Part 3.

.The Day Before Black Letter.

The feared tyrant Dracarys lazily sat in his office ,still wearing the black matte steel armor covered in one of gargoyles blood he slayed minutes ago in his backyard, he rested his strong hand on his sword which been placed on his lap .Silence was evident but none minded it .

His loyal butler Adam stood not far from table holding all the documents his highness has asked to prepare some days ago , and at other corner of the room stood another figure ,covered in dancing shadows twirling at all his sides ,as he grinned widely at his lord troubles , the man himself looked opposite of what humans could own ,his pale as paper skin and white tied in ponytail hair gave some sense of entirely unknown entity sense ,He wore any light absorbing black cape which matched his shadows .

"Huhuhu Seems our Lord Ramuel at last having a hard time with puzzles" the entity didn't hesitated joking and laughing his arse off , earning a glare from his Lord as well the flames blazing under his feet as he danced to avoid any harm from it .

"RATA---TATATAAAA OUCH HURTS HURTS HURTS .. pardon me your majesty ,I simply enjoy seeing how you struggle hehe " at last he avoided them and jumped inches away from where it started .

King Ramuel Dracarys looked him over and smirked in amusement seeing his pet devil successfully enduring the punishment for his bullying .He waved it away in dismiss and spoke to his butler casually.

" Who's the candidates you prepared for my marriage heisss" He sighed but his voice was as cold and emotionless as he was ,His red eyes haven't changed a bit in any interest towards the matter .

" There has been several delicate ladies who could become the suitable queen of equal caliber for you Lord Ramuel,But I'm afraid they might be to spoiled and to much interested in materials and your kingdom properties rather marriage itself ,Yet they all hold high status in social gatherings and public, all supported by their parents as well " the butler spoke as formal and diligent as always ,He laid the files of all ladies he gathered ,their information and personal details , all added by art of their appearances .

Yet Lord Dracarys flipped only one or two just to scoff at himself in annoyance , leaning his head backwards and staring at the ceiling ,maybe searching for any popping answer that would appear from wall ,his devil thought so least .

" This whole sharade ..it's pain in the ass ,tsk do I really have to marry some vermin weakling only because of foolish rules ??" One would have thought he started argument with himself but even his loyal butler smiled at that .

"Your highness if that would be possible and Empress Ruth would allow it ,I believe you would roam the battlefields every day merely to entertain yourself and avoid the returns to kingdom where we all await for you" Butler Adam did spoke the truth and even The king Ramuel had to give in as he sighed and scattered the files on his table one by one , checking if anything catches his attention at all ,he didn't had any preference at woman's , always been single and never had even one love ever since his childbirth , Twenty six years and by such time any royal male would have had least few , but not him , not the Tyrant who won more then ten battles of East and West kingdom's , killed mythic beings and even made of the strongest devil's as his pet for lifetime , The man simply been followed by stories everywhere he went along with rumours and none ever doubted how real it is because he always proved he can be better then any of them , His looks catched all females attention but regardless the fear none approached him or their heads would be laid on ground separated from bodies , His hair as dark as night , skin white as snow nearly matched the shade of his devil pet ,and his red eyes always pierced simply by a gaze .

"You know the marriage is necessary and you can't be virgin forever for hell sake ,if you won't marry any little lady ,the empress will force her daughter to marry you instead no matter how much of beloved dog you are of hers,stupid man heh " Words of the devil been spoken again as he laughed and sword from Ramuel lap been tossed at devil side , easily dodged he mocked his master laughing until his stomach even hurt , but that only resulted to shadows tying him to a ceiling like a marionette as he complained and yelled to let him go .

" Watch your words Nero ,or I might leave you starving hanged here for a week ,maybe use you as a aim practice even . That depends on your behavior" Ramuel joked but they all knew humor didn't touched his voice even slightest and he might as well mean every word he said .

The devil whimpered like a puppy in agony although it was clear it was acting skills he never learned to master . At last enjoying the view butler spoke .

" Your highness ,Being a saint and avoiding all attention from females when you have achieved so much ,is entirely impossible . So please check all information I have prepared and choose wisely as you always had your highness" The king pondered for a moment after watching all the documents until one sketch of a girl had caught his eyes .

"I Don't want my Future wife to be blood sucking insect guided by her parents greed, Tell me one woman who has financial issues or none of parents left " His voice was stern and serious , as he watched over the sketch of fragile red haired girl , her golden eyes reminded him of someone he once met , someone who saved him once and he had to investigate of that resemblence connection, Whether it was coincidental or not.

" There is Erenum Kingdom ,The Princess and daughter of King Ramus ,The only child ,all have been spoken how she catched everyone's attention while her mother was alive ,the kingdom was in it's glory as well , until the queen died mysteriously, her corpse never found during war and even afterwards , she has only a father who's drowning in debts over his head , as well your highness ...ever since her mother death ,no one else from social status have seen the girl ,rumours spread that Ramus caged her ,or she fell terribly ill " after hearing what his butler said Dracarys saw the name of Erenum being mentioned nearby the sketch and he knew she was the one he would pick, maybe if she will become not suitable he would even secretly send her away so she wouldn't bother him or pester in any way .

"Then it's decided ,Elaine Erenum it is whom will become my wife " A loud sigh escaped his lips ,as the small ball with red eyes appeared mid air nearby him , overlooking the pictures the king have just seen along with files .

" that redhead?! didn't you knew red haired ones always bring trouble geez ! Humans claim they're the curse from demons kind despite same genetics ..can't you see there's more pretty ones ??? what about that one with pounting lips and ponytail ????" His devil complained still hanging in air but he could see everything through the small ball he created nearby his majesty .

"More pretty ones? I didn't thought as devil you're blind one as well Nero ,The layers of make up the rest wears would have to be scrapped off for days ..this one ..she's natural you little fool " the king explained as he pointed his finger still covered in steel glove at the sketch .Hearing his pet mumble under breath he knew he won the argument even if it was ridiculous.

"I don't think it might be as easy as you think your highness ,The king loves his daughter and even in his kingdom despair he won't sell his daughter " butler words ringed a bell of creative idea king Ramuel had and he looked at his sword .

" So let it be , I won't simply buy her then , Prepare me a black envelope and as for you Nero ,I have a task "

"why does it feel that I'll have quite a lot of work to do ...fuuuuuuuck" Nero curse was last as they all started working for their master plan of king Ramuel Dracarys.