Chapter 17

I just finished off Kain by putting a bullet in his dome. I Feel good to have completed my personal mission by killing the father and son that have done so many bad shit to a lot of people and stopped a coup from happened. Most importantly, Yuna will be safe from now on. I look over to Yuna and see her running towards me again. She jumps up and i catch her and twirled around a few times before stopping. I look into her eyes.

"It's over babe. You're going to safe from now on."

She puts her lips on mine. I love this feeling and I love her. I don't care if she is an elf or a princess, I love her and want to be with her. I hear the crowd go wild as we kissed.

"Are you ready to meet my mother?" Yuna asked.

"Always." I replied.

We leave the arena and head back to the castle where Yuna led me to an area that I never been in the castle. It's a glass coffin and the body of a beautiful woman inside. I sensed something which shocked me. The woman inside wasn't dead, she was in a very deep sleep. I remember that there are some drugs that can make it appear that someone died but in reality, the heart rate slows down and breathing is really shallowed that the person drugged would go back to normal after a period of time passed. However, the poison that the duke used was like that drug from my old world but makes the sleep permanently. So I wonder about the duke's wife?

I tell Yuna to get her father here quickly. It took a hour for them to arrive but sure enough, the king and Yuna have come. I look carefully at the glass coffin. Then I turn to the king.

"Is this the queen?" I asked.

"Yes, she is my wife and Yuna's mother, the queen." he sadly said.

"What if I told you that she's not dead but in a deep sleep?"

"Wait, WHAT!" the king said loudly.

"It seems that the poison the duke used only puts it's intended target into a deep slumber. It may seems that she is dead but her heart rate and breathing is shallowed enough to the point that only someone that can sense it will notice." I explained.

"Can you cure her?" Yuna asked.

"I can but I need the coffin to be opened so I can put my hand on her."

The king goes to his room and comes back after 10 minutes. He unlocks the coffin and opens it up. A pleasant smell fills the room.

"Her favorite perfume." the king said.

I place my right hand on the queens forehead and said in a loud voice, "DETOX". A light shines from my hand and then the queen's body shines brightly. After a few seconds the light fades and I back away while keeping my eyes on the queen. The queen takes a deep breath and slowly opens her eyes. She sit's up and looks at all of us in the room.

"Where am I?"

The King with tears steaming down his eyes walked to her and hugged her gently. Yuna ran towards her and hugged her while crying. I stand still. I might have earned some big time rep thanks to this. There's no one that would reject my engagement to Yuna now. The king and queen talk for a while and Yuna talked to her mother. After 15 minutes, the queen was helped out of the glass coffin and was standing when she looked at me.

"Young man, it seems I owe you my gratitude. If it wasn't for you, I would have been in that state forever. It seems that my daughter has choose the right man to be her husband." said the queen.

"No problem. I'm happy to help. I never thought I would get to meet my future mother-in-law, let alone save her from a poison that would put you in a deep slumber. My name is Michael Barnes."

"Michael, I heard that to have taken care of the duke and my nephew. I thank you for saving Yuna and this kingdom. Come here so I can see you up close."

I walk toward the queen and stop right in front of her., She has to look up to see my face. The queen looks at me then at Yuna.

"He is very tall and strong. Yuna, you found a great man here."

I chuckled. Then I hear a growl coming from the queen's stomach.

"Somebody is hungry after being asleep for nearly 18 years."

"Yes. Let's go to the dining hall." said the queen with a blush. We go to the dining hall and everyone else is already there. They are all surprised to see the queen among us. I explained what happened earlier. We all started to eat when I remembered something.

"SHIT! THE DUKE'S WIFE!"

I finished quickly and asked Yuna to guide my to her final resting place. She was in a crypt in the elven graveyard. It takes 45 minutes to get there was I ran while I'm princess carry Yuna. We get to the crypt and I kick open the door and I lift the stone that was placed on top of the stone coffin. She is a beautiful female elf with long brown hair and she has a big chest though not as big as Yuna's. I place my hand on her forehead and yelled, "DETOX." The light shines from my hand and then the woman's body. A few seconds later the light fades. I stand back and watch as the beautiful elven woman gets out of the crypt. She sees me and the spots Yuna.

"Little Yuna? Is that you?" asked the late duke's wife.

"AUNTIE!" yells Yuna as she runs towards her aunt and hugs her.

I explained everything to the late duke's wife and she looks at me. Something tells me that I might have found number 6.

"Thank you young man. I am shocked that my late husband would try to kill me the same way he tried to kill the queen. But you save her and then me where others would have never noticed."

"You're welcome. What is your name?"

"Anita." she said with a wink.

Yep, it happened. I bet God is laughing at me. I don't mind having a harem but fuck man. I might be in a world of hurt if this keeps up.

"Um, let's go back before it gets dark." I said.

Truth be told, I don't like to be in cemeteries when the sun goes down. Creeps me the fuck out. We hurry back to the castle and everyone is in the guest room. I finally sit down and take a deep breath. I need a beer and a cigarette. It has been a long day. So I light one up and puff on it. Anita decides to sit across from me. I feel the conversation is going to be interesting..

"Young man, may I ask your name?"

"You may and my name is Michael Barnes."

"Nice to meet you Michael. I just want to say that I'm sorry for what my son did."

"You don't have to apologize for your son's actions. He's a grown man."

"Michael, may i ask you a question?"

"You may."

"Do you put me on the same light as my son and husband?"

"No, and if you ask why, I'll tell you that it's because of your husband's actions against. Anita, he poisoned you. He saw you a threat to his plans. For him to do what he did to a beautiful woman like you is bullshit. Now may I ask you a question?"

"You may."

"Did you marry him because it was an arranged?"

She sighed and said, "It was an arranged marriage but I did love him. I tried to keep his attention but he eyed the queen and got jealous of the king. When the queen was poisoned he acted strange but I thought it was due to grief. I started to notice a change in our son when Yuna was 6 and he was 8. I started to keep a close eye on my husband when he was around my son. I was poisoned. And then you saved me. I know I'm old but do you think I have a chance to be with you?"

And there it is. I knew it. I fucking knew she was in love with me. God bye small harem.

"Well, that will have to depend on Yuna, Iris, Liza. and Kara."

"Who's Liza and Kara?"

Two more of my future wives that stayed behind in Rommol to watch the region and to watch over the mansion."

"You're a noble?"

"Yes. I'm the Duke of Rommol."

"I see. So I lost and duke and jump into the arms of another duke. At least this one is strong, handsome, brave, and smart."

"You flatter me, Anita."

I finish a cigarette and put it out. I then drink a cup of tea and relax. Anita thanks me and goes to talk to Yuna and Iris.. And it begins. I wonder if I'll have enough energy to satisfy all of them. Well, the size right now is at 5 so it's still manageable. The party winds down and it's just me, Yuna, and Iris. I lay down and Yuna is on my right, Iris lays down on my left. Yuna snuggles up to me close enough that she whispers into my ear, "Auntie is quite taken by you darling. I approve." then she kisses my passionately. Iris gets close to my ear and whispers, "I approve too, Michael my love." These two. They both get up out of bed and move to the door. Yuna opens the door and Iris motions for Anita to come in. Anita walks in seductively raising more than my attention if you know what I mean. Life is good.