The next day, Princess Mulesina sat up in bed eating, dressed in a loose hospital gown.
Only a day had passed, yet she looked much thinner. A wound ran from her shoulder down to her chest, where the skin was a different color, as though it had only just been stitched together.
Princess Mulesina still found it hard to believe that she had died.
She had lived for many years and fought in plenty of battles, but she had hardly ever been seriously injured.
She had never known what it felt like to hover on the edge of life and death. When she had heard others describe it, she had even felt a faint longing to experience it herself.
After this, that longing was gone. She had not merely hovered at the edge of life and death; she had passed through the Gates of Hell.
Without Anubis's protection, even if she had survived, her soul would have been damaged. Even if she had been brought back to life, she would no longer have been the person she once was.
Thinking of that, Princess Mulesina felt extraordinarily lucky. If she had never met Green, if she had never become a believer, if she had never... Whatever else might have happened, being able to sit here and eat filled her with a happiness she could hardly describe.
"You look much better." Green came in from outside and smiled when he saw her. "This is for you."
He tossed her a test tube containing at least three milliliters of clear, transparent liquid.
Green smiled noncommittally. "There's more. Take the next couple of days to get yourself ready. Ideally, you can use this Void Milk to advance straight to High Calamity Rank."
Princess Mulesina nodded slightly. She understood what Green meant: she needed to