On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Huo stood in front of the people like he did the first time, holding his soul sword and pointed them at the sky once at sky. He had dyed his hair back to pitch black color. The sword reacted and at the right time sky turned all grey with heavy thunder and lightening hitting the ground. The demon crowd screamed their lungs out praising their Hero and welcoming him back. 

He looked at the side and recalled the vision he had seen before. The late King Dritan standing there smiling proudly at him. He took a deep breath looked away. He did not wish to look at the other side. Queen Regent Volca and the Military Leader Fiona was standing there smiling at him. Volca had tears when her eyes, looking at him proudly, her heart pounding loud looking at the crowd and listening to then accepting him, loving him and praising him continuously. Fiona looked at the crowd with wonder and fear realizing how careful she should be while takin mg each and every step and care about the reaction the masses. 

He then took a cup of wine as a part of their ritual and gulped then down all together.  General Hawk did not move front his aside even for a second scanning the people around again and again. 

Huo raised his hands and asked the crowd standing below the stage to stop keep silence and they did immediately.  He took control of them.  "Us demons will never accept defeat and failure for the sake of any soul in this world and show them what we are capable of from now on, and I will tell the world that we no longer can be tamed but cooperate with us equally in everything, because we deserve a better life too," he said to his people. "As your King, chosen by you all, I will do the duty without failing you all," he promised them. "I will not disappoint my father nor my people," Everyone applauded for a really long time. "When I take this throne this time I will make hell is equal to heaven, and we are no less," 

Queen Regent walked over and made an announcement. "I know I was never accepted by my people but I can assure you, I did my best as i could in the absence of our King. And now it is time," she said raising her hand and performing a spell and it started to rain with the petals of various flowers and grasses. "This weekend, there will the coronation ceremony and welcome back party of King Huo," the crowd screamed again. "Merry and remember to stay alert, take care of yourself and never let any heavenly being walk inside without the pass from the Castle, " she warned the crowd and finished the public meeting.

When Huo returned back to castle from Water Kingdom he no longer wished to be closed up inside the cold, lonely underground chambers that did not even let him breath fresh air. The way King Aenon treated even though they shared a history impressed him and made him measure the way Volca was treating him locked up like her treasure in the name of love and protection. It did not feel right. It made him ask Hawk to help him take the throne back and take control of his life. And that  was exactly what Hawk wanted either. Hawk was constantly suspicious about Fiona, the evil lady and her daughter even though Volca the Queen Regent is not as vicious as her mother is.

"Huo'er, you're back, I thought you would take longer than this," she said trying to hide him when he walked inside the court directly. "Why don't we go to another room, " she suggested even though the court was empty at the time. 

"Why would I?" He asked back.

"Why should the King hide any longer, has he not recovered perfectly well?" Hawk questioned Volca for which she had no straight answer.

"I'm just worried about his safety," she said.

"He is strong enough to protect himself and us," Hawk said. 

"Why? Do you doubt me?" Huo asked her in a serious tone. 

"No," she said. She looked into his eyes for few seconds and locked her eyes. "I trust you," she cleared him. "I trust you this time with everything, " Yes he did not understand about what she meant behind those lines, but he did turn his face and look away somewhere else. 

The next moment Fiona walked in closing the door of the court behind her. 

"Did I  not make myself clear last time that Huo should not be let out of his room," she said. Huo gave her an angry gaze. 

"Pay your respects mother," Volca warned Fiona. 

Huo did look different and stronger than before. Fiona was unaware of his absence from the underground room as Volca covered it up well and good, visiting everyday, ordering his menu and eating inside the chamber, ordering books to read, spending some time which made everyone think that he has always been inside the room itself. 

"What is going on?" She asked her daughter not caring to greet Huo thinking he is still under their control. 

"His highness will take back his throne soon, we are asking the Queen Regent to make the arrangements, and declare the arrival of the King to our kingdom," Hawk reported their plan. Fiona's eyes grew wider and wider for each worh General Hawk uttered. She then kept her emotions under control and pretended to fine with the news. 

"Is he cured?" She asked her daughter. 

"Yes, the treatment is almost complete, " Volca replied. 

"Ok then carry on with everything, don't come panicking later," Fiona said and left the room leaving the door open like before. Huo then took his leave and stepped out on the streets with Hawk to see around covering his face. He decided to stay in an inn for a night to experience normal life for some time confidently, since he had General Hawk along with him. They walked up and down the streets, shops, met few merchants and so the travellers from heaven doing shopping and dealing with business. He overheard some conversations and under that things are indeed under control and he had nothing special to take care of urgently. 

That night Huo enjoyed the night show at the hotel. A romance drama presented for the people who were staying at the inn. It was pretty crowded and the food was served nonstop. Huo enjoyed all the dishes and ordered for little amount wine. 

The story was a romance between a demon and angel. The demon prince and a crown princess from heaven studying together and falling in love. But later they get cheated by their best friend and were split, both taken away back to their homes. But the heaven try to get hold of the two afraid they might rule the world together and try to engage the princess with the celestial prince and invite the demon prince for betrothal to watch his lady being taken away. But demon prince rescues her and leaves the Kingdom. But the best friend and the Celestial prince chase them and kill the lovers in front of their family. It was then everybody found out that the crown princess was pregnant with the child of the Demon prince. The story has a tragic ending and left everyone in the verge of tears. 

It left an impression on King Huo watching the play and he felt sad for the fictional couples too. Hawk watched Huo carefully to see if he remembered anything but he had no absolute reactions coming from his heart. It was surprising to see how Huo recalled nothing even after watching a play that was about his own life. Hawk felt bad at first, thought whether he should hit Huo'er about his last life, but then let it go, unwilling to tire him and asked him to leave and get some good rest before they meet the Clan and announce his return the next day. The next morning when Huo returned to the Castle, his wardrobe, his bed chamber , his study and his regular menu, everything has been set by Volca. He only had to take the throne and reign over the hell. 

Huo asked Hawk to assess all the royal guards and their performances and asked to open slots for new recruitment to fill the lay off slots since he had no idea about the existing guard and their temperament. He wanted to create every thing new according to his taste and decisions, wishing to throw away the puppets of Fiona and her daughter. Hawk supported his right decisions and made everything possible in very short time. Hawk was sure that it would flip Fiona and make her go crazy. 

General Hawk had know Fiona for thousands of years and her secrets.  But he had never put his head in her business only caring about King Dritan and listening to the orders he gave out, which at times also included taking care of Fiona's and Volca's matter. But he had never personally agreed with those decisions King made, petting the snake that in the end bit back. And he did not wish to make Huo'er do the same mistake. On the other hand, Huo seriously wanted to take some power off of Fiona and give them to Volca who looked less poisonous and more capable. 

Demon land prepared for the coronation and Huo sat in satisfaction to have sent out the invitation letter to heaven. He was sure the letters he dispatched would have shocked the heaven. He prepared himself to meet any sort of reaction and charged his powers.