Chapter 78: Sometimes Love is a Sacrifice
The entire forest had befallen into a quiet stillness after Emea and Nui left.
Suddenly, Grimm's voice broke the silence as he started loudly cursing.
''Damn it, damn it. All of this is happening because of that damned mortal. We have killed him, yet he came back. I'm sure he had planned everything from the start, even that Emea would resurrect him with our blood essences. He became powerful. I'm sure that he had planned everything from the start. He's too cunning, that damned mortal, damn it. How dare him to fool Emea, to fool us like that. Be cursed.''
Grimm's expression turned vicious. As though he could not wait and kill Kyle again, alas he couldn't, no they couldn't.
Simply, because he was powerful than them individually, and even when the Five of them fought against him back then, they had not managed to kill him. He was a total monster.
Ironically, it was a monster they had inadvertently created due to their jealousy. It was because of them, that Emea had stolen the box containing their blood essences (it contains a small fraction of their power and their respective laws). She then used the seven blood essences to perform a resurrection spell they had obtained in one their expedition inside a dungeon in the second Heaven (Second Layer) named The Lost Civilization back then, on Kyle. It was how he was brought back and he became powerful.
If only, they had known, after killing him, they should have burned his corpse. However, now it was too late to regret because they could not go back in time to correct that mistake, none of them govern the Law of Time.
''Kratos, please help us. We will try to contact Aatox and Elliam. With us five joining hands once again, we may be able to eliminate this abnormally this time because he's still injured.'' Lumis asked in desperation.
''Hahaha, do not joke with me. I do not want to die, I still have plenty of things to do, so I'll pass. Stop daydreaming will you? You and I know that you won't be able to ever regain Emea's heart, in this lifetime. It's impossible, so stop it before it becomes too late. He did not kill you yet simply because, in a sense, it was because of you two that he becomes this powerful, so he felt a little grateful. One must know when to stop when what you are chasing after is unreachable. In this universe, something is and will remain impossible to change no matter how hard you try. I hope you understood what I mean by saying this, we are friends who went through lots after all. So, please stop, it won't end well for you.''
Kratos advised sincerely, he did not want to see his friends disappear, their souls erased from the universe forever. Hence, he warned them again and again. If they choose to continue, they can only blame themselves if they were to disappear from this universe, that would mean they have brought their downfall on their own.
''How can you talk like that after everything we have been through,'' Grimm shouted angrily because Kratos did not agree with them.
''It's clearly because of that, I advised you to stop your foolishness now or it will be too late for you to regret. There is no place in her heart for any other man than that man. Therefore, no matter how many times you'll try, it won't change anything.'' Kratos explained.
''My friends, one should know when to stop, there are plenty of women out there, even here, or you can go back to our homeworld to search for your soulmate, because Emealeena has already found her soulmate, her other half and as a true friend who loved her, you should be happy, instead of trying to destroy that happiness due to your selfishness. If you truly love her, you should let her go, let her be happy even though she didn't choose you. Sometimes, Love is a sacrifice, you sacrify your love to let the one you love to be happy. You are forced to compromise, to let him/her go with someone else because he/she loved that person more than you. Only beside that person he/she can find true happiness. If you truly love Emealeena, let her go because she has already found her true happiness.''
Kratos says and took a deep breath before raising a question.
''You two have already destroyed her happiness once, do not try to do it again, she will not forgive you this time if you do, she will personally kill you because she's powerful than you. Just ask yourself, why she didn't try to get revenge even though she was that powerful?''
Lumis and Grimm could not answer, their expression became ugly. Now that they think about why she didn't try to kill them after she woke up? Even if they hadn't killed her personally, it was because of what they had done that she died. So why didn't she do anything? Is it because they were once friends? Maybe or maybe not. She would not forgive them if they scheme against her man and his loved ones.
For the first time in their lives, the two started hesitating thinking maybe they should let her be happy, however, when the two thought about that mortal smiling face, they were filled with an immense hatred that threatens to devour them in whole, especially Grimm.
''Never, I'll never let that Mortal have her. He isn't worthy of her Love.'' Grimm shouted with bloodshot eyes.
On the other hand, Lumis sighed no agreeing nor he refuted. He looked tired.
''Oh? So, tell me who is worthy of her then?" Kratos asked back.
''That's.''
Grimm could not answer, he almost said 'I'm worthy of her.' However, he could not say it, it was as if something was blocking him.
Suddenly, Kratos raised a question.
''Let's say that hypothetically you managed to eliminate that Mortal, what are you planning to do after that? How are you planning to win an already occupied heart? Have you thought about it?"
The two looked dumbly at Kratos because they had not thought about what would come after killing Kyle. Would Emea fall from them fully knowing that it was them who killed her soulmate? Impossible, she will not.
Then came another question, a fundamental one, who between the two who's going to be her man?
Grimm stared at Lumis in the eyes, while Lumis also did the same thing, at that moment the two had the same thought running through their heads , 'For my happiness, you can only die.'
''Here comes another question, an extremely important question that you have forgotten, no you did not forget it, you simply choose to ignore it, acting as though it did exist in the first place. Have you forgotten who's Emealeena's fiance?"
Kratos stopped the two and raised another question. The two became frozen when they remembered who was Emea's fiance. They felt a chill running down their spines. Those Golden eyes that hide an immense power, the dragon prince. They were like an ant in front of him, the unrivaled genius, the inheritor of the True Dragon race legacy, if someone could become a True God, it can only be him.
Lumis and Grimm shivered in fear, thinking about what Arthur would do to them if he came to learn that they were planning to steal his fiancee. Only one outcome awaits them: Death.
The two became gloomy just by thinking about it.
''Kratos, We'll talk another time, I'm feeling a little unwell at the moment,'' Lumis says before disappearing. Grimm also left like Lumis after glancing at the smiling Kratos.
Once alone, Kratos looked up at the dark sky and mumbled ''It's checkmate no matter what you will do because the two are monsters.''
Kratos suddenly shook his head and correct himself ''No, he's more than a monster, that things shouldn't exist. Thinking about it now, I'm still feeling afraid of his gaze. I'm shuddering just by thinking about it."
''What are you really?'' Kratos asked, only the silent night answered him. He let out a chuckle then he left.
Shortly after Kratos left, the forest became full of vitally.