank."

Kai stepped closer. "We found you in a cocoon of tree roots. Do you know why you were there?"

Ravana closed his eyes, trying to remember. "I... I don't know. I feel like there's something important I'm forgetting."

Ravana looked around, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and bewilderment. "I... I don't remember anything."

The doctor stepped forward. "He seems to be suffering from severe memory loss," the doctor explained. "We need to run more tests to understand the extent of his condition and to see if we can trigger any memories."

Edward, looking at Ravana with a mix of pity and concern, suggested, "We might need to take him somewhere familiar to him. If he really is an ancient human, he might remember something if we take him to places from his past."

Kai nodded, his mind racing. "We need to tread carefully. If he's as important as we think, others might be looking for him too."

The doctor agreed. "I'll keep this under wraps for now. No records, no logs. We don't want to draw any unnecessary attention."

As the situation settled, Kai and Edward exchanged a look. The mystery of who Ravana was and how he ended up in their time and place was only deepening. They knew they had stumbled upon something far greater than they had anticipated, something that could have profound implications for their understanding of human history and interstellar dynamics.

Outside, the sun rose fully, casting a golden light over Neon Sea City. But inside the hospital, a mystery from the past had just been unearthed, and its implications were as vast and uncharted as the galaxy itself.