Chapter 26: Despair

"No!"

Miya shot Argus with her arrows nonstop but he just kept on regenerating his health. He was about to attack her when a bullet passed through his leg. Several bullets went in his direction and can hardly avoid them.

"Just die you dumbshit!" A woman appeared with a sniper on her hand and shot Argus continuously.

He escaped the attack and was still alive.

Lesley cursed and looked at Gusion on the ground who can barely move. She dropped her sniper and her mouth hung open when she saw Gusion's state.

"No... No... No! This can't be happening. Gusion, stay awake. Don't ever close your damn eyes." Lesley looked at Miya who's also shocked from what happened.

"Please help us."

Miya nodded and helped Lesley to carry Gusion to the palace. Some guards approached them but a bomb was thrown near them and exploded. They all fell.

"We're not going to m-make it. I'm only slowing you down. Go w-without me." Gusion muttered.

Lesley held his cheeks before looking straight to his eyes. "Listen to me, we're going to rescue you, okay?? We're going to make it. You still have some explaining to do. You can't just die right now!"

Gusion coughed. Blood is still coming out of his wound nonstop. He's not going to make it.

"G-Go! You can't stay here. L-Lesley..."

Lesley faced Miya. "You go. I'll stay here."

But Miya didn't listen to her and went near where the explosion happened. She wants to help. She'll try to hold off the enemies that are coming in their direction.

Lesley placed his head on her lap and slapped him gently when he was about to close his eyes.

"Hey! I said do not close it." She said, teary-eyed.

Gusion's weak but still managed to reach Lesley's face and caressed her cheek.

"I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean what I said that day. I w-was only trying to protect you, L-Lesley..."

Lesley shook her head and wiped her tears away. She can't handle seeing him like this. "Hold on. You're going to make it... We're going to make it. Don't leave me now, G-Gusion. We can be together now."

Gusion wiped her tears. He held her nape before pulling her close to him then sealed her lips with a kiss.

It was their first and last kiss...

"I love you, Lesley..." He said before closing his eyes then his hand fell to the ground.

He's dead...

Lesley cried from the death of her mate but she knew crying won't get her to anything.

"I'll make them pay."

She carefully laid down his body before taking her sniper and shot every enemy that comes in her way. One bullet, you're dead.

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Miya continuously shot her arrows to the enemies. All of them fell on the ground with an arrow on their heads.

Little did she know someone's spying at her over the bush. The attacker didn't waste a second and jumped out of its hiding spot.

Both of them fell on the grass. Miya was laying down with her eyes widened, not expecting an ambush.

The guy on top of her pointed his deadly sword at her neck. Both of their eyes glowed when they recognized each other.

Miya can feel her heart beating erratically. Nervousness overwhelmed her at the sight of him.

'Why now?'

He immediately dropped his sword then stood up before helping her by offering his hand to pull her up.

She didn't take his hand and stood up by herself. Miya avoided his gaze and faced in another direction. She's not ready to face him, not yet.

Silence filled the whole forest and none of them started a conversation. They're still uncomfortable around each other because of the rejection.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be inside the palace? What if something bad had happened to you?!" He worriedly said.

Alucard held her arm and was about to walk away when Miya yanked her arm back.

"I can handle myself. Why won't you attack me? I'm an enemy, right?" Miya raised her eyebrows and waited for what Alucard will do.

Deep inside, she felt a pang on her chest. Thinking about him trying to kill her rips her heart into pieces, what more if that actually happened?

He sighed then held her hand again. "I never considered you as an enemy, Miya. Even if you reject me over and over again, I'll still treat you as my mate. And right now, you need to go back to the palace. They're hunting you."

She frowned and ignored what he said earlier. "So what? I can protect myself."

"Stop being hard-headed, Miya. Just listen to me and go back to the palace." Alucard began to raise his voice that scared Miya a little.

Alucard took a deep breath to calm himself before facing his mate then placed his hands at her shoulders. "It's dangerous out here so you need to get out of here. Just this once, Miya. Please listen to me. I'm not doing this for myself but for your own good."

His cold expression was replaced by a worried look. Alu pulled Miya to him then encircled his arms around her waist. "After this, it will all be over. We can be together again and no one can ever go between us, my queen." He said gently before planting a kiss on the back of her palm.

Miya couldn't stop herself from tearing up because of what Alucard said. It is confirmed, everything that Hayabusa said to her was true. "You did all of this trouble so you can become king? Why?"

He removed his other hand on her waist and placed it to her cheeks. "You rejected me because I have no power to give you. You're the goddess of the Moonlight Kingdom and you deserve a king as your mate. And yes, I went all of this trouble just to make myself better and worthy of your love. You only deserve the best and the queen of Land of Dawn is the right place for you."

She felt all of her blood went upward and her cheeks were tinted red as a tomato. No words can suffice what she's feeling right now. All of the tears she's holding rolled down her cheeks as she embraced the man that made her feel special. Everything that is happening right now felt like a dream for her.

What did I do to deserve a guy like him as my mate? She thought.

"Once I've defeated Vexana, I'll ask you to marry me immediately."

Her eyes widened, he wasn't joking. Miya can see the sincerity in his eyes.

"I-Isn't it too early for that?" She can't help but stumble over her words.

A sad smile crossed his face. "We're not immortals and who knows what might happen tomorrow. Besides, I don't want to waste another second away from you."

Miya bit her lower lip trying to suppress herself from shrieking. He should stop saying things like that to Miya because she might explode any second. She hugged him tightly and buried her burning face to his chest.

"After everything I had done to you, you still cared for me. I hate you..." She murmured and tightened their embrace.

Alucard chuckled. "Of course, I'll do anything for the girl I love."

Once again, her face heated and looked up to him. She was about to speak when a man's figure caught her eyes.

Miya's eyes widened when Argus ran towards Alucard whose back is facing him since he's too focused on Miya.

This is what Esmeralda is talking about...

"I'm sorry but you need to stop your relationship with Alucard then none of you will die. It's up to you if you're going to believe me. I saw the future, Miya. Alucard died."

Just the thought of Alucard dying makes her whole body tremble in fear and pain. Terror overwhelmed her system and couldn't even think straight. Miya lost him once, she won't let it happen again. She did the first thing that came through her mind.

Miya immediately swapped their places and pushed Alucard away until she felt a sword was stabbed to her stomach.

Alucard was confused why Miya pushed him at first then reality hits him when he saw the blood coming out of Miya's mouth and the sword that passed through her body.

Argus removed the sword from her. He also didn't expect the sudden change of their position. He was targetting Alucard but stabbed Miya instead. He was going to kill both of them anyway.

Alucard caught Miya when she was about to fall to the ground. Miya continued coughing blood then stared at Alucard. She knew she won't last long enough. She said what she should've said from the very beginning.

"I-I'm sorry..."