KINGDOM IN THE NEW LIGHT

Not much soon, the elders just had disappointment in their faces as they lost the bet. Though, the other one still had the guts to glare and threaten Genocide,

"Mark my words you rebellious prince, this kingdom won't live without our guidance!"

Genocide just masked the grin of a complacent jester and crossed his arms together,

"Yeah yeah guidance shmaidance."

Then he pointed to the left-most exit,

"Now get out before the people throw tomatoes at ya. Ya dirty old men who just wants to rape my mother and her friends!"

The elders grew angry and acted as absolute rulers,

"Guards! Cease this infidel!"

Though, the guards and knights didn't follow the orders. The elders looked around. They witnessed the striking glares of the citizens and armored warriors of the kingdom. In an instant, they fled the kingdom while their faces were sweating endlessly.

As for Zero, he tried to take one step, but he was still too weary from his long-induced sleep. Suddenly he was about to fall. Thelamia grabbed his shoulder immediately,

"Zero!"

Zero just looked at her with his complacent smile,

"I'm alright Thamy."

He looked around,

"Also, where's Julie and your other friends."

Thelamia nodded,

"They're at the underground prison."

Zero scratched his chin,

"I see."

As his eyes looked around some more, he started to feel something amiss. The people's doubts and fears were gone, yet the atmosphere was still brewing with worries,

"The elders are gone now, but will it be for the better?"

"I don't know, but having them around keeps everythin in check, usually."

"But they're more abusive than the lords of carnage. I even heard rumors that they want to seize the throne for their own."

"Now that they're gone, guess one of our problems are solved."

"But, didn't the king appoint new ones? Like those imposters? Who look too beautiful for this world?"

"Well yeah. They're sort of nicer and I feel they have good intentions."

"I wonder if they're the queen's friends."

"Or they must be the king's other lovers."

"Well, the good news is, the REAL Goddess of creation is here now. So I guess she may be able to help our kingdom."

Once again, conflicting rumors spread around like wildfire. Zero was assesing the situation while he was nodding to their statements with his eyes closed,

"I see...I see..."

Sooner or later, he had grasped an idea and opened his eagle eyes. Thereon, he shifted to look at his son,

"Geno?"

Genocide was startled by the informal call of his father. Though, Zero didn't mind his casual manner, instead he continued on with his statements,

"Let's meet your mother and her friends."

He stopped and continued afterwards,

"But first."

His vacant hand patted Thelamia's shoulder,

"Thamy? Any ideas for our people to calm down a little in this situation? I feel that their new worries would be problematic and surmount their lives."

The Goddess touched her puffy pink lips of gloss and looked above the skies, thinking for a miraculous answer.

Suddenly, her eyes had seen the glimpse of the universe. Then, she had seen the entrancing radiance of azure stars, as she had found the solution she was looking for.

She gave a bright smile of the sun to Zero,

"Ummmm...ice cream?"

Genocide just scratched his head and sighed his loudest,

"Thamy's hungry again."

Though, Zero just nodded seriously, as he agreed with Thelamia's idea,

"Maybe the harpiel highlands ice cream specialty could work."

For a while, Thelamia and Genocide were waiting at the entrance of the underground prison. Though, they could only see nothing but pitch-black as it was night time above. Even their torches made out of glowing crysalis feagments couldn't penetrate the billowing darkness from afar.

Not much soon, Zero arrived. He came to them and gave them two appetizing ice creams topped with a scrumptious cone.

"Yay! Ice cream! Thanks Zero!"

Thelamia expressed her gratitude.

Somehow, Genocide didn't look grateful, rather he looked dubious,

"What's this about, dad?"

Zero just crossed his arms,

"It's ice cream. To ease your worries a little. As suggested by the Goddess of creation. Also, the people were given ice cream, using the untouched funds of Vampian kingdom until now."

Genocide just ate the ice cream,

" 'Kay."

