Corrupt Creations

Seth speech was able to touch Arwen deeply. A few of his words were able to make her feel a comfort she wasn't able to, for all these years. 

Unknowingly, she started to think that it would be better to die together with him, than living without him, just like what she felt for her daughter, but a bit different. 

'Am I in love?' 

Arwen looked at Seth and saw that he was anxiously waiting for her reply. She smiled after realizing how anxious he was, but for her, this choice had suddenly turned into something easy to make. 

"I want it. Make a Soul Link with me." 

Seth felt like huge boulder was lifted from his shoulders. He was finally able to relax. It would have been way easier to convince her doing a Soul Link, when their relationship had already been developed and their feelings were at their peak. However, Lexi kind of made him advance things way quicker than how they should have been. 

'Phew... That was nerve-wracking.' He had actually put their relationship to test. If Arwen didn't accept it, they would be constantly awkward near each other. One feeling distrusted, while the other feeling guilty. 

This time, Seth didn't lead Arwen inside his lake of Soul Essence. He just willed and the blue mist started to cover the whole area, entering Arwen's Soul through her breathing. 

She felt a formless thing entering her body and merging with her. 

"After tasting from my soul, there is no more life for you without me." After saying the rites from Hades' inheritance, the ceremony was complete. 

Both of them felt a link when their souls were near each other. Seth sensed that familiar link, while Arwen tried to comprehend it, but to no avail. 

It was a new sensation for her and she wanted to study it better, but suddenly, the scenery changed and she was back inside Seth's guest house. 

"If I were you, I would quickly close my eyes and concentrate." 

"?" Arwen turned her head to ask Seth why he was telling her that, but the energy circling around her body started to go towards Seth. The energy inside her veins followed suit, going towards Seth's direction too. 

When she was about to ask what was happening. She felt a flux of energy coming her way. Arwen as a Mana Sovereign cultivator, could easily tell that it was Seth's Mana, but what amazed her, was hat it contained his Evergreen Essence Source, something that would help her a lot if she were to absorb it. 

She finally understood Seth's words and sat in the middle of the bed with her legs crossed. 

A huge flux of energy started to circle around both of them and whirlwind of Mana formed inside the bedroom. Right at that moment, the energy present in the atmosphere started to join in the mox. 

Outside the guest house, Elyra and everyone that was near that area, started to feel a huge quantity of Mana gathering in there. 

People started to come closer to watch what was currently happening, but Elyra created a wind barrier around the guest house, not letting anyone near it. 

Rina was the first one to arrive after Elyra. She looked towards that phenomenon with interest, since she felt the Evergreen Essence Source in the middle. 

Seth was absorbing Arwen's Mana greedily. He and Lexi used their old and good combo, where he absorbed everything, while she purified the energy, refining it completely for him to assimilate. Like that, his Mana Control middle-stage Realm cultivation, showed signs of advancing. 

Boom! 

His energy veins expanded and entered the Mana Control late-stage Realm, however, his energy kept increasing, with no apparent signs of stopping. 

Arwen on the other hand, was a Mana Sovereign initial-stage Realm cultivator and she didn't think she would be able to increase her strength at least for the next fifty years. However, her Evergreen Essence was getting honed, increasing its quality, what led to her Mana getting stimulated. 

She suddenly felt signs of advancement. With no hesitation, she made sure to put all her attention on advancing, making the whole atmosphere outside the guest house, vibrate with her Mana. 

Every elf inside the Allakiir family mansion, felt the Mana on the atmosphere moving in great torrents, pressuring them with the huge flux of it. 

Boom! 

Arwen felt her energy veins expanding, what was really impressive and incredible, and her strength advanced to the Mana Sovereign middle-stage Realm. A jump of a single stage on the Mana Sovereign Realm, was akin to cultivating from scratch once again. Her energy renovated within her body, stronger and in a greater quantity than before. 

Arwen felt that if she were to fight against Allannia today, there would be zero chances of her losing. Allannia would actually be defeated easily. 

After advancing once, Arwen felt the mysterious effects that were still happening on her, lessening their effectiveness. However, for Seth, he kept absorbing more and more Mana, while Lexi kept refining it for him. 

Boom! 

From the Mana Control late-stage Realm, he entered the Mana Control peak-stage, and finally felt the effects lessening on him too. 

Everything came back to normal, inside and outside of the house, but no one other than Seth, understood what had happened. 

Seth and Arwen opened their eyes, looking towards each other. Arwen had at least a thousand questions to ask him, but she chose not to. She enjoyed how mysterious he was and waited for him to explain her, what he had to. 

"What do you think? I said it would have many positive effects, didn't I?" 

"You did. I would have never expected that something like this would happen." 

"That is a very rare phenomenon called Soul Resonance. It can't be produced, just chanced upon." 

"I see..." 

"Now, I guess I should tell you more about me." Seth opened his palm, where an orb of darkness was already hovering above. 

"Darkness???" 

"Yeah. I am a human that was taken to the Demon Territory and groomed by the strongest force there, the Demonic Shadow Royal Clan. Recently I discovered that people gave me the title of Eternal Shadow." 

"You are..." 

"Yeah, you're right. I'm the Young Master from the Demonic Shadow Royal Clan, a half human half devil, trained under Velgor to be a sharp dagger under his command." 

"..." 

"However, I'm also the sharp dagger that will slice his throat one day. The number one enemy of Velgor, since my only family was destroyed by his subordinates, my life was hell under his tutelage and if not for luck, I would be already dead because of his experiments." 

Seth told her about his origins and Arwen instantly understood through his tone and expression, that his story was not simple at all. Right now, she finally understood that she wasn't the only person that had a bitter and pitiful past. 

"If you want, you don't need to go back there anymore. The Elven Territory can be your new home... I guarantee that no one would dare to look down on you or else I would make their heads roll." 

"It's not so simple. Sigh... Arwen, can I ask you a favor?" Seth remembered about some things and his mood got sour. 

"Of course." 

"Can you help me kidnapping someone on a certain date, about ten months later?" 

"Kidnapping someone?" 

"Yeah, like I said... This is going to be complicated. My primary goal while accepting your invitation to participate in the Wild Games, was to get stronger, but the source of it all, is that I want to save a person. However, it's a laughable dream to think that I will be able to turn into a Mana Sovereign cultivator in a single year, so I have to resort on other means." 

"Why are you asking me this?" 

"Well... When training inside the Demon Territory, I was being swallowed and consumed by dark emotions. At that time, when I was at my worst, I met a person who saved me and brought some light into my life. However, ten months from now, she is going to marry into the Lion's Pride Golden Palace. That's why I have to kidnap her at all cost." 

"So, you're actually trying to make the Demonic Shadow Royal Clan and the Lion's Pride Golden Palace your enemies at the same time?" 

Seth nodded. 

"And who are you trying to kidnap?" 

"The Devil Princess Silver Nights." 

"What?! She is the symbol of the Demon Territory. Kidnapping her is the same as trying to kidnap 

Rina. I would do anything to get her back and destroy you if you did it. However, if we were to kidnap her; we would be evoking the rage of both demons and humans..." 

Arwen looked into Seth's eyes, but she didn't see him wavering at all. He was determined to do it and with only a single look of hers, she was able to tell that he would jump into the fire even though he knew he wouldn't be able to accomplish the task. 

"I will save her no matter what... That's a promise I made with her. I rarely make any promises, because when I do them, I would rather die than failing my words." Seth remembered Serene's expectant expression and once again, he felt his resolve growing stronger.. Even if he had to sacrifice himself to save her, he would gladly do it.