Destroying My Own World

Chapter 279 Powerless.

Everyone looked at Mykel inside the cube, devouring Elena's life energy as he was being crushed by it. It wasn't a pleasant experience and it felt more like torture knowing the energy not only crushed his body but also burned his inside. But even so, he could withstand it to some extent where he had to focus on devouring it or he would be the one who got devoured.

Luciel kept maintaining the [Fracture] and [Absolute] skills to hold Mykel in the cube. With The Lord's power that surged inside her and since her sisters were within her body, they all shared the power evenly, making it possible to withstand his power. But the problem would be how long she should keep doing that because it took a huge toll on her body and her sisters as well.@@@@

"Amy, how long until you can understand the power inside Mykel?" Elena asked.

"Barely, I might only scraping the surface right now. I'm using my clones to work on it and I can't estimate how long it will take," Amaryllis answered. She looked a bit disappointed and pressured knowing she was the only one that might be able to solve the problem.

"Speak with Nal, Odin, Shelly, Rozan, and perhaps The Lord as well. You need their brains and knowledge, and maybe bring everyone with you to discuss it," Elena pointed out with a restless expression and her arms crossed. "We don't have much time, and we won't get another chance," Elena glanced at Amaryllis and then walked away.

Amaryllis nodded her head with understanding and then went to speak with the others to discuss Mykel's power.

Elena stood next to Luciel and then she walked past her to approach Mykel inside the cube. He didn't make a sound or any noise even though he was being tortured. She stood right in front of the cube and watched him with a stoic expression.

"Don't put your hope too high," Mykel said as he looked down to hide his face. "It will hurt when you fall," he warned as he chuckled.

"What do you think I'm hoping for?" Elena asked coldly and still with her stoic expression.

"For Mykel to come back," Mykel answered as he slowly lifted his head to look at Elena. "He's not here anymore. His feelings for you and everyone else are gone, and the only thing that still exists is his memories, but that will disappear soon as well," he continued without showing any expression.

"Hope is the scariest thing that anyone can have. It makes you blind, and it's painful the moment that hope betrays you," Mykel continued as he stared into Elena's eyes. "Until you realized that it would be better to have no expectations. I believe Mykel never taught you to believe in hope, but what you're doing right now is a gamble, and believe in it," he continued because he could read her mind just by staring into her eyes.

Elena didn't say anything, only stared back into Mykel's eyes, trying to see if there would be a glimpse of his soul inside.

"Let me crush your hope, Elena," Mykel said as he slowly looked down. "The more you force me to take your life energy, the more uncontrollable the power within me. If I can't control it, not only you will lose Mykel, but it will erase all his memories as well," he explained.

Elena flinched and clenched her fists the moment she heard that. It stung her heart and it was the most painful feeling she had ever felt because it was something that she couldn't fix.

As Elena's heartfelt plea hung in the air, only silence could be heard. The entity that had taken Mykel's form seemed to waver, its malevolent presence less oppressive for a moment. The genuine love Elena felt for Mykel and the desperation to rescue him tugged at something deep within the entity.

Mykel's form twitched as if some part of his true self was struggling to break free from the abyss that had ensnared him. His eyes, though still veiled by darkness, flickered with a glimmer of recognition.

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But just as hope began to swell among Elena and the others, the entity's resolve hardened once more. "It's too late," it hissed, a cruel and mocking grin playing on its lips. "Mykel is gone, and he won't be coming back. This is who he is now, and I intend to embrace it. There's no more Mykel here."

Elena closed her eyes and a single tear fell to her chin as Mykel looked at her. She had nothing to say anymore and so she turned around to leave him alone.

"You said it yourself. You don't want your feelings to interfere with your plan. You can either let me go or kill me, and that's if you can do it," Mykel said. "Didn't he want to sacrifice himself in the first place? You should have let him do it," he continued.

Elena didn't stop and didn't even bother to listen to his words as Luciel looked at her and knew how she felt. She then joined the others and pretended that nothing had happened even though everyone was eavesdropping on her conversation.

Amaryllis suddenly held Elena's hands and looked her in the eyes.

"It's possible to bring Mykel back," Amaryllis said.

"I don't need comfort, and I don't need possibility. I don't need hope right now," Elena responded with a troubled expression and she looked exhausted.

"Elena, I'm not a living being, I'm a system," Amaryllis pointed out with her eyebrows raised. Elena was confused as her eyebrows furrowed. "System doesn't rely on hope. When there's a possibility, I will make sure to change the possibility into certainty," she continued.

"What's the odd right now?" Elena asked.

"Does it even matter?" Amaryllis asked back with a smile. "What matters right now is to make sure to bring Mykel back with every method that we can think of," she answered.

"Let's do it," Elena nodded her head with determination.