Elysium: Desired by the Cold-hearted Princess [GL]
Chapter 232 232: You're my saving grace

Electra's POV

I sat on the edge of Seraphina's bed, rubbing my temples while feeling absolutely exhausted. My head was starting to ache, and the longer we talked about my mother and her mother's conversation in the past, the more frustrated I felt.

It was like no matter how much information we uncovered, we were still running in circles, always one step behind something—or someone—that was deliberately toying with us.

"Let's stop talking about this," I muttered, exhaling sharply. "At least for now. This entire thing is giving me a headache."

Seraphina gave me a curious look but didn't immediately object. "Yeah, I'm getting a headache too, and I barely even remember anything I saw in the dream anyway," she admitted, a frown forming on her lips.

That caught my attention. I turned to her fully, my brows furrowing. "What do you mean you barely remember? Has everything disappeared already?"

She hesitated, as if trying to make sense of her own thoughts. "I mean… I can still see my mother and Solara talking, but I don't remember what they were saying. It's like the words are gone, wiped from my mind while I was explaining them to you."

My stomach twisted uncomfortably. "Wait—you forgot what they said? Everything, including the ones you still haven't shared?" I asked, barely able to believe what I was hearing.

She shook her head. "Not forgot, exactly. It's more like… the memories are blurred, like someone took an eraser to them while I was talking. I know I heard them, and I know it was important, but now it's just… gone."

I clenched my jaw, frustration burning beneath my skin. "At this point, it seriously feels like the universe is actively trying to mess with us. It's like they want me to know I'm dying and then get me to be desperate on purpose."

Seraphina nodded solemnly. "Usually, I'd disagree, but yeah, it does seem like it."

I ran a hand through my hair, exhaling slowly. There was no use dwelling on it now—we had to keep moving forward, find new answers if the ones we had were suddenly out of reach.

"Forget about it for now," I told her. "I need to talk to you about something else."

Seraphina arched an eyebrow. "Something else?"

I nodded, my hands balling into fists on my lap. "A few nights ago, the thing—the voice that caused us to switch lives—it appeared to me."

Her body went rigid. "What?" she whispered, her eyes wide with disbelief. "You saw it?"

I nodded grimly. "Yes, not just heard it this time—I saw it. In its full form, and before you ask, it's hideous, my love. Looks like a monster you can't even imagine. Very hideous looking, and that's probably why it never showed itself before."

Seraphina chuckled lightly and then leaned closer, her entire demeanor shifting. "Forget how it looks; what did it say?"

I swallowed, remembering the eerie, shadowy creature that had stood in my room, its glowing eyes locked on mine. "It told me that I wasn't supposed to exist."

Seraphina's breath hitched. "You mean—like what my mother said? About how the chances of you being born were slim?"

I shook my head. "No, that thing wasn't just talking about my birth. It called me an abomination, Seraphina. Like I was some kind of mistake that was never supposed to happen, which it may seem as though, he wasn't entirely wrong about."

She inhaled sharply. "Electra…"

I clenched my jaw, pushing past the sickening feeling that rose in my chest every time I thought about that conversation. "It also told me… that my life was slipping away."

Seraphina's face paled. "Slipping away?" she echoed. "What does that even mean?"

"I don't know," I admitted, my fingers tightening into fists. "But it sounded so damn sure—like it knew something I didn't, and considering everything else that's been happening, I'm pretty sure that it wasn't just trying to scare me."

I watched as Seraphina let out a long, deep sigh, her fingers threading anxiously through her hair before finally exhaling in a way that made me feel like she was trying to hold herself together for my sake.

"Electra, listen to me," she said, trying to reassure me, even though it was obvious that she had no clue how to go about it. "We're going to figure this out. No matter what it takes, we'll make sure you don't die."

I wanted to believe her, I really did, but there was something else, something I hadn't told her yet, and I had a feeling it was going to shake her just as much as it had shaken me.

"Actually," I said, shifting my weight on the bed as I looked at her seriously, "there was something else that thing said to me."

Seraphina's eyes narrowed slightly in concern. "Really? What else did it say?"

I hesitated for a moment, my fingers absentmindedly gripping the sheets as I considered my next words. "It said… that I had a saving grace."

Seraphina immediately perked up, her entire posture shifting as she leaned toward me. "A saving grace?" she repeated, her voice tinged with a newfound urgency. "What does that mean? Does this mean there's a way for you to live? Did it tell you what it was?"

I nodded. "Yeah, it did."

She stared at me, waiting. Her eyes searched mine, and I knew she was expecting some sort of revelation—maybe something mystical or ancient, something tied to my other side or some powerful force.

Instead, I simply raised my hand and pointed directly at her.

"You."

Seraphina's reaction was instant. Her eyes widened, and her mouth fell open slightly before she quickly shut it again.

"Me?" she blurted out, pointing at herself like she needed confirmation that I was serious. "I'm your saving grace? How the hell does that make any sense? How is that even possible?"

I let out a small chuckle at her disbelief, even though I understood it completely. "I don't know, but according to that thing, you're the one person who can save me, and it said that I shouldn't push you away."

Seraphina shook her head, running her hands through her hair as if trying to process this information. "That… that makes no sense, Electra. I'm human. A completely ordinary human. I don't have any powers; I don't have some divine connection to anything or some great knowledge that no one else knows. I'm quite plain and stupid, as you already know, so how in the world am I supposed to save you?"

I smirked slightly, shaking my head. "That's the thing, Sera. You say you're an ordinary human, but so was your mother, right? And yet, my mother went to her for help. So maybe… whatever your mother knew, whatever she could have done to save me, maybe you can do it now."

She swallowed, looking at me like I had just dropped the weight of the world on her shoulders, and honestly, maybe I had.

"But how?" she asked softly. "How am I supposed to save you when I don't even know what's trying to kill you? What in the world is going on?"

I leaned back slightly, sighing as I looked up at the ceiling. "That's what we have to figure out, my love."

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