KEEP HIM SANE

ARC 7.4

MC POV:-

After the whole ordeal Sebastian had been acting strange. Whenever I'd feel weak he would hug me and i would feel the power again and it made me sleepy but I'm not supposed to sleep. His eyes were filled with obsession and possessiveness always gave me chills now. It's as he he was angry, did he know that I'd be gone in some time?

The continuous loss and gain of power has resulted in me feeling sleepy perhaps. Whether he knew or not, I have very little time now, I can only tell him about us so that atleast I can complete one promise.

“So, um Sebastian”

“Yes?”

He stopped holding my hand and sat upright pulling my on his lap, embracing me lovingly.

I heave a long sigh, collecting courage to confront him about my appearance in his life.

“I know you might've wondered at some point... When did i appear in your life and why?”

He raised his head. I could clearly see the look of confusion the flashed in his beautiful eyes.

“I did but then after I felt comfortable with you, i didn't”

I felt my dead heart skip a beat. But -

“I will be gone soon.”

“WHAT?”

His entire body jerked and he held me tighter into his embrace.

My eyes tear up against my will and i just started bawling my eyes out. He looked alarmed but slowly his hand caressed my nape.

“Years ago, we... Were lovers”

He looked a little confused but asked softly.

“How long?”

“Very long, back at the time of Kingdoms and kings. I was a...commoner and you were an emperor.”

“Emperor?”

“Yes, we...

~ TIME TRAVEL TO THE PAST  ~

A young man was running with a loaf of stale bread, huffing but still running even when his legs burnt with pain and his body ached.

A group of four people was chasing him so he didn't dare stop. The man rushed into an alley stopping momentarily before clashing into a hard body. He shivered with fright, the alley smelt of blood and the person he just bumped into held a bloody sword that had a royal design.

The taller person was packed with muscle but was still on the lean side, holding his bloodied sword he wrapped his arms around the shivering boy's waist.

He questioned the boy about his name but the boy shivered severely as loud shouts of profanities were heard. The young boy assumed that the man was a royal soldier so he pleaded, “Respectable royal soldier, please help me, these people stole my little amount of money but when i asked for bread, they yelled and chased me. I took a loaf of stale bread so i won't starve to death but they say I've stolen from them. Please help kind soldier!”

The person heard his plea and like a knight in shining armour, he slayed those people and saved the beauty. But he never told the beauty that he was a beast.

The two met every week but one day the royal guard decided to take him to the palace. The poor man was malnourished, had no clothes, and never learnt etiquettes. He feared being caught by the rumoured cruel emperor and wanted to deny but he couldn't so he followed him. When he reached the palace, he was led to a massive bath filled with servants who held one thing each. The bath smelled divine and the youth was forced to bathe. He was scrubbed and washed until all filth was gone from his body while the guard watched. After that, the youth was forced to dress up in a hanfu and had his hair tied in a half bun while the rest cascaded down his back.

After that, he was fed generously, he was even made to rest in a very soft bed. This was such a luxurious life and he couldn't get used to it.

Then the next day some eunuchs came into the room  and told him that he was summoned by the emperor. The youth was scared to death. He tried to commit suicide by jumping down the window but before he could land, he was held mid air by someone. The youth looked at the man who had saved him, and luckily it was the royal guard but, he wore the dragon robe designated for only the emperor.

The youth was shocked. He was brought back to the room and was told a decree. He was to become the empress! But no matter how shocked he was, he declined.

He couldn't marry a man he barely knew, even if he was a ger. Additionally, if he dared fall in love, he would have to share his husband with good knows how many others, and not to forget the continuous they to his life. He declined resolutely.

The emperor seemed to have understood his worries because he answered that in his castle and Kingdom no one dares move without his permission. The rumours resulted in no riots in the upcoming future. And this eased the poor boy.

But every one was unaware of one threat - the first mountain goddess, who was obsessed with him.

The emperor was powerful but only a mortal, the goddess was an immortal with immense power.

On the day of the wedding, an ominous feeling spread around the entire Kingdom, but the rituals continued. After the marriage was completed and the emperor and his empress were going to the room to spend their wedding night all hell broke loose.

The emperor took charge and fought but the result was obvious. The goddess killed everyone in the palace only leaving the newly wedded empress who became a widow a few minutes after the marriage.

The boy cried and cried begging the man whom he had fallen in love with to wake up. But no one replied to his wails. No one hugged him to give comfort.

No one

No one at all.

Before the goddess killed him, she gave him one chance to prove his love. After all no matter what, she was a goddess who had to protect humans. Even if she did not, she had to atleast please one human amongst the chaos so as to not have her powers taken away.

She cursed the boy to turn into a creature who is neither alive nor dead. The boy became a ghost. He waited for years and years, even saw when the goddess committed suicide after a few hundred years due to grief. He witnessed it all but waited.

~ BACK TO PRESENT ~

And just like that, the story ended. And when it did, so did Sullivan's time. He started glitching. Each crazy glitch made his body parts disappear.

He stared at his disappearing body only wishing he could stay with his beloved a little longer.

He wanted to speak but couldn't so he mouthed- ‘We will meet again, my emperor’

When he disappeared fully, Sebastian's wish to stay in the World disappeared too. Hence, he destroyed the world and collected the energy from it.

“Let's leave ”

{Yes, master}

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[He only has one more world to travel to. I hope he will be safe]
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Heya guys! I'm so sorry for not updating sooner.

Although my school has given me a vacation, they have also given me so much homework! Like so many projects and assignments and presentations and so much more work!

Anyways, I'm glad so many people are liking my book. I'm an all but a novice teenage writer so i never expected that I'd get so much support, my parents aren't even aware of the fact that I am on this platform, they don't like the type of stories i write...

I'm grateful to everyone who has been with me and soon I'll update the next arc which will probably be only 2 chapters long, it's short ik but that's all i can do now.

You all make sure to hydrate urself and sleep properly.

Byeeeeeee~

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