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>>Amber

"Well, now we have two saints," The king said, "Saint Illaris," He pointed at the seats at one side of the hall where Illaris sat with Lyal and a light was shone on her. She pulled on a professional smile and waved at the people who cheered for her. Then the king pointed at me, "And Saint Amber," Then the spotlight was on me

I did the same thing, pulled on a fake smile and waved at them, "I'll do my best to serve you all." People cheered for me as well.

"Saint Illaris will work with the temple while Saint Amber will work with the magic tower." There was excitement on the King's face, "It will be a competition between two saints for the first time in history!"

The hall burst in cheers.

Competition? The king wants us to compete? Oh No... I don't like the sound of that. And I would have dwelled on it more but Hael had my focus.

I looked at him again and saw a noble twink putting his hands on his chest

Anger flared inside of me. As if women weren't enough, men are after him too!??!

"Both the saints are going to work and see who can solve the problem of miasma faster." The king declared, "And tonight is the night to make bets!"

The hell!? What is wrong with the king?!?

He clicked his glass again, "Enjoy the evening!" But I had no time to dwell on his words. As soon as his speech was over, I got off the stage, and began to descend the stairs to go down.

I have to get to Hael! I have a serious question to ask him!!

I was halfway down when I noticed Lyal.

!!!

He was coming towards me.

Oh no, no

I don't want to meet this dude. It seems he recovered. His neck didn't take too much damage. Or maybe it did and Illaris healed him. An injury like that should have paralyzed him but he had Illaris to heal him with Holy power.

I didn't stop going down but I hoped I would be able to escape Lyal.

Please! I don't even want to see his face!

Because of him, I couldn't even walk right for three years! If it wasn't for Hael, I would still have a limp.

I was about to reach the ground when I looked at Lyal again. He was going to reach me, when suddenly he ran into something.

??

There was nothing there though, the space in front of him was empty yet it looked like he ran into a wall

...

An invisible wall

I smiled

Hael

Then I reached the ground and hurried to where he was standing while Lyal tried to move forward but couldn't. Each step he took, he would run into another invisible wall.

I glanced back at him one final time and noticed his nose bleeding.

It made me laugh. Looks like he keeps hitting his nose on the walls

Hehe

Serves him right.

I looked forward and made my way to Hael. There were still men surrounding him but when he saw me he moved away from them and came over to where I had stopped.

I eyed those men, and they looked away nervously, and then I looked at Hael

"I thought only women wanted you," I rolled my eyes, "Can't believe the men are after you too."

"I know," His reply was calm. I looked at him and noticed his poker face.

"You know?" I was pissed off again, "How do you know? You've slept with them too?" I got angry for no reason, simply because I was jealous.

Hael spared me a glance, "..." Then he looked away, completely avoiding the question. His action made my stomach churn and a hint of anxiety swirl inside my chest.

Oh No

No, no, no, no, no

A gasp escaped my mouth, "Wait," I grabbed his arm, "You've slept with men as well?"

"...." He looked at me, "Why would you want to know that?"

"My God, Hael, you-" My anger rose.

"Does that make you angry?"

"What do you think?" I threw his arm away. "Do you like men?" I looked at him in disbelief, "Are you gay?"

"No," He shook his head, "Absolutely not,"

"Why did you sleep with men then?"

"I didn't want to, it wasn't out of my free will." He said, "And it was way before I met you. I don't think it should matter to you at all."

I stared at him for a second, "Shut it," I stormed off, "I'm leaving."

My mind reeled with disbelief as the truth crashed down upon me like a tidal wave, threatening to drown me in a sea of betrayal and confusion.

He's slept with men as well??

The words echoed in my mind, a bitter taste filling my mouth as I struggled to come to terms with the revelation. Anger burned hot and fierce within me like a raging inferno.

How could he?!! The realization cut me to the core. With a trembling hand, I pushed my way through the throng of partygoers, my eyes brimming with unshed tears as I fought to keep my emotions in check. I couldn't bear to be in that place a moment longer, surrounded by the laughter and merriment of those who were blissfully unaware of the turmoil that raged within me.

There was so much confusion in my mind that I couldn't quite describe. So much so, that I didn't even try to pay attention to what he told me.

Outside, the night air was cool against my skin. But even as I took a deep breath, trying to calm the storm of emotions that raged within me, I felt a sense of overwhelming despair wash over me.

I stumbled blindly through the palace gardens. With each step, I felt the weight of the world pressing down upon my shoulders.

If he's slept with men, does that mean I never had a chance to begin with? No, wait, he said he's not gay. Then why?

