I will not die a Villainess's death

'Wait! Why am I running away like this? I am sure that I did nothing wrong so why should I flee?'

Emma did not know why her body had fled as soon as she had seen Sorias's face. Her heart had given a painful beat before her legs had broken off into a fast run. Her lungs even burned at the painful exercise.

But her mind was convinced that she had to run. It felt like the only option she had.

"Emma wait, slow down. Why are you running away this fast? We just want to ask you some questions."

Enma ran after her as well. He was a short kid and perverted as hell, but he knew how to put up work when it was needed.

It did not help that he was deadly afraid of Sorias and Lucas. There was no way he would take Emma's side in the argument.

'But why would there be an argument in the first place? Emma White, what did you end up doing?'

Just because Emma could not remember what she did was not enough to justify her actions. Maybe that was why she was feeling afraid of being hated by Sorias in the first place.

"Emma, wait. I caught you."

Of course, Enam somehow ended up catching up to her and she almost ended up hurting him. But that is a different case. Her heart froze as she watched Sorias walk up to her with his slow steps. It did not help that he was in his adult form and looked gorgeous.

Emma's heart was still beating faster and faster in her chest but now it was a mixture of admiration as well as fear.

"Emma White, why did you run away from us? Is there something you are hiding from us?"

Sorias's eyes had never looked that menacing before. He looked like a completely different person than before but Emma still found herself to be love-struck by him. She would likely always love him even if he ended up changing.

"I…don't know why I avoided you as well. It was like my body decided on that action on its own. Something feels wrong with this world but I cannot pinpoint what it is."

Now that she had been caught, Emma decided to confess her feelings. It was a shame that she had not been able to hide.

But hiding would mean not seeing Sorias again and that was not a risk worth taking. Just looking at Sorias's face made Emma feel better all of a sudden.

"You as well? And I thought you might know something about what was happening. You were loitering around the temple a lot before this, right? I was convinced that you knew about Elysia Dirac."

Enma moaned those words out. Emma had forgotten that he had even been there in the first place. But the youngest never failed to make his presence known.

Somehow, his words sounded like they were true and Emma even got goosebumps after hearing that name. It felt like she should not know that name.

Sorias clutched his head in pain as soon as he heard Elysia's name. His reaction was similar to the mild headache Emma got when she heard Elysia's name. But she was not sure why she felt afraid of that name.

"Hey, are you both alright? Somehow I have a feeling that I was not supposed to say that name out loud."

Enma looked worried about the reaction he got from the other two people in front of him. He was suddenly afraid to see the clutching their heads. Were they not being too dramatic right now?

But even still, he was the cause of their headache and he could not say anything.

"You said Elysia 'Dirac' right? Let's go and meet Lucas right now. I have a feeling he would know what is happening better than anyone else."

Sorias sounded annoyed and his tone was bossy. It left no room for 'ifs' and 'buts' which made Enma weep inside.

He did not want to drag himself into any kind of danger. And this situation had 'danger' written all over it. He was sure that Elysia had managed to land herself into trouble yet again.

And every time that happened, Enma felt like years were shaved off his life in return.

"Oi Enma, hurry up and follow. You don't want to become a suspect in whatever is happening, right? So you better cooperate with us."

If Enma could, he would be crying right now. Somehow, he knew this would happen no matter what he did.

Surprisingly enough, Emma White decided to stay quiet this time. It was unlike her and that made Enma worried about what had happened. Had she been involved in some way?

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"Elysia Dirac"

Lucas looked up from Adrian's sleeping face as the door was banged open by emperor Adam. the half-dragon looked pissed off but he calmed down as soon as he saw his son's face.

Even dragons had some kind of instincts when it came to their young and Adam was not any different. He liked the kid for now, even if he did not feel particularly attached to the kid yet.

"What is it, Emperor Adam? Can you not see that I managed to put your son to sleep? Is there a need for you to barge in like this?"

Lucas Dirac looked pissed off and his blue eyes were blazing in anger. He was radiating magic off his every pore and any lesser man would have backed off.

But Adam was not any lesser man and he needed answers. It was another stare-off and this time, it was tenser than anything they had ever had before.

"Elysia Dirac! That was the name you were trying to say before right? What's wrong? Did I hit the nail?"

Frankly, Lucas was surprised that his sister's name had come up so soon in this conversation. He wanted to tell Adam but his mouth was still shutting itself up when he tried to talk.

The world was blocking him from saying anything about Elysia even when he was asked directly. It was such a drag and Lucas hated every second of it. He would make sure to tear the one who made him suffer later.

"I still cannot seem to talk about her even now. I guess the magic has too strong a hold on me."

Lucas confessed, feeling hopeless for the first time in his life. He felt sorry for Elysia who was in her situation because of him. All he had wanted to do was to help her out. He had no idea things would end up being like this for him.

"Darn it. Do we have no other choice but to trust that weirdo if we want to find Elysia Dirac? I don't want to depend on the temple for anything."

Adam was angry but he was even more helpless. He had so much power but even that could not help him when it mattered the most.

Eve's hand on his shoulder was not calming at all. Instead, it frustrated him more and reminded him what a failure he was.

"Calm down. For now, we should do as we are told to do and go to visit the temple. Hopefully, we will be able to find clued about Elysia Dirac there and then make a plan. But for now, we should not let our only lead slip out of our hands."

Adam was surprised at Eve's ability to rationalize a situation. She was good at her work and at controlling her emotions. She would be a better monarch for this nation than him.

"Let me help you all out as well. I think I heard things I was not supposed to but I feel the desire to help you out now."

Of course, Sorias was the one who walked into the room. His eyes looked determined as well and Adam knew they would not be able to stop him from coming along.

Their small party was slowly gaining momentum and soon they would be able to overwhelm the temple. And once Elysia Dirac was back, they would get rid of this monster thread plaguing their world.

'I don't know why my instincts are telling me to prioritize Elysia Dirac's safety but I am not about to go and deny them.'

Adam might be an emperor but he was also a dragon who lost his mate. His fury would not calm down as long as he was away from his wife.

"Then, if we are all in agreement, I will send the letter for our arrival at the temple. Lord Dirac, what will you do? You are in no condition to come along and we need a guardian for the young crown prince."

Eve's eyes softened as she looked at the lovely pools of blue. It was very near to her own eye shade but not quite. So maybe the child had inherited it from his mother? Those features felt nostalgic to her for some reason.