Chapter 818: Chapter 816-Heated Match.

Chapter 818: Chapter 816-Heated Match.



'A bubble of insecurities hidden under a layer of confidence, running away from the past, one might say...'

I mused as I floated above the sky, looking down at Ella. For all her bravado and confidence, there lay a very fragile ego within her, one born from all the past things that happened to her, which started to push Ella towards the edge-always to be perfect, to be that one ideal self that cannot have a single layer of problem or issue others can see or use against her.

And in that run from those hidden layers, Ella has forgotten that by running away from our problems, they will surely catch up to you. Now, it catches up, twisting her tastes and filling her with that fragile ego, which will burst if pushed in the specific way I know.

Of course, in the game, it's our duty as the players to handle Ella well. She does go down that dark road of control and self-inflicted pleasure, taking the player away from Carmel. But in a sense, in the game, we must guide Ella well, be by her side, investigate her past, and together, finally help Ella get over the problems and truly shine as a beautiful woman.

One that is truly intelligent and beautiful. And it also comes with dealing with a lot of baggage, which Ella comes along with. Ella is more among the clingy and love-needing targets. Unlike many, she always needs to be assured of her self-worth when she is with the player. She always needs some time for the player-a lot of maintenance goes into dealing with Ella.

In the game, if we spend some time away from her, her emotions start to spiral out of control. She starts to think the player is cheating on her, maybe the fact that he's tired of her, maybe the fact that because she is too clingy, the player has lost interest in her. Or perhaps the player has found someone better than her.

All those negative thoughts would always hover over her. The first part of conquering Ella begins with creating that atmosphere where Carmel likes the player. After that, that taboo- like pleasure of taking away and sparkling better would keep Ella in check, always seeking out the player for a sense of validation to boost her ego-that she is better than the so-called downtrodden princess.

The fact, after that, is that Ella will slowly fall for the player's true charm. It's here that this level of behaviour and jealousy will start to sprout out. In the game scenario, there are parts where Ella will even ask the player to get into a relationship with Carmel and just string her along, while Ella will be the one 'truly' enjoying the player behind Carmel's back.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After this would come the scene of the player trying to get the girls and not spending enough time with Ella, which will push her to take drastic measures to keep the love. Taking extreme steps would lead to a bad ending, and this is where, when courting Ella, the player has to be careful. The player also has to quickly deal with the fragile ego of Ella-that means a journey into her past and learning of the present.

However, even after that, the main problem of her clinginess and wanting to spend a lot of time together won't be taken away easily. Instead, it would only reinforce Ella's behaviour very well, and she would even start to think of ways to manipulate Carmel with the player, trying to make Carmel into the puppet ruler while truly ruling the Empire as the true couple rulers.

Ella leaned to one side, narrowing her eyes as if on a battlefield. She cast her mana and slid a knight to f3. "Knight to f3," her voice was smooth, almost playful.

Lompak replied quickly. "Knight to c6." He put a bit of his mana into the knight as he moved it, giving it a slight shine. He needed to keep her on her toes and make her slip up.

The pieces clicked and clattered in a rhythmic dance as the game wore on. Subtle yet deliberate, both players were deep in it now, their moves calculated and exact. Ella moved her bishop to c4, creating an early pressure point in Lompak's position.

"Bishop to c5," was Lompak's response, the knight and bishop now cooperating in the defense of the king's side. He was not going to give Ella an easy opening.

Ella smirked. "Aggressive, are we?" she said, an edge of amusement lacing into her tone. She adjusted her mana flow and brought out her other knight to c3. As layer upon layer of intricate strategies unfolded, tensions in the gathering thickened.

The match heated up as they jockeyed into the middle game, Ella moving her queen forward to d3, with her mana charging the piece with a nearly silent hum. The place was alive with silent anticipation, the people around them hardly daring to breathe.

Lompak scowled, eyes narrowing as he stared at the board with intense focus. He could feel the trap she was setting-neat, too, to entice him into overcommitting his defences. He edged a pawn forward to h6, hoping to gain some room on the king's side.

The eyes of Ella sparkled with approbation. "Clever, but not clever enough," she muttered to herself, moving her rook to e1, firming up her central control.

For a second or two, Lompak wavered, the weight of her implacable onslaught bearing down on him. But he hardened himself. He moved his bishop to g5, where it pinned her knight to the queen. "Ah, let's see how you handle this."

Ella leaned forward, her mana flaring as she cast a glance at the piece. Her knight leapt to d5, a daring counterattack that sent ripples of admiration through the crowd.

And it was a little disappointment to the heart of Lompak. She outmanoeuvred him, and he was not ready to give up yet. He sacrificed a pawn to d5, which she had to recapture. The board blazed with possibilities, every move feeling like a thrust of the dagger or a raised shield.