Chapter 24: Bonds - A Maid And Her Master

Chapter 24: Bonds - A Maid And Her Master

⁜ Asura POV

Mu Xue's big eyes were troubled as they rushed to a nearby lavatory; Asura crumbled against the wall, vomiting blood violently as his insides screamed in agony.

"Asura!"

Mu Xue cried as she hugged him, crying loudly, "You're hurt; why aren't you healing yourself!?"

Asura wiped his lips, chuckling weakly as he patted her head, "Sorry, but I can't... Haha... I..."

"Stupid! Idiot! Dummy!"

Mu Xue sobbed, punching his chest softly as Asura felt his body burning, his anima and lifeforce consumed in such a way that his body felt withered and brittle.

Using Liberación was always a double-edged sword, devouring and consuming all his anima to empower oneself, and it was impossible to control as his body couldn't cope, but he had to do it.

Today, the battle wasn't about winning but showing his worth, not to the king or the instructors but to the Princess who lacked solid allies.

Asura wanted her to owe him a favour; otherwise, her value as a monarch would plummet.

So he used Liberación, sacrificing his body and life force to win against her, showing his worth, but unfortunately, he couldn't keep it going for longer and realised from Vela's words that she needed to win the battle.

"You fool... I thought you were hurt... don't do this again!" Her soft blows became a gentle caress as she tried to infuse her mana into his body, desperately kissing and touching their skin together to transfer it into him. "Idiot, dummy, stupid... You were so amazing... but don't do that again!"

Asura chuckled as his body relaxed; the pain didn't ease as his life force was overdrawn, but he pretended it did, so Mu Xue would not worry more, "Thanks... haha..."

"We should go to the medical ward."

Asura nodded, "No, let's go somewhere else."

Mu Xue nodded as Asura grasped her hand, leaning on her shoulder as she helped him walk.

Asura's body was weak, his muscles constantly convulsing while he looked at Mu Xue with a thankful gaze as they reached their room, collapsing on the bed as Mu Xue began to strip him.

"Wait, wait... I'm injured, not dead!"

His cheeks reddened as Mu Xue giggled, "I know, Idiot... But your body is full of blood and sweat, right?"

She blushed, touching his naked chest, "Let me clean you."

"Really...? It's not that you dislike Xue'er, right?"

Asura felt a chill down his spine as her eyes looked dull and strangely intense when she asked this question, but this wasn't the case, so the strange terror vanished when he kissed her softly.

Mu Xue's face blushed as Asura whispered, his voice hoarse and rough, "Never, I love you, Xue'er, but we have plenty of time. I want to give you a night, a moment you can never forget and will always remember as the moment in your life we became one forever."

She nodded, his serious eyes causing her eyes to water with her lips quivering as Asura wrapped his arms around her, embracing her tightly as he stroked her back lovingly.

"Okay... Asura..."

Mu Xue sniffed, burying her head in his shoulder, "Asura... I love you too; please stay by my side forever."

"Forever and always, Xue'er."

They spent the afternoon hugging and kissing passionately as he healed slowly while the two flirted until Mu Xue's second match came; she didn't feel tired from their cultivation and instead realised something special about their little cultivation...

"Your match will start soon; I'll stay here like you asked me to, so go and fight hard. Win for both of us, okay?"

"You are making me stronger too... I never realised until now... My magic is stronger, and mana flows smoother... Asura!"

Mu Xue's eyes lit up with excitement and joy, kissing him passionately, her body becoming heated before rushing off to her match with a new vigour!

'I have to settle things with that woman, or at least crush the engagement talks before I go further with Mu Xue...'

'It's unfair to drag this shadow. I want to give her everything I have.'

Asura chuckled, relaxing as he rested and waited for the assessment to continue. He would likely not get a top assessment in all grades as he lost, but at least he showed enough to stop those who doubted him, and soon...

"Amalia, you will come to test me, right?"

'My dear twin sister... I have not seen you in over two decades. I miss your scolding and fierce training that allowed me to survive that hell...'

'How can I let you die like that again?'

Knock Knock!

"Hello? Is anyone in there?"

And so, once again, the changes caused by his actions start to surface as the wooden door gently knocks again before an unexpected guest enters.

Not the one he anticipated.