Astoria's POV
The demon king has arrived. The knights are terrified but they refuse to show their fear. I have been watching Adelaide and she doesn't seems to be worried or nervous. But-
"Why would the empress invited the demon king to the palace?! Has she gone mad?"
The knights and servants didn't even try to keep their voice down. When the demon king walks out from his carriage, he smiled as his eyes met with Adelaide.
"To think I get to have the pleasure to meet the ruler of humans. My predecessor would be jealous of my achievement. My name is Moloch and I am the current king of the demon realm."
Adelaide offered her hand for the demon king to take.
"My name is Adelaide Tempest, the empress of Tempest Empire." Moloch took Adelaide's hand before giving it a peck.
"I advice that your servants to keep on their best behaviour. I'm sure you've heard of what happened to your commander when he tried to invade my land." The demon king turned his attention to me with a smile.
"The devil of the North- yes I am well aware of your lover's presence in battle. The king of monsters told me how this knight annihilate almost half of his kind in the recent subjugation. And I still can't believe that she is still alive after dealing with the demonic miasma." I smiled.
"Your demons are weak." Adelaide raised her hand after I said that.
"Moloch is our guest. Please behave. It's best if we take this conversation inside. I've prepare a suitable banquet for welcoming your first visit to the human realm." Adelaide turned her back to the demon king before exude such regal energy as she leads the demon king through the desert palace.
"I was told that you are in charge of this kingdom temporarily. Is that true, madam?" Madam? Is it because the empress called out to his name?
"It's true. My sister will soon take over as the regent until her son is old enough to take over the throne." The demon king suddenly laughed.
"So instead of giving the throne to the king's brother, you let your sister be the regent? How smart to put your own blood to gain control." Adelaide chuckled.
"Would you want to work with an incompetent fool, my lord?" Moloch laughed. As we entered the lounging area, the demon king raised his eyebrows when the former desert king concubines were the one who acts as the servants.
"I didn't expect for the concubines to be the one to serve us, madam." Adelaide smiled as she offered the demon king a seat.
"My sister was benevolent. She let her husband concubines stay in the palace. So instead of letting them do whatever they want, I thought it would be better for them to served important guests. After all, they are no longer relevant without the king." The king's concubines said to be of rarest beauty but this demon didn't even spare a gaze to any of them.
"So, madam- now that we are both here, to what I owe this pleasure to finally meet you?" Adelaide leaned back to her seat and said,
"I heard that the alchemists from the demon realm has found a way to turned minerals into natural energy. But isn't it a waste since the demon realm has limited resources when it comes to minerals? Isn't that why you decided to invade the desert land?" The demon king smiled.
"It seems you're well aware of my kingdom's dilemma. Are you thinking of trading with my kingdom? Aren't you afraid of what the human nobles would think? And aren't you scared of my people, madam?" The concubines are scared when the demon king suddenly exude such a dense demonic energy.
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The Empress (GirlxGirl)
RomantikSince she was born, Adelaide had to go through many hardship as she was being prepared to be the mother of a nation. Adelaide thought that once she became the empress of Tempest, she would finally become a free woman. But instead of freedom, Adelai...
