Wife of The Demon Prince
Chapter 282: You will never be with her

Chapter 282: You will never be with her

Earlier in the slayers headquarters, after Hamon and his men invaded the building, and a fight broke out between his soldiers and the slayers. Hamon had squeezed out of the fight and made his way deeper into the building in search of his wife while ruthlessly cutting down anybody who stood in his way.

But somehow as the fighting was going on, inside one of the room’s where small explosive bombs were stored, someone had mistakenly hit the torch on the wall and it fell beside one of the bombs, making it explode together with the room. Which had been the cause of the fire in the slayers headquarters.

Hamon frowned deeply when he did not find Ara even after searching every single cell room in the building.

’Where are you?’

Hamon ran back to the large main hall where his soldiers and the slayers were fighting, and found Merek, "She’s not in here, I’ve checked every single cell." He said in frustration.

"This building is the last possible place she could be held in. Lord Cornell has no more hidden establishments in Landow...If we don’t find her here, it would be impossible to ever find her location." Merek said worriedly as he cut down one of the slayers in front of him.

Just when Hamon was about to run to another side of the building, he noticed the momentary roar of a flame flashing from the abandoned building on the hill through the window. On seeing that, his lips tugged up slightly, ’My wife.’

Hamon quickly turned towards Merek, who was now fighting with a female slayer, "Merek I found her!"

Before Merek who was fighting with Ellyn could even speak, Hamon had disappeared from the spot he was standing at a moment ago. Merek cursed under his breath as he concentrated on dealing with Ellyn instead. He had been surprised to find out that she was the spy he was supposed to catch in the Boxton mansion. He must say; the woman was really good at hiding her identity, he had never once suspected her to be the rat back then.

Who would have thought the annoying woman who never knew when to shut her mouth and would repeatedly follow him around back at the Boxton mansion was the damn rat? He mused as he lazily swung his sword at her. Anyone who saw them fight knew that Merek was going quite easy on the woman.

"You should give up already, woman." He said flatly, but Ellyn gave him an acid stare, "You think you are in the position to have such big mouth in my territory?" She sneered as she stepped a few distance from him, but despite her provocation, Merek’s demeanor remained composed and didn’t move to follow her, she then added, "You should be the one to surrender, Merek, more men would soon arrive. Do you think you and your soldiers would be able to bring them down?"

Merek smiled darkly, "My men are well-trained, your slayers can’t stand a chance with them. And you, Ellyn, will be dead before they even arrive. I will complete my mission to take your life."

After saying that, Merek began to fight more seriously, not afraid to fight right in the middle of the enemy’s territory. Hamon’s soldiers that came with them were highly skilled and handpicked by Hamon himself, no number of slayers could win against them. And this crazy woman...He was determined to finish her up!

Ellyn ground her teeth as Merek began to throw attacks without caution anymore, "Before you kill me, I will see for myself that you die first!" She rebuked.

Merek smirked, "Be my guest, woman." He said, then instinctively twisted his body as her sword came straight at his head, Ellyn’s sword flashed at the spot where he was just a moment before.

Her eyes glistened at Merek’s cat like maneuver, "Where did you learn that?" She asked in disbelief.

Merek replied with an indifferent face, "Isn’t it obvious already that my master is more skilled than yours? I learned that from him."

The edge of Ellyn’s mouth twitched at Merek’s taunt, "The last I remember, you used to be less mouthy in the past. When did you get to be this bad, Merek?" She asked in friendly tone.

"Don’t talk to me as if we were close acquaintances in the past, lady."

Ellyn’s brows drew together, "Weren’t we? I thought you agreed to be my friend in the Boxton mansion?" Their swords clashed together again, and Merek replied flatly, "Apologies lady, but we were never friends, and just so you know...I never once liked you, you talk too much nonsense."

"Why? Because you like the young lady Anne, is that correct?" She asked in amusement, "Dream on, Merek, you’re an assassin, you can never be with a nobleman’s daughter!" Saying this, Ellyn began to attack swiftly, her attacks was too quick for the eyes to follow, but Merek blocked it as if he had read the woman’s mind.

Since they both were assassins, their fighting styles were much more stealthy and quick than average soldiers, meant to precisely target their opponents weak spot.

