Chapter 66

**Acacia Point of View**

"Evolved through wrong means? Evolved into what?" I sat straight and directed my focus completely to what he was saying.

Mister Aguelli sighed dramatically like a story teller from a drama company who was eager to gain attention from his audience.

Alright, put that act aside and get to the point.

"You must know that we are source spirited people and we can control, manage most of the spirits. However, we do not have a right nor ability to create a new soul or spirit." Oh, so it's like this.

"You mean to say these shadow spirit people wanted to have the ability to create new so they evolved into such?" Aguelli nodded in confirmation.

But doesn't this cause an imbalance in nature?

Evolution should happen naturally but if they chose to use underhand methods to evolve into something they are not meant to be then it would surely create an imbalance in nature.

"But they were not successful completely. An ability which was not meant to be in their hands, how can the laws of universe accept it? So they did not get the power to create new spirits but ended up having the ability to mutate them."

How interesting!

"What can they mutate into? You have already evolved to have a physical body of your own at your own will. How much more are they mutated?" Aguelli shook his head telling me that there is no stagnation point for evolution or mutation and it all depends on comprehension.

"They are close to be mutated into nothingness." His words fell on me like huge mountain rocks.

Nothingness? Mutated into nothingness?

"You mean they are mutated into something with no existence?" He nodded in confirmation again.

But how can something exist but have no existence also?

That is not possible right?

"Close to, Milady. A spirit or a soul, visible to naked eye or not, still have an existence. However, when the group of shadow spirits was practicing wrong means to achieve their objective, the laws of nature and balance obstructed them. But the practices still cannot go unanswered so they got the ability of almost nothingness. Nothingness is a state where they do have an existence but they still have no life source too. When I said almost nothingness, it means most of them have the ability to alter their life source and most of the rules and laws that affect the living do not affect them."

So these shadow spirits are like Zombies of spirit kind, to put it precisely.

Seems complicated and creepy.

A shiver went down my spine thinking about how powerful and invincible can they be. If they can go with the wrong methods to achieve what they want, then Ranas' statement of how they are better than Dr'helellis is not believable at all.

"Then if several rules of living do not affect them, then the rules of dead also must not affect them, right? According to what you said, they are somewhere between living and nothing. In that case several rules of dead should not apply them." Aguelli's eyes brightened with mountainous admiration for me when he heard my logic.

"Indeed, Milady."

"Then aren't they much more powerful than you all are? Why didn't they just come and get me directly?"

"They cannot. They can't because whatever they are now or they become in future, they are still under His Majesty's rule. His Majesty has power over them no matter what they are and if they accept it or not. That is a way that the disrupted balance opted to control the imbalance."

Ah, no wonder that Jerk has eyes in the clouds.

"I can see where his arrogance and nonsense comes from. Given the reins of a kingdom from birth and then the reins over a rebel group, he must be feeling like a God." I muttered to myself followed by a snort.

Looking at Aguelli's amused glint, I can easily tell that he heard me and chose not to speak of it. Good sense!

"Shadow spirits are vicious and dangerous, Milady. Don't go anywhere near them." He warned me again but out of goodwill or not, I cannot say.

I still nodded and sent him off with the set of tasks to do next.

The next day when Eelk woke up, he did not remember anything about the chat between me and Ranas so the only thing I said was he will remember one day for sure and not to get tensed over it.

Although he did want to know what happened, I did not say anything. If Aguelli did not know of this matter, then I would've lied to Eelk that he just went unconscious suddenly but now that Aguelli knew about the whole thing, Eelk would know it one day too.

And so everything went back to normal; that is what I thought until the main villain of my life made another appearance before me after months of no news of him.

As if he knew I was having an alright life here, he came knocking my door to disrupt it again.

"Why are you here?" I folded my hands over my chest and stood before him with a frown.

Jerk responded back with a smirk and imitated my posture, "To see you and our son."

Our son? What a joke!

"Last time I remember you were very keen on using our son as just a mere medium for your kingdom. How come he is suddenly your son and not just your heir?"

I did not forget the time when he treated Igses just a heir and not emotionally that a father would to son. I cannot forgive him for having such a thought. I cannot forgive and forget it easily.

"He is my son." He spoke with finality as he walked to my bed and sat on it.

These people, how are they so tall? Even sitting, he is taller than me by a notable difference. He is also wide and muscular that I look like a twig in front of him.

"Whatever. Why did you decide to show your face suddenly?" I did not try and conceal the displeasure in my tone.

I didn't want to see him nor talk to him. Is it too much to ask for? Why can't he get the hint?

"I will be staying here for the next few days and no one should know about it?" Urgh! No please, not this.

Why, why should he stay here?

One, he appeared out of nowhere in my bedroom and two, he is saying that he would stay here without even asking me. Every time I think that I cannot hate him anymore than that moment, he challenges it with injecting more hate for him.

"No."

"It's decided, by the way."

"My decision is a 'No'. And it's my decision that matters. Whom are you hiding from? Did you commit treason against your own high and mighty throne?"

"I being here should be a secret, Eblilis. Consider this your payment for giving you a stable life here. Just Mister and Mrs. Leto to know about my presence here is enough. I shall be sharing the same bedchamber as you to avoid seen by others."

Payment for giving me a stable life?

How can he spit dung with such a straight face? Is this some royal habit?

How thick is his skin to spout such nonsense?

And share my bedchamber? Heck no!

"Your secret is your headache. I don't want to get involved in it; not if it means I have to share a room with you. Get out, find some other place to hide and some other person to share your secret."

I gritted and turned around to leave but I was pulled back to him and an arm most probably made of iron wrapped around my waist.

Did he...

Did he just dare to touch me; worse, hug me?

He must've lost all hopes on life!

I struggled, wiggled violently to get out of his arm cage but with him being a huge monster I couldn't even move a hair on his arm. My glares did not affect him, on contrary he seemed quite amused by it.

Fishy!

Something is wrong here. Why does this man seem a little different than before?

"Leave me. What the hell are you doing?" I struggled again but even with him sitting and me standing, I did not have an advantage at all.

A strange, unknown spark passed through his eyes and the smirk on his lips was unchanging. He somehow, for some reason, looks mischievous.

Wordlessly, he slowly moved his face towards mine while his fingers of the hand that held my waist are rubbing gently.

This pervert!

"What are you doing? Go away, you pervert." I yelled, trying to push him away from me.

His face slowly came beside mine, close and intimate, separated only by my hair. I can feel his breath touching my ear and the skin below it.

To say I was least tempted by his actions is a huge understatement. Rather, I was annoyed by his sudden closeness.

"I am staying here. Like it or not, you are to bear me for the next few days." With finality, he did something I did not expect and got me extremely appalled.

He - kissed my hair.

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Hello Sweeties,

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