Chapter 553: Crimson Chrysanthemums-III

Elise heart had stopped beating at the same time Ian's heart had stopped its beat. She pulled him softly from her shoulders as she felt his head weighed on her shoulders. Slowly bringing him away, Elise finally met his his face. His expression was serene as if he had made peace with everything in this world; as if there was no longer rope that bind him to the world.

"No," Elise softly called out for his name. Again and again with her hoarse voice until finally she let out a piercing scream. The ground beneath him started to quiver. The blue sky that had just appeared was once again swallowed by the black clouds.

Thunders rang from the sky as rain fell down accompanied by the purple bolts. Elise cries were submerged in the sound of harsh rains. 

Esther and Beelzebub walked out of the White Mansion which shakes as they felt the echoes of Elise's power. The birds and animals on the forest had made their escape as well, as if they feared for what was about to come.

Esther's eyes couldn't see well what happened as the rain hindered her to do so but she didn't deter. Coming closer, it was Beelzebub who let out the first gasp.

Esther looked at him before shifting her gaze to Elise who was holding Ian on her arms as tears falling to appear.

But what Esther noticed wasn't only that but the continuous berserk of her power that had turned all the flowers beside her to dust. "No! Elise stop! Get a hold of yourself!" Esther yelled as she made a run toward the two but before she could put a step on the ground, Beelzebub pulled her by her wrist.

His red eyes were fierce as he had just saw Ian had died. A regretful expression passed by his face, "Do you want to die? Look," he pointed and Esther looked at how everything had been rendered to ashes when they came in contact with Elise's innate ability.

"But she will only ruin herself this way," Esther yanked her hand. "And she is my niece. I have seen her mother died but not her."

"At the cost of your life? You will only worsen her condition," Beelzebub stop her, "I will go after her."

Esther's eyes widened, "What?"

"That lass, it was partly my mistake for not coming here earlier," Beelzebub said and when he go it was Esther who stopped him.

"If you have a death wish don't do it in front of me!" Esther warned him and she panicky look at Elise again. "This is no time to fight I will—"

"Thank you Esther," came another voice behind the two. 

Esther's eyes enlarged and her brows shot to the edge of her forehead as she knew whose voice it is. Turning her head, she met her cousin who she hadn't seen for centuries. His face was still the same as she remembered, passive but now it was filled with sadness.

"I will take care of it now," and saying this, Leviathan took his steps forward.

"Wait, who—" Beelzebub wasn't able to complete his words as Esther pulled him by his hands and she shook her head.

"That man is Leviathan," Beelzebub looked surprised to see the prince of Hell here.

"The lass's father," Beelzebub announced and Esther confirmed it with a slow nod.

Elise was numb over all she felt. She could only feel her tears and Ian's body on her arms that had turned stiff. 

"Elise," came a voice behind her and it appears that the person had called for her many times until she finally turned her head to meet his golden eyes. "Elise," Leviathan crouched on the ground. While all things were rendered to ashes, it appears as if he wasn't affected as he also bear the same power as her.

Elise looked at the man in daze when it dawned to her who it was, "Father?"

Leviathan scrunched his eyebrows. Hearing his daughter's voice calling him father had been one of his longest wish and yet now he had to head it under the circumstances where she was broken and sad.

Elise pulled Ian closed to her arms and she shakes her head. "He..." she sobbed, "Ian is dead."

Leviathan took slow steps toward her and knelt on the ground to have the same eye level of her. "It isn't your fault my daughter."

She shook her head, "I-I killed him."

"You didn't. It was inevitable," Leviathan placed one of his hand gently on her back while Hallow who had been inside the pocket snuck out to see what had occurred with a blank shocked look on his face.

Leviathan didn't have answers, "Let's get inside."

Elise shook her head to him, "I don't want to leave him," she pleaded like a child.

Leviathan stared at his daughter. Sucking his breaths he pushed his hand over his head, pushing his hair back, "I have a method."

Elise's blue eyes that were sinking down was still on the bottom of ocean. Leviathan tried again, "I have a method for you to meet him again. For you to see him. For him to come back alive again. But for that to happen...."

Elise couldn't hear it well as her ears were ringing. Like a blue she could hear her father's voice speaking and giving her an explanation. Trying to persuade her. Elise didn't believe it at first but she looked down at Ian. If there was a chance. No matter how faint it is, why does she have to wait here?

No matter how narrow it is... Elise reached out her hand and softly she clutched to her father's coat.

Leviathan was taken aback and he looked at his daughter who looked much better than before. A new hope arises on her eyes. "How? What do I have to do?"

Leviathan felt relieved that Elise didn't lose herself in her emotions. Her power begin to stop causing havoc and the trembling on the ground stopped the moment slow kindle of sunlight passed through the gaps of the clouds.

"Let's get inside and I will tell you all that you need to do. Under my guidance I will make sure you will meet him again."

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A/N: personally this chapter isn't made to torture anyone. It is how the story flows since the beginning I have created the book. It may be painful but I assure you I love the light that shines on the tunnel after all storms. I do hope lovely readers, you know what I mean^^