I will not die a Villainess's death

Innocent golden eyes looked down at the unconscious body. Elysia was sure that her son could not register anything he was currently looking at.

Elysia looked at Lucas as well, knowing that it was only a matter of time before he would be forced to open his eyes. Elysia would not allow her brother to stay in a coma for his whole life.

"Elysia, are you even listening to me? What are you doing here? Does your husband know you are here? Fuck him, does your wife know you are here? They will kill me once they find out about this and-"

"Enma, hold my son for a while, please. I want to have a look at my brother."

Elysia heard Enma's rambling from one ear and it went out of her other ear. She had gotten used to his way of speaking and worrying a long time ago. And she had also gotten a lot better at distracting Enma.

Once he had the kid in his arm, Enma did not even look up at Elysia. His expression was wide-eyed in relief and wonder as he looked at the child. Elysia had successfully managed to distract Enma.

Her brother's hands were cold and lifeless. His life force was held together by magic and his senses were dulled. Elysia was not sure if he could even feel her touch at the moment.

Elysia felt reassured when she held her brother's hand. There was something special about their connection she could not make outsiders understand.

"Brother, I am here to meet you. You look like you have lost a lot of weight in your unconscious state and it saddens me to see. I hope you will wake up soon."

Elysia held her brother's hand tightly in her hand, her magic jumping out of her body and moving toward her brother's. It felt nice to feel Lucas's magic react back to her.

It reassured Elysia that there was still a chance for her to wake her brother up. His consciousness was not gone entirely from this world and that was the only solace she had.

Elysia spent the better half of her day in her brother's room. It solidified her resolve to bring him back. As soon as her son was named and presented to the public, Elysia would be able to take her to leave.

Of course, her resolve shook a little when she looked at her son's face in Enma's arms. His smile was gorgeous and magical when Elysia got him back from Enma. She could not look away from him no matter how hard she tried to.

"I am sorry for what I am about to do to you in the future. I hope you forget all about me and live a happy life in the future."

Elysia hoped this from the bottom of her heart. She needed to cut herself off from her child's life as soon as possible so that he had no memories of her. It would hurt him less this way.

And Elysia also knew that Eve would never let her son feel the need for a mother. She would be a second mother to him and maybe even better than Elysia at handling him.

"Are you heading back Elysia? You can spend a little more time with Lucas. I am sure he will be happy to have you near as well."

Enma hesitated while speaking and Elysia could see that it took a lot out of him to admit even this much.

Even still, he was trying and that was more than what Elysia could say for the most in her situation. She was happy with his dedication but her heart was not in it.

"I will come back sometime later. I need to head out for now so that my retainers don't question where I went. I am not supposed to be out and about right now."

Elysia confessed which made Enma's face go pale. He had realized that Elysia's visit to Lucas's rooms was an unofficial one and he quickly started making preparations to write a letter to Adam and Eve.

"Enma, keep my visit a secret from everyone. I don't want them to know that I was here today. You can do that much for me, right?"

Enma's mouth opened and closed in a warning. It seemed like he was not sure what he should do now. But he ultimately decided to give in to Elysia's wishes just as she had known he would.

"Fine, I will keep your secret. But bring your son around more often. I am going to miss him once you are gone."

Enma sounded grumpy when he said that and a small laugh escaped Elysia's mouth. She had not expected Enma to agree to her request so easily but it was nice to see.

This lessened one burden from her shoulder.

It was also at this time that Elysia noticed someone following after her from a distance. She was not sure if the intruder noticed her attention or not, but he did not make any hasty steps to show himself.

That attention gave Elysia a bad feeling but she decided to bottle it up for the time being. She did not want to cause trouble for herself after all.

But once it became evident that she would not be able to lose her tail, Elysia finally snapped and turned around.

"Show yourself. Don't think that I won't shoot you down if you chose to hide from me. I am not in a good mood currently."

Elysia threatened the person who seemed to be after her life. Her heart was beating painfully inside her chest, almost threatening to break out of it. Her son's solid weight kept Elysia grounded for the time being.

She expected to be faced with a well-trained assassin, or even a diplomat who was here to strike a deal with her.

But all her expectations paled in comparison when the person actually showed his face.

"Long time no see, Elysia. I see that you are living a good life after abandoning everything I taught you. But I guess that had to be expected from someone like you. I always knew you were trouble when I decided to take you in."

Head Preist Yohan stood in front of Elysia. He stood tall and without flinching. Elysia's senses jumped into high alert and she instantly clutched her son closer to her body.

The child cried out at the tight embrace he was being subjected to but Elysia did not let go.

Instead, she growled at Head Priest, threatening him to come closer to her son.

"Don't worry. I am not here to talk with your son but with you. Don't you want to wake your brother up? There is a way to do that if you are interested."

Head Priest Yohan seemed to be aiming for something. He was not one to reveal his hand without aiming to gain something else in return.

"And why should I believe you? We have tried everything to cure him but nothing worked so far. Why should I believe that something would work now?"

Elysia was cautious and she did not jump to conclusions all on her own. She had to hold back and think about her chances rationally even if it sucked a lot. She could not allow Head Priest Yohan to lead her around as he pleases.

He looked surprised at Elysia's words before his gaze fell on her son.

"If you hear me out then you will find all the answers to your questions. And I am sure you don't want your son to live in a world that could end at any moment, right? Are you interested to hear me out now?"

Elysia was still hesitant to come with the Head Priest and he could see her struggles. He finally sighed and let Elysia go.

"Fine, I will not pressure you for now. But if you are ready to come to us and understand your given role, then ask Emma White for help."

Emma's name being brought up in the conversation surprised Elysia. She wanted to ask what the other girl had to do with this situation but the Head Priest did not entertain Elysia any longer.

He turned around and was gone before she knew it. She debated whether she should go after the man or not when she stopped.

She needed to put her son to sleep first. Even if Elysia decided to participate in this ridiculous situation, she did not want her son to be impacted by her decision. He had to live a fulfilling life.

That night was a peculiar one. And the vision that night was also something Elysia had never seen before.

As soon as she had closed her eyes, she found herself being sucked into her consciousness and she had ended up in a place that could have been the royal castle but was not rubble on the ground.

There were signs of destructions all around her and the world was painted in a shade of red.