Later on, the three of them departed from their station and travelled down through the mystifiying prison of muted abyss. As they take each step, the silence was unnerving. Though, nobody was inside the cold cells apparently.

Thelamia was dumbstruck,

"Huh? Where's Julie and the others?"

Suddenly, Zero felt a strong gradual beat from his core. After the intense beat, thorns of frozen wasteland wrapped around it as well,

"What is this strange feeling!?"

Without thinking, he rushed up to the surface leaving Thelamia and his son at the cold silent place. Ofcourse Genocide and Thelamia followed him,

"Hey Zero! Wait for us!"

As soon as they reached the crystal castle, Zero slammed open the gargantuan doors of the throne room.

His eyes laid upon a scene that scarred his heart. Basked in the moonlight, he witnessed that a hooded man of death was kissing the diva lips of his Goddess wife. Though, he also perceived that the petite Nearis was pointing a golden dagger at Julieth's back.

Not much soon, his eyes swirled with infernal rage and blizzard of frozen hell,

"Revelas king!"

When Julieth saw her beloved husband, she pleaded with tears of the crying heavens,

"Zero! I can explain!"

The grim reaper king just laughed,

"It seems that the show is over."

Thelamia and Genocide caught up with Zero. Her eyes grew wide as she saw the threatful Nearis,

"Nearis?!"

Nearis just looked away,

"Sorry Thamy."

The mysterious lord made spectral grin of occult glorification,

"But before we go on to the next show, why don't you tell something about the act you've done beforehand king Zero, Goddess Julieth, and prince Genocide?"

Thelamias eyes widened,

"Act?!"

Zero just grit his teeth.

There after, the chaotic overlord held Julieth's chin and looked into her eyes as he was a black cassanova,

"We shall meet again, my Goddess."

Both the king of chaos and Goddess Nearis vanished into black stardusts and disappeared from the fray.

Julieth rushed to her true lover and begged for mercy, while sue had the eyes of anchored guilt,

"Zero, please I'm sorry you've had to see that."

Zero just nodded with sincerity and caressed the head of his frightened wife,

"It's okay my dear Goddess, I know you're just forced to do that act."

Genocide just crossed his arms,

"Yeah, since mom was being taken hostage by that little girl who's a Goddess as well. But really though, who knew mom stole the heart even the king of Revelas."

He scratched the back of his head,

"Who knew my mom is so in demand."

There after, Thelamia butted-in,

I'm sorry to interrupt, but could you three tell me what is this act?"

Genocide looked at his mother and father. Julieth and Zero just nodded back at their son. Thereon, Genocide was given the signal. He moved his feet and approached Thelamia.

Then, he patted her right shoulder,

"I guess we should spill the beans now."

Thelamia just tilted her head sideways, since she had no idea what he had meant.

Genocide sighed aided with sincere gestures,

"Thamy, the whole festival and dad's slumber were all staged."

Thelemia's eyes widened once more,

"WHAT?!"

Julieth joined in,

"Since the elders might catch wind that my husband put them to sleep and replaced their position with my Goddess friends."

Zero nodded,

"It was a perfect opportunity for us to get rid of those abusive and inconsiderate elders as well. By using myself, you, and, my Goddess wife."

Then, Genocide continued to flap his mouth,

"Thus, It was supposed to be a way for you to prove your Goddessly powers in front of the people too."

Julieth nodded and touched her chest daringly,

"Ofcourse I approved of it."

There after, Zero looked at his queen,

"Though, I think the sleep spell you've put on me Julie was kinda intense."

Genocide scratched the back of his head,

"Yeah, I must say mom. That's some great acting. But I think that was over the top."

Then, he held Thelamia's delicate hands and looked at her directly,

"It should've been a great birthday present for you, while we get rid of the weeds around the kingdom."

Julieth facepalmed and made a long sigh,

"Yet, we never expected that the Revelas king himself would take this act of ours to his own advantage."

Zero assumed,

"He must've known this thanks to that Nearis Goddess."

