For a while, i couldn't move my body. I don’t know how long i was out for or if i was even alive anymore. His poison could have killed me. That was the least of my concern. All i could think about for a while now was how i couldn't protect Aria and Lisa. Lisa became a good friend to me in this week. I felt sorrow as i remembered her being taken away. Aria was everything to me, my life, my love, my partner. I felt more pain than ever as i remembered her death. But somewhere in my mind i am glad that i died too. This way i can meet her again.

“How long are you going to stay like that?”

A voice echoed around me. I opened my eyes to see myself somewhere totally different than the forest. Is this afterlife? was what i am thinking. There is nothing around me but dark. There is no ground beneath me and i was floating. It is like being in space without any stars or sun. Everything is dark around me.

“So you finally opened your eyes. I guess we can talk now.”

A voice sounds like female but not like human came from somewhere and echoed around me. I looked around but found no one.

“Who are you?” I asked.

“I am the one who brought you to this world, Den. My identity is of no concern for you right now.”

I was astonished by the fact this person knows about me. I tried to ask another question.

“Where am i?”

“This place is something i created for us to talk.”

“Am i dead?”

“You were close to death but i saved you. Your body in the real world is in the process of regenerating.”

I don’t know whether to be happy about the fact that i am alive or sad at the fact that i can’t be with Aria.

“Feeling sad huh...You shouldn't be surprised at this outcome. This is the result of your own misdoings.”

“What do you mean? It was that bastard who killed Aria.” I said angrily.

“While it’s true that Vena’s chosen is also guilty of this but you are also at fault here. Your carelessness ever since coming to this world resulted in this outcome.”

“My carelessness?”

“Yes, you came to this world for a while now but you are just roaming around aimlessly doing things without thinking through, killing lives without purpose and goal. If you call Vena’s chosen bad than you are no better.”

I couldn't refute to that. Certainly, i have been doing things without even thinking them through. I should have focused more on the reason for me being here. But i was too careless.

“Not only that..Your loved one died because you took her with you. If she was not with you there, she might have lived.”

Her words made me grit my teeth. I should have cared more for her. Why did i forget that she is not as strong as me neither Lisa. I was too absorbed on my own that i never realized all this.

“Well what happened can’t be changed. So here is my offer, i will give you another chance. This will take a lot of power in me but i can send you back to first day you came to this world or i can send you back to your original world. What is your choice?”

I leave my anger and pain behind me as i think this through. I am not going to make hasty decisions anymore. If i go back to my world i won’t be able do anything and just mourn over Aria’s death but i also won’t make things messier than they already are. No, i shouldn't think like that. I will not give up on this. Second option allows me to restart everything from the start. This is good. I can turn the future by doing this. This time i can make better place for Aria. It will be better for her if i don’t meet her.

“I made my decision.”

“So what it is..”

“I…”

I place my hand on my heart and close my eyes. Even though i am set on to this decision it still cause me pain. I remembered my moments with Aria as they flashback in my head. The moment when i first saw her. The moment when we confessed our love. The moment when we embraced each other for the first time. I remembered her words.

‘I will follow wherever master go.’

‘Please don’t leave me master.’

‘master……...I love you’

A smile appeared on my lips as i opened my eyes.

“I am not choosing either of them”

“What…”

“I am not going to turn my back on my failures. This time i have thought this through. While you are right that she might be alive if i didn't take her with me but she would have eventually lead a life in slavery. I am sure that if she was alive, she would have said the same. I know this because i know her the most in this world. I know this because i love her the most in this world.

“....”

“So can you please send me back to where i was. I will take revenge for her and take Lisa back.”

“fufufu...ahahahahaha…..I knew i was right when i chose you. Den that was a marvelous decision. I was actually testing you. I would sent you back to your world if you had taken any of those decisions.”

“eh..really…”

“Den.. i will now send you back to where you were. I also gave a little gift. If you truly love her the most then you maybe able to get her back.”

