Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 191: Calming Yuki

While attempting to stand up, I ended up nearly falling over, yet a tree managed to keep me upright, though it was taking a lot out of me not to just plop onto the ground; despite my situation, I could vividly feel my legs shaking as weakness constantly consumed my body. Although I wanted to, I wasn't going to be able to chase after Yuki and Lazuli, not when I had a gaping hole in my chest where my heart was supposed to be.

'F-Fuck, t-this w-won't work.' Thought Alexander anxiously as he searched for Yuki and Lazuli, struggling to stand.

"Alex! What are you doing!? You need to lie down!" Yelled Talis urgently as she flew towards Alexander, grabbed his hand, and pulled him down, nearly managing to force him to the ground.

"T-Talis. I-I need... Y-Your help." Asked Alexander weakly as he glanced at Talis while breathing erratically.

"Yeah, you need to lie down!" Remarked Talis with a frown as she eyed Alexander while doing her best to pull him toward the ground without hurting him, which was proving rather challenging for her.

"T-Talis, s-stop; I-I need you t-to bring, Y-Yuki a-and L-Lazuli. P-Please." Stated Alexander softly as he looked at Talis, who looked at him with widened eyes, completely confused about his request.

"What? Bring Yuki and Lazuli? No, why would I do that? I need to get you to lie down." Said Talis with a shake of her head as she loudly chirped before bitting Alexander's shirt while flying downwards.

Grunting in pain, I reached down and grabbed Talis by her neck before bringing her up to eye level and staring into those stubborn eyes of hers.

"Talis. P-Please just l-listen to me. I-If nothing i-is done, L-Lazuli, w-will l-lose her life." Remarked Alexander lightly as he eyed Talis while transferring his raw emotions to her, causing her to aggressively chirp as she called him a plethora of profanities.

"Tch, fine! I-I'll do it!" Said Talis in annoyance as she looked at Alexander, who faintly smiled before releasing her, prompting her to flap her wings while flying towards the sound of constant guttural roars.

Watching Talis fly towards Yuki and Lazuli, I took this moment to try and heal as much as possible, though it wasn't like I could actively do anything to speed up the process; the most I could do was try not to worsen my already terrible situation. To be honest, I was a little surprised I was even still alive, let alone being able to move, albeit barely; I suppose I've never really pushed my endurance to its limit since if I were ever injured this badly, I'd just use [Rebirth], though still, to survive with a gaping hole in my chest, granted I was pretty much as defenseless as a baby, it was a more than impressive in my opinion. This goes to show how powerful my [Rebirth] skill truly is, and if this wasn't enough, it was only level three, which means it has a lot of room for growth.

'Maybe, b-by the time it reaches, l-level 10; t-this injury will be healed i-in mere m-moments.' Mused Alexander softly as he glanced at his gaping hole, which was slowly healing.

While I was thinking about the future if I happened to survive this, out of the corner of my way, I saw Lazuli, who was missing both arms, suddenly emerge from the dense forest with Talis leading the way, only for Yuki's enormous figure to follow soon after as she toppled everything in her path; however, she didn't look like the Yuki I know.

Now that I was given a better view of Yuki's monstrous appearance, I couldn't help but sigh; I now had a better understanding of why she was so frightened of herself. However, that didn't change how I felt about Yuki; I still loved her all the same, but I probably just wasn't going to like her for the next few hours.

With Lazuli and Talis passing right by me, I grunted once more as I pushed myself off the tree, standing in front of Yuki's path as she came charging right for me; if this were a true monster, I wouldn't have done something so stupid, though unlike those monstrous, Yuki had a soul which would make all the difference. After all, despite standing right in front of her, she was still staring fixedly at Lazuli, which meant she wasn't a loss cause; whether she could be reasoned with was another story.