"Why did you do it, Liliane?" Emperor Henrick asked as soon as they left Lorcan's chamber. Now they were currently seated in the drawing-room in the crown prince's palace. They had to keep an eye on their son, so they decided to wait here until everything is safe.
Consort Liliane raised her head and stared at her husband, "I had to do this to keep my son safe" she said in a calm voice irking Henrick even more.
"Do you even understand what you are saying!?" he shouted making her flinch, "We will lose our son if that girl dies, she is the only one keeping his demon in check"
She glared at him with teary eyes, "You don't understand Rick...That demon is trying to take full control of Lorcan's body because of her" her fingers trembled the more she talked, "He is in love with her"
"So is our son," he said, "Lorcan is also madly in love with her, he will lose himself if she is gone"
"But we will lose our son if she stays with him!" she retorted.
"So you cast a forbidden spell on her at your life's cost?" he asked feeling betrayed.
She looked at him and frowned, "It doesn't matter anymore does it?" her voice became frigid as she continued, "You already removed my spell on that girl, you threw away my son's life just like that"
"He is my son too Liliane" he warned in a low tone, "And I as his father know what is best for him. Lady Astrea is the only one able to deal with Lorcan's demon, if not for her, we would have already lost our son to the darkness residing within him"
"What do you mean by that?" she asked not understanding how that girl played a role in this.
Henrick sighed, he berated himself for not discussing this with his wife sooner. Then maybe everything would have been prevented before reaching this situation. He decided to tell everything now, "Lorcan is not one of us, and even you know that right?"
Liliane nodded, both she and her husband were vampires but their son was not. He was beyond what one could imagine, the one who was deemed evil and the only one who resided in the depths of hell, "Lorcan is the reincarnation of Demon lord" Yes, her son was not only an entity in hell but the Demon Lord himself, the one who basked in and controlled darkness.
Emperor's eyes swirled with an unknown emotion hearing his wife's words. The bitter truth was still hard for him to acknowledge, but he had no choice but to keep this secret from the outside world to keep his son safe. The nobles would tear apart the house of lords if the word about the crown prince of Nethilor being a Demon lord came out. It would be chaos.....
He came out of his thoughts and looked at his wife, "That's right, our son is demon lord, but do you know the fact that Lorcan was completely gone from his body when he turned eighteen?"
Her eyes widened in shock, "Rick...Wh-what are you saying?"
Henrick nodded his head sadly, "Yes, on his eighteenth birthday, Lorcan completely turned into his real form, he came to meet me not as my son but as the sovereign of hell"
"When did this happen?" she whispered still trying to process his words. How was she not able to detect this? She gave up her empress's position to another woman because she wanted to remain out of the limelight, she dedicated all her life to learning witchcraft to protect her son. Liliane was always the first one to notice whenever Lorcan turned into a demon.
"Do you think your powers can detect someone so powerful like a demon lord?" he said, "He can kill someone just by moving his fingertips.....we are no match to him, Liliane"
He closed his eyes and remembered that day when his son, No! the demon lord himself came to meet him in his chambers...
(Four years ago.....)
Entire Nethilor was surging with happiness and joy celebrating the day of the empire's only crown prince's birthday. Streets were bustling with flowers and decorations wishing good fortune for the future ruler.
This was also the same inside the royal palace. Servants were busy running errands preparing for the birthday banquet.
Empress Ravina was appointed to look after the banquet's preparations. Her sharp eyes scanned the party hall with contempt, 'If only I had a son!' those words always played in her mind. She was the empress of this great empire but only in name. Her husband did not spare even a glance at her because he loved Consort Liliane. Sometimes she felt like just a replacement made to sit on the empress's seat as Liliane refused it. His majesty, that was what she called him, slept once with her to consummate the marriage and that's it. Luckily that resulted in her pregnancy, but it didn't last long as she gave birth to a useless princess.
Diana her daughter, is the only princess of the great Nethilor empire. Princesses were not eligible to compete for the throne, well it was impossible to even think about competing with prince Lorcan. He was a savage born into the royal family, her neck would face his sword the day she opposed his succession. That was why she wanted her niece, Roselyn Canmore to marry Lorcan and enter as crown princess, but that too broke when her husband selected a human girl as the next crown princess.
It did not stop there, She thought that Lorcan would oppose his father for choosing a human girl but instead, he acknowledged it and also liked that girl. She could see it, he was obsessed with her, so she informed Roselyn to forget the seat of crown princess. Her headache did not finish there but grew, as she learned about that girl's identity, Astrea Campbell from Marquis's house of Campbell. She knew about her because her younger brother Sebastian Canmore was in love with her for a long time. She sighed and focused on the flower arrangements.
Meanwhile, inside his study, Emperor Henrick was going through some papers works when his son slammed opened the door.
"Your highness you can't just barge into his majesty's study" his aide count Herbert's nervous voice ran behind his son who stared at him with dark red, almost black eyes.
He got up from his seat and signaled everyone to leave them alone and approached his son, "What's wrong Lorcan?"
Lorcan tilted his head and his dark red eyes turned to pitch black. Emperor Henrick's eyes widened, "How?"
"Surprised?" asked Lorcan with a cold voice, "I finally took control of my body...Your little son is gone"
Henrick staggered in his place. He knew that this day would arrive, but he hoped that it would not.
"Your son and I are the same," said the demon lord, "We are only separated by different memories....but I can't remember anything about my past life other than being a Demon lord. So stop acting like I killed your son"
"Is he never going to return?" Henrick asked in a meek voice.
"I want him to return" he stated shocking the emperor, "I want you to use your scepter to suppress me and bring him back"
The emperor frowned, "Why....?" he was not able to understand this demon's intentions. Why did he want to bring back his son's consciousness by suppressing his own, "What is your intent?"
And as a surprise, the pitch-black eyes of that demon sparkled with life. A small smile adorned his lips as he uttered, "I want to meet her again..."