“really..” I asked with curiosity.

“Yes but it all depends on you. Remember, Den, my aim today was to teach you a lesson. Don’t forget this ever.”

“I won’t. I will make things better this time.”

“I hope so. goodbye, Den”

The female voice said to me as light enveloped my vision.

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I woke up while my body was still lying on the ground. It was still night. It seems that it started raining while i was talking with her. I wonder who she was. I looked around and there i found the dead body of my beloved Aria.

“ARIA…….” I shouted as i ran at her.

I was completely healed even my foot has grown back.

I lift her head and put it on my lap. I looked at her and felt sadness of losing her. But suddenly i remembered the words of the mystical being. I take out my status plate. There was nothing different in the status. I put my finger on the special ability and skills mark at the bottom.

Invincibility : You are invincible.

You can not die.

Gives you sturdy body.

Auto regeneration.

Wound exchange:

Allows you transfer the wound from other person to yourself.

The pain increases by three times.

Regeneration time of the exchanged wounds reduces by thirty times.

You can bring someone back to life only if, the person and you share true bond with each other and 12 hours are not passed since death.

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“This..this is it.”

I looked at the my status and rejoiced by the fact that i can get Aria back to life. I can understand what the mystical being was saying to me now. I could save her only if i truly love her. I will feel three times the pain and regeneration will take thirty times the longer than normal. It will work only if share true bond with each other. I don’t think 12 hours has passed yet. So without hesitation i put my hand on Aria and start wound exchange.

I felt an intense amount of pain as wounds start to appear on my body and heal on Aria’s body. The small wounds like on her hand and on her legs healed first or should i say exchanged first. These wounds appear on my hand and legs. Slowly the wound on her heart start to heal and appear on my chest. I felt pain like never before. It is like someone is taking out my heart with his hand. The pain was so intense that i have to chew my fingers. Even tears are falling from my eyes. Finally, Aria’s wound healed totally.

I moved my ear to her chest. For a while there was nothing but soon i heard it.

*throb**throb**throb*

It was the beating of her heart. Tears start to fall down from my eyes but this time not because of pain but from happiness. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around her. Her eyes catches me and a smile appear on her lips. I smiled back to her.

Then she looks at my wounds and gets up quickly. I hug her with all the force in my hand.

“Master..what is going on? Those wounds..”

I put head on her lap and said to her.

“Don’t ask Aria. Just let me rest a little..”

She looked at me for a while and then said with a smile.

“ok..goodnight master..”

You are always like this Aria. Calm and caring. I am glad you are back to me. I drifted away to sleep as i thought of such things.

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Next day i woke up while my head still in the Aria’s lap. When she noticed me waking up, she smiled and said to me.

“Good morning master.”

“Good morning Aria..you didn't sleep last night.”

“No i slept for a while. I woke up just before you.”

I got up and looked around. It is already daylight. I can hear the birds chirping.

“Aria, can you trace the Lisa’s mana.”

“Although i can feel it. I don’t think it’s enough to find her exact location. I am sorry.”

“No, it was my fault from the beginning. I am sorry Aria. This all happened because of my carelessness.”

“It wasn't your fault master.” She said worryingly.

“No, it was and from now on i will make things better. I have decided to ge Lisa back.”

“I will follow wherever you go master...I love you.”

“I love you too Aria..”

I said as i kissed her. I looked at the morning sun and said.

“Lisa, wait for me, i will take you back from wherever you are.”

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Author's note : This is the end of all the dark chapters in this series for now. From now on there will be no such things. I did not check it so there may be errors. I already expected that a lot of people will drop this series on last chapter and i hope they get back later in the future.

The reason why i didn't put the tragedy tag is because for first 7 or 8 chapter i had different plans for this series. But i felt that i need to escalate this series and i forgot about it.

Finally, all of you who did survive last chapter, i thank you for continuing this and supporting this series. Let us welcome a new arc 'Saving Lisa arc'.