The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 190

Chapter 190: Chapter 190 : Lucifer Morningstar (4)

The corridor lay locked in stillness. Students were frozen mid-step, laughter caught in their throats, drinks hanging in the air like painted stars.

Even Alex’s body refused to obey him, every muscle bound by invisible chains. Only his mind was free, sharp as a blade. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

’This suffocating stillness... it’s her,’ he thought grimly.

The silence broke with a voice smooth, commanding, and impossibly calm.

"Long time no see, Alex... or should I call you Lucifer Morning-star now?"

The air shimmered in front of him, and from the folds of reality itself, a girl emerged—Evelyn Williams.

Golden hair cascaded down like strands of sunlight, her golden eyes glowing faintly with divinity.

Her face was perfection sculpted, every curve refined to flawlessness—a beauty that could topple kingdoms with a glance.

The sway of her hips carried an elegance so commanding that even the air bent to her rhythm.

She walked toward him as though the entire world was hers to command, her every step a proclamation of superiority.

She stopped just before him, her expressionless face close enough to feel the trace of her breath.

Slowly, deliberately, she reached out slender fingers and brushed against his cheek.

With the gentleness of a lover but the authority of a god, she pulled away his skeletal mask.

Amethyst eyes were revealed beneath—eyes in which galaxies seemed to swirl, stars burning faintly in their depths.

His black hair framed the glow, and though his features were unchanged, his presence sharpened.

Evelyn’s lips parted faintly. Her golden eyes flickered.

’His previous looks were good... but damn, this one...’

A voice in her head—Aurora—laughed.

[ Yeah, I’m digging this one too. Those black hair and amethyst eyes suit him better. ]

Alex raised an eyebrow at Evelyn’s lingering gaze. She caught it immediately and smirked faintly.

"You can talk. I made sure that sharp tongue of yours still works. I froze you because I know you’d never listen otherwise."

Alex met her golden gaze, his tone sharp and simple.

"How."

Her smirk deepened, and she circled around him slowly, her golden hair glinting as she moved.

"How, huh? That’s a good question... one I’m still trying to answer myself."

He frowned, and she stopped behind him, her tone shifting to a soft confession.

"I’m glad you’re alive and well, Alex."

She came around to face him again, eyes narrowing.

"Exactly six months ago, on the day you and my brother were kidnapped, I saw a vision. A vision that shook me to my core."

Her voice grew heavier.

"In that vision, I saw you. Me. And others—faces I vaguely recognized.

But I knew that place... the Age of Gods. Confused, I asked Aurora what that vision meant.

But she was just as shocked.

Because neither of us recognized you at all. It was as if you didn’t exist. Not a single memory of you in that era. Impossible. And yet..."

Alex’s brow furrowed. ’Is she talking about... when I touched Ethan’s sword during the fight with the twins?’

He looked at her sharply.

"That doesn’t answer my question."

Her lips curled faintly.

"The man I saw in that vision... was beyond comprehension. The powers he possessed were beyond understanding.

And he looked exactly like you."

Her golden eyes bored into him.

"So when the news came that you died, I didn’t believe it. Not for a second. Aurora confirmed it too—you had survived."

Alex’s voice dropped into a cold edge.

"I’ll say this only once. Release me."

Evelyn’s smile faded. For the first time, her expression softened into something almost pleading.

"I will. But promise me one thing."

His eyes narrowed.

"What."

To his shock, Evelyn lowered herself to her knees. She bowed so deeply her golden hair spilled across the floor, her forehead touching the polished stone.

"Please," she whispered, voice trembling with something far heavier than pride, "forgive my brother. He only did what he thought he had to in order to save the lives he could."

Alex’s expression darkened, his aura flaring.

The very air vibrated as particles of time itself bent and shifted around him. Slowly, his limbs moved again despite her still-active spell.

Evelyn’s eyes widened.

’How...? I didn’t lift the spell.’

His voice was icy.

"Get up."

She rose, stunned, as his gaze bore down on her.

Alex’s voice grew heavier, laced with restrained fury.

"Did you know? That I was going to die in that dimension when your brother left me to rot?"

Evelyn closed her eyes briefly, then nodded. "He told me everything."

Her voice softened, but the words were like daggers.

"Believe me... when he told me, he looked more broken than I’ve ever seen in my life. He didn’t eat for days. Every time he tried, he vomited everything back up."

She took a breath, her tone trembling despite her usual divine calm.

"Even now, he hasn’t seen our mother. He says he doesn’t have the courage... not after what he did.

To tell her that her son abandoned his friend... left him bleeding on the ground, looking at him with hopeful eyes that he would save him—all in the name of some so-called greater good that he himself feels disgusted at."

Her golden gaze dimmed, guilt flickering deep inside.

"He suffers, Alex. Even now. The friends he once fought beside barely speak to him. They look at him only with disdain. They don’t even acknowledge him anymore."

The weight of her words lingered in the frozen air, pressing against Alex’s chest.

Her hands clenched at her sides, her golden aura flickering faintly.

"He suffers every day. He just tries to appear strong."

The corridor stood unnaturally still, the frozen air suffocating, Evelyn’s golden eyes locked onto Alex as though searching for something hidden behind his calm. Her voice trembled, rare for someone who carried herself like divinity.

"All those people ignore him as if he’s a stranger," she whispered, "even though everything he did was to save their lives."

She stepped closer, lifting her chin with quiet defiance.

"If it weren’t for me, Seraphina, and Ophelia giving him emotional support, he would’ve broken long ago."

She drew a breath, steadying herself before her words cut sharp.

"So tell me, Alex... if you were in his place, would you have done better? Would you have saved everyone without sacrificing anything?"

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