Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 64- Mmm, Good Morning? (Part 1)

Feeling the pain in her chest intensifying, Elise could only close her eyes to avoid looking at the face in front of her.

Anyone who would look at her at the moment will never think she was the same person. Elise was a cold, smart, and frankly unfriendly person who doesn't care about anyone else except herself and her goal. She wasn't an evil person but she wasn't a good person either.

Her idea was 'to take what's rightfully hers and do what she needs to do'. If helping other people or teaming up with others collided with her goals then she will gladly do it as she won't lose anything. However, she will never go out of her way to help anyone just purely out of a good heart.

But, the Elise of that moment looked like a scared and trembling child that lost her mother and could only sit there, frozen in her place while waiting for someone to help her out of her misery.

The sheer difference between the two people was just way too huge. However, that goes to show how deep and rooted her trauma was and how easy it was for that horrible thing to control her mind and soul as if it were nothing.

After whispering such words, the clone stood up again and pulled out its sword. The fake Soul Eater was glowing ominously with a black aura that was oozing out malicious intent and strong bloodlust.

"Pain is a very very beautiful thing and so is you. That's why the only right thing to do at this moment is to merge both of these things together."

*Swish*

The sword then moved, ready to serve judgment on Elise. Her eyes watched as the blade closed on her face. The reflection of the sword flashed across her eyes along with the few tears left in her eyes.

For some reason, at that moment, her heart suddenly calmed down. The mind-numbing fear she had felt before suddenly vanished and a tranquil sensation enveloped her body and soul. The feeling was warm and peaceful akin to the embrace of a loving mother albeit more intense and more heart-shaking.

"Elise…"

In her head, she heard a voice that she knew very well. A voice she weirdly didn't hate at all and instead felt attached to it on a deep level. How would she even explain that to herself? She didn't know but what she understood was that the voice helped her calm down.

Her head then arched to the side, and the blade passed her head and instead sliced through her shoulder. Blood splattered everywhere along with bits and pieces of her flesh.

An intense pain assaulted her body but she gritted her teeth and jumped back. Her hand was on her shoulder to try and stop the injury from bleeding any further but her attempts were faced with failure as the blood kept oozing out and coated her hand with an ominous red color.

The injury wasn't light at all. In fact, if anyone could look closely, a part of her shoulder blade was very apparent. Anyone could discern the white color of the bone from flesh and blood. No one could imagine the pain she was feeling at the moment.

Yet, even with that, her mind and heart were still as calm as ever. The warm, loving, and gentle voice were still ringing in her head. The pleasure she felt from merely hearing that voice made her want to close her eyes and just listen to that voice for hours and hours…. No, for days and days without stopping. That's how much she loved that voice.

However, even that feeling didn't make her aware of her thoughts at that moment. She was merely following her instincts that simply longed for that warmth and sought that affection. like a fire in the heart of the biting snow.

'Thank you…' She thought in her head as she grasped the sword in her hand even tighter.

"Why did you escape from me, Elise? Do you not love pain anymore? Do you hate that feeling?"

Taking a deep breath, Elise's eyes calmed down considerably as she met those disgusting brown eyes straight. The fear was still lingering there but because of the voice, she was able to at least stand straight and think rationally.

"No…" She said.

The clone didn't say anything as if it was waiting for her to speak.

"I said no. I don't love pain at all. I didn't like anything you ever did to me. In fact, the hell I lived through at the time is still haunting me to this day. I can't stand your face or even anything remotely related to you. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!"

Her voice rose up a notch at the end but she still kept her calm and elegant demeanor.

"Huh? There is definitely something wrong with you, honey. How can you not accept that great experience? How can you not bask in the glory of life? Pain is the way for us to feel alive. I want you to live, Elise. How can you hate that?!"

For the first time, the grin on the man's face was erased and instead, a frown appeared in its place. He looked quite angry and shocked at her words.

"No! You are nothing but a monster! A fucking psychopath! You turned my life into hell and ruined everything I cared for. 'Pain is the way for us to feel alive'? What a load of nonsense. Because of that pain that you praise so much, I am now still suffering and living in constant fear and distress. You have ruined me!!"

A flash of ferocity passed across her face before it vanished again. She had to keep calm or she will fall into his trap again. Was it not for the voice, she didn't even know what would've happened to her so she must not lose that opportunity at all costs.

"I can't stand the thought of you living in my head! I want to get over this and live my own life. I want to fix myself. But, for me to do that… I have to erase you from my head!"

Pointing the Soul Eater at him, she said with a low yet intimidating tone. The aura around her at the moment was so domineering even though it wasn't that strong. It had such a sense of divinity that made anyone who witness it prostrate themselves to pray for her like some goddess.

"You aren't in your right mind. This is wrong… Why are you acting like this? Why are you not accepting my love? Why are you doing this to me? Do you hate me? Am I not your most dear person? Didn't we share a strong bond? How can you say that? This is not Elise… This is not MY Elise that I love and care for. You are a fake! Where is Elise!!"

The man's face turned grimmer and grimmer and he started biting his nails violently. The nails were quickly destroyed and blood trickled down his fingers.

He looked like a maniac that lost his mind.

"Give me back Elise! NOW!!"

Then, he started running at his fastest speed. Discarding the sword, he merely swung his arms as he approached Elise. The sole thought he had was to grab her with the palms of his hands and ruin her. How dare she hides his Elise from him?

"I won't let it happen twice. I won't throw this chance twice."

*BANG*

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In the outside world, Rin jumped from one of the walls and climbed up to the balcony. His hands were plunged into the bricks tightly. Looking back at the view behind him, he could see how high he reached after climbing for 10 minutes straight.

"Wow! What a view! This castle is way too huge!!" He murmured to himself as he continued climbing.

When he reached the window, he luckily found it open so he jumped inside without hesitation. He had made sure to check whether Elise was awake inside or not. The last thing he wanted to do was to barge on her changing or even worse... naked.

'That doesn't sound like a ba-... Ok, I need to slap myself before I start acting like that.'

*Slap* *Slap*

His cheeks turned red from the hits but he still smiled with a satisfied groan.

'Now we can go.'

"Her room is indeed beautif-" As he looked around, his eyes fell on a beautiful goddess sleeping on the bed silently.

Her figure was mesmerizing and her beautiful face while asleep looked so pure yet so lethal at the same time.

Rin found himself frozen as he silently appreciated her beauty. Then, he quickly shook his head and tried to erase the thoughts in his head.

"Why is she asleep? The king died yet she is still not awake?" He scratched his chin and approached her.

'How should I wake her up now? Am I even allowed to touch her shoulders or something?'

[I suggest you give her a kis-]

'Ok, you shut up. Keep your suggestions to yourself.'

"Mmm, Elise. Oi, Elise. Wake up, we need to talk." He tried to sound as gentle as possible.

But, she didn't show any signs of waking up.

Instead, a small frown appeared on her face as she murmured.

"No… No…"

'Is she dreaming?'

(A//N: I know many of you will be like 'this is plot armor'. I can only say, bear with me. It is not a plot armor at all.)

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