You should not have done that

Richard went to his room and saw that Marika was awake and back to her normal age and size. Richard walked over and set down next to her and pulled her in his embrace.

'Was it that bad?' she asked him.

Richard nodded.

"If I tell you will you keep calm and wait for the day you can murder him?"

'Well it depends on what he said.'

"Your brother is really good, he got a lot out of Raphael without him even knowing,"

"He said one day he will be King and make you his play thing and Queen."

'Ohh is that so…'Marika stared to smirk.

'Then I'll give him something that will make his blood boil.'

'What else did he want?'

"He wanted to apologize to my wife for his rude behavior in Ignis."

'Pfft, ahaha he really said that?'

Richard nodded.

'This is going to be hilarious when he finds out that Mari, Yume, Marika and Yumaria are all one and the same person.'

'I will ask dad to record it all. So that everybody in Ignis can have a laugh too.'

"Why did you change in to a 3 year old?"

'Well I felt Raphael's presence and in order not to give away I'm already here changed to Mari.'

Richard kissed Marika "My wife is so smart."

"So the reason you changed back was.."

'I sensed all 3 of you were agitated and murders presences so in order not to start to cry I changed back.'

'By the way is it safe for me to walk around inside the mansion?'

Richard nodded.

"I cast a barrier on the northern mansion, people can get in but can't get out."

'Pfft, ahaha well he surely will be pissed off when he finds out.'

"Well he deserves it let him stay locked up for a whole day, then that will make him rethink angering you again."

'Well since I'm awake and you need a serious nap I will go down to cook together with father.'

'You guys watch over your father an make sure he gets some sleep.'

They all nodded and Marika left the room.

"You heard mother you get some sleep now" Solis said.

Caelum pulled Richard over to his bed. But Richard struggled to get to his bed.

"Mom! Dad doesn't want to take a nap!" Caelum yelled.

It was so loud that even Luca and Derick who were downstairs in the kitchen could her him. They both started to laugh.

"Ahahaha, he will be in trouble now." Luca said.

"Well normally I would hear your sister being called, it's nice for a change to hear Master is now the one being difficult."

Marika came in to the room and looked at Richard. She walked up to him but didn't say a word.

She dragged him over to his bed pulled the coffers, striped him and redressed him. She then put him down on the bed and covered him up.

She told Caelum and Solis to change in to their phoenix form but not to adjust their size.

'Everybody else go lay down on top of your father.'

When they were all laying down she gave Richard a kiss 'Sweet dreams husband.'

And she left the room again.

Richard was baffled by what just had happen. When he finally came to his senses he laughed a little.

"What is it father?" Solis asked him.

"Your mother is always so unpredictable."

"You think?"

Richard nodded.

"Well consider her past it's to be expected."

"Hmm, then when do you think she fell in love with me?"

"Probably the day you met each other."

"But you were affectionate toward her the day she woke up?"

Richard thought about it and remembered he hugged her when she had Genus at his throat.

"It was just a hug and a few soothing words."

"Well if that was all it took for mother than isn't that good enough?"

"Now go to sleep." Solis said in a stern voice.

Richard closed his eyes and fell asleep in a few seconds.

"Your just as stubborn as mother and you don't know when you are actually tired."

Solis also closed his eyes and fell asleep.

[downstairs kitchen]

Marika joined Derick and Luca.

"How is married life?" Luca teased her.

'I'm not married…yet."

"Then when will you marry him?"

Marika looked at Derick and ten back to Luca.

'First of all Richard and I need to arrange a few thing for dad.'

'And have you seen how busy I am? If it wasn't my health that was obstacle than there is always something or someone else that is making a problem.'

"My poor sister… when she finally found her special person she can't even marry him." Luca laughed.

'Ohh just shut it already, at least I found my love and happiness.'

'And a single dog like yourself shouldn't be barking about others love life.' Marika teased him back.

"Ah that hurt sister… your so mean."

They both started to laugh.

As they were finishing up Marika said she would go upstairs to wake them up.

Marika left the kitchen and walked to the staircase, when she suddenly was attacked from behind.

Marika threw her assailant to the other side of the hallway. This mad so much noise that it woke up Richard and the other. It also alerted Luca and Derick.

Richard saw a knife in Marika's lower back and she pulled it out.

She smelled a faint sent. But she smiled and took a pill from her pocked.

'Too bad you trash can't hurt me, or poison me, It's all useless. So I hope you prepared your coffins.'