Genocide nodded,

"Other than that, so yeah..."

He clasped his hands together and proposed an apology to Thelamia,

"Sorry for tricking you Thamy."

Thelamia didn't mind it and swayed her hands capriciously,

"It's alright really!"

She put her palm on top of her chest,

"Apology accepted and thanks!"

She had a face of glee afterwards. Not much soon, the they heard the voices of the demanding and casual Goddesses above,

"AREN'T YOU THREE FORGETTING SOMETHING HERE?!"

Their heads looked up. There, they saw the sassy Goddesses were all tied up and hanging from the ceiling.

Genocide scratched his chin with curiousity,

"So that's where they put up those Goddesses around."

Later, the Goddess were put down to the floor gently. Their rusty shackles were removed and they were freed from the bind,

"Yeah, thanks for that, so what's your plan now?"

"Now that the elders are gone."

Thelamia guessed above and thought of an idea,

"Hmmmmmm."

The others joined the brainstorm soon enough.

The next seven days, the bright castle gates were open to the public. Thelamia and Julieth were in front of the vacant outdoor podium of the castle above, while they could see a bustling crowd hailing from Vampia and various nations at bird's eye view. Knights and guards in azure army uniform were lined up in front of the castle, yet there were no signs of the lords of carnage around. Only Destruct, Raze, and Genocide were there. One of the royal knights, stood forward,

"The king shall come to make his announcement not much soon!"

When the people heard those words, gossips and rumors had been summoned from their tongues. Their faces had various masks, as anticipation, doubts, and curiousity struck them.

"I wonder what the king will say now..."

"Is it just me of is the king acting quite different these past few days?"

"I hope this'll be for the better."

After a few minutes, the runic castle doors were unlocked and Zero emerged. Everybody was seeped in sudden silence.

While he was walking up to the podium, Genocide observed that his father had a different aura than before. Genocide perceived that his father wasn't wearing the abyss general's outfit, but a radiant royal outfit. A kingly outfit that symbolizes and resembles the color of peace, resentment, fairness, serenity, and courage. To the bustling crowd's eyes, he was no longer the lord of terror but a noble they can easily approach. While he moved forward, his royal cape made out of azure threads of cashmere follows him gracefully.

As he was now in front of the podium, he looked around. His eyes took witness that everyone was anxious of his presence.

He took a deep breath. Then, he started his overbearing speech aided with a humble tone,

"As you all know, everybody has been living under the dark clouds during my reign with the guidance of the former elders being an absolute ruler."

His voice echoed throughout the castle. He paused for a while.

Then, he continued to express himself as a leader who was regretful of his sins before,

"Yet, I've realized something. Being an absolute ruler wasn't for the best and made everyone to live in fear and distress."

The citizens nodded and felt that the king's words were true and moving.

Thereupon, he continued on with his speech of sincerity and apology,

"For that, we truly apologize for the wrongdoings we had done before. Yet, we know a mere sorry won't solve anything."

He gave them the look of eagerness. Then, he made a strong gesture that would awaken the hearts of many,

"So this time around, I would like to dismantle the bars of darkness. By letting you people of Vampia, decide the fate of the kingdom."

His gestures of a wishful open king continued,

"Let us serve you rather than serve us. Let us reconstruct the kingdom in a newer light. The kingdom where everyone shall live in the promised land bestowed by the Goddess of creation. While we be cautious from the heeded warnings from the Goddess of Destruction as well."

He nodded and swayed his hand as he was a lord of spiritual motivation,

"Now, why don't you vote for the representatives who you truly trust upon their guidance."

He raised his right hand as it was a sign of hope,

"Let them be your strength rather than your fears. Let us remake this kingdom...together."

Everybody cheered on as their hearts were touched by the statements of their kings. They even had smiles of fervor on their faces.

Zero looked up behind. There, he saw thecl cheering Gddess Thelamia and the endearing smile of his Goddess Julieth,

"Thank you Thamy and Julie."