The transactional marriage had been sealed with an unsettling success, and the weight of the occasion bore heavily on Queen Sofia. Her tears, once contained, now flowed freely, a silent testament to the sorrow etched in her heart. She didn't look back as she made her hurried exit from the room. Her departure went unnoticed by those humans and demon incarnations who had borne witness to this peculiar union. Instead, they remained captivated by King Lucifer's discourse, where he explained to King Alexander the intricate plan that would see the kingdom handed over to his son, Prince Beelzebub, and the newly minted daughter-in-law, Princess Helena. They would reside on Earth, far removed from the realm of Vertox, but still tethered to the terrestrial plane.