Rise of the Lustful Evil Monarch (Re)

Ethan's POV

Shit, who knew this cold and aloof girl was so emotional and a big crybaby? One can never understand a woman's heart and nature.

Her words hit me like a physical blow. The pain in her voice was raw and her tears were a testament to how deeply the dream had affected her.

I wiped her cheeks as my own heart ached at the sight of her being in so much distress.

"Listen! Listen to me Virelle. It was just a dream. I am still fine and very much alive in front of you.

And know that I am not taking this dream lightly. We will surely be very careful and nothing will harm us.

I will get strong enough that no power in this world will be able to separate us. Understand, I will get so strong that nothing will be able to kill me. Virelle, please believe in your Brother Ethan.

Now, I don't think tears suit my lovely Virelle so much. So, you have to smile for your Brother Ethan." Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Her lips trembled at my words but she nodded and I could see her trust in me as they shone through her tears.

To lighten her mood, I made a series of exaggerated faces like puffing out my cheeks and crossing my eyes.

For a moment, her expression wavered between crying and laughing, and the sight of her almost smiling filled me with relief.

"Hmm, I'll believe in you, Brother Ethan," she said softly as her voice was steadier now.

I leaned in and captured her lips in a tender kiss. She responded eagerly though we broke apart after a few moments and this time we were simply content to hold each other.

Her head rested against my chest and I could feel the steady rhythm of her heartbeat syncing with mine. In that quiet embrace, the world outside ceased to exist.

"Also, Brother…" she began as her voice trailed off and she nestled closer with her warmth seeping into the space between us and filling it with a tender and unspoken connection.

"How did you wake up from that dark loop you had fallen into after glancing at that wolf's head? Even Lord Nightshade Dragoness tried numerous things but I accidentally heard from my Master that she wasn't successful.

She even disclosed that the lord dragoness had vanished for the last seven days because she was away seeking a solution for the deep unconscious state you had fallen into."

Saying that, she suddenly blushed and her cheeks were dusted with a soft pink hue. She leaned closer to my ears and her warm breath started brushing against my ear as she whispered,

"I even took care of you secretly at night while you were unconscious for the whole week. No one in the castle knew about it. You don't know how worried I was as I stared at your face all night and wondered if you would ever wake up."

I smiled at her heartfelt confession and my heart warmed with an emotion I couldn't quite name. Leaning slightly, I brought my lips near her ears and whispered back in a teasing tone.

"Did you secretly do something to my body?"

She had been wearing an embarrassed expression but hearing my playful question, a mix of rage and embarrassment flashed in her eyes and her face turned into a deeper shade of red.

"What are you thinking, Brother Ethan? How could you assume a pure maiden like me would sneakily predate on a boy younger than me? I am not that kind of girl."

She staunchly refuted my teasing in an indignant tone but watching her shifting expressions from flustered at first to defensive in the second, I couldn't help but smirk as I felt that deep down that I had hit the mark.

I didn't press further yet the thought that she had lingered in my room alone and done something perverted to me brought a weird sense of excitement to my mind and I felt as if my vanity had been satisfied.

The stark contrast between her usually aloof demeanor in front of other people and this vulnerable and easily embarrassed girl whose expressions shifted with such ease continued to stun me repeatedly.

Seeing my dazed look, her expression softened and her lips curved into a gentle smile as she rested the side of her face against my chest with her heartbeat forming a quiet thrum against mine.

"I know what you're thinking, Brother Ethan. But I am and will only show this version of myself to you and only you, Brother."

My heart melted at her tender words. I held her cheeks gently and my thumbs brushed over her soft skin as I gave her a tender kiss on her forehead.

It was my way of showing her the depth of my feelings and was more powerful than any words could ever convey.

Without lingering on the moment, I began recounting my experience and my expression grew somber as memories of that otherworldly place resurfaced.

There was a gnawing suspicion at the edges of my mind and it formed a shadow of doubt that surrounded the identities of the two powerhouses who had destroyed that beautiful green island in their apocalyptic battle.

"When I looked at that ominous wolf head, a sudden primordial howl echoed in my mind and everything went black. When I awoke, I found myself suspended above a massive island with the orange sky stretched out like an endless canvas of twilight before my sight.

But the most surprising thing wasn't how I got there but it was the battle of astronomical proportions unfolding before me."

She listened intently as her face glowed with rapt attention and her eyes reflected the flickering light of the nearby hearth. Then, unable to contain her curiosity she suddenly interrupted my account.

"Wow, so you were transported into a memory fragment? That's simply amazing and very difficult to encounter. What kind of battle was it?"