Chapter 30: 30
Draco's mind managed to calm down eventually as his eyes fell onto Eva's current state with a hard expression .
By now, how could he not understand?
Eva's love for him was so potent that it crossed the boundary of what was normal to what wasn't, total obsession . The idea of the world plunging into chaos, death as well as destruction meant little to her as long as he was alive and with her .
If Draco wasn't crippled and received proper upbringing, he'd be much more powerful than Local Lord . The two of them could abscond and leave the world to perish .
However, Draco had been crippled from birth in terms of his bloodline, leaving him just slightly better than a common floor member of the lineages . It certainly explained why he could unlock Control at such a young age too .
But this was definitely not enough to face a powerful descendant of Pangu who was famed for physical strength . He would've been snapped like a twig should Local Lord have laid his hands on him .
Eva wasn't strong enough to prevent that either, so she had to acquiesce to his demands in order to preserve Draco's life .
'My woman had to sacrifice her modesty to save my pathetic life and all I did was blame, defame and destroy . I fought her for 7 years and hounded her at every turn, eventually coming out on top… for what?'
Draco felt so ashamed and so stupid that he couldn't even think of himself as anything but a fool . Imagine how the people of the lineages, especially Local Lord, must've laughed and laughed at his foolishness .
The prodigy of the Lucifer lineage was at odds with the prodigy of the Amaterasu lineage .
What was called a perfect ending? This was!
Draco had once laughed at that indigene female for having a pig headed teammate, but he had also been laughed at for being a pig-headed teammate on a grander scale!
'While she had to debase herself for my life, all I did was hate her without even trying to understand . All I did then was what I do now, ask her why and hope she gives me an answer . I never tried to trust that there was a good reason, never tried to dig deep on my own… the moment she refused to answer, I just assumed she was hateful and deserved disgrace and disdain . '
Draco's mind and emotions were slowly becoming more centered and focused . His chaotic mind began to calm down and became more collected as well as composed .
The edges of his vision started to blacken, cutting out the environment and everything in his sight except Eva who stood before him, still raving in madness .
For this very moment in time, all that existed in Draco mind and vision was Eva . A slow chant of her name began, a calm mantra that remained even and timely in tone .
'Eva… Eva… Eva…'
That was all that went through his mind . Nothing else . How to breathe, how to stand, those things were being handled by his sub-conscious . His sudden fixation on her existence infected his sub-conscious, making him walk forward slowly but surely, eventually embracing a now stunned Eva .
When she felt his arms wrap around her as well as the warmth of him, she began to panic . She never thought that she'd ever get to feel this euphoric feeling of being in his arms once again .
Truthfully, she didn't think she deserved to either .
One should realize that at her core, Eva was a madly obsessed girl whose life revolved around Draco . This meant that her logic was a bit off, as could be seen by her earlier rant that her family could die, but Draco couldn't .
In the eyes of any rational person, she should rather hate him for being such an inconsiderate child . In fact, it was the realization of this that made Draco embrace her, wanting to seek her forgiveness for his foolishness .
To Eva, it was the opposite . In her eyes, sacrificing herself for Draco was perfectly rational and should be done . If she had to, she'd do it again without hesitation .
However, what had her mad with guilt and shame was that she had, for a second, felt pleasure during the intercourse with Local Lord . This was at the precise second Draco interrupted, causing her unwavering determination not to feel anything to pause for a split second .
As she stood here, she couldn't even remember that pleasure itself, as the whole process of that intercourse became a severely repressed memory . All she could remember of that whole thing was the look in Draco's eyes when he saw him on top of her .
However, she still remembered that there was an instance that she felt pleasure from anyone other than Draco, causing her to have nightmares and mental breakdowns for years after the act and all during the Guild War .
The reason why she had been quiet when Draco held the Orb of Worlds over her in their past life because she had been excited, ashamed and relieved .
Excited because she was so close to him . Ashamed because of that repressed memory . Relieved because he would have moved onto the path of healing after venting for so long .
But then, he died .
And her world crumbled .
She had exited her gaming pod that day and commenced an indiscriminate slaughter in his neighborhood . She had eventually been killed by the members of the Pangu Alliance, stating that she was a mass murderer and for the sake of righteousness, she needed to die .
Local Lord had laughed as he watched her bleed to death with only hate in her eyes . He had gotten to taste her, probably orchestrate the death of the prodigy of the Lucifer clan and push her to her own death .
He had won in every aspect .
Even Pangu himself would laugh and clap the fellow on the back, shouting 'Good! Good! Good!'
However, they were in a new timeline were they both were able to reincarnate . They had now met each other and she finally was able to share the truth without fear of consequence, because everyone else was unaware of what she knew .
She hadn't hoped for a resolution . She just wanted to let him know the truth of the situation . Of her betrayal .
To the two of them, the term 'betrayal' had different meanings altogether, and that was what caused all this misunderstanding .
Yet here she was, being hugged by Draco, whose face only showed acceptance and love . Her already troubled mind couldn't handle this and began to fracture further .
