King of Theapan (Part 11)

Prince Leo stood atop the temple wall with the mages as they fought off the werewolves nights all night long. Occasionally using his own fire mana to aid them in the battle. When the sun began to rise over the horizon his focus was on the view in the distance. He could see the vague image of Vorbuk and the other two returning.

The enemy werewolves all froze at the sight of King Luke. With his hands tied and his wounded leg poorly bandaged by Daryl he walked in the middle of the three of them. Every step the king took was taken with a limp from his wound. In front of him Vorbuk's shoulder was still wounded but the bandaging looked more properly done then the king's.

Prince Leo rushed down the wall, hastening his steps as he neared the stairs leading down towards the gate. When he reached the bottom he jumped off, completely ignoring the bottom few steps.

"Open the gate!" Johan Lovette shouted to his men as he heard the sound of the prince rushing up to him from behind.

"They're finally back." Leo exhaled as he stood beside the pope, acting as if he had not ran all the way down the wall.

Johan stared at the prince from the side for a moment, "Have you thought about what you're going to do with the king after this?"

Prince Leo flinched and closed his eyes, "He will take care of things when the time comes."

"I see," Johan Lovette looked as if he was in deep thought. "as long as my temple is safe."

Leo stared at the pope as he wondered what Johan was thinking so deeply about.

The gate was wide open as Vorbuk entered the temple grounds. From behind he could feel the eyes of the king on him. His focus could not remain on King Luke's gaze as he felt someone quickly grasping onto his shoulders. Prince Leo's blue eyes inspecting the wounds on Vorbuk in a panic.

"We should get you to the priestess." Prince Leo said with a worried expression on his face.

"It's fi..." Vorbuk paused as he was responding. Thinking of the priestess he changed his words. "Alright, we should head out immediately after seeing her."

"We're heading for the palace now?" Leo asked.

"It'd be best to move quickly while we have him." Vorbuk answered while pointing his thumb back at King Luke behind him. Daryl's hand was on the king's shoulder applying pressure with a kind smile. He still hadn't forgiven the king for wounding Vorbuk the night before. The king's expression paled as he felt as if he had fallen into the hands of a group of madmen.

Prince Leo nodded in agreement, "I'll tell the others then while you guys get treated."

With King Luke in their hands Vorbuk and his group rode on top of Bredret's back while in his dragon form. The king tied and hanging from the mouth of the red dragon by a rope. Those that tried to counter against them were slain without hesitation. They had to cut down all chances of the wolves rebelling later and the werewolves were a race that only submitted to those they viewed as strong. Vorbuk could not hold back against them over the days that it took to march from the temple to the Theapan Palace.

That was not the end of Vorbuk's display of dominance against the werewolves. Within the same day he arrived at Theapan's Palace with his group they raided the palace. Removing anyone that fought back or showed signs of wanting to. Those that submitted were left alive as Vorbuk would still need as many of the werewolves alive as he could spare without risking too much on the gamble of keeping them around. He could not run the palace on his own without its workers and those who were already under King Luke would naturally know the palace inside out.

The nobles of the kingdom were no better then merchants. They were out for their own benefits when it came to their families. Many of them submitted as they were willing to follow whoever offered them the best outcome. A few of them however died in the palace battle because they were not willing to forgo their pride and wanted to die with what honor they felt they would earn for taking a stand. This process went on for several days while the palace was taken over.

Once they had the palace in his hands, Vorbuk began to make his move. Meeting with the nobles he bought them over one after another. Some of them however were removed from their positions by Vorbuk as he found them unfit for their positions. King Luke had kept a number of questionable people around him over the years. They were people that were loyal to the god Chynir and Vorbuk wanted nothing to do with them. If they showed signs of being a threat he had Ashley and Bredret take care of them quietly.

Princess Isis was confined to the princess's palace. It was a smaller palace not far from the King's Palace where she had her own place to reside in peace. Vorbuk had to keep an eye on her during the time he was taking Theapan over. However his lack of aggression towards her made the people of Theapan question his motives towards the princess. Some had even started rumors that questioned if the princess had betrayed her own father.

King Luke, however, was currently imprisoned within the palace's prison. He could not get comfortable as he felt a chill down his back. A pair of jewel pink eyes were watching him closely. Aoki was his body guard while playing with his dagger in silence.

Before Vorbuk knew it two months had passed inside the Theapan Palace and his position was finally solid. Taking the throne from King Luke he rose as the new King of Theapan.

[ Quest Completed: Stealing A Throne ]

[ Title Received: King of Theapan ]

"Finally." Vorbuk muttered to himself as he stood in wolf form beside the Theapan King's throne.

[ Name: Vorbuk

Species: Shadow Wolf

Level: 3

Mana: 2235/5000

Title In Use: King of Theapan ]

[ Quest Completed: Gain Temple Support ]

Vorbuk stared at the notice where he completed gaining the temple's support. That was a notification that made him ponder. When he brought the king back as a captive from the temple the priestess had followed him back after pressuring her a bit more while she was healing him. The palace of Theapan now had Priestess Mai as his palace healer. With her teaching others like Zoe around the palace it would help the palace's strength grow. As long as he had good healers like Mai he would be able to survive the incoming battles with less worry.

In fact he had arranged everyone to their own positions within the palace. Prince Leo remained by his side because he could not put the prince in a position among the palace. The intention was to help Leo regain his kingdom so Prince Leo could not work under 'King Vorbuk'.

Daryl; was put in charge of the knights as Vorbuk's General.

Zoe; was training under Priestess Mai to become a palace healer and shield.

Bredret; Vorbuk gave up on trying to give him a job and just sent him away under Daryl's care.

Ashley; remained by Vorbuk as the King's Aid.

Chase; was royally decreed Theapan's Crown Prince under King Vorbuk.

Aoki; was positioned in charge of the palace prison.