Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 54- Fragment Of The Shadow Monarch's Dagger (Part 4)

Staring around her curiously, Elise asked Rin.

"How did you do this?"

"I honestly don't know how. It's as if I could instinctively pull it off without much effort. As long as there are shadows, this world exists."

"It looks quite amazing." She praised honestly.

"Thank you. Now, shall we move?"

Elise nodded her head and the shadow started moving as it left the room and went toward another part of the mansion that was quite deserted. There were no guards walking around as much as the other parts of the mansion that were filled with people.

Elise made sure to guide Rin precisely toward the treasury so the trip didn't last long and they were finally near the treasury. When they made sure it was impossible for anyone to sense their presence around there, they made their way toward a huge door made out of an unknown material. There were two guards standing on each side of the door guarding it.

However, Rin could clearly see that they were barely holding themselves from falling asleep. They didn't even have the energy to speak with each other.

"How are you going to make them open the door?"

Elise didn't say anything and merely revealed herself before walking toward them.

One of them felt her presence and immediately straightened himself up with a shocked look.

"G-Good evening, y-your highness. What made you come here at this time?"

"I have something I want to get from the treasury. Open the door."

"As you wish, your highness!!" Without hesitation, the guard opened the door for her.

Rin was still hiding so that he doesn't get exposed. Then, when he saw a good opportunity, he returned inside his shadow and sneaked past the guards, and followed Elise inside. The guards then turned on the lights inside and closed the door.

"Do tell us when you want to leave, your highness." Those were the only words they left for Elise.

"That was stupidly easy."

"They can't argue back," Elise replied as she casually looked around.

"I mean, shouldn't it be more strict to enter this place?"

"Not really. This treasury doesn't have that many valuable things. This kingdom in fact doesn't possess any great treasure at all."

"Wait, Aviresion isn't that strong?"

"No. It's actually one of the weaker kingdoms in Divine Sapphire."

"Damn, and here I thought it ruled over the world." Rin shook his head in disappointment.

"It is what it is. We don't really need this place anyway. We can rely on ourselves."

Rin was quite taken aback by Elise's weirdly cold reply. He knew that she didn't really like this place that much and he also didn't like it either but the way she phrased it felt weird to him. But, before he could even voice out his concerns, she changed the topic.

"Let's search for the dagger." She said.

"I can feel its presence here."

The place they found themselves inside was a big room filled with shelves left and right. Many weird artifacts could be seen everywhere that Rin didn't recognize. Not only that but there were countless weapons, armor, and many more things.

The two walked in between the shelves searching for the dagger. Rin tried to locate it with the connection they had.

"Oh! Here it is." He exclaimed when he saw the familiar clothes the dagger was wrapped in.

Opening it up, he looked at the dagger excitedly. Now that he was close to it, the weird feeling of attraction was way stronger than ever.

"It looks really old. The blade is also really damaged."

"I know. But, let me see."

The boy then extended his hand and touched the dagger lightly. Instantly, without any prior alerts, his vision blacked out completely. When he opened it again, he found himself in a whole different place.

Looking around him, he was seemingly in some kind of vast plain. Around him, the land was coated in a dark red color and countless weapons could be seen plunged into the ground seemingly with no owners in sight.

The sun on the horizon was setting quietly yet the only thing Rin could describe it in was… 'sad' and 'angry'.

'What… is this place?' He tried to speak but instead ended up only speaking in his head.

The body he was in didn't allow him to control it at all. Yet for some reason, he could sense everything around him, from the horrible stench of blood to the sound of the howling wind as it caressed his body.

"I'm sorry, my love." A voice suddenly spoke and woke him up from his daze. Looking at the person in front of him, he couldn't quite discern their faces for some odd reason.

But, one thing he was sure of, the person in front of him was a woman and she was most likely in her mid-20s, her body was riddled with injuries as blood trickled down her body and into the ground. Her armor was broken beyond repair and the small pieces left intact of it were stuck to her body lightly. Other than that, he couldn't see her face, hair, or anything that would make him recognize her… if he knew her that is. But, he had this weird hunch that this woman wasn't a stranger at all.

"It's the end…" She said with a voice full of sadness.

Then, she quietly approached Rin and sat beside him before she put his head on her lap. Rin was quite a in shock at her weird behavior. However, he couldn't get rid of this sense of familiarity he had with her.

'I feel like I know her. But, who is she? Why can't I see her facial features?'

"Do you remember the first time we met? We didn't really like each other, didn't we?"

Then, she started rubbing his hair gently and affectionately, her eyes looked at him with adoration and love. Rin was sure he had never seen anyone that had this much love for a person. Her whole being was simply engrossed in him which was something he had never felt before.

But, seeing such a level of affection anyone would think she was obsessed with him or that she was downright crazy. However, the emotions he felt from her were so pure that he couldn't find anything weird about it, as if things were meant to be like this all along.

"Then, things happened, we fought together and grew up together as we strode to our goal. We supported each other through thick and thin. No matter how hard it was, no matter how crucial it was, neither of us gave up on the other. I thought we were really going to make it, I thought achieving our goal was only a matter of time. Weirdly, my goal changed along the way and I lost my reason for following it till the end. However, at that moment, my sole purpose became to see your smile and feel your warmth. I just wanted you to be happy because your smile is the most precious thing I have. But…"

Her face contorted with pain as she held his cheek gently. Then, with a swift move, she kissed Rin lovingly. Her kiss was so gentle yet so strong that it made him feel as if the whole world vanished and the only two left were the two of them.

Tears trickled down the woman's face before falling on Rin's face.

"I'm sorry, my love…. We… We couldn't make it. I'm really… hick… sorry." She said.

"I guess we weren't meant for this. Maybe we made a mistake along the way that ended up with us right here. But, I don't regret anything. Dying beside you is the greatest wish of my life. There is no better place for me than being next to you."

"I'm glad I was able to meet you, to know you, and to fall in love with you. It was by far the happiest moment of my life. I always thanked fate for allowing me to meet you."

Then, out of nowhere, his vision started blacking out again. However, at the very last moment, he heard the moment say something.

"I love you so much. I adore you, &é&)=à." The last word she said turned into gibberish before his eyes blacked out.

The next moment, he returned to where he was. Rin was still frozen in his place. He still didn't quite get what the hell happened but he tried to calm down.

"Rin…" Elise called for him.

"Ah! Sorry, I was just…"

"Why are you crying?" She asked with a confused look on her face.

"Huh?" Extending his hand to his face, he could feel the wet tears on his face.

"Why am I… crying?" He asked in a daze.

( A//N: Flashback? Future? What the hell was that? Did you like the chapter?)

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