'Prince Darius is such an asshole.' Laria spoke to her mind and gritted her teeth.
'He knows the upcoming war against the East yet he is making the nobles--- wait a minute!' an idea pop in Laria's mind. If he did become the King, he would have complete command to the knights and nobles. Seeing how powerful he is, they won't dare go in his way.
"Oi, what is the commotion all about?" Louie ask curiously and put his hand on his chin. "I feel a strong magic power coming here," he is from the terrace and probably just woke up.
The glares from noble especially from the first son of the Winterialle is piercing through him, and his head raised up with arrogance. When he saw the ominous ball Prince Darius is making.
"Woah!" he said and excitedly jump from the second floor to the hall. He run towards Prince Darius to see the magic ball he had. He then kneel in front of him that made everyone shock.
"My King, The Sun of the Eternal Kingdom!" he then looked at the King that is gritting his teeth.
"Such impudence!" The King shouted. But Darius laugh so hard. He knew that the Tierrien Family is loyal to whoever wields the Sun, however, The Current King is wary of them so he take the family heirloom, and threaten the family that he will destroy it. That is like a leash in the neck of the Tierrane Duchy, the wielders of the Fire.
But now, Prince Darius, who is rebelling get a hold of it. The very evidence is the faint aura from the magic he is wielding.
Princess Kylie on the other hand is holding a magic artifact that can nullify the magic. What she had can completely turn the tables. The Granoir family completely supported her. The fertile and vast lands are for her.
"Get up," Prince Darius said and that made Louie grinned.
"Lock the King and Queen," he tell the guards holding them. The Queen is not an easy one. She is from another country and does not possess any magic but she does have a vile tongue.
"How dare you! Don't touch me!" she then throw off the guards. "You are not going the King, Darius! I swear!"
"Maybe I should get you executed after all?" he asked them and flinched. The shock was written all over their face. "Okay, repent now and I'll get you executed in a week,"
Laria was not shocked how cruel Darius is. After all, they made him like that. They made Darius train nonstop, and even made him guard the border. Countless insults and abused he had to undergo because of the Current Queen, but he did not let any of that goes into his head.
But the King crossed the line. He tried to assassinate him. Prince Darius was furious. The only Sun left for the Kingdom, does he really think a nonroyal successor will be able to make the Kingdom prosper?
Prince Darius is cruel but he is a wise leader. He does not like the caste system: where the strong devour the weak. The nobles act high and mighty when there is a lot suffering.
After that, the nobles kneel before him and acknowledge him as the King. They pledge their allegiance to him.
The Winterialle Family refuses to do so, but Nathalie unexpectedly kneels, munbling things like 'He is so cool' 'I wanted to become his Consort' that made her elder brother snorted. With the power of the Winterialle, she could become the Queen. But the Queen has a lot of things to do and manage, and Nathalie does not like that.
The Queen manages the inner palace and the farm crops and leads in devising new methods every year. However, the Consort, mostly have nothing to do and must focus on keeping the King entertained. But if the Consort is so talented, the Queen can bestow some work to them.
The Queen can be replaced by two things: 1. Infidelity and 2. By making a grave mistake of compromising the works she has been assigned to. When she was accused to have killed another part of royal family, she can be accused of Treason that eventually leads to execution.
The nobles surely are planning to gain more power by the unexpected turn of events.
A week after the King and Queen gets executed, Prince Darius will be officially crowned.
"Greetings, Your Majesty," Laria bows her head and entered the room. Prince Darius smiled at her and as if expecting her presence, there were all kinds of desserts in the table.
But what caught her eye is his complexion.
"Are you sick?"
"I knew you'd ask that," he smiled. "You are the only one that can see right through me," He chuckled. Laria's expression turned serious and put out a bag of herbs from her pocket.
"I know from the moment you rushed the Coronation," she said with concerned look, "Those can help you. I freshly picked them from my greenhouse and put an enchantment to help your recovery," Prince Darius complexion does not look really good. Yet, he is welcoming a subject like her.
He likes her very much and blushed at the concern she is giving. He is suffering from the backlash of using the Sun for too long.
"I already finished the task you gave me, and I made a magical weapons like you ordered," she sips from her tea, "And also, I found your little brother," Prince Darius smiled.
"Will you execute him too?" Laria asked. Tomorrow is the execution for the King and Queen.
"Yes, I need to," Laria sighed at his response.
"I'll be going now and report to you soon, rest well," she was about to go when Prince Darius suddenly grabbed her arm and closed his eyes. He is like a powerless puppy now, and mana is depleting from his body. He cannot even defend himself. Maybe that is why he asked her to stay.
"Okay, sleep well, I'll stay here,".