Chris's body shivered, and he began to struggle continuously, hitting Rody's back with his small fists, but seeing it was ineffective, he ended up embracing Rody and sobbing in his arms.
Not knowing how long he cried, Chris suddenly struggled with force, escaping from Rody's arms and raised his hand to stop Rody's embrace.
"Don't touch me, you already have so many girls..." Chris wiped his tears continuously, chokingly said, "We should remain as before, just battle partners, just friends. Nothing happened just now, just pretend you don’t know my identity! Your heart loves Jill, not me. Rody, listen to me, what you really need is not a lover, but a confidant!"
"Chris... Who are you really?" Rody now seriously doubted if Chris was the seventh princess of Mesdonia, but he had never seen the princess and had even broken off the engagement early. She couldn't possibly have transformed into Chris to help him.
"I am no one, I am just Chris. Don't ask anymore, I won't tell you!" Chris pushed away Rody's hand and shook his head desperately.
"Alright, I won't ask about your past identity." Rody caught Chris's small hand, gazing at her tear-streaked face, and softly said, "Give me a chance, Chris. I need you. Before, I thought you were a man and didn't open my heart, but now that I know, my heart does have a place for you, just like with Jill and the others. I miss you too when I am away from you…"
"But Rody, you already have too many women." Chris covered his face and cried, "You just went to the Abyss and married the Queen of the Underworld, and you have so many daughters. You like the female boss, fancy the demon sisters, and think about Jill. What am I in your heart?"
"Sit down, I want to tell you a story." Rody pulled Chris's hand, indicating her to sit down.
Chris initially resisted, but feeling Rody would hug her, she quickly sat down, again stretching out her hand to block him from getting closer.
Rody moved a chair in front of her.
There was a long silence until Chris looked up at him with tearful eyes. Rody looked at the starry sky outside the window, gazing quietly, his hand naturally holding Chris's small hand, his mind seeming to drift in the starry sky.
"What's wrong?" Chris, seeing Rody lost in deep thoughts, initially wanted to pull her hand back, but instead held it and asked.
"There was a child, born when a meteor streaked across the sky. He had black hair and black eyes that no one else had, and knowledge that no one in the world could understand. Sometimes, even he didn’t understand how he knew so much..." Rody slowly said, "Although he was sealed with a magic martial arts taboo, his spirit was far superior to others. Given the slightest chance, he would become a wonder kid who could shake the continent or a great inventor. Why was his mind so smart? Why was he different from others?"
"Is this why you married the Queen of the Underworld?" Chris, being very smart, immediately guessed part of the truth upon hearing this.
"The wonder kid was different because he not only had the knowledge acquired over eighteen years but also memories from dozens of reincarnations. Previously, he hadn't awakened these memories, and just the remnants in the sealed memories made him stand out... Of course, after awakening his memories, he found that a woman in the Abyss had been waiting for him for thousands of years. Although he knew nothing about it before, once the memories awakened, he was moved to tears. Imagine, a woman imprisoned in the eternal darkness of the Abyss, waiting painfully for her lover. Those starlight girls, they were created out of her intense longing, over a hundred of them, and the starlight Underworld butterflies, innumerable, all created in her painful wait. Just seeing the sky full of fluttering Underworld butterflies and starlight girls would irresistibly make you want to embrace her tightly..." Rody, recalling the Starry Sky Goddess waiting for him for thousands of years, couldn’t help but get teary-eyed.
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"She waited for you for thousands of years?" Chris was shocked upon hearing this and then felt immense sympathy.
"Until now, she still can't leave the Abyss." Rody nodded.
"Did you tell your mother about your reincarnations dozens of times?" Chris, concerned, wondered how painful it would be for Rody's mother to know this.
"No." Rody shook his head, saying, "No matter what my past identity was, I will always be her son!"
"I wondered why your mind was so much smarter than others. It turns out it's just relying on memories from past lives!" Chris, thinking about the enduring love between the Queen of the Underworld and Rody for thousands of years, felt insignificant in comparison, and tears again stealthily slid down her cheeks. The more she thought about it, the more her heart ached, and with a hint of sourness, she asked, "How could she let you leave? Or did you sneak out on your own?"