I finally found myself alone in a secluded corner of the garden, hidden away from prying eyes and whispered gossip. Collapsing to my knees, I buried my face in my hands as a bunch of realizations came to me at that moment.

It's happening again.

I'm getting so possessive of him. I realized I hadn't let go of my feelings when I decided not to erase my scar! The one we match with!

I shouldn't have slept with him. That was my biggest mistake. I was never able to forget him, or his touch or the fact that I still want him.

I shouldn't have done that. I should have let him go naturally. Staying away would have done the job. In a few years, I would have forgotten him.

But now, I still have feelings for him and I feel like a fool.

...

My head hurts. I sat down on the ground and let out a deep breath.

"Control yourself," I whispered to myself, "You're not Corvina anymore," I tried to make myself understand but the truth was, Corvina is also me and she was hopelessly obsessed and in love with Hael. Just because I lived another life doesn't mean that everything that I was before gets completely wiped off.

"It's alright," I whispered to myself again, "I can solve this," I let out a deep breath, "Okay," I nodded to myself, "Don't fret it," I let out another deep breath, "He said it wasn't like that. I'm overreacting."

I nodded to myself then noticed something odd.

The ground under me glowed

???

The magic symbol that appeared before me was very familiar and it took me only a second to realize it was Hael's teleportation symbol.

I let out a sigh and closed my eyes before the flash.

Okay, here goes nothing.

***

The night stretched out like a vast canvas painted with the twinkling stars of the celestial realm. The moon hung low on the horizon, its soft glow casting a silvery sheen over the landscape below.

As I stepped onto the balcony, a gentle breeze stirred, carrying with it the sweet scent of night-blooming flowers and the faint murmur of distant voices. The air was alive, fluttering the curtain that I moved past to go and stand next to Hael who was already on the big balcony.

Below, the world lay bathed in moonlight, a tapestry of shadow and silver that stretched out as far as the eye could see. The distant mountains stood sentinel against the night sky, their jagged peaks silhouetted against the shimmering expanse of stars.

"You came rather quietly," He turned his head to look at me as I joined him, putting my hands on the railing.

"As if I could do anything against your magic," I didn't look at him.

"True," He boasted and I felt a little annoyed but didn't say anything, "You don't look mad anymore."

"I'm not," I replied, "But maybe I am," I still didn't look at me and he tilted his head to try and look at me but I turned my head away.

"Are you angry because I've done it with men too?"

"Maybe,"

"But I told you I didn't want to do it."

"Yes, and tell me, did you want to do it with the maids in the Cory manor?"

"No," He replied and I looked at him.

"Then tell me why you keep doing it?"

This time he looked away, "I don't get why you're angry about that."

I guess he doesn't want to tell me. I rolled my eyes, "Fine then," I turned away, "Don't summon me again."

I was about to leave when he caught my wrist, "Wait," I paused, "It doesn't sit well with me that you're leaving me while you're mad,"

"Oh?" I turned my head around to glance at him, "You feel things like that too? I thought you were heartless."

"I'm not..." He spoke very softly, his gaze dropped but he didn't let my hand go, "I never wanted to talk about it again. But I will tell, if it will calm you down."

"..."

"I don't like it when you distance yourself from me." He looked at me, straight into my eyes, "So, I'll tell you."

!!!

I looked away, "I'll think about it, after you're done ." I gulped, "You're going to tell me everything?"

"I'll tell you whatever you want to know." He pulled me back towards him, but not aggressively, it was a light pull and I let him do it. Softly, I stepped towards him.

"You'll tell me whatever I want to know?" I looked at him

He looked away, "... I will..."

"Hael," I felt like I needed to ask him this,

"..."

"Hael, look at me,"

He turned his face and looked at me

"Can you tell me about your early childhood?"

He stared at me, his blank face was hard to read but his eyes.

His eyes that resembled the silvery moon that looked lost

"There's nothing much to tell." He answered

"I want to know anyway." I smiled at him softly as I took his hand in mine, "Tell me, besides, you did say you would tell me back at the elf forest." And then we both sat down on the edge of the balcony, letting our legs hang down from the edge.

"I said, I'd think about it." His gaze felt distant while he looked at the dark sky.

"Well, now's the time. Tell me,"

He let out a deep breath and then looked at the night sky which was full of stars, "My mother," Pleasant wind blew past us, fluttering our hair and the white net curtain behind us, "Fell in love with a human noble."

Author's bullshit

Yaaay, time for the past to be revealed!!