"Done, he should be alright," V asserted to Arthur, letting out a long, exhausted sigh. It was the first time V's powers had taken so long to use. "What kind of curse is this? Why is it so hard to remove? Maybe as my powers aren't yet perfected. This is as far as I could go."
V ensured that the raging double-kill flare within Ares's body had returned to a state of calm. The bruises that had spread across his skin vanished without a trace. His nosebleed ceased, and his fragile, pallid complexion was now regaining its warm glow.
