Our run was fast and decisive the girls were a bit on the slow part only hobuhiko could keep up with me barely I wasn't intending on leaving them behind it was just that I was in a hurry it was because one of the female hobgoblins was hurt very hurt and that person was hoboku...

Her HP was halfway gone it wasn't depleting anymore nor was it recovering which was even more so worrisome the feeling of dread that I had earlier was the pain that hoboku had suffered it immediately came to me through our bond it wasn't physical pain,but emotional fear that she felt...

Right now I was trying to contact the others who were at the camp I wanted to know the situation I was constantly trying to go through and ring someone hobura in this case...

-LORD !

She picked up and her voice was distressed no good...

-Whats going on ?! what happened ?! Is hoboku okay ?!

My questions shot out like machine gun fire filled with worry and fear of what might happen,hobura was still processing them until she finally shouted again.

-COME BACK HOME HOBOKU IS NOT GOOD !

Hobura was panicked and I knew that I was too...this can't go on like this I need to calm down before taking action this is serious...

I felt my pace quicken once more as my mind was filled with determination hobuhiko was getting behind in speed,but I didn't mind and just concentrated on the task I didn't ask what happened I only asked if they were okay and how hoboku's situation was hobura tried hard to explain everything she sniffing and making small hiccups here and there her speech was also fast,but I could understand and listened to her while running back to the base.

Fortunately it seems like only hoboku has suffered some severe damage the rest were off with small wounds here and there that could be healed,but hoboku had suffered a large amount of blunt trauma,hobura described that she was flung and impacted the ground very hard,right now they were inside the base taking care of hoboku,but she was asleep still not waking up,but breathing which indicates that she was still alive...

I gritted my teeth...maybe I shouldn't have left after all...no,blaming myself now isn't the right time I have to go faster faster...

With those words swimming inside of my head my pace also started to go wild into a incredible fit of speed my eyes were focused and I could feel that the other 3 were already left behind,but I wasn't worried they could take care of themselves getting back for them would only take a few more minutes.

After another minutes or so I finally reached my home sprinting through the entrance i found a lot of female hobgoblins standing near the entrance of the cave they all had very grim expressions on their faces most of them were slightly hurt here and there hobura included they were all standing looking down with a big frown on their faces.

-I am here ! What happened !

Stepping forward I was greeted by the surprised faces of the female hobgoblins seeing me arrive so quickly and step in front of them without being noticed was a bit shocking for them,but they quickly recovered seeing my panicked expression hobura also ran towards me with teary eyes along side hobusaku who had a line of blood running down her mouth...

-She..She is inside we placed her atop of her bed !

Hobura quickly pulled me the others freed a path for us as I started to run to where the living quarters were along side hobura and hobusaku when we finally arrived I could see hobuha sitting next to a bed taking care of someone who was laying down seeing this scene made me quiver as fear spread through my conscious polluting my line of thought,but I gritted my teeth and continued on with stamping foot steps I came beside the surprised hobuha who was a extremely depressed expression her face when she noticed me...I stared towards the bed...

-...

Blood...there there was a lot of blood...hobuha was cleaning hoboku with a piece of cloth,but even now the blood wasn't finished cleaning hoboku looked pained and her eyes were closed,but I could hear a faint breathing noise coming from her...

Her hands and body were swollen all over the place bruised and split skin could be seen only her face was miraculously spared from the amount of wounds she had suffered showing a sleeping beauty in her pained state...

I slumped down onto my knees my eyes were becoming cloudy and as pure despair started to well inside of me...flashes of the past started to rerun inside of my head remembering hobokus words the beautiful that accompanied her lips when she told me..

-I love you...

Anger welled inside of me as I rammed my fist into the stone ground I could hear my bones shattered the moment I hit the smooth stone with all my force as I shouted.

-THEN DON"T DIE IF DO !

I could feel my hot tears welling inside of my eyes...I didn't give up just yet...

Raising my other hand I invoked a skill called it allowed me to copy any contracted beings abilities and attributes and add it to my own my target was obvious it was blondie...

Invoking the skill,information started to seep into my head rapidly telling me of the newly acquired skills I had and without hesitation I brought my hands towards the wounded hoboku grabbing onto her arm I invoked the healing spell over and over and over again light enveloped our whole bodies almost blinding causing something close to a nova appear with hoboku and me as a center the amount of times I was using the healing spell was unknown to me and I didn't care,but what I could tell from this was that it was vexing to my mind at some point I would suffer the rebound of the Mana burn,but even then I couldn't care less all I wanted was to heal her to wake her up to make her smile to hug her to be with her and others...

My emotions were getting the better of me and I could hear a lot of shouts behind me those were the shouts of the female hobgoblins telling me something,but I couldn't hear since I was too concentrated on recasting the spell over and over again,time went on like this until finally I couldn't cast the spell anymore.

(CRACK)

-BUGHH....

I flinched something inside of me was hurting very bad blood was covering my hands and it wasn't her blood it was mine...the mana burn was taking effect I assumed,but why blood ?...

-FUCK IT...

I didn't care looking back at hoboku she still didn't wake her wounds were already healed to the point of clean skin without a trace of a scar her health was also in a moderate state,but why wasn't she waking up ?

I cursed was this even working ? I wondered did I even make a difference ? I wanted to cry,but didn't let myself and instead forced my tears from coming out.

Casting a spell was now useless I couldn't cast anything my mana was truly depleted...I thought spewing another mouthful of blood out of my mouth as I watched the sleeping face of hoboku laying down on the bed...My mind was dizzy and I didn't feel good,but I didn't want to leave I wanted to stay and wait...

The mana burn was truly vexing and tiring my mind I could feel the pain from my hand returning towards my conscious in normal cases it would have made me flinch,but it didn't it just felt numb and nothing else compared to the pain of despair that was inside of my heart my hand was just a small fry not worth mentioning...

I felt the lids of my eyes becoming heavier every moment,behind me some of the girls started to shout someone was also holding me supporting me from falling I couldn't hear anything only a long and prolonged ringing could be heard inside of my head darkness started to envelope me at the same time as someone started to carry me towards somewhere I couldn't tell,but I didn't want to leave I wanted to stay I wanted to shout out and say those words,but I was weak I couldn't muster any more words from my throat...and with that darkness finally shrouded my entire mind as something close to a notification box appeared before me in this pure endless darkness of mine...

~Congratulations you have met the requirements for evolution into:High Lord~

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