Book 3: Chapter 75: Once More
The Chamber after Scarlet Passed Out
Seraphina feels real fear as she rushes over to Her Highness, the blood of ruin having begun to drain into the sandstone beneath them, turning it into red ash before all five of the Princesss bodyguards, herself included, immediately begin using their blood magic to heal her. But she knows that even with their help, reattaching two arms and fixing all three of her hearts is too much for them to handle alone.
Nothing but panic fills Seraphinas head, and she quickly notices the same looks on the other bodyguards faces.
Please dont die!!!!
Tears begin to drip down her face as she continues healing the Princess, focusing first on her hearts before alternating between her hearts after one of them is fixed and her severed arms. But to her surprise, she finds all of her body suddenly beginning to repair itself at frightening speeds, making her stumble backwards and pause her own healing job.
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees the others having stopped as well.
But the healing continues, with Scarlets body being completely restored within seconds, absolutely shocking all of the bodyguards.
Then the voice of His Majesty echoes through the room, saying, You did well not intervening.
All of the bodyguards immediately kneel when they find the Demon King standing just a meter behind them, not a single one of them having noticed his arrival.
The guards keep their heads down as the Demon King walks over to his granddaughter and picks her up into his arms before saying, Lets go.
Seraphina and the other guards all stand up without any hesitation with a brief, Yes, Your Majesty.
Then they all fly straight out of the ceiling, shooting straight through the ground and out of the nest entirely.
Scarlet
I wake up, my eyes opening to find another canopy above my head with the sound of someone pacing next to the large and fancy bed I find myself in.
Why do I feel like Ive been in this situation before?
Because you have, Tar says, his head rising from underneath the blankets, making me look down at him to surprisingly not find him worried. Why would I be worried when I knew the Demon King was watching you the entire time?
Youre too broken, I state rather bluntly with a short nod before sitting up in the bed, knocking the tanuki off me along with the blanket. And to my pleasant surprise, I am wearing the same thing I was wearing prior to falling unconscious.
Meaning no one changed me while I was out.
Honestly, I think Im starting to make a nasty habit of almost dying and then going unconscious for someone to heal me.
I should probably stop that.
You think? Tar asks, sounding more than a little sarcastic.
Yeah, probably.
Ill leave you alone now that youre awake, Gramps says with a light pat on my head that has one of my ears that he touches in the process twitching slightly. Im sure you want to check out your gains right about now.
I nod at that, frowning slightly at his hand but not moving it. Both because he saved me, and I have my sensitivity severely toned down right now anyways. Meaning it isnt very uncomfortable.
He smiles rather widely after seeing me not push him away before he turns around, removing his hand and beginning to walk away.
Its kind of creepy how well that old man seems to know me sometimes. Almost as if he can tell what I will and wont like and avoids it while making sure he can spend time with me and protect me despite it.
Although it also makes me feel slightly warm that I have a blood relative who actually cares about me and hasnt done anything bad to me.
Well, except the whole demon war thing. But hes at least stopping killing the civilians.
So theres that.
I shake my head to dislodge any more thoughts on my doting Grandfather before focusing on my System Messages with a grin of my own.
Time to see what I got.
Time to see what legendary skill youve unlocked this time Tar grumbles, actually making me laugh out loud due to how despondent and straight up defeated he sounds. Like hes gotten used to having his reality turned on its head by now.
Anyways, I let my System Messages flow.