49 The plot thickens

The forest was bathed in a soft, golden glow, as the light from Akun's healing filtered through the leaves. The adventurers, who had been brought here by a mixture of desperation and a flicker of hope, now stood in stunned silence. Their injuries, once grievous and agonizing, were completely gone. Broken limbs were whole again, wounds sealed, and pain erased as if it had never existed.

Darius, the leader of "The Brave Vanguard," was the first to break the silence. His eyes widened as he looked down at his wounded arm, now healed to perfection. "I don't understand... How?" he stammered, his voice tinged with awe.

Elara, Gromm, Lyra, Raela, and Torin exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions mirroring the disbelief they felt. The pain that had been their constant companion was gone, replaced by a sense of wonder and confusion.