I will not die a Villainess's death

Elysia was in a constant state of wakefulness and unconsciousness. Every time she blanked, the space in front of her got distorted a little. It was a sign of her spirit getting weaker.

Elysia should not have been driven to this cliff this fast since she was a powerful magician but she had a part of her power sealed away when Noctis's spirit had left her body.

It needed to return to Elysia if she wanted to gain her full power and not feel like crap all the time. But for that to happen, she needed to be close to Lexus who currently held that part of Elysia.

The biggest problem in achieving all this was the huge door in front of her. It was blocking any attempts Elysia made to get out of this room.

"Let me out. I am begging you to let me out."

Elysia was getting weaker by the second. Her body was currently like a leaking tap, unable to hold her energy inside her body. This room was sucking everything she had out of her.

The more time that passed, the more Elysia found herself losing hope. The clock on the wall told Elysia that it had been a full day since she had been locked in here.

Finally, her energy gave out and her hand stopped their knocking motion. She slid down to the ground and her body could not even pick itself up.

She had been utterly defeated and it was all because she had trusted the wrong person.

Her eyes were heavy with fatigue and Elysia just wanted to rest them for a minute. She would wake up soon and then try to get out again. She just needed a single minute of sleep.

She was so sleepy that she was even beginning to hear and see things that were not there. Like the door finally opening again and a familiar silhouette of Lexus looking at her with a worried expression.

"Don't sleep or you won't wake up again. Stay with me."

Even his voice sounded the same as Elysia remembered. But she also wondered why she was seeing Lexus in her illusions.

Should it not have been Lucas or even Adam or Eve who appeared? She had not known Lexus long enough but it seemed like she had formed a bond with him already.

"What are you looking around for? I need you to pick her up and take her in right now. If you want to live out your life then you will follow my command."

Lexus barked out those orders and the familiar guard standing behind Lexus jumped up in the air.

"It makes sense that I am seeing you in my illusions. You did lock me up here. Are you here to irritate me now?"

Elysia asked, her body shrinking away from that guard's touch. The guard flinched at her words as well but he did not back down.

If anything, his attempts to grab Elysia became even more desperate.

She thought she could see Lexus's glare but that had to be all because of this illusion they were under.

Finally, the guard caught Elysia and his arms felt real. That sense of touch helped ground Elysia and break her out of the trance she had been in.

It finally made her realize that it had not been an illusion she had been under. Everything that happened to her had been real since the start.

"Elysia, don't fall asleep. You have inhaled too many drugs and your body is shutting down right now. We will start the detoxification process right this minute so don't you dare sleep."

Elysia was only half aware of what Lexus was saying but she did understand his command to not fall asleep.

She was tired but she wanted to follow Lexus's words. Her body was conditioned to follow the command of anyone who was dominant at the moment and Lexus did tick off a lot of her criteria.

The guard who was carrying Elysia out did not look happy. He often flinched as he shifted Elysia in his arms and he looked to be in pain.

Elysia did remember his fingers being broken as a result of his foolishness but her brain did not have enough power to compare all that.

"The world is spinning. I think I am going to be sick."'

Now that the pressure on her soul was receding, Elysia started feeling sick. The lack of fresh drugs in her system also contributed to her current condition.

She heard Lexus curse behind her which caused her face to break out into a smile. Unknown to her, her body was reacting to the stimulus it was getting.

"You! You are so dead once I get Elysia to safety. How dare you do things without my permission around here?"

Lexus sounded mad. It was not good for his body to sound like that so Elysia tried to make him feel better by reaching out for him.

As soon as her hand touched Lexus, she felt a shock go through her body followed by relief.

The familiar feeling of magic she had been missing came rushing back into Elysia's body and she embraced that energy inside her. The more it rushed through her, the better Elysia felt.

She would not go as far as to say that she was 100% better, but it was a start for her. The aura that had been missing from around her was coming back slowly to Elysia as well.

Her back could not feel how hard or soft the bed she was now lying on was. The drugs had likely made her body go numb.

"Hurry up and bring the drip. We need to give her supplements right now. The drug is still in her system."

"Hey, the body is rejecting the external drug. It is a severe reaction so we'll need a healer."

"An aura cleaner would be good as well. Contact the hospital and get the best one here. Tell them to hurry as well."

There was too much fuss around Elysia for her to feel comfortable. The only thing she could focus on was Lexus's fear-struck face that was calling out to Elysia.

Somehow, she knew that Lexus was afraid for her and she could also objectively guess what was happening.

'Ah, am I finally dying a slow death? How many times has it been that I almost died? When will this nightmare end?'

The more Elysia thought about it, the more tired she felt. She wanted to sleep through all this pain she felt but her body refused to succumb to her desires. She had been asked to stay alive so she needed to do her best.

"Good, the drugs have started to flush out of her system. Her body condition is getting normal now. We should allow her to fall unconscious and start the cleansing."

The doctor's words were like a second voice in Elysia's ears. She knew she needed to sleep but she could not fall asleep.

Her mind would not allow her to fall unconscious because of Lexus's command. She needed to try her best to stay awake.

"Darn it. She is not falling unconscious. It will be too painful for her if she's awake for this treatment."

The doctor warned and Elysia heard it all. She wanted to fall unconscious but she was unable to. Her conditioned body was under too much stress for her to make any decision.

So all Elysia could do was make eye contact with Lexus as she held on to her consciousness.

Lexus looked sick at Elysia's problem. She was in pain but she was still trying her best to stay awake.

"You should go to sleep now. I don't want to see you in this much pain."

And just like that, those words had been enough to snap Elysia out of whatever was holding her back. Her eyes closed and her body let go of the tension it had been under.

Everyone looked confused as well as shocked to see her go unconscious in a matter of seconds but that was nothing.

The doctor's expression melted into relief as soon as she realized that Elysia was not dead, merely sleeping.

"It's a miracle. We can finally get to do some real work."

A doctor explained just as the door to the hospital room opened. Medics rushed in and so did the specialists.

The waited-upon aura cleanser finally arrived as well and Elysia's complexion looked better every minute.

It was clear that she was out of danger and in the safe zone. And no one was more relieved than Lexus. He finally felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders and they sagged with relief at this new development.

"Thank god everything is alright. I cannot believe she gave me such a heart attack. I want to kill her for this."

Lexus's words were contradictory but they conveyed how happy he was to finally see Elysia relax. She was going to be alright from here.