Free Web NovelChapter 16: She really is a yandere.
Shock... a brutal shock that violently shook every single atom of her being at once!
Cain’s calm voice and the steady, flowing words leaving his lips acted as the absolute breaking point for Lucy’s heart. In that fleeting instant, she felt as though her pulse had stopped entirely, and the world around her had turned dead silent.
In the depth of her utter bewilderment, she slipped up for a split second; a piece of her disguise distorted, and "Maxi’s" features fluctuated. However, she brilliantly corrected the mistake with supreme speed, resetting her camouflage magic as if nothing had happened. She had to fight with every ounce of her willpower to maintain her role and disguise, keeping her identity hidden in the middle of this raging storm.
But the shock went far deeper, stretching way past any expectation...
Her next words slipped out, completely exposing her hidden, deep-seated tension. Her tone was desperate, heavy with an agonizingly long anticipation, as if she were finally standing at the finish line:
"And... and who? Who exactly is this person, Lord Duke?"
Her eyes widened, igniting with a dangerous, dark glow. She knew the answer... of course she knew it! But she wanted to hear the explicit confession straight from his own mouth. Right after that, she wanted to rip this damn disguise to shreds, to forcefully cup his cheeks with her desperate, starved hands—gripping him with a violent force that could crush his facial bones if she applied just a bit more pressure! fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
She wanted to make him apologize... apologize until his very breath ran out!
Apologize for leaving her through countless long, freezing nights, without wrapping her up and sheltering her with his tall body. Apologize tens, no, hundreds of times, for not being present in the finest details of her life, and for not standing by her side during the painful moments of labor and childbirth...
She wanted to make him kneel before her, forcing his knees to shatter the solid marble beneath him from the sheer weight of submission—simply because he hadn’t carried her in his massive arms like a princess crowned upon the throne of his heart. Or... or perhaps she would be the one to hold him in her arms, binding him so tightly until they merged into one, erasing all distance between them forever.
An Obsession Beyond the World
Thoughts flooded her mind like a raging torrent, and she felt a burning, scorching heat rising in her throat from the sheer intensity of her excitement. Meanwhile, her terrifying, explosive aura began to overflow, exposing far more of her inner self than it hid.
She recalled how many times she had restrained herself from obliterating this miserable world—a world that was worth absolutely nothing in her eyes, except for the sole fact that he lived in it! She had nurtured this world and tolerated its existence merely because it produced the oxygen her beloved inhaled.
But now, once they finally reunited and stayed together, a mad, psychotic desire consumed her to destroy the entire universe, so that she would become his whole world and his only source of oxygen, instead of this cheap, public air.
Cain looked at that face, and the smile on his lips instantly froze, turning into an expression of utter dread.
The aura she emitted was bizarre and terrifying; like gentle knives—razor-sharp like death itself, yet soft as clouds! At that exact moment, the spiritual enlightenment little Amelia was experiencing shattered and collapsed entirely, as her mother’s monstrous aura began to surge and flood everywhere like a raging torrent.
Moving with immeasurable, godlike speed, Cain immediately encased Amelia in an isolated barrier to protect her.
The manor was literally collapsing and tearing apart. Lucy’s aura cascaded in violent waves resembling acoustic frequencies and pulses, mimicking the chaotic acceleration of her roaring heartbeat. With another lightning-fast movement, Cain shielded the servants and everyone else inside his absolute barrier to prevent them from being obliterated.
Yet, with his own eyes, he witnessed something he had always feared... She didn’t even notice it herself, as she had been completely lost in another world of thought for a long time; her aura began to rotate profoundly, rising higher and higher, transcending to unprecedented heights.
With a firm snap of his hand, he completely encased her in a durable, spherical shield to suppress her energy. But he couldn’t believe his eyes; before everyone’s stunned gazes, that legendary shield began to crack and splinter!
Cain’s eyes widened in sheer shock, and he muttered, "Impossible... This shield is designed at the ’Truth’ realm... Does this mean... she has reached the ’Truth’ realm itself?!"
Cain assumed she had done this driven by sheer rage toward him. He believed that sending a simple apology through her escort would calm her down, but the results were catastrophic and earth-shattering.
Lucy had broken through the boundaries of the Celestial Realm! The spiritual barrier or shield enveloping her was the final wall preventing the total destruction of the entire world from the massive cosmic energy pouring out of her entity.
This terrifying situation left Cain with only one choice: to directly confront this brutal purple aura himself.
And for the first time on a cosmic level, a being of the "Truth" realm suffered a violent backlash. His body shook violently, and he was forced to vomit blood. Yet, he pushed through the pain, forcing his barrier to hold together with everything he had to protect those close to him and the innocent people around her.
