Chapter 25 - Teo - Three Days Later

"Are you saying she killed three trained assassins?" I asked stunned but I shouldn't be surprised. If anything this is getting more amusing.

I could feel my lips curl up with a twisted grin. I know I just lost three men and I should be angry but I'm not, this is just getting exciting.

"No your Highness they all committed suicide after she took them out." Jugo said, the spy I have tailing Anya for the last two months. He is shaking from head to toe. He may be a coward but he is certainly good at his job or I would have killed him a long time ago.

I some what expected this but I wasn't counting on anyone to dying in the process of just retrieving one girl.

I tapped my finger on my throne over and over again. I have to see this woman again but I know she is not going to willingly come to me and I don't want her to run and hide. I may never see her again if I pull any more stunts like this.

I have to make a plan to see her and I think I have an idea of how to do that. I can feel the hollowness in my chest starting to fill with something I haven't felt in a while.

A sick twisted version of happiness but I'll take any kind of happiness even if it's the crazy kind.

I was so deep in thought that I didn't realize Jugo is still standing in front of me quietly waiting for orders. I pushed my thoughts and desires in the back of my mind.

"You are free from your duties. The information you brought me was useful, leave now and don't come back unless I call on you." He bowed his head with out saying a word and left the room in a hurry.

I sighed, as much as I want to continue to play cat and mouse with you Anya. I have business with the other kingdoms and their Emperors. Zero is setting everything up as we speak.

He is arranging the temporarily peace treaty with the kingdom of Gem and we plan on taking out Vino together.

Apparently that fat pig has been secretly planning ambushing my kingdom then after making such a cowardly move he plans to kill me and put one of his sons on my throne.

As if I would ever let that happen. I griped the arm chair of my throne tight. Just thinking about it fills me with bitterness and if that wasn't bad enough he plans to use my military force against Gems kingdom. Wiping us both out all at once. His scheming plan probably would have succeeded if he didn't have traders in his council. His own men are betraying their own kingdom for money. It wouldn't surprise me if they betray their own flesh and blood for money. I'll make sure to annihilate all his council members after I eliminate their Emperor.

In two weeks all three of us Emperors are planning on meeting together here in my kingdom for what he thinks is a trade meeting between our kingdoms and instead of Vino ambushing me in a few months as he has planned. I'll make sure he dies in my kingdom. I will destroy his army and all his followers but I can't take all the glory the Emperor of Gems wants him dead just as much as I do.

As long as his sons don't get in our way. I seriously doubt those two know how to command an army but I know they wont hand over their kingdom willingly. May be his sons will attend this meeting then I can wipe out all the Vino's royals in one fell swoop. I sighed, I have a lot of planning to do but for now I'll focus on the task at hand.

I smiled coldly, I could see that fat money hungry pig grobling at my feet begging me to spare his life. I couldn't help but lick my lips just thinking about it.