shuhaige
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Light Wiz kingdom.
Royal palace
The king’s study.
King Vellio Atlantes was seated at his exquisite wooden desk reading an unrolled scroll when his right-hand man, Louis Frost entered his study that was attached to his room hastily.
“Buddy, what’s up?” the king said without looking at the man.
Louis stopped to bow his head slightly with his right hand across his chest in salutation, “Greetings, your Majesty,”
The king gave him a side eye and focused on the content of the scroll again.
Seeing this, the brown-haired man sighed and stood upright before walking to sit in the chair opposite the king. He placed his hands on the table and clasped his fingers with a grave expression deeply etched on his face.
King Vellio put down the scroll and questioned, “Louis, how many times have I told you that when we’re in private, you aren’t to address me with my title?”
“That…” the man couldn’t find words to say and could only defeatedly sigh, “Sorry, I keep forgetting,” was the only excuse he could come up with after racking his brain for a short while.
“I don’t believe you. Anyway, you’re already here. Aren’t you on your day off? Why did you come? Did you miss me that much?” the king asked with a curious gaze.
“Well… Let’s stop playing around. I come with exclusive news,” said Louis.
“Oh, your wife is pregnant again? Is it twins like last time?” Beatrix’s dad chuckled and then voiced out his thoughts with an amused face, “I must say your seeds are really potent, hahaha,”
Louis shook his head at his friend’s antics, “No, Your Majesty…”
“What did you call me?” King Vellio raised an eyebrow questioningly.
“Sorry, pal. It’s not about me or my family. It’s about the other wiz clan,”
Hearing this, the king’s lazy look disappeared from his face and got substituted by a serious one rather.”Wyzeli-Sindi Landia? What about them? Are they devising a secret invasion again like last time? I’m not like I was back then. If they try that again, I swear, I’m going to pluck out Drake’s balls and make him eat it!”
“Vellio, you want my opinion?” Louis asked calmly.
The king nodded,”Sure,”
“I think you’re more suited to be a hooligan,”
“Hooligan? What’s wrong with being a hooligan king?” King Vellio questioned with a cocked eyebrow.
Louis cleared his throat, “Let’s forget what I said. Buddy, I was informed that the queen of that clan was killed mysteriously by three people. Two of the slayers supposedly are from races long believed to be extinct. One was a mermaid and the other one was a dragon. The third one is a wolf blood but an Olmpha,”
On hearing this information, the monarch’s eyes widened, “For real? What happened after that?” he asked with gleaming eyes.
Louis internally sighed. This king was a lover of gossip. “They also lost Antero Oswald,”
The monarch’s eyes widened, “Oh, that sorcerer. It’s fine. It’s good that he’s joined his ancestors,” the king said casually.
“That’s not all. Here comes the most interesting part,” Louis disclosed.
“Oh, tell me,” King Vellio encouraged keenly, rubbing his palms together.
Louis began the tale, “It’s said that the array that hides the dark wiz world has cracked so much. If nothing is done about it, it will crash in a month or two. Plus, the king is dead. A bloody fight is bound to happen in the fight for the throne. It’s said that the king had his men forcibly bring the Olmpha called Lavana and her mate into his realm but in the end, he lost his life and a strange demon serpent was released from his wife’s mansion. Though it vanished when everyone thought the general had captured it, promising to never bother them again.
But at the moment, most citizens are wary. They want to leave but King Drake’s imprisoned brother, Drogo is out of prison and turns out to be a sorcerer. He’s forbidden anyone from leaving. I-I’m pretty sure they’d have loved to come after us since they suspect us to be harbouring the sorcerer who joined hands in wiping out queen Ambretta and Antero. But at the moment, they need food and their treasure house was emptied by the Olmpha and her mate who turned out to be stronger than he looks,”
“Wow. This is a lot of information. With the nature of that Drogo, he’d come to attack us since he believes we have no sorcerer. They’ve got little to no treasures and lack food. There’s one place they can get more and that’s our kingdom. Even if I’m just a warlock, I’m not afraid of facing him head-on. However, I think you should strengthen the barrier as soon as possible triple-fold. Do that in three days at most. I’ll have to go into seclusion and see if I can go a level higher. I don’t want casualties in my kingdom again,” the ruler instructed gravely and Louis nodded his agreement.
“Oh, and about your earlier guess. My wife, Lalinta is pregnant again, this time with triplets,” he announced with a chuckle.
“Ooh, I knew it. I was right. That rod of yours… be careful not to break it from too much work,” the king admonished.
“I think you should put yours to work on your wife so we can get another Beatrix. She is likeable but too picky with who holds her. If you can have another little princess whom I can pamper silly, that would be great,”
The king rose from his seat and pointed his finger at his friend, “Are you calling me lazy, Louis? How about we switch places and let’s see if you have time to even kiss your wife. At least I make sure to share the bed with my wife no matter how busy I am. Besides, she’s on protection at the moment. So no matter how hard my shaft works, I’m not getting a baby any time soon. But it’s okay. It’s mutual. We wanna pamper Beatrix first. I think 3-5 kids are okay. You already have ten and the three in your wife’s belly make it 13. Do you even recall their faces, much less their names and order of seniority? Your children all look like you, how do you tell them apart?”
“Em… I think my wife asked me to buy sweets for her earlier. I’m leaving. No need to send me off,” Louis turned and started scurrying out of the study while the monarch tittered.
“Make sure you satisfy her tonight. You know our women don’t care about the pregnancy excuse. Make sure she faints and her love for you will increase,” King Vellio advised mockingly.
Louis turned around, “Oh, Vellio. I think you should fortify your seeds so that they can destroy the effect of that protection drink your wife is ingesting. Impregnate her by surprise. If you can do that, I’ll eat only vegetables until that child turns three,”
“Oh, challenge accepted. Remember your words, Louis,”
“I’m a man of my word. And when is Phoenix returning?”
“Soon enough. But if he doesn’t come on time, I’ll send men to get him and his mate…” the ruler covered his mouth, “Pretend you didn’t hear the last part,”
“Okay. I know nothing about him having a mate. I wonder what she’ll look like. Refined and elegant but sharp-tongued like your wife? Or cute but a precarious schemer like your baby girl?”
“Go to your wife, Louis,” the king threw a book at the latter who easily caught it and without bothering to return it walked out of the study chuckling.
When his friend was out of sight, the smile on the ruler’s face vanished, “This is indeed serious. I’ll have to make use of that mirror and see what exactly the situation is over there. I need Phoenix’s help though if I’m to take down that sorcerer. I don’t mind sacrificing my life. As long as my people are safe,” he muttered as he took out his maroon red scepter and sat on it.
Firstly though, he needed to catch up with his wife for dinner or he’ll be toast. He certainly didn’t want to be kicked out of bed again.Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.