Chapter 1339: A Hero's Sacrifice

Chapter 1339: A Hero's Sacrifice



"No, Bark..."

As the chaos around them reverberated with countless explosions and screams, Ivy and Bark remained immobile.

For once, Bark had sacrificed himself to block Ivy from getting cut into two halves, being cut apart instead.

Although Sylphy's clone was being dealt with by Felicia, everything else around them seemed to have stopped.

Ivy couldn't believe Bark had just died in front of her.

His internal organs, everything was shown.

They were different than normal plants that could be cut down and regrown easily.

Arboren were more similar to fleshy beings, but made of plant matter, than the viceversa.

This meant that if they took fatal damage on their heads, hearts, or were sliced apart like this, chances were, they would die.

She remembered all the memories she lived with the old knight, and how gentle he always

was.

Ivy felt slightly bad...

She started crying as she looked at the old knight's body.

"I shouldn't have treated you so harshly all the time..." she sobbed. "I'm sorry, Bark... I was so dumb... I was so stupid... I'm sorry..."

As she continued crying, losing all her battle instinct and drive, suddenly.

BA DUM!

Something.

She heard something.

It was like the beating of a heart.

BA DUM!

She didn't know what it was, but it was coming from Bark's dead body. Or... not so dead.

"B-Bark?"

"Ivy..."

His voice resonated inside of her head.

A spiritual presence surged from within him, rushing towards her soul.

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"BARK?! Is that you?!"

"Take it..."

"W-Wha...? What are you- Ah!"

She suddenly noticed both halves of Bark changing, shapeshifting into roots moving towards her.

"Before I die... my spiritual soul... please... take... my strength with you...!"

"Bark! I-I can't! You have to live... I can't let you- "

"Please... IVY! Don't trample on my last wish! Our master is in danger... She's confused, she's afraid...! Y-You... as her hero... you must... respond to your goddess' calling of help... do not let our goddess... sob...!"

"Bark..."

Ivy, who was the least loyal of the three heroes, quickly realized the drive and spirit of Bark, and walked towards him.

As she sobbed, his roots embraced her body.

"Is this okay?" she wondered. "I... This is my fault...!"

black roses.

The rest of her armor grew sharp metallic spikes out of her wood, and her hands were equally armored, while her entire Aura exuded the power of two Spiritual Heroic Souls combined as

one.

At the same time, her Magic Circle had fused with Bark's, and so all their abilities together! Her face was covered by her knight helmet, only revealing her two sharp emerald-colored

eyes.

Sylphy remembered what had happened to Bark, gasping.

"W-What... what happened? Bark is... fused with you?!"

"There's no time to explain," Ivy said. "But I shall assist you, my goddess."

She swung her hand against Sylphy, as a beam of spiritual energy hit Sylphy's heart.

FLAAASH!

"Ungh?!"

The bright blue and golden light spread through Sylphy's entire body, the miasma blocking

her Soul quickly recoiled, stepping back.

And in that moment, all her Familiars appeared again!

"Sylphy!"

"Dammit, she almost died!"

"That damn demon!"

"Kill it!"

Sylphy was once more surrounded by her Familiars.

And her body could somehow move better now. "Sylphy...! Your body is unstable, you have to let me help you!"

And the voice of Curse reverberated within her body and soul. "Curse? What do I need to do to get this out of me?!"

"You can't... the miasma has merged with your biological body..."

"What?!"

"It is unlike anything I ever thought possible, and it was most likely planned by that god!

However..."

"Yes?"

"However, there's a way to take advantage of this, and perhaps even fully recover you back to

normal... But you'll need to make a sacrifice, an important one."

"A sacrifice...?"

Sylphy gasped, she didn't want to lose any more of her friends.

"It doesn't involve your friends or anybody, it is a sacrifice of your own body."

"What is it then? I'll do it!"

"You must shatter your Spiritual Heart and fuse it with my Curse."

"What?!"

Sylphy couldn't believe it.

Was that truly the only way to do it?!

Yet... right now, was there even time to question him?

Curse has been helping her this entire time. And it was quite clear his intention was to kill all the Gods.

Both were allies, undisputably so! "Okay... Let's do it!"