Merek delivered a swift kick to Ellyn’s face, she rotated her body, but still the kick landed perfectly on her face making her step back at a distance, swearing as she wiped away the blood from her mouth. She then glanced at him, "I like you, Merek." She uttered out of the blue.

"..." Merek’s face was determinedly blank, and he did not speak and only stared at Ellyn as if she was out of her mind. Surely she hadn’t begun to lose her mind from just this kick, right?

Ellyn continued, "Why don’t you join me? I can make you happy, and you can be yourself with me."

Merek frowned, "Not interested." He rejected curtly, but Ellyn pressed on, "Think about it Merek, we are both assassins and well trained. I am a perfect match for you. The lady Anne...She is just a weak and naive woman, someone who_"

"If you say another word about Anne...I will cut out your tongue!" Merek warned coldly. But Ellyn chuckled in slight disbelief, "Being protective, huh? Do you know how many men are dying to be with me, Merek? You should consider yourself lucky that I like you."

It was true that Ellyn was beautiful, with perfect mature curves. And that she had taken a liking towards Merek the first time she’d met him in the Boxton mansion. He was everything she was looking for in a man, but everytime she tried to get close to him, he would shut her out, either by shutting the door on her face or ignoring her like she wasn’t there. He never gave her attention, and always, she would find him around Anne instead.

Merek finally spoke with an amused expression for the first time, "You talk a lot of nonsense, Ellyn, and for your information I don’t like fierce women like you...And Yes, Anne is my type of woman, weak and naive."

Ellyn’s expression turned ugly at his words. No one had ever turned her down before, and Merek dared insult her indirectly! Ellyn pointed her sword at him in preparation for another attack, "Since I am not your type, then I guess it’s a waste that I’ll have to kill you then!"

Chang! Chang!

Ellyn angrily sent a gust of attacks, but Merek blocked each one and swung his sword at Ellyn. However, she was also not easily beaten, in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged countless sword clashes.

Ellyn smiled at Merek’s fast skills, "You fight so much like me, unfortunately we’re not on the same side. And I need you to die here, I wish you had just accepted my offer to be together, I wouldn’t have to leave you as an enemy."

Merek’s mouth twitched, "That is if you can kill me." He pushed his sword, but Ellyn countered it, forcing his weapon sideways. As the pair were engaged in their battle, Hamon’s men were almost done killing all Cornell’s men in the building. The soldiers were far superior than the slayers.

Merek also began to swiftly throw attacks upon attacks at Ellyn, not giving her the chance to counter it. With a fleeting move, his blade cut the flesh of her upper arm, and her sword fell off as well, Before she could move, he deeply cut the flesh on her calf. Ellyn was forced to fall, and she breathed roughly through her mouth, a smile on her face as she stared up at Merek.

Despite the smile on her face, a saddened look in her expression could not be missed, "...I could have achieved a big position, and you’d have agreed to be with me." Had it not been this interruption, and had Ara’s death succeeded and Hamon was brought down; Cornell would have been crowned king and she would have been given a big position in the kingdom and would have the future she wanted all her life. Now that she met her death in a place she never thought possible, she could not help but feel bitter.

Merek strode over to the weakened and hopeless Ellyn, the woman lifted her head, and she smiled as usual, "I wish I got to kill you before my death, we would have had our happily ever after in the afterlife."

"Dream on." He said indifferently.

Ellyn chuckled sadly, "It doesn’t have to be this way...If you spare my life, I will switch sides. I don’t have any sense of loyalty to my Lord, I will_"

"You shouldn’t have touched her." He cut her off.

Ellyn was a bit taken aback, "W-who?"

Merek placed his sword to her neck and said the last words she would hear from another person before her death, "The wife of the person I care about...And also the sister of the woman close to my heart." Before Ellyn could react, Merek’s blade had cut her throat. Blood spurted from her mouth, and she still made an effort to speak, "...And...you will never be with that woman..." She breathed her last living breath before her body collapsed sideways.

Merek turned around with an expressionless face and replied in a low voice, "I know..." He might have feelings for Anne, but he knew he could never be with her. And even if he wanted to...it was too late, he had lost her the moment he didn’t take her hand that night.

He stared at his blood stained sword, Before his eyes caught sight of the abandoned building on the other side, which was now on fire. He didn’t have to wonder to know who was responsible for the flames. He immediately turned to the rest of the soldiers, "I will go and look for his majesty in the other building, burn down this building!"