"Her power needed to be suppressed, she's already in a slumber." Rody shook his head, saying, "Actually, she let me go to find you all."
"Hmph, she's quite generous..." Chris felt bitter inside, noticing Rody's tone was very favorable towards the Queen of the Underworld, always speaking good of her, as if afraid of offending her.
"Actually, Chris, you and Jill, might also have been my companions who died in battle for me in the past..." Rody caught Chris's hand, speaking softly.
"What? What are you saying? No, that's impossible!" Chris was both shocked and delighted upon hearing this. If she had had a close relationship with Rody thousands of years ago, she wouldn't feel inferior in front of that Queen of the Underworld. But she was afraid Rody was just saying this to comfort her, feeling very conflicted inside, deeply hoping she could remember even a fragment of her past life, even if it was just a vague memory.
"Of course, you won't remember who you were in a past life. I had reincarnated dozens of times, and before awakening my past life memories, I had no idea about my past. Even when fragmented memories seeped through the seal, letting me know knowledge unknown in the world, I still never suspected." Rody smiled slightly, saying, "Looking back now, it feels very miraculous. Chris, do you know? I once left this world and reincarnated on a blue planet for a long time. Everything there was completely different from here... After I remembered my past life, I felt like I wasn't from this world, but more like a person from that planet..."
"Did you once live on a star in the sky?" Chris, noticing Rody gazing at the starry sky, curiously asked.
"No, that world is completely different from this one. I also don’t understand how I came back." Rody shook his head, saying, "That world had no magic, no fighting spirit; they didn’t focus much on pursuing personal power, but rather on a kind of technological power."
"Do you miss that world very much?" Chris suddenly became anxious, worrying that Rody might have relatives and friends in that world...
"I feel like I came from that world, not belonging here, but to that world. But earlier memories tell me it's like I've gone full circle, back to the beginning. Of course, there are still earlier memories I haven't awakened, I don't know the final outcome. Maybe, the mother who gave birth to me was from that world... You know, in that world, billions of people look just like me, all with black hair and black eyes! Here, I'm the only one like this!" Rody indeed missed the past of his previous life, but he also knew that he couldn't go back unless he regained the power of the God-King and broke the constraints of the divine realm.
"But, Rody, you also said..." Chris anxiously clasped Rody's hand, panickedly saying, "That's just the memory of a past life."
"I know, of course, I know." Rody nodded, saying, "Remember, no matter what, don’t tell my mother."
"Don’t tell anyone else about this either, not even Tommy and the others. If you say it, you'll really become the Prince of the Night from the Abyss. You have to be the leader for everyone, you must make them feel that you belong to this world, to the pride of humanity, to their hope!" Chris anxiously pressed Rody's shoulders, saying, "Rody, promise me, think about all of us, everyone has sacrificed so much for you, you can’t abandon everyone!"
"You have sacrificed the most for me…" Rody couldn’t help but tightly embrace Chris, kissing her tear-stained cheeks.
"No, don’t kiss me!" Chris’s refusal was more of a reminder than a rejection.
Her lips slightly parted, breathing warmly on Rody’s face.
Rody, seeing her enticing moist lips, felt a surge of passion, suddenly pulled her up from the chair into his arms, pressed his body against hers, and kissed her deeply...
Chris shivered under his sudden attack.
Her small hands tightly grasped Rody's clothes. Although she intended to push him away, her hands went against her wishes, holding him tight, unable to let go. Lost in the electrifying enchantment, while feeling dizzy, she could hear her own moans, embarrassingly loud, as if she enjoyed his wild ambush...
At some point, her lips parted under his kiss, her small tongue stealthily slipped out, allowing him to passionately suck on it.
"No, don’t... kiss me!" Chris felt almost suffocated, unable to express her true feelings. Finally, lost in the sweet intoxication, she simply let go of all reservations, clumsily returning his kiss, entangling passionately in a lip-lock with this man she loved...
Tears of joy quietly slid down, adding a hint of bittersweet love to the sweetness of their mingling lips.