Struggling as a Villain

"You were a worthy warrior, but our battle ends here." Bennet voiced before he raised his sword, and dashed toward Bella.

Bella took a strong gulp before she flexed her fingers, and was preparing to launch an all-out attack that might damage her more than her opponent. But then suddenly,

*CLANG*

A barrier appeared before Bella, easily parrying the sword and making Bennet's eyes widen. However, it wasn't the strength of the barrier, the reason for his shock,

"Y-Your Highness!?" Bennet gasped upon seeing the blond girl standing there, between him and the raven-haired sorceress.

Elizabeth grinned, "Long time, Commander."

The soldier had to back off as he felt someone attacking him from his left

He couldn't stop himself from feeling shocked further as he saw the elven princess Nora attacking him using a dagger.

"Your Highness Princess Nora? Why are you two here and-" The blond soldier paused, picking something that made him realize a severe fact.

The two Princesses were corrupted by Aembr.

"Ask your soldiers to stand down, Bennet. That's an order." Elizabeth commanded, using her authority as a Princess after a long time.

Bennet's eyes were cold and emotionless as he plainly stated, "I don't take orders from an Ambrobate. You have lost your status, the moment you join hands with evil."

Bennet knew what he was doing. He was, and always be, a savior of humanity, above else. The reason he joined the military was to vanquish evil and create a peaceful world.

As such, forget about the Princess; even if the Emperor gets corrupted, Bennet wouldn't think twice before raising his sword against him.

Not to talk about, he has taken an oath to eradicate the cause of this mayhem. As such, he was not going to stop, even if the Death God appeared before him.

"Stay down, Your Highness, and I will make it painless for you." The aura of the man intensified, making the ground tremble under the pressure.

Despite the recent power-up she has received, Elizabeth was feeling nervous under the pressure, but she didn't back off and stated,

"You are not passing this place unless you kill me...no, us."

The three ladies stood side by side, challenging the strongest soldier of Clion.

Bennet narrowed his eyes, as he voiced, "As you wish."

------------**------------

There was only one wish Rena ever had, even while she wasn't captured by Jin. It was to meet her first friend and first love, once again.

It was her final wish before she died. And now that he was in front of her...now that she had finally reunited with the one who kept encouraging her to live another day for this long...she wanted nothing more than to be liberated from her misery.

Richard parted his lips, but no word came out. He was rendered speechless by how defeated she seemed. This was the first time he had seen someone craving to die this much. She has lost all her hopes and desires, except for one.

To meet her end.

'This is bad...' His sentiments aside, Rena's reluctance to continue her life would become an obstacle in the ritual he would be performing.

The intention he held to change her origin and make her his apostle would be blocked if Rena didn't feel the encouragement to live anymore.

He has to do something. He needs to make her feel the need to live longer. He has to give her a reason...a reason for which she can fight to live.

Clenching his fist, he whispered, "Rena...back then...I read your diary."

Rena flinched. There was no personal diary she used to write back then, except for the one which she kept hidden from the world.

"I was able to read it since I knew all the passcodes you used to safeguard it. And you know what I read in that."

"R-Rey...why are you mentioning it right now?" Rena asked; all those memories...the time they spent together was making her eyes wet, and the heart, she assumed to be already dead, was beating rapidly now.

"Tell me...you still feel that about me?" Richard asked, his voice unnaturally calm for someone who was shaking a moment ago, "Tell me Rena...do you still have feelings for me?"

Rena's voice grew profoundly. It was no longer just a faint whisper, as she asked, "Why does it matter now? Look at me! I am just a broken shell who wants to no longer exist. So just-"

"I asked...do you still love me, Rena?" Richard asked, his eyes holding determination and persuasion to hear the answer.

Rena was rendered speechless this time. Her mind was no longer spread in millions of directions; rather, all she could focus on right now was him.

Rey.

The reason why Rena smiles.

The reason why she lived for this long.

"Yes...I love you...I still do...."Her head was leaning down, her shoulders were trembling as the girl confessed, "I have hid my feelings for so many years...and now...under these circumstances, you are making me say-"

Rena never got to finish what she wanted when suddenly a pair of warm lips covered hers.

Her eyes widened, and the girl registered it after a few seconds that she was getting kissed by him.

Her first kiss....was stolen by her crush.

It was an innocent connection, just the peck on her lips, yet it felt so warm...so comfortable like a wanderer had received a blanket amidst a snowstorm. The warmth she was devoid of...the warmth she desperately searched for....was being provided to her.

Richard parted his lips from hers, and with their heads pressed, he whispered, "I need you...Rena. So please, don't talk about dying right after confessing, okay?"

Rena sobbed, "You are unfair...I so wanna die right now...and you...you..."

"Now, you will live for me."

--------**--------

A/N:- Elizabeth knows nothing about the situation, yet she went against the strongest(conscious) Commander. Yeah, you need a messed-up head for that.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Anyway, drop a comment!