The Dark Side of Her

Ellendise's usual smile had disappeared. Her face was devoid of emotion or any hint of feelings. In her red eyes was a gaze so deep that it made people feel as though it could see pass through their soul and discover all of their hidden secrets.

She instantly lost all of her aura of charm and innocence. It was replaced by a cold and foreboding one that intimidated and suffocated another. It was unreasonable how a ten year old child could exude this kind of dangerous aura that only people in the world of adults were able to possess.

And even then, the chilly atmosphere around her was unique. She was like an ice queen sitting on her own throne, looking down at another one of her subjects. Her gaze was indifferent and detached, not once betraying her as they carefully became a shield to protect her innermost thoughts and secrets.

Agnus' eyes widened in response to this and on reflex, he also released his own bloodthirsty aura, not once shying away from the dangerous figure ahead of him.

There was a hint of excitement in his body as he faced the girl that he thought was a harmless little rabbit. He was not stupid. He knew that she was special and different. She did not disappoint at all.

His mind worked in response to his new environment. His thoughts wondered to the possibility of teleportation to another place but he immediately crossed it out, knowing that it was impossible.

Telportation was an advanced magic spell that requires a lot of mana to activate. They would need thirty grown mages with an abundance of mana to perfectly activate a teleportation circle.

In this world, time and space was the only elements that were forbidden for them to trample upon because it was willed by the Goddess Mortia that the fate of the world was vast and untouchable.

What must happen, should happen. What must, will be.

In short, fate must not be trifled with. Interfering with the hands of fate was an insult to the world and its Goddess.

It was only due to continuous experiment that a teleportation circle was proven to be safe. However, in order for it to activate, they must establish two entry points.

Teleportation without a predestined destination was simply impossible. It would not work. Furthermore, the other circle must also be activated for it to happen.

It was impossible for the girl infront of Agnus to perform teleportation alone. Even with her vast pools of mana in her body, it was impossible. Maybe in a few years, she would be able to do it but not right now, it was impossible.

She was still too raw and weak.

Still, this sudden change of environment and atmosphere were unexpected events that piqued his interest.

This was not an illusion. An illusion would mean that a person's foreign mana ha entered your body but what Agnus was feeling was that a strong amount of magic was surrounding him, forcing him to bend like a crooked branch.

It was exceptionally demeaning that he was forced to in this situation. He tried to resist but the further he did, the more the magic pressed on him as if it was telling him to give up and listen.

His blue eyes gleamed as he stared at the figure of the ten year old girl who was just equally abnormal as him.

No wonder. No wonder.

No wonder she acted so different than all his other victims. It turned out that she was just like him. The both of them weren't normal. They weren't like those other people.

This thought brought a certain thrill in his blood and bones, making his lashes flutter as a sinister smile occupied his face.

His gaze changed as he looked at her with renewed vigor and an extreme kind of possessiveness.

This rabbit girl was his.. He must obtain this precious rabbit. They would be together as people of the same kind who harbored no emotions towards people.

He smirked in amusement, completely ignorig his dire situation. Although he hated being restrained, this was a special occasion. Agnus rarely encountered the unknown and was deeply curious of what this little girl was planning to say or do.

Unfortunately for him, Ellendise has long gotten tired of putting up with a person she disliked.

"Goodbye, Archduke Agnus. I hope our paths never cross again." She said in a toneless voice as if she was shooing a dog.

With her limit approaching, she moved quickly and extracted a small stream of memories from the boy that was infront of her.

The beautiful fragments floated towards her hands and shaped itself into a crystal ball. In the surface, she could see the memories he spent with her replaying like an animated video. She could hear the words she said to him and how he stubbornly refused to stop meeting her.

"Hehe, Sensen. This rabbit girl is really interesting!" Said Agnus who was in a good mood, facing a blue haired man in glasses.

Ellendise calmly observed the other person. Based on their conversation, this was the Archduke's butler and was the one who was currently responsible for the archducy's household affairs.

With a reckless and lazy master who was proficient in ditching work, the blue haired man named Sensen always sported undereye circles due to his lack of sleep.

The memories moved forward and her smiling face appeared.

'This rabbit girl is really polite.'

She again heard the voice of the Archduke from the crystal ball of memories. He was complimenting her in his mind while watching her smiling face.

'I agree. This necklace is too ugly.' She heard him say after looking at the national treasure that was the reinforced magic necklace crafted by Duen the Dwarven Craftsman. It contains 99 red dragon gems and made of Duenium, known for its magical properties and durability.

Despite the teenager's amusing thoughts, Ellendise did not react and snapped her fingers together.

The crystal ball shrunk in size to the size of marble. Ellendise covered it with magic before giving it back to its owner.

To destroy a person's memories was akin to destroying a part of their soul. She understood this the best after reading countless books about magic so the only thing she could do was to suppress it to the best of her ability.

Once he exits the pocket space, they would be strangers with no connections towards each other and his memory of her would be blank.

He would forget about her.

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