The man who attracted her stood up, and 2 more came to his aid.

Marika started to stagger. 'huh?'

"Since we know that poison won't affect you we used a very strong anesthetic this time."

Luca saw his sister had difficulties standing on her feet, just before she collapsed and fell to the ground he caught her.

Richard and the kids also had rushed down and the formed a wall to protect Marika and Luca.

"Kid's you know the code your mother live by right? An eye for an eye."

Luca set Marika against the wall and told Derick to look after her.

Marika started to cough up some blood, she tried to cast a communication spell but she couldn't do it.

"Who do you want to call for?" Derick asked her.

'Genus… poison…antidote.'

Marika started to have a hard time to speak and staying awake.

"Poison!! Are you insane daughter in this shape?"

Luca heard Derick panic "Just do what she says, she needs something to neutralize her medicine or her condition will turn worse."

Derick called Genus and told him to bring poison and an antidote.

Genus didn't understand but he grabbed a few thing and got over there.

When he arrived I got a gist of what had happened.

Marika gave him the knife.

So you thought it was poison so you took one of your pills and it caused you to cough up blood and put you in this state?"

Marika nodded.

"Well the anesthetic on this blade is something not to be messed with."

"But I really admire your quick thinking of poisoning yourself to neutralize the effect of your medicine."

Genus opened a bottle and said "Bottoms up."

Marika started sweat an hyperventilate, she was also in a lot of pain and she was still coughing up blood.

Dante and Kevin at the village felt something they never wanted to feel. They rushed back to mansion.

When they arrived the saw Luca and the others dealing with a problem.

They ran over to Marika "Sister!"

Marika who was barley awake saw her brothers and smiled.

'Your sister made a mistake…'

Dante and Kevin were on the brink of crying and they both each took a hand and placed it against their forehead.

"Sister, your strong" Kevin said to her.

"You better beat this, because we still need you." Dante told her.

Marika smiled and nodded.

Kevin and Dante stood up and a murders intend came from them.

Marika started to get delirious, she asked 'Where is Richard?'

Derick who was worried sick about her said "He is helping your brothers fending of intruders."

'But I want him next to me. I don't feel so good.'

Genus than asked her "How is the pain?"

'I'm not in any pain, I feel sick.'

Marika started to cough a gain but this time she didn't coughed up any blood.

Genus was monitoring her and it seems she was slowly improving.

Genus sighed a sigh in relieve.

"Seems she is slowly getting better, but we still have the poison to worry about."

Marika was kicking a fuss that she wanted Richard next to her.

Richard heard her and told the others they had to do without him for now.

"No problem brother in law." Luca said.

"Go to mom she needs you." Caelum said.

Richard ran over to Marika, "I'm here, what is it sweetheart."

Marika fell in to his arms and said 'I want to go outside, I feel terrible.'

"But sweetie we don't know if it's safe outside."

'The greenhouse, can we go there? I don't want to be here.'

"The one with the hot spring?"

Marika nodded.

"Great idea there are a lot of medicinal herb there and I can make any medicine to relieve any pain or discomfort there." Genus said.

Richard pick Marika up and the made run for the greenhouse. On the way he noticed Marika's behavior changed she was panting heavily lightly biting his neck.

"Derick you cast a barrier so nobody can get in."

Richard put Marika down and wanted to get her some water, but she clung to him and didn't want to let go.

"Sweetie could you let go of me just for a little bit? I need to punch that white coat." He whispered to her.

Marika let go of him reluctantly.

Richard walked over to Genus and showed him a bite mark Marika just mad.

"Did you feed her an aphrodisiac?"

Genus nodded, "What? it was the only thing that was in-front of me because I was in a hurry."

"You better pray you have the antidote or else I need to kick you both out of here."

Genus saw Marika was getting up "Master whatever you do just stand still for a moment."

"What? Why?"

"Well… your wife got up and she is walking steady in this direction."

Derick looked at Marika and saw her eyes weren't clouded, the were sharp, like a predator hunting it's pray.

'Rich…ard!?'

Richard turn around and he was caught by Marika, she tore half his shirt open and nuzzled against his chest.

"Sweetie wait, what are you doing?"

Genus then wanted to give the antidote to Richard but Derick took it.

"That won't help anymore, look at her eyes there are sharp as knifes."

Richard tilde her head up and looked at her eyes. Derick was right, her eyes weren't cloudy, the looked the same as the day they were in Mystic Cave when she discarded her human soul and ran in to the that despicable king of the Sun Kingdom.

