Feelings

'I can't abduct her nor can I kill her... she's a main character so she has plot armor... and right now she seems to have more than I do, then the only thing... Hm? Oh!' As Temorsth noticed something, a dark smile spread on his face.

'Why did you fall back!?'

[Favorability: -200% (Complete Indifference)]

"Are you a vampire?" Turning around, his face was blank, and as he raised his arm the Heart Wood Spear appeared in it.

"Ah... I..." Seeing this, she took a step back.

'Ugh, why did I have to be reborn in this shitty game's Hard Mode!? I just want to live my own free life, why do I have to deal with these annoying arrogant boys!?'

'No, calm down! Elizabeth you don't have time for this!' As Lily cleared her mind, she tried to decipher what the right answer would be.

'I can't die now...' After she had to survive so many scenarios with the male leads, she strived, even more, to not die here.

'His favorability went down so he doesn't like vampires right? But... he liked it when I told the truth...' She unintentionally looked at the spear in his hand.

"Yes... yes I am..." She stuttered from seeing the scary stake-like spear, since she knew it was extremely dangerous to vampires.

"Do not move!"

"Ah!" She froze at the commanding voice. 'Please, don't kill me!'

"Kya!!" A bright light flashed over her shoulder, she shook with fear and got even more frightened when she felt the energy of the explosion behind her was Radiant, a deadly and painful weakness of dark creatures like vampires.

*Screech* As Lily's heartbeat fastened and her body started shaking, she couldn't hear anything.

Temorsth took a step and he was already right before Lily. "Hold on!" Grabbing her between the hip and waist he wanted to jump back, but now Lily was so shocked that he run at her, she could only close her eyes with fright.

*Uhm* As Lily didn't follow his words, Temorsth strengthened his grip so she wouldn't fall as he pushed himself off the ground to jump back.

*BANG* When Lily heard the loud sound from where she just stood, she became even more confused.

"Hold on to my neck!" At the commanding voice, Lily couldn't help but obey, her body moved on its own and followed Temorsth's instructions.

"Uh!" As Lily locked her arms around his neck, she placed her head over his shoulder.

'Warm...?' She felt warmth emanate from his body, which was strange for her since until now she only felt the cold skin of his parents when they held her.

'Strong...' As Temorsth's right arm firmed around her waist, she felt a strange sense of safety.

*ROAR*

"Uh?" As Temrosth jumped one more time, she finally noticed the sounds of the beasts.

"Don't move so much, I'll lose my balance." As Lily opened her eyes, she tried to turn her head.

"But I can help!"

"I don't need help."

"But..." He silenced her with an even bigger jump, Lily was also strong physically, but not as strong as Temosrth, his movements were difficult to react to.

...

And without any difficulty, all the beasts fell within a minute.

"Hm, you can get off now, they're dead."

"Umm..."

"Here you go." Temorsth thought Lily didn't get off on her own because her feet didn't touch the ground. Since he was taller than her, he bent forward and gently put her down.

"Uhm... thanks..." Noticing his efforts, Lily regained her composure and let go of her hand and as she landed, she took two steps back from him.

"Hmh? Your eyes..."

"Yes?"

"They are charming." Looking into Lily's teary purple eyes Temorsth was truly mesmerized.

"Ummm..." Lily turned away, blushing slightly.

"Are you cold?" Seeing that she was shaking from the moment he put her down, he asked.

"Um... Yes!" After some thought, she replied with something like anticipation sounding in her voice.

"..." Temorsth thought for a moment and pulled out a black cloak from his ring.

"I do not need it!" Seeing this, Lily's hope was broken and she answered in a rather harsh voice.

"...?" Noticing the change, he put the cloak back and said something after thinking.

"Hug?"

"What?" The cute voice was accompanied by a shy blushing face.

"Do you want a hug then?" Without any useless actions, he raised his arms.

"What are you...!? Obviously not!"

'Cute...' Temorsth smiled as he heard her voice rise with embarrassment.

"If you want one, just ask."

'His smile... it is beautiful...' Despite knowing what was on top of Temorsth's head, Lily could hear her own heartbeat.

[Favorability: -173% (Complete Indifference)]

'Why must it be fake...?' As she thought it was a fake smile, something surprised her.

'Uh!?' The panel, the one above Temorsth's head, it started to change right before her eyes.

'What is happening!?' On the plain light blue panel, deep blue roses bloomed.

'How!?' As slowly, black barbed wires crawled in from the sides, and wrapped around the roses and the panel, she questioned her eyesight.

"Hm? Is there a problem?" Temorsth returned his hand as the hug wasn't accepted, and was walking to the four gorilla or monkey-like monster corpses when he noticed Lily's gaze.

"Uh? No, nothing..."

'This... is he a Male Lead? But... I don't remember anyone who looked like him in the game.' Since only special people had unique panels above their heads, Lily got even more confused.

[Notice: You have made the character 'Temorsth' interested in you.]

