I sat beside Hiana, and Ayre jumped from one of many wyverns that one in every of her underlings was using on, then rushed over to me.

“Are you all proper, my lord!?” She was shocked.

“You deal with her.” I gave the order.

She appeared like she wished to ask extra however as a substitute mentioned. “I’ll, my lord.”

The therapeutic shapeshifters surrounded me, then Velvet and Emily sat throughout from me.

“Are you all proper, my lord?” They requested concurrently after which exchanged glances.

I chuckled, about to reply, however Hiana screamed.

“Let me go!!!” Hiana could not transfer when her physique was positioned in a flatter place. “What are you going to do to me!?”

“Really, the place will you ship her, my lord?” Velvet narrowed her eyes as Ayre created a magic circle that glowed yellow below the demon girl’s physique.

“To a really distant previous, earlier than this world even existed.” By world, I imply this Mistrea planet. “Principally, we did not kill her. So, she will not be reborn right here.”

Seeing Hiana begin twitching, Ayre sped up the ritual. The shapeshifter normal solid an incantation at speedy intervals, thrust a Mythril blade into the magic circle and sprinkled giganpoppy powder.

As the sunshine from the magic circle grew brighter, the demon girl began to rise to her toes.

“Rattling it.” I pressured myself to rise up, although my ache and tiredness have been insufferable.

“Let me do it.” Emily walked shortly in direction of that demon girl. “You keep there.”

“That is harmful, Emily,” Ayre warned the undead supreme, who was very near the magic circle. “You may get sucked in if a small a part of your physique is within the space of the magic circle when the ritual is lively.”

Emily sneered at Hiana, who lastly stood up.

“What would you like?” The demon girl growled. “You do not deserve to face in entrance of me.”

“Holy shit.” The supreme undead sneered. “You fucking ugly.”

“What….”

Emily held Hiana’s head, then pushed it to the bottom. She then muttered to Ayre, “One thing like this would possibly not cut back the effectiveness of this ritual, proper?”

“In no way.” Ayre appeared on the head of the demon girl who had nearly half sunk into the bottom. “It will truly maintain her from escaping.”

“It is all good, then.” The supreme undead circled.

“You’ll be able to’t do that!!! I’m the best being on this world!!!” Hiana gave the impression of she was crying like a toddler. “I’m Hiana, the demon lord!!! I….”

The demon girl’s voice was muffled as the sunshine from the magic circle grew brighter. Not lengthy after, when the sunshine disappeared, Hiana’s determine additionally disappeared. All that is left is the magic circle, the Mythril knife that also sticks to the bottom, and Olivia’s physique that the demon girl used. The previous noble girl was lined in wounds, and he or she was unconscious.

“We will solely ship Hiana, my lord,” Ayre defined. “So, this girl will keep right here, perhaps inherit a few of Hiana’s energy. We have now to control her. Possibly there’s something helpful for us.”

I lay down whereas the therapeutic shapeshifters handled my physique. After going by way of a formidable hurdle, that is lastly over.

***

I used to be mendacity on a mattress, already again to my human type, and my physique was lined in bandages.

Fuck.

Regardless of taking tons of painkilling potions, the ache in my physique was getting worse, and I had problem shifting.

In addition to that, I additionally felt that one thing was flawed inside me. However I’ve a tough time explaining it.

I then checked my hand, which was shaking like loopy.

Lexi and Ayre approached me after discussing one thing within the room’s nook.

“You women carry dangerous information, proper?” I may inform from their expressions. Lexi’s eyes have been stuffed with tears, and Ayre’s face appeared tense.

“Sadly, that is what occurred, my lord,” Ayre answered whereas closing her eyes.

Lexi took a deep breath. “It seems that a part of humanity remains to be in your physique, though it is so small that I missed discovering it. The factor is, your humanity is what means that you can survive…. You possibly can say that is what retains your soul. Sadly, that factor is deteriorating.”

Ah, my soul is a human, in spite of everything, huh?

“In brief, if that a part of your humanity utterly disappears, you’ll be able to not survive. Your physique will solely turn into an empty shell.” Ayre continued. “That struggle simply sped issues up.”

Lexi introduced her face nearer to mine. “However you needn’t fear, my lord. As you will have mentioned many instances, we do the unimaginable many instances. I’ll strive my finest to heal you.”

This can be essentially the most decided expression Lexi has ever proven. That made me placed on a giant smile.

“I consider in you.” I wiped her tears. “I do know every little thing will likely be tremendous with you women taking good care of me.”

“And there is yet one more factor, your highness. Possibly it is simply as dangerous as what Doc simply mentioned….” Ayre rubbed her face. “These ragmonuk metals inside your physique are extraordinarily unstable. Your physique has largely turn into a demon, however it rejects the metals. I am unable to clarify why that occurred. However like Doc, I’ll attempt to make you okay too…. I swear, my lord.”

I paused. “Is that why I do not really feel a surge of energy like after I received the ragmonuk infusion process?”

“Yeah, to be trustworthy, your energy is now solely on par with you earlier than being ‘killed’ by Hiana.” Ayre resumed. “And due to the instability in your physique, I’d strongly counsel that you do not struggle in the intervening time. I am afraid that can make that instability even worse. This instability may take your life as properly.”

“I see.” I appeared down at my hand, which was nonetheless shaking. It seems that such energy has a hefty value, too.

“We’ll do one other examine on you,” Ayre added with a sigh. “However you’ll be able to nonetheless relaxation.”

“Okay, I will get some sleep. Should you’re drained, take a relaxation too.” I closed my eyes.

There is no such thing as a use in worry or doubt. I’ve nice underlings. They will heal me.

I am not going to surrender so simply. If I surrender, what is going to my followers say?