Chapter 335 - 335

Two days passed pretty peacefully, something quite unusual for the group of individuals who always seemed to get into trouble. Mark had revealed a very big secret to Asmodeus, one that had been buried with his death for three hundred years. When the demon heard it was obviously stunned, Asmodeus seemed to be quite close with his brother but he never questioned if Mark was telling him the truth or not. The red haired man did not lie but for a second he wished that he had, revealed someone else as his killer. That way he wouldn't have to face Asmodeus' disappointed expression every time they met. It was as if something inside him had snapped, turning him completely numb to the happenings around him. Mark, every time their eyes met felt o burn on his chest as if he could share a part of his pain and he was the reason for it, making it worse. 

Surprisingly the demon hadn't done anything. He had simply remained silent and waited for the ball to come. No letters back home, no tantrums, no nothing. All he wanted was to be left alone. Allias and Theseus were busy, talking all the time about the details of the ball, the last things they had to deal with to make sure that everything was perfect. Running around, sweating, small arguing and planning made the day, the hours, pass by pretty fast and now they were all in their rooms, getting ready. 

"Can you help me with this?" Allias asked his lover and Theseus smiled. He approached him and began buttoning his shirt. The king looked simply stunning and it was quite obvious he was dressed to impress. He was wearing white, from head to toe with delicate golden details. A white shirt with golden buttons, a white cape with golden flowers sewed on the end and white pants. He also wore a silk waistcoat and a jacket. He did not like to be overdressed not covered in many layers but today the situation was too formal for him to simply do whatever he wanted. He had his crown placed on the bed and he stared at it with his eyes. "Want to put it on me?" Allias asked Theseus and the general grabbed gently the fragile accessory. It stood heavy on Allias' head, the big green gems shone, matching his eyes and Theseus stopped to admire him. 

"You are perfect." He complimented him and the king blushed. 

"You do so yourself. Mister dark and edgy." Allias teased him as he noticed the way he was dressed. In black from head to toe, Allias' complete opposite. A black waistcoat on top of a black shirt. The waistcoat had elaborate designs of silver vines, with leaves and small buds. He also wore a pair of black pants and a black cape which had grey fur on top. He had his sword hanging from his leather belt, even though he rarely used it. It was mostly because of formality since he was the high general. 

"Well, thank you. It's an honor to hear that from you." He said and bowed playfully. Once he raised his head Allias cupped his cheeks and kissed him. He hugged him tightly as he breathed in, remembering how comforting was his scent. "What are you doing? You creep." He teased him. 

"I am charging. I won't be able to do that out there." Allias confessed and Theseus patted his head. 

"Come on, let's go. We have a few royals to scare." He said and passed Allias' his mask. It was a very elegant golden mask and it looked like lace. It covered half of his face in a beautiful crescent shape that fit his characteristics perfectly. After he had helped Allias to put his mask on he wore his too. It was a lot simpler than Allias'. It was in the shape of a fox's face and had very small red gems decorating the shape of the slanted eyes. 

"I am ready." Allias said as he walked outside the room. Everyone had gathered at the throne room already and he could hear the music clearly even from where he was. A playful tone, violins and piano. He smiled as he stood in front of the double doors. Two guards on each side, bowing at his presence. After two seconds Ea appeared. He was dressed in a cute beige costume while his mask resembled one on a cute dog. He looked quite adorable. Allias smiled waiting for him to announce their arrival. 

Ea opened the door slightly and sneaked in. The usual procedure was that he would draw everyone's attention, he would announce the arrival of the king and the people would move to the sides. The double doors would open widely and he would step in with Theseus behind him, close. They would bow their heads and keep them like this until he reached his throne and was settled. Then Allias would begin with his speech. He had spent hours thinking about it. Something strong and strict that showed he was in charge. The king should look superior and definitely not soft at all. 

"It's taking him a while, isn't it?" Allias mumbled and looked at Theseus. 

"I am pretty sure that there are a few people who are already drunk so he is probably trying to get everything in order. It was a good choice to choose purple arrangements by the way. You will stick out more that way." He stated.

"Thanks, actually I wanted to signal death." Allias revealed and Theseus laughed. "Like…you are all getting bruised out of here if you go against me?" the king joked. They talked casually for a while, a while more than usual and after the king realized it he looked at the door with a frown. 

"Yeah, now it's late." Theseus stated.

At that moment Ea slipped out. Allias' eyes widened as he noticed him. His clothes were disheveled and his mask was barely standing on his face. The small elf was panting and his face was painted a very vibrant red. 

"Ea, what happened?" Allias asked

"The royals, they started to fight." The elf said and Allias instantly got angry. 

"These bastards." He groaned and in the same second he kicked the door, wide open.