I will not die a Villainess's death
Chapter 10 10: The Dreaded Eclipse - Part 2

'This is your punishment for trying to change the course of destiny. You should not have tried to change the future in this way. All that awaits you is despair and guilt for breaking the taboo.'

The voice was as clear inside Elysia's head as the sound of a loud bark and something tearing apart. But her eyes were in too much pain to open properly.

"HEAD PRIEST? EVERYONE RUN! THE HEAD PRIEST IS DEAD"

Elysia could not make out who spoke those words but she felt something warm and sticky land on top of her body.

It happened before a heavy body landed on top of her and squished her. Eve seemed even more uncomfortable at being squeezed beneath two unresponsive bodies.

"Oi, get off me. You are heavy and I cannot turn around to see what is happening." Eve's voice did not sound as fearful as Elysia would have expected it to be.

"Don't look up."

Elysia tried to move away but the body on top of her was too heavy. Elysia could only make out familiar features of the man that had protected her body.

'Don't think about it. He was bound to die anyway. Don't think about the head priest and his dead eyes.'

Elysia tried to calm herself down but even the knowledge of a certain death did not help her mentally prepare to face one.

In her visions, every death had happened off-screen. She had never seen someone die in front of her eyes before, nor had Elysia felt the heat of drying blood.

It was too much for her to handle.

"Hurry up, this way. I can see the last monster here. It is advancing toward the children. Sister Rosa, get the kids out of there."

Elysia felt someone pushing the heavy body off her. But the burden she felt all over her did not seem to have lightened at all. Elysia could not move even when she was pulled back to her feet by Sister Rosa.

"So useless. Oi, come back to your senses and run away if you know what is good for you."

The words entered Elysia's ears from one side while they exited her ear from the other. But the magic was binding Elysia.

She could hear and see everything that was happening but she felt like a stranger rather than an active participant.

"Elysia? Hurry, we need to run. Elysia?"

It was not till Eve touched her that Elysia knew what was wrong for certain. The chaotic energy was resting inside Eve's body since she had broken the taboo.

And it reacted with Elysia's offensive magic, causing an uncontrolled surge of mana influx.

"Fuck! Shit! She's lost it."

Sister Rosa quickly pulled Eve into her arms to protect her against the influx of frightening magic.

The magic was strong enough to tear apart the last of the monsters. But it didn't stop there and only continued to brew stronger by the second.

"What horrifying powers. Is she a six-year-old? None of us can even step close to her in our current state."

The one who commented on this was the royal retainer. Despite his terrifying words, he had a small grin on his face.

His words had not meant to provoke anyone but the people around him took them in the wrong way.

"W-Well be killed", "We need to stop her now", "H-Hurry, bring the army. Hurry up."

The people around the magical eruption were rooted in their place, not even trying to run away. These people seemed to have lost their confidence in getting out alive already.

The only one who was not concerned about Elysia was Eve and the crown prince. Eve tried to move toward Elysia but Sister Rosa held her back.

The sister had blood coming out of her eye and her torso also supported a lot of wounds but she held on to Eve tightly.

"Let go. I need to get Elysia out of there. I know my magic can help her." Eve tried to get out of the arms but Sister Rosa refused to let her go.

"Yohan would have my head if anything happened to you. No one cares about Elysia's life as much as yours. You must live."

"But Elysia?"

"She will be alright. Brother Yohan had plans for her so he will take care of her."

Eve wanted to protest more but she was knocked out before she could make any move. She only had one thought in her mind when she was losing consciousness.

'It is my fault. I broke the taboo so I must be the one to face this punishment. Why did Elysia have to go through it?'

But nothing came out of her mouth when she went slack in Sister Rosa's arms.

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Yohan hurried toward the influx of magic he could feel. The feeling that magic gave off was one filled with taboo, but no one else but him should be able to feel it.

"Brother Yohan, the head priest is dead and his ward has gone out of control. What should we do now?"

The one who asked this question was a lower-ranked priest who had likely gotten his position because of nepotism. These types of priests were common in the temple but they could not be counted on in case of emergency.

"Ask the soldiers to lead the people out. I will deal with the magical influx."

