Sadness Behind The Mask

Chapter 25 - Bruno deserves this!

I went to see Lorenzo.
"Hey, how am I looking, Lorenzo?"
"Beautiful and fake as always!"
"Aww, thank you!"
I had brought some special food and milk for him. I fed him and returned. Because now I didn't have much time. It was the time, when I had to start working. My plan was going just as I thought.
Next morning, I visited the room of King Bruno.
"Oh! Welcome daughter!"
I smiled.
"I wanted to talk about something."
"What is it?"
"Do you know the history of Survania?"
"Who doesn't know? Don't you know about it?"
"Umm.. no, I've just heard about it."
"King Daniel attacked Survania and won over the land years ago. There lived poisonous and dangerous shape-shifting serpents!"
"Are they alive?"
"No, they went extinct after that. And Daniel got serpent gems from there worth millions. We also got part of it, because we provided the weapons and snake charmers for the war."
"Do you think it was fair with them?"
"Yes! They were not supposed to live among humans and possess such precious gems! And there's one thing you must know now, we have the best snake charmers and magicians in the world, and our basement is their practice center. We are working on extraction of magic from gems."
"Oh."
My eyes were burning with fire. They turned dark. Dark as never before. I gave him and Isabella some milk. I had mixed Brokio herb in it so they fainted immediately. I ordered the soldiers outside his room to throw them in the underground dungeon.
"My Queen! How can you...?
"Shhh! It's my order and you have to obey!"
In the coming three days, I changed all the staff of the Castle. I wasn't treating people wrong. It was announced that the King and Queen left for a voyage and their ship wrecked, even dead bodies weren't found. I was good at pretending. I cried out as they actually died.
I went to the dungeon to meet them.
"Mallory! You owe us a lot! You're so mean! Why have you done this?!"
"I'm sorry. I know I owe a lot, that's why I didn't kill you. I shape-shifted into my cobra form. Isabella fainted at the moment.
"I am Princess Mallory Succubus of Survania! Daughter of King Morris and Queen Sybil. And yes, sister of Princess Lilith Succubus of Survania."
"You cheated us!"
"Whatever. I don't want your Kingdom. I just want my gems back and I'll go back to Survania. Then I'll set you free."
I held a meeting with King Daniel on the day. He came with his cursed bitch face. He was being so feeble after his son kidnapped.
"Welcome! King Daniel!"
He came and kissed my hand in honor. Cool.
"We have our forces in search of Prince Lorenzo. I wanted to know if Lorenzo had any enemies."
"He stayed away from politics. My young boy was innocent."
And Daniel started crying. Oh, wow. I'm pleased, do it again!
"I can understand your emotions, sire! But there was one more thing I wanted to tell."
"Is it about Lorenzo?"
"Your son married me before he got disappeared."
I showed him the marriage papers.
He was so shocked. He was already too much old now and he just had one son, his only child, Lorenzo.
"I want to investigate whether these papers are real or not."
"Oh! For sure! Take them with you."