[Congratulation: You have discovered a hidden character!]

[The Forgotten Prince Who Denied Death, Temorsth]

'What!? A hidden character? But... I played this shit game until I got sick of it and I don't remember even the mention of the name Temrosth... he never even appeared on any panel, image, or anything... a hidden character so hidden... '

[Warrning: Your feelings have raised over 30%. It is strongly advised to have no feelings towards the hidden character!]

'What!? My feelings? This system was tracking my "Favorability" too!? You disgusting thing!' As Lily learned something new that made her heat the system even more, her eyes turned dark.

"I don't have time to dismember them now, I do it later." Temorsth took the four corpses into his space ring.

"Uh?" And his words woke Lily up from her thoughts, she knew she didn't have time to think of it now.

After taking them in, Temorsth turned and started walking again, Lily following right behind him.

"Why did you ask if I was a vampire?"

"You knew the language of the dead."

"Oh..."

"The only ones as beautiful as you who knew this language are vampires."

"Ah!" She didn't hear the part after beautiful.

'She's really cute.'

"Why are your eyes purple?"

"..." Hearing the words, Elizabeth's eyes lost their luster, but it was only a quick change, after blinking she was back to normal, but even this quick change was noticed.

"I think they are very beautiful!"

"..." Quite a surprised face appeared, she tried to hide it, but he found out, but it wasn't the fact that he found out that surprised her.

[Favorability: -117% (Complete Indifference)]

"Thanks..." Seeing the 50% increase in Temorsth's favorability, Lily's heart beat even louder.

"I was born with these...both of my parents are vampires, but I had purple eyes from birth..." She honestly didn't like them, it was one of the things that made it even harder for her to live a peaceful life.

"..."

"My dad told me it's because of my power, but there's nothing I have and my parents don't have."

"Hmh... Do you have all their powers?"

"Yes, I can use both my dad's lightning and mom's fire. Why?"

"Then you're lucky."

"Why would I be?"

"You see, I can't use my father's power, or rather I couldn't I wasn't talented in using it so I trained until a could do something." Temorsth was speaking of his father's fire and blood magic which was the greatest disappointment that he couldn't use naturally.

"And it's the same with my mother's power, I can use it but it's pretty ineffective since it tires me out much faster and it has almost no power compared to my spear which is one of my two talents."

"Two?"

"Some of my mother's and father's energy combined and created two elements which are useful ones and I really like." Temorsth raised his hand and water appeared around it. In the air, it was flowing around his hand and was wandering around his forearm.

As he turned his head to look at her, the water disappeared and little blades and pieces of metal appear in their place.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying your pain isn't real. No, quite the opposite, it is as real as it can be." He turned back to the front and continued walking as the metal pieces disappeared.

"There are many people in this world and everyone has their own story. Some people say that your life is someone else's dream life but they are lying."

"Lying? But... my family is loving some don't have even that."

"Yes, that is true. But you see, in reality, if someone else were in your shoes, they would feel the same pain that you are feeling right now."

"The same pain..."

"Yes, don't look down on your pain while you say that someone has it worst. That someone doesn't matter to you. Do what you want, live how you want, and deal with your pain in your own way. The only thing that matters is to not let it control you and your life."

"..."

'Hm? Did I say too much?'

"Thank you..."

...

After a few more minutes of walking.

"We are out." With Temorsth's words, Lily advanced before him.

"Thanks for everything! I don't know how to repay you."

"My full name is Dalca Crina Elizabeth. If you ever need…" Lily's voice trailed off as she turned around.

"Why?" Since no one was standing there, she was left puzzled.

"Please don't tell anyone about my existence, I consider it your repayment." She only heard Temorsth's voice from the dark forest.

And Temorsth was already crossing the forest by jumping from branch to branch while listening to Aidana's words.

[Does the Host wants to see that little girl again?]

'I do not.'

[The Host is evil!]

'Why am I evil?'

[To make a girl fall in love with you so much that she keeps quiet about meeting you is very mean.]

Stopping on a larger branch, he looked back. "What I told her was only the truth." And without any further words, he started forward into the forest.

[Host...]

...

Back with Lily.

His father came back half an hour later.

'Um, strange scent...'

"Dad, are we going home now?"

Returning from hearing his daughter's sweet voice, he answered. "Yes, wait a minute and I'll take the ship out." With that, a giant flying ship appeared from his space ring.

"Dad, does Uncle Yi have a son?" As they boarded the ship, Lily asked her father.

"Hm, Xalier?"

*Uhm* She nodded to confirm.

"There isn't one, or at least I don't know about it. Why do you ask?"

"I was just curious."

"..."

"Dad, can we come back here to this forest?"

"Yes, but why sweetheart?"

"It was fun hunting some wolves."

"Hm... alright if you say so." And with that, it was decided... Lily will not give up and will not let the only man who was kind to her run, she will have him.

'Temorsth... The Forgotten Prince... so cool!'