Anya and lacner immediately rushed towards her, but lacner stopped midway when he noticed Lux walking in front of him.
"Uhm, thank you." He said to lux.
Lux was confused to hear this. "What are you thanking for? I almost killed her."
"Well, yeah your right, but it will also help her in the future," he said calmly.
"Also, I know that you spared her since you didn't unsheathe your sword inside the scabbard." He added before rushing towards her.
Lux glanced at him while running towards her curiously before leaving.
'What a weird guy, but good thing he is different compared to other people. if not, he might be lying in there too.' Leaving this thought behind, Lux left the arena without saying anything.
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Hein pov before falling unconscious...
What the hell is this? Just now I was about to finish him off after visualizing his location, but, before I know it, my entire body starts wobbling because of the wounds inflicted on me, no... to be exact there are more reasons why my body won't move anymore, and those are because of Fear, despair, and others that even I can't explain to myself.
I'm afraid of dying. I don't even know what brought me into this situation.
I can't even predict nor detect his attack, it was entirely impossible to see it, even the way he swung his sword.
I looked at him one last time, those blue eyes that burn the darkness even in the darkest night are now looking down on me with no meaning behind them, it has no emotion as if those eyes that are supposed to have a worried look when seeing someone in despair, a hero, he looks like a hero, but it seems that those eyes are only burning now whenever he killed a person.
It's like it's happier now rather than... I want to say something, but before I knew it, my body is now helplessly laying on the ground.
My sights are being eroded by darkness and were soon covered entirely, with no colors left to see.
I thought I died that time, but somehow, I woke up.
I was so lucky to see colors and to feel alive again.
I looked at my body after feeling the pain whenever I move a little bit.
The clean and beautiful body that I cared for and the only reason why I got the title of one of the flame maidens and be part of it is now fully wrapped in bandages.
I don't even know if my body is still there but, one thing is for sure, I'm still alive and I'm happy more than anyone to know that I'm alive.
I looked around to see where I am but rather than using my neck to look, I used my eyes instead to see where I am because of the pain.
My eyes were moving there and there to obtain more information.
After a few minutes of looking around, I closed my eyes to rest. Based on the information I obtained By looking around, it seems that I'm inside the mansion.
The mansion has a hospital inside and was created only for the family members to avoid getting assassinated from public hospitals.
You might be wondering how I concluded this place.
Before I went outside to find Lacner I saw this place and went inside because I thought he was hiding inside this room to avoid us. And that's the reason I recognized this place.
While resting, I tried to organize my thoughts, and every time I remembered what happened earlier, my body starts trembling in fear. Well, I can't do anything about it.
To calm myself, I tried to forget anything related to that man, but for some reason, trying to forget about him is causing me to remember him more, and in the worst case, my body is trembling nonstop and I can't stop it. I think it has it's own will now after fighting that man. But for some reason, it calms down after a few minutes, and that was when...
Opened...
"Excuse me..."
When I heard the sound of the door opening and heard the familiar voice, I instantly opened my eyes again like a baby bird waiting for the mother to come back after finding food.
As soon as he came in, he had a surprising reaction when our eyes meet.
"..."
Seeing his face makes me want to look away, but something is telling me that if I look away, it might be all over for me.
With that, I awkwardly look at him without noticing he's already embracing me. I had so many things I want to say but for now, I just want to feel his loving embrace.
'It's so warm' - I thought.
for some reason, I just wanna hug him forever. With all these thoughts, I didn't know tears already flowing from my eyes.
"I'm sorry, " I said while crying.
"Don't worry, for now just rest and leave everything to me" he said with a warm smile.
[Seeing the dramatic scene in front, the author couldn't help himself and said: "So Lacner, what you gonna do now? Gonna fu*k a patient?"]
At this time, Anya who's secretly watching the dramatic scene from behind couldn't help herself but be jealous of what's happening in front. one thing is for sure, her rival has now changed and that makes her happy.
She gave a warm smile before saying: " honey you need to go there now."
Lacner had no choice after hearing what she said. He knows that their purpose for coming here is to protect his aunt, not to create an emotional scene here.
"I understand, I will go there now," he said as he was about to go there now.
But, before he could do that, he was stopped when he noticed her finger clinging to the tip of his suit while ignoring the pain.
"Please stay safe." She said in a desperate tone before she slowly removed her finger from his suit.
"I will," he said after a brief pause before walking towards the exit without looking back.
But before he completely leaves the room, "please protect her." He remarked.
Anya nodded. "I got it"
With that, he left the room and went back to protect Aria's room by standing next to the door with Lux.
The two quietly guarded the room until the next day.
Currently, it's 7 pm in the evening. Aria is now having dinner with his husband before sleeping, and Both Lux and Lacner were assigned to protect the room outside until tomorrow.
Lacner wants to converse with him while guarding as it feels lonely and bored to stand there all night. unfortunately, Lacner knew that Lux won't talk to him no matter what he says. The only option he has is to stand there for 9-12 hours causing him to be bewildered.
just thinking about it makes him want to resign from the job.
'I wished villains doesn't exist.' He wished inside his head with a tired look.
The next day...
"Finally..." Said Lacner while walking towards the dining room with Aria next to him with a sleepy look.
Arriving at the dining room, Aria immediately said. "The two of you must be tired, you can eat with us."
Lacner had been waiting to hear these words for like a million years ago as he instantly agreed to partake in eating with them. "Thank you for inviting me to eat these blessings." He said while looking at the food on the table with a maniac smile that hadn't been eaten a single food for centuries.
"Haha, don't flatter me. You two had been protecting me for an entire night, it's natural to eat well to get energies to protect me from those bad guys." She said as she sat next to her husband.
Aria took a while to notice Lux still standing firmly behind her. "What are you waiting for? You can eat with us."
Lux immediately declined her offer. "Sorry but that's impossible for me"
"Why? If you won't eat with us now, your body won't-" Aria stopped midway upon realizing the reason why he can't participate.
"Please don't worry about me, I have already eaten some food earlier." He said.
"Is that so..." Aria replied awkwardly.
Lux had envy look earlier when she invited them to eat with her, unfortunately, Lux can't join in to prevent exposing his face to other people. Good thing he went to the kitchen earlier alone at 5 Am to cook his food, and there, he eats his food alone without anyone noticing him.
Lacner looked at him with a serious look after being left behind to protect the room alone.
Feeling the gaze, Lux tilted his head to another side to ignore him with an awkward look.
'But what about us? We have been protecting this place for a week now'
thought the guards nearby while crying inside after hearing their conversation.
......
When finished eating, the married couple starts doing what they do every day like, working out or practicing by controlling their mana and light sparring with some guards and reading books or novels to pass their time.
Lux seeing their behavior made him surprised, who would have thought that these people are so calm as if the assassination won't happen any time soon.
The way they behave is completely different from what Lux had imagined.
And Just like that, another day passed away like it was nothing.