I love her more than you love your wives.
“You don’t know, but you have helped me
quite a lot.
I am really thankful, Elijah.’
Hearing those words, Lyriana frowned.
For some reason, she didn’t like the smile on Nux’s face.
Her instincts were warning her that something was going to happen.
Something that won’t end well at all,
Or… will it?
And seeing the change in her expression, Nux’s grin widened even further.
“What do you mean? How did I help you?”
Elijah questioned innocently.
The women standing behind Nux simply rolled their eyes.
‘Tsk.’
Amaya simply snorted in her head.
‘He took out one problem that was
stopping him huh…’
Allura commented with an amused look on
her face. Of course, the women were
currently using the connection instead of speaking out loud so none of them could hear them.
They had been doing it quite a lot recently because of their husband’s unhinged
actions, others might have missed it, but it wasn’t possible in their case, their
husband’s almost maddening
possessiveness, his insatiable greed, his
unstable emotions, even though he tried to
hide it all, the women could see it.
His actions in Lust State were the prime
example of this.
Usually, Nux would never react that
‘violently’ when Eisheth tried to use her concubines to make him jealous. Sure, he would have held her, claimed her, or even kissed her in front of the entire crowd, but he would have never harmed everyone
present there.
After all, there was a reason why those beings were selected to become Saints out of all the beings that lived in the Lust State, they could be seen as the result of Eisheth’s hard work, even though Nux was helping them by raising their cultivation, if he was in a normal state of mind, he would have never done what he did.
Eisheth might not care, but he definitely will and it will continue to chew him away in the future.
Of course, that is if, his wives didn’t exist.
There was a reason Aisha stayed behind.
She would undo everything Nux did there, erase their memories and the ‘curse’ Nux left, making them being able to ‘desire’ again.
As for them looking at Eisheth with ‘those’ eyes, well, that wouldn’t matter.
Soon, Eisheth would be going to a place
they would never be able to get close to in their entire life. Not to mention Aisha also left a few ‘things’ to ensure Eisheth’s safety.
Yes, the wife on duty had done everything perfectly.
And
yes, she would be demanding rewards for all the hard work she has been doing all
this time.
Anyways, back to the Elven Kingdom, the wives knew that the current Nux was practically a living bomb that could explode
any moment and they were thinking of ways they could stop it from exploding.
Of course, the problem isn’t big for now, his unstable side is only shown when his emotions get messier, which itself was rare since all of them were here with him, so nothing here was urgent, for now, the plan was just to note Nux’s actions and prevent
him from doing something he might regret
in the future.
As for the ‘other things’.
Well, the wives wanted to see how it would
play out.
‘He’s a fool.’
Amaya stated in an annoyed tone. Her
possessive side didn’t like how Elijah pretty
much handed over a straight road to get Lyriana to Nux.
The only obstacle in Nux’s path was Ariana.
Lyriana would never leave her only daughter behind, everyone here knew that already. Now, however, with Elijah there to
take care of Ariana, Lyriana would have nothing holding her back.
Why not bring Lyriana and Ariana together?
The reason behind it was similar to why Nux didn’t go for Rislith or Maline,
He was not interested in her. Sure, she was the Elven Hero and whatnot,
but Nux never felt the connection he felt with Lyriana from her. Not to mention Lyriana stopped him from getting close to
Ariana so to respect her wishes, he did just that.
He was actually happy that Ariana had found someone.
Of course, his happiness also came because
of his selfish desires.
“Say, Elijah…”
Suddenly, Nux called out, completely
ignoring the man’s question.
“What is it?”
Elijah frowned, even he felt slightly
uncomfortable seeing the smile on Nux’s face but he didn’t say anything, after all, he
truly respected Nux as a rival and a
cultivator with ridiculous potential.
“Do you really love Ariana?”
Nux questioned.
“H-Huh? What kind of question is that?”
“Hmm? Your answer is strange.” Nux frowned.
A red glint could be seen in Nux’s eyes and,
“Elijah Sky, do you truly love Ariana Frostwillow?”
He repeated his question. This time, a little
forcefully.
“I do.”
Elijah replied, his eyes momentarily losing
their shine.
Nux’s action, however, wasn’t well
received,
“You…
What are you doing?”
Ariana narrowed her eyes.
She wasn’t a fool, she knew how Nux’s powers worked, the instant she saw Elijah’s she realized that Nux was using
eyes,
Charm, something she didn’t appreciate one bit.
“I do what I want.” Nux smiled provocatively. Something that Ariana didn’t like,
“You da-”
“I do.
I do dare to do whatever I want.
The question is,
Do
you
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…
dare to resist?”
Ariana momentarily turned towards her mother but soon, she just shook her head. She knew it well, even with her mother
being there, standing against Nux was foolish.
He was too strong.
Ariana clenches her fists.
Seeing her reaction, Nux just smiled and
turned back to Elijah again, who was still silent even after understanding what had happened.
His look, however, was now a lot less
friendly.
Nux noticed that as well and just smiled wryly.
‘Thank you.’ Then, he heard a voice.
He turned towards Lyriana and nodded
back assuringly.
Lyriana smiled inwardly. Nux still hadn’t changed, at least in her eyes. Nux noticed the wary look she had on her
face when it came to Elijah, the reason behind it was simple,
The current Elves were strong, absurdly
strong. Not only were they close to Nux, but they also had many Divines in their ranks, because of this, they had formed alliances and their position in Yrniel has risen significantly. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that Elves were currently the
many
strongest race in Yrniel, even a step above Vampires.
But not everything that came with it was positive.
With their rise in strength, they started attracting attention.
People started trying to get close to them
for various reasons and… What’s a better way to closer to the elves
than falling in love with the only Elven Princess?
