"But how is that possible? It is a well-known fact that dark magic users cause destruction and can't heal". She asked, clearly wanting to find out how I managed to heal her.
"it's actually quite simple; all I needed to do was ensure that there was no longer any blood flowing out of your body, then I fed you a blood crystal to replenish your lost blood while your body auto-repairs itself", I explained while casting an inverse dark mist barrier to temporary close up the wound while the body automatically heals itself.
Seeing how I redress her wounds shocked her as her thoughts were once again said aloud, "what fine control".
She slowly fell back to sleep again as if exhausted all her energy.
Maybe due to the significant loss of blood and that one blood crystal, although it allowed her to increase her blood count, it was still not enough to support her entire body, which caused her to feel tired. She would most likely be in this situation for a few more days as her body produces more blood to stabilise the situation in her body.
Surprisingly, there were no interruptions from bandits during her recovery, as if there was a 10-mile radius of the no-fly zone around me as I could not sense anything further. At the same time, I do not know how they knew about my range of sense, and I turned a blind eye to it as Samantha explained that the person who shot her was called a marksman, which uses a type of gun known as the sniper which allows them to shoot at a maximum range of 6 miles.
The reason why the sniper managed to get to Samantha at that time was due to my carelessness and ignorance of the new weaponry, even though Samantha had explained it to me back at Demon Continent.
A week went by just like that as Samantha regained her strength and was just left with some wound gel on the skin's surface while her internal injuries and blood count returned to normal.
"Thank you. For saving me," Samantha said with her head hung low, and ears flushed red.
"It's alright; you have helped me out many times; I was just returning the favour," I replied.
"Do you, do you still want to go back?" Samantha asked in a disguised hopeful voice, hoping that I would give her the answer she wanted. Sadly, I disappointed her.
"Yes, it is where I belong and where I should be," I replied, oblivious to her disappointment.
"Alright then, let's continue," Samantha said helplessly as she turned around and walked off into the distance.
As we walked, only the unintelligent came forward and disturbed my journey, while the rest seemed to have fled away into the unknown.
After journeying for about a month, I have seen some of the battles between continents, robberies and people on the brink of death. 'This place is even worse than the Demon Continent', I thought before sighing at the world's greatest joy and evil. Humanity. Humanity has given birth to many new wonders at the same time due to pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth, which has also created many wars and sadness throughout the world. But if you stop and think about it, our faults are what make us human, it also drives and restrains people.
If you think carefully, sometimes people lie because the truth hurts, and sometimes it is better than some truths are better not to be said.
Anger. If there were no anger, there would not be revenge, as the world would be a place of forgiveness. But is forgiveness a good thing? Yes, of course, it is, but it will also stop progress as it is only through strong, powerful emotions that drive people to work even harder. Although this is not the right way to do things, it is the most efficient way to progress.
Of course, revenge is just one of the negative emotions that drive people. It could also be a pure one like achieving a dream. However, how many could persevere for so long to see that wish come true? If you could, good cause I am sure that if you can strive, you can do anything. There definitely needs to be other fuels to keep one's ambitions alive for those who can't.
"We are here" Samantha's voice snapped me out of my thoughts as I looked around. Only to see a port with bustling people and boats at the edge of the continent at a distance.
"Why are we here? Can't we fly over the sea? Liches can use levitation spells; you know that, right?" I rapidly shot her questions, feeling uncomfortable meeting people.
"It would be better not to. Going together in a group would increase our chances of survival. After all, there is strength in numbers. You will see what I mean later. For now, it would be best if you don't remove your hood. You never know who might have a grudge against dark creatures and attack you secretly. Although you might be stronger than them, it is best not to cause any trouble while we are here," Samantha replied with answers to questions I have yet to say.
After hearing her words, I immediately pulled the hood lower to ensure that no one would be able to see my face. Next, I took out some shoes and gloves from my bindle and wore them to hide my skeletal features. Looking down at myself, I admired my handiwork before asking Samantha, "How do I look?"
Taking one look at me up and down, she turned back to the front and replied, "Let's go", before setting off to head to the port.
Reaching the city gates, we needed to pay a toll of two silvers each to enter the port, which was higher than what I remembered from my time as a human, as it was usually about one silver. Sadly, I did not have money on me and had to let Samantha pay for me, which she did so before I could ask.
After entering the city, without any detours, Samantha led me straight to the docks asking around if there were any boats going to the gateway to hell, and the island closest to the demon continent when it could not be seen. After asking around, we found that the boat had already left, and the next boat would depart at eight tomorrow morning.