King ric suspended Lord Thane in the air by his neck, squeezing tighter and tighter as Lord Thane gasped for air, his feet kicking desperately about for a foothold.


    "You...have…the power," He struggled to speak as he vigorously tried to escape ric''s grip


    ric scoffed, "Worthless. Give a goat a mile, and he takes ten; I should just snap your neck. It would be as easy as breathing," He sneered, "But you still have some usefulness"


    "No one followed me, If they did, I would know. Elias Ashdown tried it once, remember? I know what I am doing,"


    He released his grip, and Lord Thane dropped to the ground with a loud thud; he keeled over and began to gasp wildly, taking greedy breaths of air.


    Queen Seraphina watched with her hands over her mouth; she had no idea King ric possessed that kind of strength; even in his prime years, she wasn''t sure he would be capable of holding a mage of Lord Thane''s caliber like that. There was something strange going on and her stomach twisted as she thought of King ric working for or with the demons.


    ''Is it true? It''s starting to look like it, I don''t know how else he would be able to exhibit such strength at such age'' She pondered with a solemn expression


    He chanted and ced his hands on his neck, "He..al," He said, and his hand donned a faint glow as the bruises around his neck began to fade and his color returned to its normal shade


    King ric walked over to a seat and sat carefreely on it without a shred ofposure.


    "Now, let''s get to the matter at hand. You said you had an idea on how topletely remove the re folk from the chessboard. Let''s have it," King ric demanded


    Thane struggled to his feet and pushed his hair back; he cleared his throat before starting, "Yes. I was thinking we just banish thempletely and say that they are a stain on Elodoria, a poison. We will use the recent outburst of Carius to push the agenda further," He said with a proud smile on his face


    "Hmm, that sounds good," King ric said,  and Lord Thane''s smile widened,


    "We can start it as soon as possible," He said


    "But," King ric began, "It''s not good enough. They could still regroup, and that would be a bigger problem for me, seeing how emotions boost their abilities.


    I need something more permanent," He said, as he stroked his beard


    Lord Thane''s smile disappeared, "By permanent, do you mean…to kill them?" He asked, his voiceced with a trace of concern


    King ric smiled," Exactly! You see, that''s why I chose you, you''re very intelligent.


    You said they were a Poison on Eldoria, that gave me an Idea. How about we poison them? We find a way to say they broke thew, and throw them all in the Cells andce their food with poison," He suggested


    "All of them?" Lord Thane asked


    "All of them," King ric affirmed, "What''s with that expression? Have you forgotten what your gain is if we pull this off sessfully?" He asked as he noticed Lord Thane''s dull expression


    He stood up and walked to Lord Thane, he ced a hand on his shoulder, "Should I remind you?" He asked, "I can see it already; King Thane of Eldoria. Once this is done, you will be the greatest King in Eldoria, and my wife, Seraphina, will be yours for the taking. Doesn''t the thought of you ravishing her drive you crazy?


    You will have our backing; you have seen how strong we are; imagine having an army of demons fighting alongside your army. You won''t be the King of this kingdom alone, but the King of the entire continent," He said, his voice smooth and slithering like the tongue of a snake


    Hearing ric''s promises, his resolve hardened, "Yes, let''s kill them all!" He dered, "Where do we begin?" He added


    "That''s the spirit!" King ric praised him while patting his back


    Queen Seraphina was lost for words, not like she needed words at the moment. The scene that unfolded before her and the words that came out of her husband''s mouth left her dumbfounded.


    ''Thane wants to be King? What will now be of ric? They are going to kill all the res?! For what reason?! I don''t see how that benefits any of the two parties in any way?'' She pondered over these questions


    While she was lost in thought, she identally knocked over a goblet, she watched helplessly as the goblet fell to the ground, making a loud nging noise that echoed through the room.


    "So here''s what we''re going to do—" King ric was yet again interrupted by the sound


    Both King ric and Lord Thane turned toward the source of the sound, their eyes locked on the goblet, Readtest stories on m_v-l''e|-NovelBin


    "Someone is here," King ric frowned


    Lord Thane''s eyes widened, "Damn it!" He said as he pulled out his wand, "Isn''t Elias Ashdown the only mage in this castle?" He asked


    King ric''s frown deepened, "I thought he was, but it appears I was wrong," He said, scanning the room, "In any case, the rat is trapped in here with us, he does not know the incantation to open up the door


    The King was wrong; the intruder was not a "he," and she, in fact, did know the incantation to open the door.


    The wall folded open, and the sound of bare feet pping against tiles resounded as Queen Seraphina ran away as quickly as possible from the secret room.


    "Damn it! I told you! We can not be found. I''m done, I''m done for," Lord Thane cried out


    King ric gave him a resounding p across the face, and that seemed to calm him down, "Easy now, do you forget that I''m the King? Nothing is going to happen to you, and besides I already have a n to know who the rat is, in fact, I have an idea who she might be," He said, his voice taking a sinister tone as a grin curved into ce on his face