The Cruel Kings Kindness For His Bride

Chapter 10: . . . I'm sorry. . .

"-his true wife. . . Hmmm this. . . Just got interesting. . ."

-back with izu-

(Sorry for going back and forth a lot, but I do have my reasons)

Soon, hisashi came into the enchanted room, looking concerned, izuku took notice of a healer behind his father, ". . . Mother isn't coming is she?" Izuku asked, remembering his mother saying she was going to find a healer

Hisashi quickly reassured his son, explaining, "no, I told her I'd handle this" as he talked, izuku let the healer take his hand, they then spoke a simple incantation before waving his hand over izuku's, causing the wounds to heal instantly

"Thank you" izuku said as the healer bowed and left the room, "now, what do you want to talk about, my emerald?" Hisashi asked, sitting next to izuku, who continued to look down at the vibrant flooring

". . . I. . . Want to make a deal. . . With king shigaraki. . ."

-meanwhile with ???-

The healer from before, walked through the halls, minding their business, but they quickly stopped as they spotted the prince of the Werewolf kingdom, speaking with the queen of the emerald kingdom

The healer hid behind a stone piller as they listened in on the conversation, "I thought you said you would talk to him!" Prince Bakugo yelled, obviously angered, "I did! This was your fault! All you had to do was act like the lovey-dovey suitor and win him over! But apparently you can't do that!"

Queen inko raised her hand, seemingly about to hit bakugo, who quickly grabbed her by the wrist with a snarl, "watch it! That shit won't work on me you prissy fuck! Now remember the deal, either I get deku, or I tell your ignorant ass husband about your little secret" bakugo threatened, causing inko's eyes to widen in fear, but she quickly composed herself and snatched her wrist away

"You'll have izuku, and both our secrets will be safe"

Inko then walked away, with bakugo heading the opposite way, not taking notice of the healer, who hurriedly ran into a corridor, keeping close to the wall to stay out of sight

'This is bad, I have to tell the king, quickly'

-back with izu- (I know, sorry again for jumping pov's)

". . . I. . . Want to make a deal. . . With king shigaraki. . ."

King hisashi looked shocked, unsure of what to make of this, "izuku, king shigaraki is powerful, any deals you make with him will be everlasting" hisashi explained, a scares look over his face, but izuku seemed unfazed, only lightly tugging at a strand of hair

"I figured that, but father, I saw him in my dream last night, I don't know how he found me, but he told me if I gave myself up, the emerald kingdom will be unharmed, his allies will be here in 3 days" izuku responded, glancing to the poppy flower from earlier

And there it was, a common issue regarding the emerald kingdom, as due to its emerald caves, it was constantly sought after by unmarked kingdoms, who threatened war, but izuku would always persuad the opposing kingdoms otherwise by private negotiations and challenges, the royal family, or any family for that matter, has no idea how the prince does this, and anytime someone asked, izuku would always say the same thing

I'd do anything for my kingdom

Anyone could only guess what that could mean

Hisashi looked over izuku, trying to keep himself composed, he was furious that izuku seemed to not understand the gravity of the situation, and not realize what would happen if the cruel king got his hands on the emerald prince, eventually, the king spoke up, no longer able to control his frustration

"you don't understand! even just a small drop of your blood will release thousands upon thousands of thieves, murderers, the worst of the worst, and king shigaraki, whose his own breed of monster! and you think he'll just settle for that? No! he'll have his way with you, get an heir thanks to his spells, then he'll slaughter you and release his people! You do not understand!"

Izuku looked up at his father, still keeping his readless look, "I don't think he'll release them. . . He said something to me, 'what is the point of being king, if my people were to leave the dungeon I call my kingdom?' A king wouldn't want his criminals to leave their dungeon, right?"

Not knowing how to respond, hisashi just sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "just stay here, and I'll send an army towards the banished kingdom, everything will be fine, I promise" the king said half-heartedly as he left the room, closing the door softly

'He's upset. . . That's- . . . Fine' Izuku thought, getting up and leaving the purple barrier, he knew it wouldn't do anything, his soulmate already found him, there's no point in hiding behind magic

Izuku walked over to the poppy flower, picking it up and looking it over, making sure it was a real flower, which luckily, it was, he then grabbed a mislabeled book, pulling it out halfway, it then retracted back to its space before the entire bookshelf began to shake, causing a loud rumbling sound as it went into the ground

Behind the bookshelf, was a shrine, to who or what it was dedicated to, nobody knew, but the shrine itself wasn't what izuku was there for, instead, he need the small enchanted green and black flame used for burning incense, it blazed in a black and red bowl with Japanese symbols on it

". . . I'm sorry. . ."