A fire began to rage in her mind that grew exponentially in force, razing everything down while laughing maniacally .
Draco and Eva's reactions to each other right now was two extremities of the same thing .
Draco's was cool and calm . An obsession that placed her on an unreachable pedestal that no other woman would reach no matter who or how . His mind was wrapped around her existence and it focused purely on her .
Eva's was fiery and chaotic . Her obsession was a raging inferno that saw only Draco . Its foundation was Draco . Its existence was Draco . Its sustenance was Draco . The slightest thing about him would see her mind fracture and descend into a further madness than what she had displayed so far .
This connection where their minds rebuilt themselves around each other went on for exactly ten minutes on both sides . When Draco finally ended the embrace, the two realized that there was a tangible connection between each other .
Draco could feel Eva's existence and she could his, despite being in the world of Boundless currently . The two were stunned initially, but accepted it as it was . With this, they'd never lose each other again .
"Do you really forgive me?" Eva asked with uncertainty and fear .
"I should be asking for that . If you promise to forgive me first, then I'll forgive you as well," Draco said with a smile .
"Forgive, Forgive! I forgive!" Eva shouted out with so much enthusiasm that Draco chucked .
"Then I forgive you too . "
His word made her face redden so much that she looked comical . Draco gave her a gentle kiss on her lips before taking her palm into his .
"Let's leave the area . I want to talk about my plans for the future . "
His suggestion was met with her immediate approval, "En . "
The two began to trek through the wilds of the Paradise Lands, talking about everything and anything . Eva had decided to forgo Darkrow and become the sole vice-guildmaster of Umbra .
Draco shared his daring plan to rise to power with Eva, to which she whole heartedly agreed with .
"So when do you plan to attack the hamlet?" Riveting Night asked .
Her hood had been raised back up, because there was a chance that someone might see her visage . That was something she reserved for Draco alone, so she was uncompromising on that .
"Right after I re-stock the store I set up in the Guild Outpost . It's been bringing in a good amount of cash, though nothing compared to what I got for doing 'game breaking' things . "
Both of them chuckled at that . What was seen as slightly impressive during their time was now almost legendary . In a certain way, reincarnation was the ultimate cheat that one could only wish for in life .
"I have a blink ability that can get us to the Guild Outpost . Let me take us there directly . "
Riveting Night assented to Draco's suggestion and they both disappeared almost immediately .
The moment they left, the area returned to silence as nothing occurred . However, there was a slight tremor in the air that went away almost instantly .
While no player, NPC or monster may have heard all that had been said so far, one entity did .
The AI of Boundless retreated quietly to digest the information it had just received .
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It didn't take the two long to fill the shop with the creations of Draco . He placed all the regular items he had made: bows, crossbows, swords, spears, stilettos, daggers, chest plates, leather armor, hide armor, knee guards, pauldrons, arm cops, bracers, greaves, pants, boots and even staves . He also stocked up on all the basic potions, even placing a few of the transformation types that only gave slight boosts .
Still, even this was enough to have the faces of the outpost members go red with excitement . With all this, they'd be better off jumping into a deep ditch if they couldn't turn around their situation .
However, Draco was no longer as enthused about this outpost as before . That was because he naturally planned to wipe out their competitor . Without someone breathing down their necks, why should they dump every coin they own down his throat?
However, the rewards for the death quest were more profitable than supporting this outpost for a thousand years . He only really placed these here out of consideration for Sasha, who left a good impression on him .
Surprisingly, Sasha managed to leave an even better impression on Riveting Night, who found her absolutely lovable . Still, Riveting Night didn't try to boost Sasha because she knew Draco well . Sasha simply wasn't his taste .
This was where the difference in their obsession showed itself . Riveting Night's obsession was an inferno of madness that didn't allow for anything other than Draco to exist .
Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself dropped down from the Heavens, he'd be unable to move this yandere .
However, the same didn't apply for Draco . His was a calm and collected fixation that placed Riveting Night's existence so high that his own worth was shit in his eyes .
It was theoretically possible for him to love another woman, but it would never reach the level Riveting Night obtained . Even if the second woman had gone through thick and thin with him, loving him to the death, he'd still abandon her assuming she and Riveting Night were in mortal danger, without hesitation .
The two were aware of the difference of extremity in their obsessions as well as the characteristics that developed because of it .
But one should understand that these romantic obsessions developed as a result of their base personalities and were unchangeable . Riveting Night was the type of woman to ignore the world for one man . She was also the type to unhesitantly allow herself to be sexually abused just to keep him alive .
Her logic was horribly warped where Draco was concerned to the point that it was terrifying . She wouldn't obstruct Draco from building an emperor's harem as long as he was happy about it, but she also knew Draco wouldn't do so on his own accord, whether he wanted to or not .
After all, the fellow had destroyed their past life because he had seen Riveting Night being infidel . To go around capturing babes into a harem, wouldn't that make him the world's biggest fool… again?
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But that was tangential .
Draco bid farewell to the outpost, knowing that it was more than likely his last time there . He had given a few tips to the Tony fellow to assist in winning over Sasha's favor .
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