Ascension of the Monster Queen

That night, Nessa did not expect to see the leader of the council members there and that made her feel a little bit weird and didn't really like it, but she knew that she couldn't just judge someone like that and she smiled at him.

The demon glanced at her and noticed the way she was being then he sighed and glanced at the leader, who was looking at Nessa.

The princess began introducing the two to each other, including what was Nessa's so-called purpose there and the king glanced at them then smiled, seeing they were all getting along so far.

"So, you came here on behalf of Kurson?" He asked.

"Yeah, I came here at first on behalf of him but then got caught up with these guys and that took another turn as well, as you may have heard," She responded and he chuckled.

'Yeah, I heard all about what happened here from these guys, not a detail missed, perhaps, you seem quite young, I hope Kurson is not pushing you too hard, he tends to be a little uh... Blunt sometimes, I am not sure if that the right word but he partially is," He said and she chuckled as he smiled at her.

The demon's eyes narrowed as he looked at him, while a few more thoughts ran through his mind at the time and he scoffed then the leader glanced at him.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"He is my assistant, he doesn't talk much either, so," She responded and the demon's brows furrowed and a slight smile appeared on her face.

"I see, then there is no problem with him being here, I am glad everything has been going well around here, lately, I was a bit worried at first, I am please to meet you as well, Nessa, my name is Vito," He said as he brought forth his hand.

"Nice to meet you as well," She replied then her eyes narrowed as she looked at his hand and her brows furrowed as she released his hand.

'Why am I feeling a bit weird? Is it because he is the leader of them and the council cannot be fully trusted?' She wondered then lowered her gaze as a few things came to her mind about the council.

'I have to get to the bottom of this soon, I want to go back for a while and fix the ranks and so on, also, I have a feeling as though something is coming, also, is it just me? Isn't he a bit too friendly for a leader? Or that's just the way he is? I was expecting a bit more, to be honest, hmm,' She thought then looked at the princess, who touched her on her shoulder.

"What is it?" She asked and the king approached them.
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"Vito, if you have any problem with how things turned out, you can speak to me directly, do you have any problem with my decision concerning the throne?" The king asked and Vito glanced at him with his eyes narrowed.

Vito was tall, had golden-brown eyes, slim, fair and had slightly long hair which was in a small pony and he was dressed quite elegantly, like a leader should.

"Problem, huh? I see, I take it you guys heard some people opinion, meaning, some people were against your decision?" He asked as he looked at the king.

"Yeah, some people had different opinions on the matter but I am not going to change it, I will listen to what they say and talk my mind after that, but I am telling you this, this is our kingdom, I am not changing my mind even if the council wanted me to, I and I alone make the decision concerning this place," He responded and a smirk appeared on Vito's face.

"Some people may get the wrong idea if they heard what you just said, they would think you are challenging what they are capable of doing," He said and the king smirked at him and Nessa glanced at the two of them.

'What the hell is with this situation?' She wondered then exhaled deeply, for she was worried about what might happen next and wanted to be ready for anything.

"You good?" The demon asked.

"Is it that obvious?" She asked.

"You want to go back now, don't you?" He asked and she glanced at him.

"It doesn't matter what I want right now, it's what I need to do as a leader," She responded quietly.

"Let them assume what they want, I don't care either, I am going to do what is right and say what I want; as a leader, I am going to be free to do that as well," The princess said and at the same time, everyone that was in that circle, looked at her, for they were not expecting to hear her say that.

The leader chuckled, then looked at her as well as the king and so how honest they were being and won't ever hesitate to do certain things.

"I see, so, it would seem to me as though you have changed a bit from when I first met you, I admire your courage as well and both you and your family's honesty, but before things go wayward, let me make myself clear, I have no problem with this or whatsoever, nor do I intend to do any other thing that may be coming to your mind," He replied.

"I accept your decision, this is your kingdom; I am just here to observe, as long as this is what you want, I have no problem with it, please don't misunderstand us, but I do wonder, what brought about the changes in you?" He asked as he looked at Mikala.

"Her," She responded as she pointed to Nessa and Vito's eyes narrowed then he smiled.

"She must be talented then, well, now that the air is clear, let's just enjoy the party," He said and the others agreed with him.

Everyone was pleased with each other's answers that night, but Nessa knew that things wouldn't die down that easily on the enemy's side and she was being patient, but a surprise was waiting for her back in the land she called her own, one that was part of the enemies next move.

Later that night, after the party came to an end, everyone called it a night and when Nessa returned to her room, she called out to the demon, because she wanted to talk to him about the next step, which may be the final in that kingdom.

When he answered her, she looked and noticed he was in the balcony and she sighed then went to him and at the same time, her eyes widened in surprise at the sight before her.