Lord Shadow

Chapter 1183: One beautiful night (1)

While the whole Omniverse sense the ripples, Azief is still in the Seresian world, inside the Orvanian lab

Not once that he thought that his simple action had created a ripple of destiny and fate that is strong and powerful enough that it could be sensed with people who have great affinity with fate and destiny magic. 

He is still studying the technology of the Orvanians. 

He is now reading about Nutrient Replication, Hydroponic farming and many more from advanced food processing biology and anything related to agricultural innovation and thing that go beyond that.

Azief did not know it but it’s been hours and then he stops. His mind itself is a bit dizzy right now after cramming all of that information in his mind.

Not to mention he still have to remember it a moth later. But he felt it is worth it. Azief after getting what he wanted quickly go back to the lift and returns back to the surface. 

Qarliya did not bother with him as she does her job in the entire lab. 

When he comes out of the lab, it is already almost night. the sun had just set. He could see it on the horizon, the sight of which is very beautiful

Though this sun is a sun created by Orvanians technology, it reminded him of the Sun on Earth. 

It is almost as beautiful. 

Azief remembers what he promises Katarina. Tonight they need to talk about what had happened.

Azief don’t know what he is going to say. But he knows she is right. He could not keep avoiding her.

Azief quickly flies up and in just a few minutes he was already back into the palace. 

He returns to his room, take a bath, enjoy it for half an hour or so, styled his hair, wears a different clothes and then he was ready to meet her on the balcony

Outside, stars are twinkling in the sky and an aurora like lights is passing through the area of the Palace.

This is unlike the aurora on Earth because this is not an aurora but energies that is synthesized and released to the atmosphere by the Independent Energy Diffuser space station above the skies. 

This is now a common sight and this sight would continue until Katarina return back to Earth.

The balcony itself is not some small balcony but one of the largest balcony Azief had ever been in. 

It is also very luxurious. This terrace balcony has an open air living room, a kitchen, and a dining space. 

Not to mention the view facing the lake in the distance. Lights has been installed around the lake and some land was cleared giving the lake a park-like appearance.

Katarina wanted to turn the area around the lake to a park. Azief was the first one on the balcony.

He sat on the sofa and waited for her. It did not take long. 

He could hear her footsteps, could smell her scent and then he heard the sound of the door being opened and he opens his eyes

Katarina is always beautiful no matter what she wears. It was like she would never have a bad day

But today she looks more beautiful than ever. She wears a long white one-piece dress with the design of a snowflake.

Azief himself did not wear his usual black robe. He wears a casual cloth. He looks relaxed with the right amount of elegance. 

Maybe it is because he had become more handsome as he grows stronger or maybe it is because of his aura, even when he is just wearing casual clothes, there is this sense of power radiating from him, and confidence that just oozes out of him

If Katarina would make everyone that sees her to be speechless thinking why even such a casual one-piece dress could make someone looks so beautiful, then Azief simple causal look makes him look manly yet at the same time elegant while did not lose that dangerousness that seems to radiate from him

He wears a quality pair denim jean, a black crew neck cotton t shirt that hugs his body showing his muscle but not too tight that it looks like a second skin. 

And he wears a loafer. 

Azief looks at her and she looks at him. Then she smiles

‘you look…. handsome’ she said and Azief is startled a bit. Rarely there are people that praise his appearance. 

Well, he is Death Monarch. There are only a few people in this world that could speak casually with him.

Most people would tremble in front of him and flinch each time he gazed at them. To them, Death Monarch is an imposing figure like a lion looking at them like they were sheep

Imposing, fearsome, intimidating. What handsomeness could be seen when everyone who had seen him is occupied enough not to piss their pants when in front of him

Other than Sofia…there would nobody that would say he is handsome. He cut the thought almost immediately

He runs his fingers through his hair trying to hide that he is happy.  She smiles and Azief then said

‘You look stunning’

‘You always say the same thing’ Katarina said

‘It’s the only thing I could think about each time I saw you’ he said honestly.

Katarina chuckles a bit.

‘I see you have progressed in your flattery’ Azief laughed. It is rare for them to wear something that is not their normal attire.

Azief simply look like a handsome dude with great physique and flawless complexion. His hair is trimmed and he had styled his wavy hair that made him like a rebellious man.

His hair is styled with loose strands with tapered side, the contrast of the clean and tapered side with the separated strand keep him from looking unkempt

His clothes hugged his body showing his muscular body. He looks like one of the front page model with his t shirt and denim jean

As for Katarina, her white dress seems to portray herself like some kind of innocent goddess with her straight hair styled in feathery locks, making her hair look soft and giving that breezy look

They look nothing like an Ice Goddess or a Death Monarch. It was like they were back on Earth before the Fall.

They look like a boy and a girl who is meeting at a blind date. Tonight, there is only Azief and Katarina.

Not Ice Goddess Katarina that terrorized the back alleys of Moscow and the strongest woman in the world…just Katarina

Not Death Monarch that rules Pandemonium, not the strongest man in the world but only and just…Azief

For a moment they just look at each other like it was the first time they saw each other. And in each other, they saw a different kind of life.

If the Fall did not happen, could it be like this? Maybe someday Azief would go to Russia on a business trip or a leisure trip or something and saw Katarina on the street.

Maybe they would find each other presence comforting and maybe they would hit it off. And then they might fall in love with each other.

But almost immediately both of them know that if not for the Fall, it would not be like this. Azief would never go to Russia probably.

He might not even be able to afford a ticket to Russia. His life before the Fall is nothing short of pathetic. 

And if he met Katarina, knowing himself, he probably could not speak a word to such a beauty

He would not then see that this beauty has her own scars, scars that made this beauty always felt she wasn’t enough

In that reality, he and Katarina would never fall in love with each other.

He would not love Katarina because he would never make the time to understand her. 

And she would never love him because he would never love such a man. But, fortunately, that is not their reality

Their reality….is that they met under an abyss of ice, trapped together in that area for three days, and Katarina fell in love with him and him with her.

That is their reality. And it is a reality that they very much grateful for. Azief could never think he would ever love somebody from another country. 

Most people would find someone they love near them.

To be honest, he didn’t even think that he would ever be able to find love even in his own country. 

He is living the dream. The woman he used to a have one sided love with loves him. The most beautiful woman in the world also loves him.

To some it is like a dream come true. If this is a rom com or a harem story, all of this might be a happy story.

But this is real life. And real life is always messy. Love is not as easy as those rom-com shows you.