Episode 9

Uh...

Eliza opens her eyes and immediately reacts abruptly upon remembering the events.

"Shit!" she exclaims as she is stopped in her attempt to get up, due to the wound on her thigh that she observes is not in the best condition.

"Cris!"

Eliza looks around and realizes she is in a damp and foul-smelling cell.

"Cris..." Eliza says, seeing Christopher a few steps away from her, unconscious.

Eliza, as best she can, stands up and approaches Christopher, checking his condition for any injuries.

Fortunately, he is not hurt, just unconscious.

"Damn it!! How could I forget something so important?!!"

Eliza throws her hair back in frustration, furrowing her brow.

She can't believe she forgot this event. One of the events that defines the life of the villain in the novel.

In the villain's arc, the story of Christopher is delved into quite deeply, highlighting the events that shaped him and led him to become a ruthless and despicable being who would perfectly portray the role of the villain.

And what is currently happening is the second event that will mark Christopher, following the death of his parents.

The kidnapping. Christopher is kidnapped by a guild of criminals who planned to collect a great reward for the heir to the grand duchy, and they did so. However, Marko, beyond wanting to help, didn't care at all, taking it as an opportunity to get rid of Christopher and have a valid excuse to keep the title. Due to this action, the enraged criminals directed their anger towards Christopher, torturing him for days on end, making sure not to harm his face.

Taking advantage of his great attractiveness at fifteen years old, Christopher was sold as a slave, and the worst part was that the buyer was a noblewoman, who was a damn pedophile with a terrible reputation throughout the empire.

Christopher was abused, or rather sexually tortured, by this woman for over three years, until he reached his majority when finally the power of his lineage, the blessing of the awakened spirits, occurs, and Christopher forms a contract with the dark spirit king.

From that moment on, Christopher frees himself from captivity, destroying that woman along with everyone and everything in the place where he was held captive.

Christopher returned to the grand duchy mansion and exacted his revenge, killing Marko and every single one of the servants and guards of the mansion in the most cruel and ruthless way possible, to then officially inherit the title of grand duke and everything that rightfully belonged to him.

This event caused a great impact in the empire and obviously, knowing the facts out of context, Christopher was seen as the evil villain, dubbed the cursed demon.

"This is wrong... the kidnapping was supposed to happen in a year when Christopher turned fifteen, a year after marrying Eliza..."

Really, she can't believe it, everything that has unfolded after being officially married, as if destiny or the world were warning her that their union is impossible.

"But fuck you fate, because now I'm here, Cris is officially my husband, and I won't let anything happen to him... I will protect my husband no matter what."

Eliza is determined to overcome this obstacle and show destiny that she doesn't care about what is written in the novel. Now she is here, and she will completely rewrite that damn fate that awaits Christopher, who is now her husband.

Eliza tenderly caresses Christopher's face, determined to protect him.

"Now you are mine, and I will not allow anyone to dare to touch you... and anyone who does will lose their hands and their life for such audacity..."

At that moment, the sound of approaching footsteps is heard, and Eliza goes on guard.

Immediately, she returns to the place where she was lying and pretends to be unconscious.

The men arrive at the cell and look at the children lying there unconscious.

"Damn it! It's been three days and still no response from the Grand Duchy!" shouts a furious man.

"Three days! We've been unconscious for three days because of that damn drug we breathed in!..."

Eliza analyzes the situation and it's not good at all. She is injured and Christopher is unconscious. She doesn't know where they are or how to escape.

There are two men there. If she kills them once they enter the cell, she will be able to escape. Moving unconscious Christopher will be a problem, but it's the only option and she has to get him out of there before they separate them and Christopher becomes a victim of his cruel fate.

"The boss said we wait one more day. If there's no response by tomorrow, it will be clear that no one cares about those kids..."

"Damn it! We lost two of our best assassins because of those bastards and now they come up with this shit! I'll make sure they pay if my friends' deaths were truly in vain..."

"Don't worry, their deaths won't be in vain. Thanks to them, we discovered that girl. At the auction, they would pay a fortune for her, along with her monstrous assassination skills. She's also very beautiful... Same with the blind boy, although he's useless, he does have a handsome face. Many noblewomen would be delighted with that face, hahaha..."

The men laugh mockingly, looking at the children, while one of them takes out keys to unlock the cell and enter.

Eliza prepares herself as she feels one of the men approaching her.

"She's truly beautiful," says the man, bending down to take Eliza's face in his hands and look at her closely. "It wouldn't be a bad idea to have some fun with her before delivering her, right?"

The man's disgusting smile fades when Eliza opens her eyes and moves, trapping the man's neck between her legs.

Enduring the pain from her wounded thigh, Eliza supports her hands on the ground and twists her body, while the man's neck crackles, indicating that it's completely broken due to Eliza's movement.

The man dies instantly, and Eliza immediately stands up to go for the other man.

"Bitch!" shouts the other man, witnessing the scene. It all happened so fast that he couldn't react, and now his companion is dead.

He takes out a knife, and Eliza smiles at the sight of her new weapon, soon to be in her hands.

Eliza approaches the man, and he strikes with a slash that Eliza evades, grabbing his hand and biting it with all her strength, causing the man to release the knife due to the immense pain, making him scream.

Without wasting time, Eliza takes the knife and plunges it directly into the man's neck, causing him to fall to the ground, bleeding out.

"This is a mess..." Eliza complains about the pain in her leg and also because the white gown she was wearing is now a mess of blood and torn fabric.

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