It was afternoon now, and the feeling in his chest would not come to a stop with any medicine taken to prevent it.

Tylenol, ibuprofen, painkillers, Tylenol, and Motrin together. Nothing worked. It was coming to the point where he needed some time alone and had decided to send the others on a mission to achieve this solitude.

Now he lay in his chambers with the overwhelming pain radiating down from his ribs and hips. He had had enough of this already, and it was now just an hour after the peaceful breakfast he'd made.

"Ohh.." he groaned, head tilting up slightly as he grazed his chest. Though he didn't relish the feeling of tears running down his bony jaw, it was the only thing keeping him from the scream itching at his cervical spine.

Finally wrenching himself up with difficulty the guardian made his way to his powder room, shutting and locking the door as he pulled away his jacket and raven sweater.

There. He had spotted it. The source of his pain.. something growing out of his Apple-like SOUL, now that he was examining it close...

A vine? Yes.. yes it was indeed!
A vine growing from his soul. Odd. He reached his ebony-colored fingers forward, tugging slightly before he retracted in pain. "Fuck!" He growled out, seemingly pricked.

There was a thorn in this vine. It looked just like a rose stem...

This was beginning to worry him. How had this plant begun growing in his life force? It had sapped much of his health already, but he hadn't expected it to be something like this.

He tried pulling again, and this time he felt something else. More vines had grown at the touch. And then it came.

A coughing sensation.

One, two, three, of them into his hands.

Then blood. Coating those same extremities with scarlet red.
What was happening? First the pain and then choking up the blood of all things.

He had to get to the bottom of this, it could be deadly, and that wasn't good for his gang. He still had things to do.

He tugged his garments back on, panting slightly as something else took over his throat, and he hacked again.

This time it was two things.

Scarlet.. and a teal petal. Holy shit. He was coughing up petals now. What else is new?

Fuck. He had never heard of any sickness where you cough up godforsaken flowers!

He had to figure this out, and fast.