Chapter 256: 9.29

"Your Majesty, this is not normal. You will get hate for doing this," A minister inside the Elven Palace protested after they heard their King's request. 

King Elduin sat on his throne with a deep gaze to the ministers who tried to stop him. He had been a good king for them for one year. In one year, the previously passive Elven Kingdom had expanded far and wide.

King Elduin ordered the Elven scouts to go and scout as many forest and lush jungle as possible. He focused more on building the kingdom, and it was deemed successful when the Sacred Tree Spirit gave the elves hundreds of sacred fruits every day. It was a sign that the elves would live prosperously for centuries.

King Elduin become a very formidable king in just a short time after his travel. Many elven nobles tried to match their daughters to the King. But the Elven King didn't even bat an eye on them.

A year had passed since Elven King returned from his journey to the east. The journey was actually short, but the impact was significant for the Elven Kingdom.

First, the Elven Priest, Priest Erolith Virdhitas, didn't return to the Elven Kingdom with the Elven King. King Elduin said that Priest Erolith was currently residing inside the Sacred Tree to heal from his wound.

They had successfully retrieved the essence of the earth, but King Elduin had changed so much after he returned. He became earnest in doing his job and worked really hard to improve the Elven Kingdom.

He also became a bit reclusive and would immediately smash down any talk about replacing the Elven Priest or finding a queen for the throne.

Elven King's rejection of any marriage proposal led to this day, where the minister was shocked when King Elduin suddenly said. "I will announce to all of you about the future of the Kingdom and the name of my queen."

The ministers were happy when the Elven King finally announced his choice. They thought King Elduin had accepted a proposal from a noble who wanted to marry their daughter to be the queen.

"Your Majesty, may we know which noble girl you have chosen?" one minister asked.

"Girl?" Elduin chuckled. "Your future queen will be Erolith Virdhitas."

After King Elduin dropped the bomb, the ministers were furiously debating at each other, alongside begging their King to think about it twice. Because they needed royal princes and princesses. But King Elduin was stubborn, and his words were absolute.

In the end, the ministers had to yield and let the King with his crazy idea of marrying Priest Erolith. Meanwhile, they started brewing some idea of giving the Elven King a concubine. Although it was never heard of because an elf would only fall in love once in their life, but they really need a royal prince or princess.

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King Elduin went inside the Sacred Tree for the first time after one year. He was both anxious and excited because he missed his Big Ero a lot. He walked towards the secret door of the Sacred Tree and recited. "I am Elven King Elduin Wynforest. I'm here to meet my soulmate again, Erolith Virdhitas."

The wood door slowly opened, and when he stepped in, he immediately saw his Big Ero sitting on the bench. He was a bit plumper than one year ago but was still beautiful. In fact, in Elduin's eyes, his Big Ero was always the most beautiful elf he ever saw.

"Big Ero!" Elduin rushed to his Big Ero. He wanted to hug Big Ero. Because his heart longed for him. "Big Ero, I missed you so—"

"Ssshh!" Erolith shushed Elduin and pointed at the baby in his arm. It was a baby boy with a small tiger ear. The baby was nibbling on his own paw, sleeping peacefully. "It's hard to make him sleep, don't make me do it twice," Erolith said lightly.

"Big Ero… whose baby is this?" Elduin asked. He had a bad feeling about this, but he tried to hold onto his belief that Big Ero was a man. He shouldn't be able to…

"This is my son, Elduin. His name is Merrath," Erolith replied.

Elduin stared at the baby, and his gaze darkened. His teeth gnashed, trying his best not to lose control here. "So this is that bastard beast's child…"

Elleneth, the Sacred Tree spirit, suddenly appeared in front of them and responded to Elduin. "Well, Merrath is a Sacred Beast, the beast born from the essence of Legendary Corrupted Beast and the purest Elven Priest. In short, Merrath would be the first half-elf, half-beast in this world."

"I don't care about that," Elduin rebuked Elleneth. His eyes were full of hatred for the baby, and he was full of disappointment for Big Ero. "Big Ero… I've worked tirelessly every day to build the Elven Kingdom. I've never even once cheated on you with another person because I believe that we can get married after one year."

"But why…" Elduin gritted his teeth. "Why did you get pregnant? I don't care if you cannot give me any descendant, as long as I'm with you! But why did you get pregnant with his son instead?! Leave the baby to that beast!"

"Because it is fated," Erolith said helplessly. "I am also surprised myself because I'm a man, and I can give birth like this. But I will not leave the baby, Elduin. I am his mother."

Elduin's body trembled. He felt like his world had been shattered into pieces. "S—So… everything I did was in vain. Everything… you don't even love me, Big Ero…"

"Who said I didn't love you?" Erolith talked back. "Elduin, if I don't like you, I can just teleport back to Marduk Forest, but I did not do that."

"Because I still want to meet you, Little Eld," Erolith said. "I've been thinking the whole time inside the Sacred Tree about my feeling to you and this baby. Then I realized that I cannot abandon any of you. I love you as my soulmate, Elduin. But this is also my baby."

"Elduin, if you propose to me now or in the future, I will always say yes to you. But for now…" Erolith caressed his baby with Urduk. "We cannot marry unless you let this baby live in the Elven Kingdom."

"Elduin, let Merrath live happily as half-elf and half-beast in the Elven Kingdom, promise me that you will accept Merrath, at least, not to harm him. He doesn't need to be a crown prince or anything. I just want him to have a good life."

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"Elduin, you should reconsider it. I will wait here until you make your decision," Priest Erolith smiled bitterly. "I cannot be with you if you don't want this baby. I'm sorry."

[That goddamn beast should pay for child support! Where is he? He just wants to cum and dump? Smash and dash? Ejaculate and evacuate?!]

[Pupa: You can just return back to Marduk Lake.]

[But there is no guarantee that he will let me go if I go there!]

Elduin was silenced for a while. The storm was brewing in his head. He wanted to take Big Ero right now. But there was a half-beast half-elf baby with him.

After a while, Elduin turned his head towards Elleneth, the Sacred Tree Spirit, and asked. "Lady Elleneth, since my Big Ero can give birth to that bastard beast's son. Does this mean that he can also give birth to my baby?"

"Of course! Master—I mean, Priest Erolith Virdhitas is now the representative of mother nature. After absorbing the essence of the earth, he is now viable to bear babies!" Elleneth answered excitedly.

King Elduin nodded and shifted his attention towards Priest Erolith again, then he said. "Big Ero, I will accept that baby. In exchange, you will be my bride, and you will be the mother of my babies."