Brother Yohan tried to remain calm but he could not remain calm. He has cast protective magic on Eve but it had activated.

There was only one reason for it to activate and it was if Eve was targeted by dark magic. This meant that the taboo magic had tried to attack Eve and it was only possible if Eve broke a taboo.

Thankfully, his protective magic had caused the taboo to bounce back to someone else.

And by the degree of magical influx, he was feeling, there could only be one person it had affected - Elysia.

'This was why I did not want them to hang out together. That girl is trouble and she will harm Eve in the future.'

But even if he said that Yohan was bound by a contract to look after Elysia now. He could not ignore the contract he had signed just that morning.

"Eve, are you alright? Sister Rosa, report the situation to me."

The soldiers were trying to evacuate the place. People had already suffered a heavy injuries and the eclipse had finally passed safely.

"Don't you have eyes to see? We are in a dire situation. I don't think even your magic would be able to pass through this influx of magic."

Sister Rosa was right. The magic wall was too much for him to handle. It was too much for a normal body to handle.

But someone needed to go in and calm Elysia down before her powers could be sealed. And there was only one person capable of doing this.

"What is it? Why are you looking at me with that disgusted stare of yours?"

The crown prince was much more perspective than people gave him credit for. It seemed like his soul had carried over the ancient wisdom of the dragon race when it had reincarnated.

It was the man his Eve was supposed to end up with in the future. The one who would adore her beyond sky and earth.

And yet, the way he looked at Yohan did not sit well with him. The man was making his displeasure known with a single gare aimed his way.

"Your highness, I know I have no right to ask you to step into our problem but you are the only one who can brave this magical storm. So I want to ask you to-"

"-Go on and kill her, right? You want me to kill her off to stop this magical storm?"

Yohan fell silent at the dragon's words. He knew that saying anything here would only make this situation worst.

"No, you can't kill her. It is all my fault so don't kill Elysia."

Eve chose that moment to wake up as well. Her panicked moment caused Sister Rosa to almost drop her down.

Yohan wanted to console her and tell her that sealing off Elysia's powers was the only solution they had. Even if it ended up killing Elysia, that was all they could do to save her.

"We don't have any other choice Eve. Elysia is a danger to everyone, especially you. She has to be killed off. Even the crown prince will not be able to endure this magical influx with his powers long enough to reach Elysia and snap her out."

"B-But then,...no…..I will save Elysia then. My magic powers are healing and buffing so I can do it, right? I can reach Elysia without dying."

"No, you cannot. Your body will not last long enough."

While the father and daughter were busy having their one-on-one, the crown prince's concern was growing.

The beat inside him was not pleased to see his prey in this much danger and pain. No one was allowed to bully her but him.

"Be quiet. If you can heal and boost from a distance, then do it on me. I will drag her out,"

"After all, she's my fiance so she's 'my' responsibility."

The crown prince did not give the pair a chance to retaliate before he entered the magic storm. He ignored the

The magic cut at his body but he did not care. His dragonic nature and instincts were strong even in his young body. They were leading him deeper toward the center.

His wounds hurt, but not for long. Someone was casting healing spells on him from outside the magic influx. It was weak but still did enough to keep Adam going.

'Tch, she'll be a pain in the ass. But I will not lose my prey to her.'

Adam pushed ahead, his small body braving the wind and finally catching Elysia's arm. Half-open eyes looked at him but they held almost no light.

It was possible that Elysia was no longer able to see anything due to the after-effects of the eclipse. And all this because she wanted to help someone who did not deserve help.

"You are a pain in my ass but you are my prey. I won't let you escape until I am satisfied with you."

Adam almost yelled but he had a feeling that Elysia had not heard a word he said.

Still, he pulled her out of the magical influx and toward safety. The magic resisted his moment and there was only one thing Adam could do to make her magic submit.

"This is your fault things came to this."

Sharp claws bit into Adam's hand and blood flowed out of his plam. He quickly positioned it toward Elysia's mouth to make her ingest it before wiping the access of blood off.

"Now, calm down and let your magic rest."

The unconscious body obeyed and Elysia finally went limp in his arms. At the same time, the storm that was brewing around the pair calmed down into nothing, and pretty soon they were surrounded by people.