The Royal Mark-Chapter 316: Take the Prince

"Divinuum Presidium..."

Elsa and Rocco were enveloped in a soft warm yellow light like chicks inside an egg. She was about to cast her pyroblast but King Mordrak laughed.

"Seriously, Elsa? Do you think your fire magic has any effect on me? I am immune to it! I knew you would do this, so I brought a present for you..." King Mordrak ordered his men to get his present and they quickly turned around to go to the carriage that they brought.

"Elsa, please, don’t do this. Don’t make him angry..." Milda pleaded.

Elsa was about to reply to her aunt but the sound of the clanging chains got their attention. They saw the demons dragging someone but it was dark so Elsa narrowed her eyes until she saw the figure of a man and her heart instantly raced, she already had a hint of who it was.

When the light of the torches illuminated the face of the man, Elsa’s shoulder dropped and her eyes welled up. The man’s clothes were torn, and his suffering at the hands of his captors was very visible.

He has both fresh and old wounds, and his dirty clothes are stained with his own blood. Even from afar, Elsa could see his skin smudged with damp and dried blood. His hair was long and so was his facial hair. He was thin and more likely starved to death.

Elsa’s heart sank all the happy moments that she experienced in Vectus flashed through her mind, she felt guilty and it was painful. Even in that state, she knows who that man is... That man is his father.

"D-Daddy..." Elsa called out with a stuttering voice. Her tears fell and her lips shuddered.

But her father smiled brightly at her and said, "Don’t you worry about me sweety, Daddy is fine– arghh!"

"No!"

King Mordrak used the hilt of his sword to strike Nathan from behind making him drop to his knees. King Mordrack was not done... He hit him again causing him to completely drop to the ground.

He raised his sword again ready to beat him again but halted when he heard Elsa’s plea.

"Stop! Please stop... Please don’t hurt him anymore... Tell me what you want..."

King Mordrak smirked and signaled his men to pick up Nathan from the ground before stepping closer to Elsa.

"You know what I want... I want you. I want you to be my Queen."

Elsa’s eyes widened in shock at his audacity. She was speechless for she didn’t know what to say first. Different emotions were running inside her and there’s just a lot that she wants to throw back at him.

"I don’t mind being a father to Rocco. I actually like him, very cute and adorable. But the most important of all, he is powerful. Imagine if you and I had children, they would be more powerful than us, they can rule over the whole Vectus and perhaps even Novus. It’s great right?"

"Never! Why would I marry someone as evil as you?! Even if I am not married now I will never ever like you!" Elsa retorted with a loud voice. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Instead of getting angry, King Mordrak laughed hard and then replied, "Don’t be so sure, My Queen, you haven’t experienced my love, that’s why you are saying that. But once you do, you’ll regret that you only met me now. But don’t worry, it is never too late. I am here now, come with me and be My Queen."

King Mordrak extended his hand but Elsa stepped back with a frown and disgust visible on her face. The demon king’s smile faded and raised his index finger, pointing up.

"Argh..." Nathan moaned in pain after a demon guard punched to in the stomach.

"Stop hurting him!" Elsa exclaimed and the ground shook but she quickly made it stop when King Mordrak raised his hand again.

"I did stop hurting your weak father because you asked what I want but now that you know it, you are refusing it. Make up your mind, My Queen."

Elsa was torn and discombobulated. For the first time in her life, she doesn’t know what to do.

Her son is already in her arms, he is safe... They are both safe inside her divine shield. She saw how the demon king was distancing himself from her shield, he was scared of it.

Earlier, she was ready to be selfish, she was ready to sacrifice Milda just to save her son. She thought that she would save Rocco first and come back for Milda later, she’s an adult and would surely understand her decision.

But after seeing her father, her resolve was gone, shattered into pieces, and she had no backup plan.

"I-I–" she stammered.

"Do you want your family to live or not? It’s that simple!" the demon king roared, frightening Rocco and causing him to cry.

"Look what you’ve made me do!" King Mordrak added while staring at Rocco.

"Elsa, don’t do it! Leave now!" Nathan shouted.

"Go Elsa, save Rocco and yourself, run now!" Milda exclaimed as well.

But her feet were glued to the ground and before she could react, King Mordrak pulled Milda’s hair causing her to cry in pain.

"Shut up you whore! Did I tell you to speak?" The demon king then pushed Milda towards the ground and said to his men, "Hold this bitch, she might run."

Elsa couldn’t stop crying. Her heart was completely broken remembering her original plan to leave Milda. She couldn’t bear the pain of seeing her getting hurt because of her.

"What is your answer, Elsa? I’m waiting my love..." the demon king drawled with a smirk on his face.

"I-I need to think... Please give me time to think... What you are asking is not easy..." she replied with a heavy heart.

"Hmm... I understand. I am a patient man when I want to be. I will give you a week to think. No one shall know about our deal or else you will know what will happen to your family..."

King Mordrak stepped back and said, "Milda take the prince before I change my mind."

Elsa tightened her hug with Rocco not wanting to let him go.