Richard felt his desire welling up, but he knew he had to control himself.

Marika didn't seem to be bother that Derick and Genus were still there. Her eyes were only fixated at Richard.

Genus than asked her, How do you feel? Any pain or discomfort?

'I'm fine, and the only discomfort I have can't be cured by medicine.'

Derick took this Que and dragged Genus out of the greenhouse.

Derick then turned around and smiled "Please be gentle…my daughter."

Marika smiled and nodded.

Marika let go of her last restrains and tore the rest of Richard shirt. She pushed Richard down to the grassy ground and set on top of him. Richard also let go of his restrains The fire was light in side of him and kissed Marika passionately he wanted every inch of her body.

"Are you sure your fine?"

Marika nodded. 'I'm perfectly sound of mind.'

Richard flipped Marika and he started to undress her hands slowly slighted down and Marika body until he reached her sensitive spot.

Marika let out a few moans

As his kisses landed between her legs she was she was drowning in pleasure . She pleaded for Richard to stop.

"I'm sorry sweetie but I can't because you taste so sweet."

Marika let out a few more moans and was feeling her peak was coming.

'Richard please… I can't.'

"Then don't hold it in."

Marika reach her peak, but still felt it wasn't enough.

Richard knew this very well and he slowly entered Marika . He slowly started to move and Marika let out more moans.

'Give me more'

"Aren't you a greedy little girl."

But he gave in to her request and started to move faster.

As they both were drowning in pleasure they both moan and enjoying every bit of each other.

Marika was reaching her peak and gently bit in Richard shoulder.

This send out a signal throughout his body to release.

As they were coming down from there love making session Richard asked her.

"How did you convince Derick without saying a word to let us have our love making session."

'Easy… you saw my eyes right, that and my body language told him if you dare to interfere with my pray your dead.'

Richard kissed her, "I love you"

Marika smiled 'I love you too'

'Shall we take a bath in the spring?'

Richard got up and pick up Marika and the both went in to the spring to relax.

Marika started to node, and as usual she wanted to get out because she wasn't allowed to sleep in a bath.

"I'm here so just nap for a bit."

Marika doze off.

And Richard thought to himself how lucky he was to have her in his life and never wanted to let her go.

As Genus and Derick were walking back to the mansion Genus started to speak.

"Why did you drag me out?"

"Well do you want to watch them consuming their love?"

"Huh?"

"Didn't you see her eyes and body language when she walked over to us?"

"Well I was more paying attention if she was walking stable on her legs."

"Well her eyes where that of a predator and her body language said if you come between me and my pray. I'll kill you."

"And why would I stop them, it's not like it was there first time anyway."

"Ohh… How can you tell?"

"I could tell after they returned from Ignis Kingdom. His behavior was different."

"But you strike me as a man who would guard his daughters chastity till marriage."

"How old fashion do you think I am?"

"Very…"

Derick then smiled "The both of them love each other and in their hearts they are a married couple. So does a father have the right to break something so beautiful?"

"Hmm… Well I wouldn't even try, unless I want to die."

Derick and Genus laughed and arrived at the mansion.

When they walked in the saw that the main hall was a complete mess, and Dante and Luca were tying up the intruders.

Kevin then asked them "How is sister?"

Dante then said "I told you she is fine."

"But you felt that too right… that weird feeling."

"Yes… and that's why I told you she is fine there is nothing wrong with her."

Derick and Genus looked at Dante and saw he was a little flustered.

"Yes she is fine, she is with Master now and everything went well, she is not in any danger." Genus said.

Genus walked over to Dante and asked him to fallow him.

"Explain… What did you guys feel?"

Dante felt a bit embarrass so he whispered it to Genus. And after he told Genus his face turned a bit red again.

"Are you serious?"

Dante nodded.

"Well It's not so much of a problem for me, but Kevin…."

"I get it, well let me talk to her later if she can't suppress it than it would be better to sever the bond spell with him." Genus said.

"I thought so too but Kevin will be unhappy about that."

"Can you tell how she feels now?" Genus asked Dante.

Dante closed his eyes for a bit. "She is relaxed, I would say she is sleeping."

"Well that's good then, her body need's to recover."

The suddenly Derick's word came to mind.

"One more question, when she was in Ignis kingdom for the engagement party, Did you experienced something similar?"

Dante toughed about it "No, I only felt she was in a lot of pain once. And apparently she was attract when I felt that."

"Alright then, If something like this happens again let me know."