Cain had to focus intensely, expending his maximum energy, feeling genuine fear creep into his heart for the very first time. With a strained voice, his mouth stained with crimson blood, he managed to speak:
"I will tell you who it is... Tell her... that... that he has become deeply terrified... and he needs to fix everything first... before... before anything else..."
He knew with absolute certainty that if a direct confrontation occurred between them right now, she would undoubtedly wipe him out; his energy was entirely drained. Yet, at the same time, he would never allow the people around him to die or this world to be destroyed.
He stepped closer and closer to her with heavy strides, while her eyes gleamed with a brilliant, radiating purple power as she stared at him, completely detached from reality.
But in the middle of that destructive frenzy, Lucy suddenly felt something warm enveloping her being... a deep, gentle warmth so profound that it made her suddenly realize she had drained an astronomical amount of her spiritual energy.
She inhaled Cain’s familiar, warm scent surrounding her. A wave of numbness washed through her body, and she felt that this was the perfect, safest time to sleep...
And just like that, the raging purple waves calmed down, and she drifted into a deep, safe slumber right in his arms.
The dust cleared, and a dead silence ruled after the quiet battle ended.
The spiritual shields disappeared quietly from around the servants and everyone, letting them land on the ground covered in rubble. They looked around in shock; despite the storm dying down, the leftovers of the cosmic energy radiating from that place a moment ago were too strong for their eyes to take. Their eyes failed to catch anything except two faint shadows standing near what used to be the window.
As the cosmic energy blocking them faded, a breathtaking scene showed up before them: a stunningly beautiful woman with snow-white hair that looked like strands of light. She was beautiful like a painting made by an artist obsessed with perfection. She was fast asleep, resting her head peacefully on the shoulder of the man who carried her body despite his wounds.
"Mother... Mother!"
Amelia’s cry rose as she ran with panic and fear through the ruins toward Cain and Lucy. The little girl was shocked and terrified by what happened to her mother, wondering if she was hurt by that scary spiritual explosion.
But before she took another step, Matthew cut through the shadows like lightning. With a firm move, he pulled the little girl back and held her, stopping her from getting close to that burning center of energy.
As for Cain... a mocking smile formed on his lips—a long, bitter smile.
He realized at this exact moment how stupid and reckless he was! He thought he could solve everything with simple words, but he almost destroyed the whole universe because of his rush. He thought to himself that if Lucy hadn’t used up huge amounts of her energy during her "breakthrough" and surprising the Truth realm, her aura would have crushed and destroyed him completely by now.
He spoke dumb words without calculating the results, but he wouldn’t put his selfish desire to be next to her over protecting others. Now that Lucy officially broke through to the "Truth realm," that old inner fear came back to chain Cain’s heart.
He knew that if she woke up right now with these loaded feelings, she would kill him without hesitation. That purple aura he caught in her eyes was enough to wound his pride and his cosmic entity. Yes, it was just an aura, and despite his absolute confidence in his ability to block it or run away, the biggest question bothered him: What about the innocent people he would leave behind in this world? She would definitely pour her absolute anger and take revenge on all of them.
He had to fix everything, and fast.
With a quick, deep check, he scanned her sleeping mind. It looked like the fit of violent anger that took over her had messed up the stability of her power, leaving her now completely drained and extremely weak.
Looking at her quiet face, Cain whispered in a voice heavy with sadness, "I am sorry..."
He gently placed his hand on her forehead and started chanting an ancient spell in an unknown language. With the end of the chant, a soft, warm glow came out of his palm, fading as it settled inside her forehead.
He used a forbidden and dangerous technique called "Soul Modification." Since she became an entity of the "Truth realm," he could only change very minor things in her mind; making her forget those words he spoke moments ago, and making her forget everything that happened after her storm of anger.
The success rate of this technique was almost zero under normal conditions, if she wasn’t completely weak and surrendered to sleep, which raised the chance of success.
But the price was heavy...
Cain had to sacrifice a big part of his own core power to complete the spell, meaning his rank temporarily dropped back to the celestial level.
It was a huge risk that could destroy his position, but he accepted it willingly. He would do anything to rebuild the game from scratch. He would rebuild this destroyed manor in a single night, no matter how much effort, energy, and money it cost him... He could spend infinite money anyway, so everything goes back to how it was before all this happened.
But a bitter feeling stayed in Cain’s throat.. he was much weaker than her now, which meant he would have to play dumb again, pretending he isn’t the father, hiding his truth, and running away as much as possible... Because next time, it would truly be his end. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
He looked at the destroyed manor... it wasn’t a manor anymore, just rubble... rubble. Bleeding, he muttered with certainty... not the past certainty that wasn’t built on evidence, but now with certainty mixed with a wound..
"Everything will go back to its place... We will love each other... But I have to... I have to make her love me first."
