As the final words leave his mouth, Katsu smiles at king Herald, giving him a warm smile. Scarlett opens a portal, signaling their departure, Sara and Scarlett walk through, Katsu looks back one more time, and steps through the portal.
It closes behind him, leaving everyone in the throne room shocked, Herald falls to his knees, his wife faints and his daughter cries.
2 hours 50 minutes and 21 seconds until the deadline.
Herald stands before everyone, his heads facing the floor, his breathing heavy and labored.
Every else present is in shock, their murmurs fill the room, they are trying to make sense of what just happened, trying to make sense of the outrageous demands made by the demon lord.
Herald walks towards the exit, his wife following behind, Herald informs everyone to please wait for his return, that he needs to think.
With that he leaves, leaving every to their thoughts, what will happen in the next three hours, what will be the state of the kingdom, all this will be known in three hours.
Herald walks through the hallways of the palace, his footsteps hard on the marble floor, some of the maidens working notice his demeanor and move aside, not wanting to bump into him.
He arrives in his bedroom, he sits on the bed, his hands clenching his hair, his sweating, his breathing heavy and uneven.
Then his wife Freya, enters the room, he expression netrual and unreadable, he walks towards her husband, standing right in front of him.
She speaks to him, her voice cold and emotionless.
"So, what now my beloved husband, what will you do to settle this, what master plan does the king of the Uncharted kingdom have to handle such a humiliating display shown towards him by a mere stranger". She says.
Herald speaks, his voice shaky and broken.
"Don't mock me woman, this isn't something I can just fix with the flick of the wrist, it's a decision that doesn't just involve me but everyone who served this kingdom!! " he says, his voice harsh.
"How the fuck am I supposed to handle such a situation, huh, do think it is easy to just fix something such as this, not even I have the power to do anything about this, do you understand me woman!!! " he shouts at her
"Oh woman now, not my love, my dearest, my one and only, now it's woman, how far you've fallen from your self proclaimed pinnacle", she says, her tone still emotionless
" you where once a powerful man, feared by all, no one would even oppose you, they wouldn't even dare question you authority, but now you're just a broken shell of that man, how far you've fallen". Queen Freya says her tone turning into one of annoyance.
Herald looks at her, his eyes red and angry, his hands clenched into fists, as if ready to strike.
"Go ahead, hit me, Freya says mockingly, do it, show me how much of a man you are by striking your precious wife right across the face".
She punctuates by leaning her head forward, tapping her right cheek.
" slap me, right here, prove to the whole realm what a man you arw by striking your dear wife, across her precious face, she waits, oh wait are you scared now, afraid that you'll be judged, mocked, afraid that your precious secret of you beating your wife to be revealed". She says mockingly.
"What a pathetic creature you are, can't defend yourself, your kingdom, your family. Maximus must be disgusted in his death, that his father, the man he had admired for so long would be such a bitch, a bitch that can't even defend himself". She says, with a look of disgust on her face.
Herald turns, his right hand swinging towards her face , his anger evident on his face;
" Quiet woman, you don't....... "He cut off as Freya catches his hand mid swing, twisting his wrist, she looks at him, disguist spread across her face.
"Never lay your hands on me again, you have no right to do so, you have no power or authority over me, not anymore" she says as she breaks his wrist.
She throws him to the floor, standing over him with hate, anger and disgust, she begins kicking him, aiming for his vitals, his genitals, any part that would hurt.
"You're just a pathetic waste of human life, your very existence is a taboo, you shouldn't be alive, I should have killed you all those years ago, he should have killed you and not Maximus, you should be the one dead, you piece of shit!!!!!!! " she screams as she kicks his testicles.
She stops and starts laughing like a psychopath, her eyes locked onto his quivering body, she grins at him, tilting her head as she pulls his hair hard, bringing his face close to hers.
"Well, look at you now, can't even protect yourself against your own wife, I don't even know what I saw in you, quite the sight to behold, she says breathing heavily, don't worry my dear husband, I'll handle this, I'll handle everything! " she says, letting him go.
"Just relax, I'll fix your mess, just like I always do, you just stay here and be completely useless", she tells him as she walks away, leaving him alone on the floor.
Herald is bleeding from his nose and ears, he manages to pick himself up from the floor, he sits on the bed, wondering how his life had turned into such a terrible fate.
As the given time is about to elapse, Herald walks back to the throne room, everyone is still seated, awaiting his verdict, he sits upon his throne, bruised and bandaged.
As the remaining minutes tick down, the throne room is filled with nerves and fear, Herald looks around, noticing that the high priestess is gone, before he could ask for her where abouts, a purple portal opens before everyone.
Out of the portal, Katsu, Sara and Scarlett step out, katsu's expression that of amusement;
Katsu : Times up Herald, I expect my demands to have been meet accordingly. He says
"So where are they, where are the small favors I asked from such a powerful ruler" Katsu says mockingly.
The room is silent, awaiting Herald's next move, the fate of the kingdom rests upon his actions.
Herald clears his throat, he looks directly into katsu's eyes, his voice strune and defiant.
"I have prepared nothing for you demon lord, I am a man of honor, of integrity, of pride, I will not sink so low as to serve you you all you desires" Herald says.
Scarlett and Sara are in shock, they are about to kill everyone I'm the throne room, when Katsu stops them with a flick of his wrist.
He moves closer to Herald, his eyes cold, empty, with no emotion, I raises his hand, his finger pointing up;
Katsu : you have 30 seconds to deliver on my demands, or else this entire palace and everything in it will be destroyed. He says, his tone cold as magic starts manifesting on his finger.
Everyone in the throne room is scared, they try to run but Sara and Scarlett stop any and all movement.
Herald looks at Katsu, his eyes in shock and disbelief, he bows before Katsu, his head touching the floor.
"Please don't do this, I can give you anything you desire but not those you had requested, I have a kingdom, a legacy, my honor to uphold, so please, just give me more time!! " Herald begs, tears forming in his eyes.
Katsu just looks, disgusted by Herald's begging, he kicks Herald towards the throne, spitting in disgust, the Magic on his finger tip increases in a small sphere, it's energy increasing with each passing second.
Katsu : 17 seconds remain, Im still waiting, or is your pride more Important that the lives of everyone here, no maybe I'll just kill everyone in the kingdom, and live only you, so that you can roam the remains of this kingdom, knowing day and night you could have done something. He says as the sphere grows.
Herald simply looks on, his head still bowed down in defeat, his now crying, begging, pleading that Katsu spares everyone and gives him just a little more time to prepare everything he had demanded properly.
As the time Katsu had given Herald elaspe, he looks at him, his face covered in the light emitting from the sphere, his face and expression cold.
Katsu : dogs don't make demands Herald, besides, I would never listen to dog such as yourself. With this he start dropping the sphere.
But as Katsu is dropping the sphere, a voice calls out to him to stop, he looks towards the source of the voice and sees Queen Freya.
Queen Freya, her daughter, the high priestess and all the maidens present themselves for Katsu, wearing only a see through cloth, there intimate features on full display for all to see.
Queen Freya strides towards Katsu, her hips swaying with each movement, she kneels in front of him, her hands reaching for his waist and.
"Please my Lord, spare these insects, I queen Freya, and the rest of my followers present ourselves towards you, our new master" Freya says, her voice dripping with vulnerability and desire.