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Chapter 28 - Fountain of Regret and Shattered Bonds: A Tale of Love and Loss

Sakura under the Spell:

Sakura: there are the goblins? I was hunting them.

"Sakura, run!" Kiyoshi's urgent plea cut through the air.

But the goblin elder, an A-rank monster, and its goblin chief blocked their escape. Sakura's eyes widened in disbelief.

"A goblin elder? This can't be. It's A-rank!" Sakura, 

Sakura is only a rank B level 8. Killing them is impossible.

They run towards the town from the forest with tall woods and huge roots above the ground from the gobline elder.

"Kiyoshi, stop! It's a trap. Look above. They're in the trees, ready to strike," Sakura warned, her breaths punctuated by the setting sun casting long shadows.

Their routine C-rank quest to eliminate 10 to 15 goblins morphed into a nightmare. Hundreds of goblins, ten chiefs, and the piercing gaze of the goblin elder turned it into an A or even S-rank quest.

Kiyoshi, squinting against the glare of the setting sun, discerned the gleaming eyes of goblins hidden in the shadows.

"There's no escape. We have to take down the Eder. If we succeed, the pack will scatter, and we can flee," Sakura asserted, her determination piercing through the mounting dread.

"That's insane! It's an A-rank monster. We need at least three A-rank adventurers to take it down," Kiyoshi objected.

"I know, but you'll heal me. I've studied its weakness, and with its colossal size, it must be slow," (it is around 15 feet high and holds a huge log of wood as a weapon)

Sakura said, activating all her skills.

Kiyoshi prevents the other goblines from getting to Sakura.

 Sakura, with lightning speed, attempted to sever the elder's leg. Yet, the tough hide resisted her blade. The elder retaliated with a sweeping blow, sending Sakura crashing.

Internal bleeding weakened her, and Kiyoshi shouted, "Heal! Heal!"

Struggling to her feet, Sakura wiped blood from her mouth. "How is it this fast?"

Sakura rose, defying her injuries, and leapt among the trees, aggravating the elder. With a burst of speed, she reached its face, driving her dagger into its eyes. She danced between branches, attacking from all directions.

The Goblin elder gets angry and screams. It was so loud Sakura fell from the tree bleeding her ears, and her eardrums burst.

Kiyoshi was bleeding too but it was not as bad as Sakura. But Kiyoshi was taking serious damage from the chef goblins and he was at a disadvantage he was not using his skill because his MP was about to finish if he activated the skill he would not be able to heal Sakura next time and Sakura was getting severe injuries too. kiyoshi only has 2 healing left.

 The scream was A rank skill gobline elder had that reduced the opponent's speed strength and stamina by 30% .sakura fell motionless 

kiyoshi: heal heal.(all the heal finish.)

Sakura jumped on the elder and stabbed her dagger into the head with all her left skill and strength.

The elder catches Sakura and through away and it dies after a few seconds.

Sakura 

[level up 2]

[rank raised by one]

[current rank A level 1]

Kiyoshi:"heal heal"(his mp go down to 0 )

Sakura woke up but Kiyoshi fell (it is so dangerous to use MP to 0 it will make an adventure paralyze for a week if someone tries to use MP after it goes 0 it will cost their life.)

Goblins get scared and run back to their cave.

Sakura ran to Kiyoshi:" Now is the time, let's go. Kiyoshi we did it Kiyoshi Kiyoshi wrapup"

Sakura tried to pick him up and wet her hand with his blood it was flowing from his abdomen:" Blood? I wasn't the goblins? "

Kiyoshi:" You forget my rank? I am rank C and I got mp all empty healing you."

(Kiyoshi vomited blood saying this.)

Sakura: "Stop talking I will take you to the town, ok "

Kiyoshi leave me here the goblins are coming back save yourself.

Skura:" Shut up, I said stop talking" She was trying to hold her cry so hard but her tears were coming out.

She was on the run to the town.

"Sorry, I'm so sorry,why was I so careless." Sakura sobbed.

They reached the town's centre near a fountain where the sun is half steed.

Kiyoshi:" Stop, ley me down on that bench."

Sakura:" No I have to…"

Kiyoshi:" It's useless."

Sakura lay him on the bench by the fountain, the fountain was shining gold in the sunset. sakura.

Sakura:" I am sorry I am sorry."

Kiyoshi:" Hey, it's ok now shut up and listen. I want to stay with you and I will. I love you and if we get married what will you put the name of the first child? how about saki? Taking 'sa' from Sakura and 'ki' from Kiyoshi.

Sakura, a weak smile on her lips, teased, "Stop that, you idiot."

Kiyoshi, leaning in, whispered, "I love you, Sakura," and kissed her, his last breath leaving him.

Sakura couldn't accept Kiyoshi's death Sakura's voice stuttered:" Hey you are sleeping right or are you pranking me hey it is not funny you know. I am still scared of the dark who will keep me company, Kiyoshi Kiyoshi Sakura screamed hugging him."

In Sakura's mind Kiyoshi: hey be happy and it is not your fault 

Sakura:" Heart breaks into countless peseas."