Dante nodded.

Then Richard came in carrying a blanked, with a 3 year old Marika in it.

"Uhm Richard? Why is she 3 years old?" Luca asked him.

Marika looked at her brother and then at Richard.

'hu ri, bo lu dum.'

Richard started to laugh and he put her down on the ground.

Marika changed back to her adult self again.

'It because Raphael is at the northern Mansion, and we don't know if there are any spy's around. So in order to hide myself I changed in to 3 year old Mari just to be safe.'

Marika walked over to Kevin, and asked if she could barrow one of his daggers and if it had any poison on it.

Kevin gave her a dagger that was coated in poison.

Marika walked over to the man that had stabbed her before. She kicked him and he fell over and lay down on the ground.

Marika crouched down and smiled 'an eye for an eye.' And she trusted the dagger in the man's back.

The man scream out of pain.

'Ohh just shut up, did you hear me scream when you stabbed me?'

"You b*tch, you're a monster, I'll…."

'Yeh , yeh, yeh! Now that that's out of the way, who send you?'

The man didn't say anything.

Marika got agitated and stood up. She then stomped on the man's back 'Who send you?'

The man screamed again out of pain.

'Well let me help you I can narrow it down for you quit a bit. Let's see was it Duke Reinel Sanguis?, or was it Raphael?, or maybe a group of idiots from the Sun Kingdom?.'

The man still didn't answer.

'Still not answering I see…'

'Honey can you put this man against the wall?'

Marika saw Kevin's bow and arrows an picked them up

Richard placed the man at the wall facing the wall.

"What are you going to do sweetie?"

Marika turned around and smiled 'Practicing my archery skills, since I have a target now I can practice.'

Richard smiled and walked over to Marika and gave her kiss. "Have fun sweetheart."

Marika nodded.

Richard joined the other and was standing there smiling lovingly at Marika.

"And here I thought you were cruel Richard, but your wife takes the cake" Genus said.

"You think so?" Richard asked.

Genus nodded "Compared to her you seem to be a nice guy."

"Hmm… Then I should learn from my wife a bit more on how to act more cruel."

Then everybody got speechless and looked at him.

"Please don't." Genus said.

Marika asked the man 'Who send you?'

The man still refused to answer so she shot an arrow.

This repeated until she had one arrow left.

'Who send you?'

The man still didn't answer her and she shot her last arrow.

She walked over to the man and repeated her question but this time she plucked all the arrows shot at him one by one. But the man still refused.

'Ahha, you going to die anyway so even if you talk, that person can't kill you, because your already dead by the time he finds out you had spilled the beans.'

Marika then said 'Now the only thing I can pull is this dagger but you will probably die from the shock and pain.'

"I redder take it to my grave than to tell you anything," The man said.

'Since you don't value your life, sure thing.'

And she pulled the dagger from the man's back, the man fell to the ground.

Genus checked if he had a pulls "He is dead."

She then walked over to the other two man while playing with the dagger in hand.

She then crouched down and asked. 'Do you want to go through the same thing your friend did?'

The both shook their heads.

'Are you guys going to get killed if you talk?'

"Yes.. but…"

'What if I can provide you safety and security if you guy's talk?'

The two man looked at each other and nodded. "We will talk… but please somewhere secure if possible they whispered"

Marika nodded and whispered 'Play along and you'll be fine.'

'Honey!? Can I go to your castle and use your play room?'

The two man look in fear at her, was she still going to torture them?

"Pleas miss…"

"You can…but only if I'm allowed to come along and play?"

'Jeej!' Marika acted like a child who was going to the amusement park.

Richard had called for William and William arrived.

"What happened here?"

Marika then dragged the two man who were crying and begging her."

'Let's go to Moon Castle play room.'

William didn't understand but opened a portal to Moon Castle.

Before she went through she said. 'I tried so hard not to make a mess of this hall so I wouldn't have to give dad a lot to clean up. So you guys better help my dad to clean this mess.'

When Marika arrived at the castle and the portal closed she sighed a sigh of relieve.

'You guys did great!' she smiled and untried them.

The two man stood up and thanked her for sparing there life's.

While she was talking to the two man suddenly an women appeared in-front of Richard who was starting to get sticky to him.

He put up his cold front and told her to let go of him.

'Your Majesty why are you so cold?'

'Didn't you receive the letter from my father about the marriage proposal?'

Marika heard this and Richard and William saw Marika turned instantly murderous.

