Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

With the lead of the Rainbow Glow Unicorn, it wasn't long before Rocky, still bearing Alyssa in his arms, found a cave for sanctuary. It was tucked away under dense bushes beneath the foot of a cliff.

Opening the Magic Spiritual Space, Rocky then sent back the Rainbow Glow Unicorn, before he turned back and took Alyssa into the safety of the cave.

As they entered the cavernous space, Alyssa grasped his arm with a gasp, "Wait!"

Rocky instantly stopped and looked down at the figure in his arms.

Taking a sharp bite from her own finger to draw blood, Alyssa set down an enchantment around the cave entrance. And upon setting that safety barrier down, she let out a small cough before finally collapsing back against Rocky, limp and completely drained.

Rocky was terrified upon seeing her pass out like that. He rushed further into the cave and laid her down on the flattest space he could find. Alyssa was covered in blood and bruises, completely beaten.

'She's hurt just about everywhere and she's covered in injuries... I can't even imagine the kind of pain she's in. I don't even know how she managed to hold up this long, ' Rocky murmured to himself as he assessed her situation with wide eyes. He couldn't believe Alyssa's determination.

He then began settling things into the cave around her. He opened the Magic Spiritual Space once more to enter his lab and fetch some things for medical use: his sutures, alcohol, cotton gauze, and other items set to treat and disinfect prior to surgery. He was almost about to head back when something came to mind, and he fetched a vessel that had been tucked away before he made his way back. Leaving the la

e was every likelihood that her first order of business would be to kill him.

But as she stared at him, her eyes clearly livid, she made no move to attack him. She just stared angrily at him.

Seeing that she wasn't about to kill him anytime soon, or maybe cut out his eyes or lop off his hands, Rocky sat puzzled instead. He wondered if she was more injured than he thought, or if she wasn't quite up to murdering him just yet. 'She's really going to be quiet? Seriously?' he asked himself.

"What are you still doing here?" Alyssa finally demanded, her tone arrogant and disdainful as she addressed him the way a princess addressed a peon. She wasn't angry at Rocky because he'd healed her. She may be, in many ways, quite unreasonable, but she couldn't possibly overlook what Rocky had just done for her by healing her the way he did. Were it not for him, after all, she would already be in the clutches of the two men from the Heavenly Demon Clan. No, there certainly was no reason to be angry. In fact, she had every reason to thank Rocky. But there were just some things that pride would never allow.