The Villainess' Death Game[COMPLETED]

Side Story 3

Wencieli Ledlucite's

"My lord, the rumor about Lady Edelwyse being resurrected from the dead not only spread across the whole kingdom but also reached some other neighboring kingdoms and Empire." saad ni Kharis nang mapadpad siya sa drawing room ko sa loob ng mansion sa Esnington. 

One of my brows twitch up. Three days after the Edelwyse announced her death, Lady Myrtle Edelwyse miraculously woke up. Is that even possible? Just what is happening? 

"Kharis. Erase everyone's memory of her death, including yours."

"E-everyone, milord?"

"Exclude me though." I nodded.

"Are you not worried that I might drop dead?"

"Hmm. Not a little bit. Now do your job. I trust you." I tap his shoulder. 

The witch of death will never fail to collect a soul. I gave Lady Myrtle my blood and that witch would understand that it is my order. Then why is she alive then? Has it been weeks since then?

To see it myself I attended the grand ball held in the Royal Castle. It is where Lady Myrtle would have an appearance. I was astounded when I saw her enter the great hall that night. She's really alive and looks alright like nothing happened. 

Her eyes, those are the eyes of an alive person determined to change her fate tonight. Hmm. I nodded to myself and left the hall. The most important part is to see her looking better than before. 

I thought that was enough pero hindi ko alam kung ano ang nag udyok sa akin na bumalik sa palasyo. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako ay binuksan ang pintuan ng silid ko. Mula sa Esnington ay nasa Lutrya na ulit ako.

"HAASHH! Damn it!" napaigtad ako sa gulat. When I walk out of the door from somewhere in the castle ay siya ang bumungad sa akin. 

"Tang**a mo Aloysius! Motherf***r! Ito ka!" Then she started raising both of her middle finger to the sky in the direction of the great hall. Hindi pa siya nakontento kinuha niya ang isa niyang sandal at pinaghahampas iyon sa kung ano mang makita niya sa paligid saka itinapon iyon nang mapansin na sira na.

Darn. This woman just woke up and chose violence.

Tiningnan kong paika-ika siyang naglakad, I was about to go near her but did not attempt to continue when she took her remaining shoes and threw them in the fountain.

Was she always this scary?

I don't know why but my attention was slowly drawn toward her. Maybe just because she was suspicious. I end up following her, observing her moves and that's how I end up saving her at the cliff. Searching for a witch who curse me my ass, that was the most lame reason I had given her for the reason of our encounter but I guess it worked.

"I'm Ciel." Wala akong maisip na ibang pangalan kaya kinuha ko nalang ang dulong bahagi ng buo kong pangalan. 

"I'm Myrtle Edelwyse. I know you did not ask but at least you'll know whom to inform if ever I die tonight."

And that's how our fate slowly entangled with each other. Is it because my suspicions towards her rose after that incident at the cliff that I tried to participate in the knight selection ceremony and I succeeded in infiltrating her life?

I slowly got to know her better and the life she had. If one day she would go again to the guild, it must mean that she was the Myrtle Edelwyse that I had always known. But I never expected her to have such a ridiculous request.

"I would like to find a husband," she said to my face like purchasing a random fruit in a fruit stall.

And the fact that she did not remember anything about meeting the master of the guild only once meant one thing...

Napangisi ako nang makita ko ang sariling pangalan sa listahan na ibibigay ko sa kanya sa susunod na pagkikita naming dalawa. 

"Well done, Kharis."

"Go back to Esnington after playing this silly game, Milord." he calmly said, but why do I feel like he is going to drag me anytime by now? 

"Don't you think she would be surprised seeing my name on the list?" saad ko pa.

"She would not choose you my lord, your family and hers are enemies anyway." Kharis sighed as he went out of the room, before I killed him, he already killed my hope. 

But... why was I hoping anyway? 

Pagkabigay ko kay Myrtle ng listahan ng papel at paglabas niya ng opisina ko ay kaagad na inalis ko ang telang nakapatong sa ulo ko at pinihit ang pintuan para lumabas, paghakbang ko ay wala akong naapakang sahig kaya naman bumagsak ang katawan ko sa sementadong kalsada. 

Urgh. It's the carriage's door that I went out to.

Mabilis na tumayo ako nang makita kong palabas na ng pintuan ng guild si Myrtle.

"Should you marry me?" sa paguusap naming dalawa iyon lang ang tanging kataga na tangi kong naalala dahil kasunod niyon ay wala na akong ibang narinig kung hindi ang nakakabinging  pagkabog ng bagay na ito sa gitna ng dibdib ko.

For the third time at the same year event of the King's birthday banquet, we once again stumbled upon the glowing field of dandelions. No. To be exact I was the one who brought her there. 

"When you blow upon these dandelions, your wish within the dandelion will be carried by the wind to the gods above. Haven't you heard of that?" she said to me. I look at how she closes her eyes while blowing the dandelion seeds off. So I followed her lead and made a wish.

"Oh look at the sky!" excited na hinampas niya ang braso ko habang nakaturo sa langit. 

Thousand of shooting stars flash before my eyes. It's a meteor shower but instead of looking up in the sky, I choose to look at her green sparkling eyes that reflected the shooting stars above us.

"Amazing...now I could have a million wishes sent to the gods. The right amount of deafening wishes that they had no choice but to hear me." she chuckled. 

"Why are you crazy about wishes?" 

"Hmm. It is because they might grant me the impossible that even fate could not go against." she smiled. Umiwas ako ng tingin sa nakakabulag niyang ganda at tumingin sa langit.

Do wishes really have the chance to come true?

Inabot ko ang kamay niya at hinawakan iyon ng mahigpit. If god could grant me just only one wish. Then--

"So you're meaning to say that If Petunia dies, I'll die as well is that right, Elvira?"

"Petunia's curse was not just a mere curse but your life now is linked with hers. The choice is yours, Lord Wencieli."

I laughed.

Is this what it means to die? My whole life flashes before my eyes like it all happened yesterday. This was not in the plan for I already had a to-do list after marrying Myrtle. I did not even have the chance to properly ask for her hands to marry me.

Too many moments have been wasted hunting that witch. I should've chased Myrtle Edelwyse instead until she got sick of me. 

Sumandal ako sa puno habang yakap yakap ang naiwang damit ni Myrtle. Right, this is much better ending for us. 

--I wish I could be with her. Whether in another lifetime, in another timeline, in another world, or in another universe. I wish that you could bring her to me and make her mine for the rest of my existence. 

That is this man's selfish wish.