Episode 19

(nighttime)

(grab!)

"What did you do to me and my child!!? Speak!!" (Valna)

[Yup. She indeed come just like I expected her to… right now, that "thing" inside her must be feeding on her flesh as we speak after sensing my magic enters her body when she drank the vial earlier.] (Arnel)

(shoved away!)

"Get away from Arne, woman. What do you mean by him hurting you or your child? Form what I see, that Broodkin inside your belly is eating your flesh and absorbing your mana as we speak." (Naiah)

"Wha…?! Broodkin? M-my child…?" (Valna)

(grit!)

"Your lying! You did this! How come my child is a Broodkin when its father is the Hero, a human male!" (Valna)

(glare while in pain!)

"She's telling the truth, you know. That "thing" is no human I say. I had my suspicion earlier, but now, I'm pretty sure that's a broodkin inside your belly…." (Svana)

"What the hell are you spouting at!? Why should I believe you who tricked me!?" (Valna)

(sighed deeply)

"Say what you want, but even you knows it is a broodkin considering how disgusting it lets out its corruption aura like that. Even dark veins are visible on your skin showing you are corrupted." (Svana)

"Ghh!" (Valna)

[She's slowly turning into a Brood mother as we speak. I hope she knows what's best for her before its too late just like she did in the book.] (Arnel)

(approach)

"I can help you. But you need to trust me." (Arnel)

"….trust you…? If for all I know, you did this to me-.. Arggh, it hurts…!!" (Valna)

"Just let her be, Arnel. We can just kill her if she transform into a Broodmother easy." (Svana)

(shudders!)

[That will be the easiest way to deal this situation, but I need this elven woman's boundless knowledges of magic since she might be the last knowledgeable mage in this world as of now. She is the final piece that I need to secure our victory in the battles to come…] (Arnel)

"What if I tell you that the hero you so in loved with had never see you as his lover in the first place. That he planted that Broodkin inside your stomach to enhanced his own magical powers." (Arnel)

"Wha…? What are you talking about now?! What lies you wanted to say-…?!" (Valna)

"You had your suspicions as well, didn't you? How you unable to use your magic as soon as you got pregnant with his so called "child"…?" (Arnel)

(gasp!)

[That's a lie, of course. That justice fanatical Hero wouldn't never do such deplorable means for his own gains. But because of that, he failed miserably in the end and this world was destroyed as what was written the book. But I'm no hero. I only do this for my ends and will do anything I can to ensure my survival in this world, as I did before. And if I need to lie for that? Its just a small price of guilty consciouses. And since Valna is an ignorant person, I will take advantage of that fully.] (Arnel)

"….no way… he can't be!" (Valna)

(wailing in agony!)

[The seeds of doubt is surely dangerous. And now, a ray of hope will bind her with my will…] (Arnel)

"You know fully well that is the truth. But I can help you. I just need you to trust me." (Arnel)

"….can you save me…? How can I trust you blindly…? No one do this just out of pure kindness… that I know now because of that "man"…" (Valna)

(gaze gently)

"I can. But as you say, no one do such petty kindness without expecting anything in return. If I were to save you, I want you swear of allegiance to me in the moon ritual." (Arnel)

[I had been preparing for this moment since we arrived in this city. And tonight is a full moon. The only time an elven can speak of their true name.] (Arnel)

"You want to know my true name…? That's no different than becoming your slave… but if you help me in getting my revenge on that man who did this to me, I will gladly accept!" (Valna)

"Good. Now, tell me your real name." (Arnel)

(brief silent)

"…..my name is… "Ivalna-Rhun"." (Valna)

(bright light lit up the room!)

(slowly subsided)

"Now… rid of me from this monste-… ghaaak!!!" (Valna)

"I will…" (Arnel)

...…

[With the combine effort of Naiah and Svana, we started to get rid of the Broodkin inside Valna's womb. But that thing sprung out as soon as Naiah open's Valna's stomach open and tries to attack Svana, in which futile since it was incinerated by her fires to dusts. With my healing powers that I got from Nia's, we managed to save Valna's life by the thread. And now, she's resting on the bed, recovering her fatigue after the medieval style surgery we done, earlier.] (Arnel)

(in the next room where Arnel booked in advance)

"Tell me the truth, Arnel. Its not the idiot hero who's did this to her, isn't it?" (Svana)

[I did mixed the truth with lies a bit since it was originally a fetus to begin with. It may got corrupted because the hero always lay his hands on his female companions whenever he could regardless of places and back in the book, Valna is his favorite since she was his type. Such as a typical summoned person who got into a fantasy world that was filled with beautiful people. He must be having the time of his life with his harem. What a joke…] (Arnel)

"So, why did you go through the lengths for her to join us? From what I see, she's far to weak compare to the three of us. Even after consuming your "seeds"." (Svana)

"You know Arne had his own plans to do so, you always questions his decisions, Svana?" (Naiah)

(nervous!)

"I-I just ask out of curiosity, alright?! And don't you found it weird that he always do things that we normal people can't even think about!? P-please stop glaring me while smiling like that… its scares me!" (Svana)

"I get your curiosity… I think its time I come clean since I trust you two." (Arnel)

[I began to tell them my story that I'm not from this world and that my past self read the book that tells the story about this world. As she listen, Svana's expression turns several times, but as she heard the ending, her face is practically pale like she seen a ghost…] (Arnel)

"Mad… all you say is mad… you saying that I, Naiah and everyone in this world were characters in a book that you previously read in your past life!? You kidding right…? About this world is on its last days and such…?" (Svana)

"Arne is telling the truth." (Naiah)

"What!? You can't be serious?! Am I the only sane person in this room to believed all of that is nonsense!?" (Svana)

"I have seen it with my own eyes. Or should I say, I lived it." (Naiah)

"Wha…? How's that possible!?" (Svana)

"I had seen visions back when we did the Ritual of Consummation. The life Arne lived in his previous world in his viewpoint. Tall buildings, magic tools that didn't require mana to worked, and even magical carriage that used the liquid that was called "petrol" or something like that. They even had mini version that can run in just two wheels. Its such a magnificent world. But that's not all of it… I even see my future as someone else entirely. To be exact, that version of me is the Brood-Queen." (Naiah)

[I thought as much. But not the last one… did she somehow gaze into her own future that she had in the book?] (Arnel)

"Brood-Queen…? You telling me that you are that evil spawn calamity being of the Glutton Overlord's mate!? This is… to much for me to brain…!" (Svana)

"That's right. But Arne managed to stop me from turning into that thing when he make love with me back in the cave. And for that…" (Naiah)

(approach)

(kneels down)

(place head on Arnel's thighs)

"I will forever serve Arne as my master for preventing me from those bleak and agonizing fate… my soul is yours for eternity, Arne…" (Naiah)

(gently caress hair)

"I'm overly joyed with your vows, Naiah. My one and faithful servant…" (Arnel)

"Nn~…!" (Naiah)

(horrid expression)

"….wait… this is what you two real relationship from the beginning…? I-I thought you two are lovers…?

"As if I can only give such petty human emotion such as "love" to my lord? You're an idiot, Svana!…" (Naiah)

(smile grimly)

(shudders!)

"Th-then where is my place in all of th-this-…?" (Svana)

"Our favorite slave of course~…! You will be instrumental to our Lord's greatest wish, world dominance. Ahh~….! Thinking about our lord's ruling all of the lower lifeforms makes my heart flutters~….!" (Naiah)

As Svana hears those words, her knees went numb and she fell to the floor, seeing how the two converse casually about dominating the world like its just a simple goal, in deathly silence.