Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 310: Success

"Huh, I must say, your healing capabilities seem to have no limit whatsoever." Said Sash lightly as she looked at Alexander while a large gaping hole where his heart should be was slowly healing.

"Fuck you too." Stated Alexander weakly as he glared at Sash, causing the shadowy tendrils that bound his limbs to tighten.

"Tsk, where the hell is he? Did he really fail to finish off the Saintess? Hmph, I knew I should've bought a more competent team instead of picking the weakest of the bunch." Asked Sash in annoyance as she folded her arms and deeply frowned while gazing behind Alexander, only to scoff before shaking her head.

Smirking, I internally hoped Jasmine managed to make it to her Kingdom; even if she didn't return with help, so long as she saved herself, I would be satisfied.

'Haa, besides, I can probably make this whole church thing work out; it might take some time, but I should be able to escape eventually.' Thought Alexander wryly as he weakly gazed at Sash before heaving a sigh of relief while closing his eyes.

"Whatever, I'll go and do it myself." Muttered Sash in annoyance with a scoff as she glanced at Alexander, only to pass him, walking further down the dirt trail while melding seamlessly into the darkness.

Watching Sash quickly disappear into the distance, I used this chance to try and free myself, though it was a wasted effort; even when not near her spell, the shadowy tendrils still felt like indestructible vices clamping my limbs.

'I can't even cut off my limbs... Huh, maybe I could kill myself? That might work.' Thought Alexander with a frown as he gazed at his limbs before furrowing his brows with a thoughtful expression.

Just as I was preparing to boldly kill myself in a fiery explosion in hopes it would blow my limbs off, something was suddenly thrown through the forest, destroying hundreds of trees, akin to a blast, while a loud boom followed soon afterward.

"T-The hell just happened?" Muttered Alexander in confusion as he stared into the forest while gazing at the clear path of destruction that saw no end or start.

As I tried to figure out what had just happened, a woman donned in armor suddenly appeared in front of me, causing me to tilt my head in confusion, though when I saw Jasmine in her arms, my eyes widened in concern when I saw the state she was in.

"Jasmine!" Yelled Alexander in concern as he leaned forward while gazing at Jasmine, trying once more to free himself, to no avail.

Suddenly falling to the ground, I slowly sat upright while glancing at the tendrils holding me, only to see that they were cut cleanly, freeing me. However, I was broken out of my confusion when I felt that uncomfortable feeling once more, prompting me to eye the woman donned in armor, who suddenly handed me, Jasmine.

"Heal her, Alex." Stated Justina sternly as she eyed Alexander, who nodded, only for the ground to tremble while the darkness surrounding them seemingly came to life.

"Did a filthy creature just touch me!?" Exclaimed Sash furiously from every direction as the darkness grew in size before forming a sphere, trapping the three within true darkness, preventing even Alexander from seeing beyond the sphere.

Yet, just as the sphere of darkness consumed us, the woman, who must've been Captain Justina Jasmine had mentioned, suddenly unsheathed her sword; though, my hopes were quickly dashed as she suddenly tossed it to the side while her arms and legs transformed, turning into the limbs of a bear with large paws and equally large claws.

With a mighty swipe that nearly threatened to push me backward, Justina cut the sphere of darkness in half, causing it to fall to pieces as the usual darkness of night returned overhead.