So William recorded it in secret so he could show it later to the rest who were at the mansion so they didn't miss out on a good show he was about to watch.

The two man started to shake in fear.

'Excuse me for a moment, I'll be right back.'

The two man nodded.

While she was walking over she transformed all the way to her 7th stage. She wasn't mad at Richard because he couldn't have known since he was always with her and since it has been a while he never had received or read the a letter of proposal, plus he was trying his best to get her off him.

Marika who was no emitting killer intent stood right behind the women, the women still had no idea Marika was right behind her.

Richard who still looked calm and composed was nervous on the inside while William was sweating from nervousness.

The women than leaned her head against Richard chest and this made Marika snap.

Marika grabbed the women by the neck and yanked her away from Richard.

'Who the hell gave you permission to touch my husband?'

Marika looked vicious at the women, who didn't comprehend what just had happened.

She looked at Marika and smirked.

'You b*tch! How dare you call His Majesty your husband!'

'He is my fiancé!'

'Huh… your fiancé?'

Marika grabbed the women by the throat and squeezed it, Marika then lifted the women from the ground.

The women was struggling for air as she was hanging in Marika's claws.

"Sweetheart?"

Marika who still had a vicious and murders look on her face looked at Richard.

"Sweetie, could you please throw that dirty thing away? I don't like you having dirt on your hands."

He said with a smirk on his face while looking at the women who was still dangling in Marika's grasp.

Marika expression looked calm again and she looked at the women. She then threw the women away and she walked up to Richard.

She then sniffed Richard and tore his shirt off. Richard was a bit startled by Marika's behavior.

"Sweetie why did you do that for?"

'Her stanch is on you, I don't like it.'

'Would you like it if I had the smell of another man on me?'

Richard shook his head "My wife is right."

William walked over and lend Richard his jacked.

Marika heard in the distance the footsteps of soldiers coming their way.

'Husband? If by chance your soldiers are stupid and won't listen to you, can I hurt them? Or at least scare them little?' as she was drawing circles on Richard chest.

"Are there soldiers coming?"

Marika nodded.

"How far can you hear?" He asked her.

'Well that depends on my form.'

'When I'm a 5 year old I can see, hear and smell and see in a 500 meter radios. In my current form or dragon form 1500 meters.'

Richard chuckled a little, because she looked like a child who wanted to be praised.

Marika changed back to her normal self again.

"Your Majesty if I may?" William said to Richard

Richard nodded.

"I think it's a good idea to let her do this. Because your soldiers will recognize a strong women next to you."

'Not only that, but if the majority of the vermin see me, they will stop pestering you and forcing their daughter on you because have chosen me, and I show them that I won't back down nor lower my towards them.'

"Vermin?" William asked Marika.

'Yes they are coming along with the soldiers.'

"How long before they are here?" William asked Marika?

'With their current walking speed 2 minutes.'

Richard casted a spell and drew two sword from it.

Marika recognize her swords Magister and Curatorial (Master and Guardian.)

She hugged her swords and then tighten them to her waist and kissed Richard 'I love you, I promise not to kill anybody.'

'Ohh and you need to teach me that magic, it looks very handy.'

Richard smiled at her and gave her a kiss. "I'll teach you if you can teach me something."

Marika was thinking and had a good idea. 'Alright I'll teach you something… but it's going to be a surprise and very handy.'

"I look forward to it."

'Ah! The vermin and soldiers are here. Now let the show start.'

"You there step away from our King!" The Captain of the guard yelled at her.

Marika leaned in to Richard and she whispered to Richard.

'There's a doctor here.'

Richard played along with her and said "He won't do a thing to you, just think of him as Azu."

She then took a deep breath, and try to calm her anxiety.

The Captain of the guard yelled at Marika again to step away.

She then looked at the captain with a sharp look. 'Why?'

A man step forward. "You killed my daughter! You're a dangerous women!

'I didn't kill her.' Marika said calmly.

She then pointed at a young doctor who was standing there.

'You in the white coat, check if I'm right.'

The young doctor ran over to the women and checked if she had a pulls and if she was still breathing.

"She is just unconscious, she is not dead!"

Because the young doctor was only 3 meters away, she smelled a familiar sent coming from him and she walked up to him.

Richard and William were both shocked and nervous at what the saw.

Marika walked up to a doctor without any blood lust or killing intend. She looked so relaxed as if she was walking up to a friend of hers.

William whispered, "I have been recording ever sins the incident with that women, so I'll adjust some of the footage and send it to Genus later."