Chapter 46: Chapter 44

He was actually her biological father but he was unaware until a few years ago when he began to investigate her origins. As Ellie grew and as mystery surrounded and troubled her life Asmodious began connecting the dots to protect her. But in doing so he found out she was his daughter and her mother, the only woman he had ever loved, the woman who suddenly left him without reason, had sacrificed their unborn child in return for his life. In his duty to protect the land he was attacked by beasts from the void, they left darkness within him causing it to devour him. Only those from the darkland can remove it, so she begged and prayed for his life to be spared willing to sacrifice anything. The Lord of the land accepted and requested a bride in return. She has thought that he had meant her so she accepted, but he had meant the babe that had begun to grow in her belly. She had known how he would react if he knew his unborn child was sacrificed for him. The shame had drove her to leave him for she could no longer face him. Esmeralda, broke the contact and saved her baby at the cost of her life. Her last act of redemption was to reunite the child and the father.