LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 76: Request Denied
The study room was larger than expected and very neatly arranged with expensive collection of painting, porcelain and antiques. 'It must be Rivera's hobby,' she thought and smirked. She touched the vases and found how spotless everything looked. 'Same as before,' she thought and walked towards the book shelf. She stood with her back towards the door carefully observing everything that was arranged. There were scrolls and pouches along with the the parchment and petitions on top the table.
It has been really long since she has been waiting inside for people to appear. Not just any people but the king. The The waves sounded like they are in rage as they hit the cliffs. She tired to imagine what it would be like to be here on the storm day and shivered at the very thought with the images of lightening, wind and rain hitting all at once. She hated anything wet and cold although her powers are of frost.
She heard running footsteps outside the study room but dare not step out, not risking her life standing as a criminal and a sworn enemy in the victim's court. She didn't want to let people know about her presence and drew troubles.
If it was not for her daughter, she wouldn't dare have decided to give it go, to come ask the people she hates the most a favour. She was sure that she will he rejected and even arrested, but she still wanted to give it a try for the sake, for the slightest hope she had in her heart.
She couldn't hear what was happening clearly, but something sounded wrong. She heard few people searching for the Royal Physician and for the heat restoring elixir. It then occured to her about who could it possibly be. Her heart thumped loud, growing tensed a little. "What the heck is he doing here?" She cursed. "Damn it," she talkd to herself and continued since nobody cared to walk towards the study chamber. She understood that Tai has fallen sick as usual and seeking help from Empress like he always did. She regretted letting herself believe his words. She hated how she got deceived by him pretending to like her and get her in his chamber. She learned to flip the coin from him. But there is a limit she could hate Tai and keep a distance since they have one thing common to share. For this one reason, she couldn't just let him go. And now after the death of Aaron she has developed more expectations than ever. She has been waiting for this one moment for all her life, but a day dream it was, just a day dream, 'being a demon it can only be a day dream,' she always told herself and also consoled herself.
She wondered what actually could have happened for Tai to fall sick all of a sudden. But again she felt too bad for him since she as the enemy of the clan knew every inch of his body, mind and soul. She then understood that he trusts her really well more than he trusts his own wife he wasted his life for, committing too much crimes. But he matched her well. People with similar obsessions. Hours passed and she got bored sitting there. Since she has no way to walk around freely, she decided to wait a little longer. There was nothing useful she would want in the room, no secrets, no important documents nothing. She wondered about the purpose of the study and meditated for some time. She could sense fresh air around her, pure that it gave her a good feeling as she inhaled. She wished how such things could be available in the Demon Realm instead of the foggy, thick and humid air that defined the Demon Realm that easily tanned and dried the skin
There were no more sounds or rush outside. Things have turned silent and peaceful except for the night patrol. Then she heard some heavy footsteps walking towards the study. She got up and pretended to have just entered the study.
"What are you doing here?" One hoarse voiced asked her as he entered the room.
"You do know why am here, don't you?" She asked back.
"Fiona am warning, get the hell out of my sight before you lose your sight plucked out and fed to piranha.
"Do you think you can torture me anyway you want?" Do you even have the right? Fiona asked Aenon.
And Aenon had right replies for her.
"Do you want to see about who has more rights here? " he said and drew the sword out of its sheath.
'I am not here to fight or prove anything, ' Fiona said quickly before she got hit. She didn't quite feel like fighting. "I want to ask a favour," she said the truth.
King Aenon stood still aa she opened up. He was planning to attack after once she finished her speech.
"I want to lend the crystals, " she said straightly.
Aenon bursted out with sarcastic laughter and looked at her with his piercing eyes. "You listen woman, am warning you once again. Leave or be the treat to my sword. It's starving to eat a demon. But she did not move an inch.
"It is not for me or just anybody, it for the demon king, we have to restores his health like used to be before." she confessed the truth.
"Bravo," Aenon clapped loudly. "The level of your being shameless amazes me," he said. He then started fighting with her, catching her off guard that it helped him get an upper hand as they kept fighting.
He took her out of the room to the room top and later to the meeting area behind his vahmer. He made her lose her balance as she stood on top of the cliff. She fell straight info the vengeful sea. Fiona screamed loud for help as she sunk in the water from heights. She saw how the sea looks angry and hurt her with waves. She screamed for help and no one showed up for rescuing her. But except one person.
King Aenon thought that he had removed a headache, an obstacle but instead Emperor Tai showed up on top of the cliff and performed his powers to save Fiona, with half of his strength left in him.
"But why?" Aenon thought, confused. Not confused but confirmed. "Could the rumours be true? No way," he gasped and changed the weather into heavy storm trying to stop Tai from performing. Rivera soon reached and stood next to her husband, drawing out her water magic, she cooled down Tai for him to fall sick. Aiden appeared once again and alerted the palace asking for guards to assemble outside the quarters. "The mistress is here," he sent the message to the Empress. She did not at first wish to see it but chose to do it every.
The waves were hitting her and sinking her bit by bit. Rivera set the rain clouds and hit Fiona with it and Empress arrived at the same time. She felt sad to see how Tai is in the sea inside of seelping restoring his health. But she felt glad one way about how she will have the power to handle or disperse the funeral arranged for Aqua and Huo for the well being of their souls.
Fiona used her rest of the power and apparated to her room in the Demon Realm. She was tired. Not only that, she understood about how she should no longer ask favours to the Heavnely Kings though the fault with ordering as been hers. The memory of how she cold bloodedly killed Aqua flashed across her eyes, as she tried hard to breath, panting with her heart about to burst. "I don't regret it, I won't, " she talked to herself.
Drenched in salt water, Fiona changed her clothes immediately and asked for maids to bring her food and wine to prepare for the night. She felt embarrassed all at the same time. She recalled how ferociously Aenon fought with her, venting out his anger.
She had no idea about what was going on with her daughter. Though she could guess that Volca for sure will be spending time with Huo. She was not aware of the return of the greatest soldier of the Demon Realm.
The moon looked horrible to her that night. She shut the window and closed the curtains. She was shivering feeling cold and asked the maids to prepare a hot bath.
She was sure how she will not be able to lay her hands on the crystals and gave up on the thoughts getting it for her daughter to feed her love. Instead she decided to help Huo start with his cultivation.
Even though she had always put a cold face whenever she met him, she did want to help him take the throne so that her daughter could take the other throne with all the blessings from hell and heaven. Fiona undressed and stepped into her bath tub. She felt warm instantly. It's only then she noticed a mark on her body. "What the hell is this?