Yes, Lyriana was worried that the Vampire
Hero was getting close to her daughter for purpose
this
and while her worry was justified, she couldn’t be the villain and do
anything to make sure that was not the
case.
There were several things restricting her,
her daughter being the major one.
Therefore,
Nux became the villain.
With the power of his charm, if Elijah had
any hidden intention, it would have been revealed here.
Of course, all of this could have been done
in secret, Lyriana would have actually
preferred if Nux had done it when her
daughter wasn’t here and removed Elijah’s
memories to prevent this thing from
getting leaked.
other
There were many from Ariana but,
away
Nux didn’t care.
ways
He didn’t mind being a villain.
to keep this
He was already one in many eyes, a few
more additions to that didn’t matter.
“Anyways, back to my questions.” “There are more!?”
Ariana couldn’t take it anymore.
“I won’t use my ability anymore, I promise.”
Nux smiled.
“We never agreed to answer any
questions!”
Ariana wasn’t having any of it.
of
your
“I never asked for permission, did I?”
“Yo-”
“Ariana.”
This time, Elijah intervened.
Then, he glanced at Nux and,
“Continue.
Ask what you wish, you can even use your ability if you want, I don’t mind.
I trust that you will not abuse it. Not that
there is anything I have to hide, I am not
the monster with endless secrets here.”
Elijah replied.
He could somewhat understand what Nux
was doing, therefore, while he didn’t like
how Nux used his ability on him, it was a good thing that he was able to clear all the doubts Ariana, or her mother had. Nux smiled again, this time, his smile was a
lot more genuine than what he was using
to provoke Ariana.
“Don’t
worry, I meant what I said, I won’t use my ability anymore.
I am just curious about what
thinking.”
you are
Elijah waited for Nux to ask what he wanted.
“How much do you
love Ariana?”
“That’s not a question I can answer easily.”
Nux tilted his head and Elijah smiled, “Probably more than you love your wives?”
“Pfft.”
Nux laughed when he heard those words
and he wasn’t alone, his wives all smiled as quickly shook his head
well. Nux however,
and,
“That’s a good answer.”
He nodded.
“So you are saying that you are crazy
Ariana.”
for
“Yes.” Elijah nodded without any hesitation.
“You are saying that you are willing to leave anything for her sake.”
“Yes.”
“You will do anything if that makes her
happy.”
“Yes.”
“You will make sure to treat her well. You
will go to any lengths for that.”
“Yes.”
“You will abandon anything for her sake, even your own life.”
“Yes.”
“The same goes for the Vampire Kingdom, will abandon the Blood Kingdom’s throne for her sake, correct?”
you
“Yes.”
“So it is decided then.”
Nux’s smile widened.
“Wait what?” Elijah blinked a few times. He
was clearly being tricked here!
“What?” Nux frowned.
“What’s decided?”
“That
you are going to leave the Blood
Kingdom and stay with Ariana as she rules the Elven Kingdom.”
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
It wasn’t just Elijah who was surprised by
that ‘conclusion’, Ariana and even Lyriana were the same.
“What!?”
Elijah shouted.
“What are you so shocked about? Didn’t
you say you can even abandon your life for
her sake? Why are you backing down now?
Were you lying? Should I use my ability on
you again?”
“Why are you even talking about all that
right now!? We are only Semi Saints right
now. Why would I rule the Elven Kingdom?
My mother is still here!”
Ariana jumped in.
She didn’t want her Elijah to deal with this
man alone or he would lose his mind.
Lyriana nodded as well.
She was still here, there was no reason to
be talking about these matters. “What? It is only natural that a Kingdom
has a worthy heir. For the Elven Kingdom,
who is the better option than you?
Ariana, Yrniel’s condition isn’t stable right
now and the future is uncertain, the future cannot be incompetent, you need a
ruler
Complete Cultivator to take over the
matters here.
You have already seen how powers with
less number of Incomplete Divines are
falling. More and more Incomplete Divines
are dying, the Black Order is getting more
and more active, in future, this threat will
only get stronger, you cannot continue to
rely on the Ancestral Order alone, they
have their own things to worry about.
You need to take over the Throne and it is
better you start preparing yourself.”
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…
Ariana turned silent.
The points Nux made were valid, and
honestly, with Lady Vyriana standing behind him, not many would know more about the Ancestral Order and Yrniel’s
situation than him, so if he was saying
something, they couldn’t just ignore it.
However,
“Then what about the Vampire Kingdom? If
what
you said is true, then the Blood
Kingdom would need a Complete
Cultivator taking charge, no? How would
Elijah stay
here?”
Lyriana questioned.
“This is why I asked him in the beginning, didn’t I?
Would he choose Ariana over everything,
even his own Kingdom?”
Nux then glanced at Elijah and a crazy
smile appeared on his face,
“You love her more than I love my wives,
didn’t
you?
I will abandon the entire world for their
sake,
Can you
do the same?”
“…I can.”
Elijah answered, his eyes shining in
determination.
“Then that decides it.”
Nux nodded again.
“Ariana will take the Elven
Throne and you
Kingdom’s
will help her stabilize her
Kingdom from behind, of course, the two
of
you
can also help the Blood Kingdom, I
don’t care about that.
Everything depends on how you plan
things.
The main conclusion is that Ariana will become the Queen and Elijah will be her
husband who protects her from shadows.”
Nux then glanced at Lyriana and his smile
widened,
“Would
you
look at that, Lady Lyriana,
Everything you were worried about is now taken care of.”
“Everything I was worried about…?”
Lyriana frowned in confusion. However, as
Nux’s face distorted even further,
her eyes
widened in surprise as she realized what he
was trying to do..
