Chapter 1113: Aurora's Finale
Aurora was dumbfounded.
The fairy kingdom was doomed, and she had personally extinguished its last hope—such thoughts left not a trace in her heart.
Her mind was now occupied solely by the words, "I simply don't fancy you."
"Hah, haha... Lord Eiji, you must be joking..."
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Faced with Eiji's half-smiling expression, Aurora panicked for the first time.
No matter what happened before, even in the face of death, she would always elegantly close her eyes.
At all times, maintaining her image came first—nothing was more important than her persona.
But before Eiji's words,
Aurora found the mask on her face utterly crumbling.
Her expression turned exceedingly unpleasant.
Yet, she still refused to believe it.
"Th-then I must have misheard earlier. After all, Lord Eiji just praised me for doing well. How could you turn around and say such a thing?"
"That was just sarcasm. Has your intelligence dropped so low you can't even understand sarcasm?"
But Eiji mercilessly tore away her last shred of dignity.
"Why!"
Aurora's eyes widened, her beautiful features contorting into something hideous.
"I've done so much, I was about to become queen! Why won't you acknowledge me? What is it about me that you find so unworthy? What makes you mock me so ruthlessly?!"
In the entire fairy kingdom, no one cared more about face than her.
For Eiji, she had completely abandoned her dignity.
Yet now, he remained utterly unmoved, still mocking her openly and covertly, showing no appreciation at all!
"The way you put it, should I marry everyone in this world who does something for me as repayment?"
Eiji sneered derisively.
"Besides, wanting to become queen is your own idea. What does it have to do with me? When did I ever tell you I'd marry you if you became queen?"
"But! You clearly said back then...!"
Aurora trembled uncontrollably, her words stumbling incoherently.
"Correct. I told you to stay away from me, or it would make the queen misunderstand."
Eiji looked at her with a hollow smile.
"You didn't actually think I rejected you because I coveted the queen's power, and that if you became queen yourself, we could be together, did you?"
"What's wrong with that!"
Aurora stared at Eiji with grief and indignation, her voice nearly hysterical.
Yes.
That was exactly what she had thought.
At the Gloucester ball, Eiji had rejected her under the pretext of not wanting the queen to misunderstand. After much contemplation, she concluded that Eiji must be someone who craved power.
Authority was his desire!
So, if she possessed enough power to captivate him, wouldn't she be able to win him back?
But there was no position higher than queen in the fairy kingdom, which led her to a mad idea.
Pull the queen from her throne!
Let me become the queen!
By doing so, she was certain she could make Eiji change his mind!
Aurora, who had willfully believed this all along, began secretly opposing the Queen. Whether it was slandering the Queen during the Camelot War or now causing Knocknarea's death, these were all sins she committed to win Eiji's favor.
"Did Melusine not tell you?"
Eiji looked at her with pity.
"During the Camelot War, I was the one who destroyed your Wind Clan army because your slander against the Queen displeased me. I was also the one who defeated the Queen, allowing the rebels to claim victory."
"I never found the authority of the Fairy Kingdom's Queen Consort particularly appealing. I only became the Consort because the Queen was Morgan."
"As for you... I never had any interest in you from the start, because you're too despicable."
"Even if I had to marry Melusine in this lifetime, I wouldn't choose you."
He had always been a good judge of character.
No matter how much trouble he stirred up outside, he would never get involved with a woman like Aurora, because she would inevitably bring chaos to those around her.
Unless she was exceptionally beautiful!
"Ah..."
Aurora took a step back.
This time, she finally understood the truth clearly.
"Ahhh..."
But the truth was too cruel, making her feel as if countless insects were crawling all over her body, her mind gradually losing rationality.
"Aurora...!"
The one who cried out in panic was Melusine.
She looked at Aurora, her eyes filled with terror and dread.
"Gyaaaaaaaaah————!!!"
In agonizing pain, Aurora let out a piercing scream.
Her mind was instantly overwhelmed by chaos, all rationality expelled from her thoughts.
And in Melusine's eyes.
Aurora's body was gradually enveloped by a dark curse. Beneath her despairing wails, the light within her rapidly dried up, transforming into a black, alien creature.
The humanoid shell disappeared without a trace, replaced by squirming curses.
A Mors.
"Ugh...!"
Melusine was overcome with grief and indignation.
Her outstretched hand fell powerlessly.
"This Fairy Kingdom is full of fairies like this."
Eiji murmured.
A golden light sword swept out, instantly cutting the Mors in half.
After a momentary pause, the Mors that was once Aurora dissipated into black ash.
Dead beyond doubt.
Fairies who turn into Mors have their souls cursed by the God of Curses, making it difficult for them to continue the cycle of reincarnation.
Of course.
Now that no one remains to control reincarnation through the throne, the Fairy Kingdom has long existed in name only.
"Ugh... Aaaaaaah—!"
Melusine stepped forward.
She tried to grasp Aurora's ashes, but the black dust slipped through her fingers, leaving nothing behind.
As if even in death, Aurora refused to remain by her side.
Overwhelming sorrow instantly flooded her heart, and she couldn't control her weeping.
"How wonderful."
Eiji watched this scene.
For a moment, he was even disgusted by Melusine's spineless appearance.
He couldn't understand.
Even though Aurora had made her stance so clear, Melusine remained unrepentant, throwing herself at Aurora like a moth to flame, as if she wasn't born for herself but to live for Aurora.
"This way, you don't have to wait for the next life. You can give up right now!"
He mocked Melusine.
"I'll kill you!"
Melusine raised her bloodshot eyes, her intense hatred directed at Eiji.
"We had an agreement—as long as you didn't do anything to make Aurora wither, I would submit to your will in her place! Why won't you spare Aurora?!"
"My only 'purpose' after becoming a fairy is Aurora. Aurora is my anchor. If Aurora dies, I will no longer be myself..."
"But I will make you pay! I'll kill you kill you kill you kill you—!!!"
A chilling lament.
Simultaneously, an even more terrifying grudge erupted!