New Queen!

"Hello people of Atridorne, " said the King, "It's been half a year now since the Queen has left us. But there is a reason why, " he frowned, "She is dead."

Everyone in the crowd of people were shocked. Even Aver was shaken by his words.

"And she has been dead for quite a while now. I...I just. I. I could not have told you yet. But I would like to announce that we need a new Queen to take her place. Our kingdom simply can not be ruled by a single person. Not that it is impossible, but it is in fact ineffective to a degree."

Hundreds of Guards and Holy Knights were all protecting the King from attacks. Including the great Armstrong himself — Aaron's father.

No one could lay as much as a single finger on him. No bow could reach the King with the Holy Knights there, so the King had not the slightest fear.

"Thus, I am looking for a new Queen. As of tomorrow, I will be looking at women. If one of them stands out and piqued my interest. That lucky woman will be crowned on the spot. The old Queen is dead, and today will be her funeral. Do keep in mind that she has been dead for weeks now though. It is time for us to move on; the new Queen will be crowned tomorrow. I speak no more. That is all."

With that said, the King left everybody shocked. They were surprised to see how calmed the King was after the Queen's death. And the fact that he didn't say anything about her personal self made them just outright confused.

All of these people had no idea what went on in the walls of the King's castle. He was a very lazy man, who contributed nothing since he was crowned as King. Leonard, no more than a sideman, even worked harder than King Adrian.

He never did anything for his people.

***

"My King, " Aver bowed, "I am here to have pity on your wife's death, and cheer you up."

"Please. Do not worry about that. Everything is fine."

"It is?"

"Yes, it is fine."

'Okay. I can not let Aver see me as a cold person. So...'

"She was going perish anyway."

Aver's eyes widened, "Really?"

'Yes, buy it, you beautiful thing!"

"She had a very rare heart disease. Her life, as I know it, was always destined to come to a tragic end. I am incredibly sad to hear that she was assassinated and robbed, but I intend not to mourn her death. She is in a better place now."

"I understand. Do you have any idea who you're going to make your Queen?"

'I am looking at the person right now...'

"Yes, I do."

"Ohh, I see. Congratulations to your next wife."

'What does that mean? Why did she say it like that? Is she jealous? It can not be.'

"You will be here tomorrow, would you?" asked the King.

"Yes. If I may, " she bowed.

"Of course! You are more than welcome!"

"It is an honor, " she smiled like an angle.

'I must have sex with this woman! I can not wait any longer! She must become my new Queen!"

"I am going to mop upstairs now. I should like to leave, if I may, " she pulled the edges of her skirt and bowed.

"Sure. You can leave."

'I must....I must marry this woman! I have to! I must! I can not wait until tomorrow. Her beauty — exquisite! Her smile — magnificent. Her body shape — extremely seductive. I must have this woman to myself!'

***

Hundreds of women were inspected by the King — all of them were beautiful. Yet he looked at them with not the slightest interest.

From the time King Adrian's cunning eyes landed on Aver's body — it triggered what seemed much like an instant obsession.

Every night, the man would think about her. He even was aroused so many times by her that he had to use other women to quench his thirst.

A thirst that wasn't quenched fully.

He interviewed each and every woman there in the line. But he had no idea who was waiting at the end of this line.

He, eyes slit, sat on his throne, with his hand on his face, "Next, " he said, skipping to the last woman.

And as soon as he looked at her, his heart crashed into his chest, and his heart started to beat extremely fast.

For him, the woman who stood before him was clearly at the peak of all woman beauty. He saw her as the most beautiful thing to walk Archeria. Her name; Aver. Just upon hearing her name, he would get aroused.

'Are my eyes deceiving me?'

The white dress she wore, was undoubtedly her best. Her hair, as well-kept as her body, got as far as her breasts now that it was devotedly brushed.

He, eyes now bigger than ever, was extraordinarily shocked to see her in the line. He could not move. Traumatized, he was. Heart still pounding against his chest, he looked at her from her feet up, and his heart-rate even increased.

His perverted imagination sent thousands of pictures to his brain of Aver's naked body. A naked body he has not yet seen.

And it was at that moment he wished he had a magical ability: specifically one that allowed him to see through clothes.

It was clear why he wanted such an ability. And it was clear that he was passionately in love with not Aver, but her body.

Excessively brimming with lust, King Adrian licked his lips.

He was a womanizer. One that saw women as nothing but objects. Yet, he had not the slightest care in the world about it. He was incredibly wicked indeed.

"Aver, " he said excitedly, "What are you doing in the line? I demand you to speak."

She smiled with her eyes closed, "It is exactly what it looks like. I'm in love with you.

For a moment there, he almost slapped himself in the face to make sure he was not dreaming.

'Are my ears deceiving me as well?'

He could not believe what had just been unveiled before him.

His eyes, laughing uncontrollably, he felt like running up to her, and just touching her body on the spot. But he knew better than that.

He was a snake. He'd prefer to wait under a Rock, and do everything behind the scenes.

"It has been decided. I want no one else in the entire universe to be my beloved wife, but this one here, " he pointed at her, "It was love on first sight. I shall make her an amazing Queen. Even better than her predecessor. "

He sounded like he was taking about some tech. But he was genuinely serious about everything he said.

"Aver is her name, and dare not forget it! For she will be your new Queen!"

People in the room started clapping, and they immediately threw a party afterward. The King even declared that he was going to marry Aver in two days — he was this desperate. The King enjoyed the party. And he should, because it was going to be his last.

Everything, even down to the slightest detail, was going according to Kenzo and Aver's plan. In fact, they didn't expect it to be this easy. Leonard was nowhere to be seen, and Kenzo seemed to blend in perfectly; maybe...

Amos, in the body of a woman, felt like smirking widely, because everything was going so well. Maybe even a little too smoothly.

The King was falling into a trap. The snake was inevitably to be at great tragedy once he got trapped. He was so blinded by a single lady, that he totally lost all of the apprehension he was getting initially.

'Tonight. I have to kill the King—before we get married. I need to seduce him further. This is perfect. I'll try my best not to make him touch me sexually. Once we're in bed together, I'll split his throat. He would have enough trust in me now that I'm going to be his wife.'

'What an asshole. Let his whole guard down just for the sake of womanizing. Makes me sick.'

'I need to put down this man — he's disgusting. I can't stand him anymore.'

'The way he licked his lips earlier...'

'I can't begin to describe what goes own in that head of his. Driven by sexual lust; this man truly is pure filth.'

'Not even once. Not once have he ever suspected me as guilty of something. He's blinded. But this is all the better.'

'What he does to these maids here, his very own maids. Ciely. That's not even her name anymore...'

'And that's his fault.'

'She's been through so much. I'm the only light in her life.'

'I wonder what she'll do when I leave her forever?'

'What will she do when she notices I'm not who I look like.'

'For so long, she's been molested by this man.'

'I'm gonna spit on his face when I'm finished with him—that disgusting fucker.'