It was hard to live in the castle under disguise. Being used to living for thousands of years with power in his hands, this ti he had to hide his face and walk around like an ordinary guard to find the layers of secret the castle was holding.
The royal guards looked very alert during their work. And maids as usual playful but hard working. The ones who slack and commit cris, like in the old days punished hard at the cell in back of the castle.
The funds were reduced to half and the food for food everyone charged from their salary in the na of developing the treasury for making a return since the economy crumbled down after they lost two great kings all at once.
Demon clan's administration didn't seem stable. It needed a change. But apparently there was none suitable to take the throne. There has been rebellions going on inside the kingdom to elect a heir to throne from the local demon ministers' families. People believed that leaving the throne empty for too long will lead the Clan to its doom. None was happy about Volca and Fiona's reign and the clans were suppressed greatly by Fiona and her troops. Everyone knew how Fiona has the support of Emperor Tai behind her. Rumours about the Heaven and Hell going to tie the knot and even Tai having a demoness daughter spread like wild fire. And it was all disgusting to the natives.
Unable to put up with all the filthy things happening, he decided to finally show up and drag Huo'er out from wherever he us locked up. Working hard stealthily, he finally caught up with Volca one night. The rumour of Volca keeping a pet convinced him that it is not just any pet.
He followed her around in the knight's armour as the Queen's guard. He helped her with carrying the tons of petitions recieved from the civilians. Volca took her seat on the throne and read them one by one. There were demon farrs waiting to visit her, to discuss about the water issue again and again. But Volca would dismiss them quickly before they even start the complaint. She was not a but fit to be a ruler who can satisfy her people.
Old king Dritan's personal guard Hawk walked into the room. Ever since the death of Demon King Dritan, Hawk has been found missing and hard to catch. He has been living under disguise searching for Huo'er and failed in the mission. Disappointed and ashad of himself to have failed his king, Hawk went to a far away place to live peacefully, staying away from his duty until he saw his badge gleaming with the King's command. The heir has returned, he understood. Hawk began his search again, day and night, in heaven and in hell, to get a glimpse of Huo'er and to see in what condition he has returned. And like he expected, he heard of nothing good.
Hawk disguised himself as a palace guard and got to know about the doings of Queen Regent. And he followed her. Now he has got what he aid at. Hawk took the helt off and revealed who he is. He could see everyone's jaw dropping.
"Sir," the other guards bowed to him. Volca was shocked to see how her guards are still loyal to Hawk, the king's guard.
"Huo'er beware of him," Volca warned with fear creeping inside her heart. The best fighter the universe had ever seen. Hawk. "He is a dangerous man,"
Hawk quickly scanned around the room and realised that it looked like a dical scholar's chamber. With dicines, books and candles everywhere. The air in the room had fus of dried and raw brewd dicines. Hawk wondered about what Huo had gone through all this ti since his death. But after all Dritan's sacrifice looked aningful since he saw Huo'er in one piece standing in front if him.
"Your highness," Hawk addressed Huo who was surprised. "How have you been? How are you?" He asked. Huo exchanged glances between Volca and Hawk confused wondering what to do. "Your highness," he took a step forward but was stopped by Queen Regent herself touching her sword on his chest.
Hawk lost his patience and hit her back with his thunder sword he had got from King Dritan. Huo'er this ti did not put himself in trouble and watched the fight standing in a corner, carefully evaluating the skills and loyalty. Hawk looked like a good guy to him. Huo'er gut feeling said.
Volca didn't give. She started asking the the guards to attack him but the guards hesitated and only a few new guys stepped forward. Hawk instantly turned them into dust.
"You better release him and let him take the throne or am going to get help and massacre you straight, I do have he king's order with ," he said straightly.
Hawk kept the blade on Volca's neck and warned.
"He is not imprisoned here," she said. "Tell him Huo," she said. Hawk looked at Huo who said nothing. "If I found him with all my powers and connections, I know how to bring him back too," she said. "First he needs to recuperate, heal and recover his power to be in his old self. Huo is right now on sothing else for his life, he needs atmost care, do you think an here trying to kill him?" Volca tried to make Hawk understand about her intentions. Hawk tightened his grip around the sword and slightly cut her neck. Blood was smudged on the blades and Volca stood enduring the pain, trying not to move.
"Enough of this?" Huo shouted unexpectedly. "Volca you know what, first of all am tired of this, am tired of being here in this room, second of all, you, whoever you are, yes like you can see around this chamber, am under a lot dications and I have yet to restore my health to its original form. Yes I can't rember anything I don't know why but the more I live under the shadows the more am putting stress on , am tired and disgusted of everything. I have severe mood swings for each dicine I take in. And here you are today claiming in the na of rescuing ," Huo'er said it all out inna single breath. "Now tell , what the hell is going on and how am i supposed to the sit on the throne with a heart like mine?" He questioned Hawk.
"Is it true?" Hawk asked Volca.
"Every word of it," she assured him. Hawk took his sword back and put them back in its sheath. But he did not give the respects to the Queen Regent and neither did she expect it from him.
"What happened?" Hawk asked for an explanation.
"After Aqua and Huo killed each other in the battle ground years back, their souls disappeared, and died. But what Aqua used on him is a powerful magic that it gave him life.But his life depends on it. He needs to learn to he independent as well as start cultivating soon, unless and until then he can't make a co back. The wound he got from his half brother is almost healed too. He has stopped bleeding, and stopped coughing blood. But he has a lot to go forward with one by one," Volca said everything at one shot. Huo stood there frustrated.
"Co with your higness, I know a place that can help you heal quickly," Hawk said to his King.
"Where?" Volca asked him.
'It's on the lands of heaven, but very safe, I have always taken the old king Dritan there wherever he fell sick. It is the sa place he took his final breath," Hawk inford. "Your father, my highness he was good man," he told Huo who hated his parents equally after listening to the story Volca had narrated. So much hatred for the parents who did not choose him. It hurt him to think mistakes from their sides led to his birth and death without his consent. Now since he has co back, he wished to live a decent life.
"Take there," Huo agreed in the end. He didn't care about whether he would heal or not, but he hardly wanted to get out of the dark, freezing underground chamber with spells put on to not escape from the Demoness clutches of both mother and daughter. Even though he could get and understand the sincerity from the Queen Regent, sothing was odd and not tallying. For clearing those doubts, he took his only chance in front of him with Hawk and hurried to leave.
Hawk was a new hope in the dessert of lonely life is leading. Hawk packed the weapons of Huo'er and asked Volca to let Huo use so high end weapons of Dritan that helped him protect himself from all sorts dangers for all these thousands of years.
Huo walked out with Volca in his heels and asked her to take care of herself during his absence and apparated with Hawk disappearing into thin air and landing in a totally different place.
The place they reached looked calm, serene and breathtaking. But there was nobody around. It used to be a school run by master Bi Hai but destroyed while finding the moonchild under the special. Bo Hai has been missing since then and nobody cared find out about.
Huo looked like he knows this place trying to recollect it from his mory. And sothing did flash before his eyes the second ti. Huo knelt down, and bit his lips trying not to scream with the ache inside. Everything looked white and peaceful. Huo looked up. Soone was trying to help everyone to stand on his feet. He took the arms without looking at who it is.
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