The few people who knew and saw Queen Anjali jumping like a frog, spread it around Maelstrom, but they don’t actually know it was Cheng who ordered her to jump like a frog.
Queen Anjali locked herself inside her room crying, and when Thiago couldn’t bear to see his mother crying, he decided to confront Cheng even if he was scared.
“Did your mother tell you what she did to my bride before I made her jump like a frog?” Cheng asked.
“It was just a slap Cheng, you shouldn’t have disgrace her that way” Thiago said.
“Just a slap? Should I slap you and called it just a slap, huh?” Cheng said going close to Thiago, and Thiago quickly snuggle backwards.
“No” He answers with so much trepidation.
“I won’t have done that to your mother, if she didn’t raise her hands on my bride. I don’t want to cause any harmless to you all, but do me a favor and stay thirteen miles away from my bride, else you will be added to the animals in the jungle” Cheng said and diverted his eyes to Tatiana, and held her waist.
“Well the King…” Cheng stopped when he noticed Thiago was still in the room with them.
“Do you want to be added to the animals in the jungle?” He asked and Thiago ran out of the room.
“You didn’t have to scare him like that” Tatiana said.
“What he did to me when I was still a kid was worse” Cheng said.
“Really?”
“Yes Tiana. Before I wasn’t possessed with the power of the demon, Thiago and Queen Anjali used to bully me a lot, I was helpless then, but not anymore. Do you know the funny part of everything” He asked smiling.
“What?”
“I can’t turn them into animals or object” He said smiling.
“Really? But you always threaten to turn them into animals, just like you did just now”
“I am only saying that to scare them. I can do all kinds of magic, except turning a human into an animal or object, I guess only the ones blessed with the powers of the heavens can transform a human being to any kind of animals or objects” Cheng said, and Tatiana hits his chest.
“Ouch, why did you hit me?”
“You are so bad Cheng, I literally believe you can a human into an animal” Tatiana said and Cheng smiles and said
“In order to make people respect you, you have to make them believe you can do something, even if you can’t do it”
“And since when did you become a parable speaker?” Tatiana asked and Cheng laughed.
“What did you wanted to say to me before Prince Thiago barged in?”
“Let’s get engaged” He said.
“Huh? But I’m just a palace maid Cheng, and the only reason why I am not being chased out from the palace for being in a relationship with a prince, is because you have the power to stop the world if you choose to” Tatiana said.
Cheng smiled and caressed her cheeks. “Don’t worry Tiana, the King was the one who suggest we get engaged”
“Really? The King approved of our relationship?”
“Yes he did, and the only way for you to stop being a palace maid is if you are betrothed to me” Cheng said, and Tatiana smiled.
“I never thought it will be easy for the king to accept me” She said.
“I might h@të my father for neglecting me ten years ago, but believe me when I say he is a good man. Will you be my betroth?”
“Of course I will Cheng, I love you” Tatiana said smiling.
“So do you have any relative I can send gifts to for our engagement rites” He asked with a happy smile on his face.
“I have only an aunt as a relative. She’s Manisha by name, and I am sure she will be over the moon, since she has always wanted me to get married”
“I will send lots of gifts to her right this instant, so we can get engaged tomorrow” Cheng said.
“Do you want me to stop being a palace maid that badly?” She asked smiling.
“Yes, but that’s not the only reason”
“Then what?” She asked and Cheng’s eyes scanned her body in a naughty way, especially her Brë@šts.
Tatiana notice it, and covers her Brë@šts with her hands.
“Why are you looking at me that way?” She asked stuttering.
“You already know what I mean right?” Cheng asked naughtily, going closer to her.
Tatiana screamed and ran out of the room, and Cheng laughs so hard.
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Marcellus shot at the archery range and he got it perfectly.
“Yes” He said with a happy smile.
“How on Earth did you do that? I have been trying to get a perfect hit, but I always failed” Cheng said.
Just like how he promised to practice archery with Marcellus, Cheng is fulfilling his promise, and gracefully, they are bonding so well.
“Even if you have powers you can’t be good at everything” Marcellus said, and Cheng chuckled.
“I heard you and Tatiana will be getting engaged” Marcellus said.
“Yes” Cheng said smiling.
“I am happy for you Cheng, I should be in the special seat on your engagement rite”
“Why? Are we friends?” He asked.
“I thought we were friends already” Marcellus said.
“You want to be friends with a demon?” Cheng asked looking surprised
“Yes Cheng”
“Are you not afraid of what I might to do you?” Cheng asked.
“No, and if you start to act up, I will just pour you hot water, and your demon will quench” Marcellus said, and Cheng laugh.
“You are so funny” He said.
“And I am glad that I made a demon laugh. But do you know you were born on the night the King’s star appeared?” Marcellus asked.
“I was?”
“Yes Cheng. It means you are destined to rule Maelstrom. This might be a hunch, but I think you were possessed with a demon, so you will be h@të by many, which will deprived you of fulfilling your destiny” Marcellus said and Cheng looked at him.
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⟨ ISHA’S CAVE ≈ NIGHT ⟩
A palanquin was lifted down by four men who were workers from the brothel and Amica came out from the palanquin.
“Don’t move an inch from here, I will be back” Amica said and enters the cave.
Her footsteps was held as she walks towards the room, where Isha always perform her dark magic.
Amica entered the room and sees her incanting some magical spells, probably invoking dark powers.
Isha stopped when she noticed Amica’s present and she turned to look at Amica, and Isha smiled.
“You finally came to see me” Isha said smiling.
“Long time no see… mother”
……
TBC
