Chapter 319: Big Boys

Chapter 319: Big Boys

It was about an hour later.

The show was over. Despite experiencing hell on earth, the three guys were still alive. Better yet, they were completely healed!

Limbs regrew and bones mended, reforming and reshaping the strong bodies like they were made of soft clay. After cooling down, the outer shell that resembled rock was peeled off, revealing a pristine new skin, like that of a baby.

They were now resting under a soft blanket, naked and too exhausted from the rebirth for anything other than sleep. A giant meal was to be prepared for them after they woke up since apparently they would be hungry like never before.

Their bodies were remade with magic, but the mass had to come from somewhere. That was especially noticeable with Tabbris since he regrew four limbs. He was much skinnier than Gerald remembered. It only made sense for them to be hungry. nove(l)bi(n.)com

While the maids and cooks were preparing the food, people left one by one, and Gerald was no different. He wasn't supposed to be there anyway. The only reason he could, was because he tagged along when the Shadows rushed to the Palace.

It's surprising how easy is to go somewhere if you just act like you belong there. Restraining his Aura also made a difference, since many important people there clearly had similar abilities to him.

Nobody even knew he was there until he spoke. Well maybe the King knew since he glanced at him at the beginning for a short moment, but he didn't seem to mind, so it was fine.

In any case, he had nothing more to do there, so he left. The immediate mortal danger for Tabbris was gone, so he should just let him rest and recover.

The battle was supposed to start the next morning at dawn, so people will be busy tonight. Should everything go as planned, the next week they would be celebrating victory.

Gerald soon returned home. He was glad to have tagged along as he gained valuable experience and insights.

At first, he was debating if he should get his hands on some Elixir of Life and regrow his hand and get rid of scars. However, after meditation on it for days(seconds), he decided it wasn't worth it.

"It's just one hand anyway, I don't even need it," he said to himself. "It's totally not because of the pain, not at all"

Maybe if he was at the death's door and had no way out he would consider it, but other than that Well, he wasn't a masochist.

It was time to bury the frightening memories into the depths of his mind and focus on other things. For example, he still didn't know if he could fill Pure Ether Crystals with his Mana. Perhaps it was possible, or perhaps it wasn't. At least he didn't know how.

The energy density, and gaining all that power in such a short amount of time probably wasn't healthy.

Actually, he noticed another change, even if it was small. His body was growing. He wasn't simply becoming taller and more muscular, though that was obvious, horizontally he gained quite a bit of size too.

He might not have noticed it if not for one small detail. His rings were becoming tighter. That shouldn't be of any concern since when becoming stronger, fingers are bound to gain some size too, but

After careful observation, he came to find out that his bones expanded. It was just a few millimeters or so, nothing huge, but it made a difference. He wasn't sure if it was that Bone-Reforming potion he drank, or the food he ate, or the general influence of Mana, but the fact remained.

He was growing.

Whether it was temporary or not, the only thing that mattered was that it was happening.

Anyway, about those stones

"Toby! Come here, boy!" Gerald called his mount after coming home.

Woof!

Toby came running with his tongue hanging out and waved his tail in excitement, expecting food. He acted like a big friendly fluffy dog.

"What the fuck Toby! Woof?! Are you a dog or a Warg?!"

Toby quickly realized his mistake and sat down, showing his sharp teeth and a dangerous expression while releasing growling sounds from his throat.

Grrr!

"That's better," Gerald nodded and scratched him behind the ear. "Let's go, we have stuff to do!" He fixed a saddle on Toby's back and jumped on.

"Onward my stead! Adventure awaits!"