The king slams his desk in anger as he sees the picture of Zane and Margot's arm in his arms. He burns the paper in front of the guards and shouts in anger. His heart rate increases, his mind races as he contemplates what to do. He looks at the two heroes' faces walking down the street and grits his teeth.
"Margot…" he mutters. "You will marry me and be mine for good…"
"You want to repeat that?" a woman says behind him. "My dear husband wouldn't be checking out another woman in my presence right?"
The King's anger vanishes in a second, slowly being refilled by fear as he looks his wife in the face. The King's words lose connection as he fails to comfort his wife at that moment.
"Well then honey," the queen snarks. "Do you need to be punished again?"
The King quickly shakes his head, fearing the repercussions of his wife. The queen walks away, looking at the poster with interest. She wasn't looking at the man of the hour, instead looking at a man in the crowd.
'Maybe this time this Hero can get somewhere,' the queen says, putting the poster away.
In the reception hall, Margot teases Astelia and Dona from afar, laughing gremlin-like as she eats her food. Lumina eyes the two, silently warning them not to do anything stupid. The lights shut off, then turn back in a domino motion as the Heroes Association walks in and goes to the President.
"Mrs. President," The Hero of Equilibrium greets. "It's an honor to make it to this meeting today."
The Hero of Wrath walks in an elegant dress and approaches the President. She spins around before noticing who her new husband is. She chuckles as she slowly puts magic into a fist.
"Mrs. President," she says. "Is it okay if I get rid of this rat?"
"No, Varvara," Margot sighs. "He's my husband. If you harm him, I will murder you in front of your mother."
"You know that puny Goddess of Light won't do shit."
Zane interferes with the two, sighing in the process.
"Can both of you please, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Zane shouts. "Holy shit! If you want to argue, do it somewhere else."
Varvara laughs manically as she charges up her fist. Astelia readies her sword just in case something happens.
"So the big shot is chatting shit, huh?" Varvara taunts as she charges at Zane. "Let's see who the big shot is now?"
Zane's eye glows gray as she attempts to charge him, negating all of her magic before she can punch him. She falls on the floor, gasping for air as the heroes surround her to help her up. Margot looks to Zane with exasperation. She shakes her head as Zane chuckles shyly.
"Varvara please," Margot sighs. "Let's just get you to your seats before you guys cause more trouble."
With that statement, she orders the guards to escort them to their seats. The Hero of Wrath looks at Zane with anger, causing her to hold her chest.
"I'll be fine," she gasps. "My magic will return soon."
She catches her breath and does some meditation before the food comes out. The other heroes relax and have a great time. Cheers were made, alcohol bottles were drained quickly and people let their sadness go away as the reception ended.
Zane goes with Margot back to her house, stumbling on his feet. She holds him up, regretting forcing him to drink with her. They reach the front entrance and both sigh in relief. He quickly gets up and walks to the nearest bathroom. Switching from his formal wear to his normal wear, he instantly falls into deep slumber.
'Oh well,' Margot thinks as she takes off her shirt. 'This is better than nothing at all.'
She looks at the night sky, enjoying the view while taking off her skirt. Turning on the lamp, she looks in the mirror and flexes.
'Ah, come on!' she rages. 'I'm gaining weight again, shit!'
Margot sighs and looks at Zane's sleeping body. She smiles after realizing that she's free from the responsibilities of the kingdom now.
'Goodbye, old house,' she mutters to herself. 'I'm finally free from slaving.'
In a back room, a window is cracked open, alerting Margot. She tries to shake Zane awake, but intruders have already entered the room. Many intruders dash to her before suddenly collapsing.
Reanimating from the dead, Zane wakes up from his slumber. The marks on the right side of his body glow, terraforming his body with golden magic. He looks at the intruders and walks to them.
"So…" Zane slurs. "IT WAS YOU WHO TRIED TO KEEP ME UP?!"
In quick motions, each intruder is taken down one by one. With a golden great sword leaning on his shoulder, Zane stabs an armored intruder in his torso. Paving a wave of intruders with their blood, he goes back to Margot's room. She dodges many attacks from the intruders, holding them off for as long as possible. Two intruders grab her arms and strike her in the stomach, not phasing her at all. Witnessing the intruders get their waists sliced from their bodies, she tries to warn him about the intruder behind him.
He chuckles, feeling the sensation of blood leave his body. Zane looks behind him and crushes the intruder's skull with his hand.
"So that's how you want to play, huh?" Zane snickers. "Let me show you something."
He starts to ascend, carrying Margot like a princess. She takes out the sword stabbed in him and heals his wound.
"Want to see something cool?" Zane teases.
"I-I don't care," Margot stutters.
Golden fireballs manifest behind Zane, and with the direction of his open palm, they all land on the house at once. The intruders run for their lives, but black out permanently as their bodies get pierced by sharp daggers from the sky. The streets of Seifuku are clouded by the screams of hired mercenaries failing their mission.
The king looks at the screen, seething in anger. A snap of a belt alerts him of his misdeeds as his wife found hard evidence of his obsession.