Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 110

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CHAPTER 110

“I am calm. I am happy in fact. She got served and I feel pleased. This is just the beginning of her humiliation. I would give back to her all she deserves.”

She turned around swiftly and burst into another peal of laughter recalling the news Aeverie told her.

On the other hand, Aeverie was so scared that’s someone might be passing and have heard her but her queen did not mind.

Her mind was made up. She was going to have her sweet revenge.

They had made her suffer. This time she planned on dishing out their punishment slowly and more painfully than necessary.

The old Era was gone. Now, who faced her was a different queen. One whose heart was as cold as ice, with one flame burning deep within. The flame of vengeance.

“This is just the start. Mark my words. They would all pay.”

A dark flint flashed before her eyes that instant scared Aeverie who had been looking at her with keen interest.

It was obvious things had changed and probably, not for the best.

Deep within her, she hoped, prayed and wished for Era’s actions not to have a negative effect on her and that probably it would be the king who would now break her stone heart as she had unintentionally succeeded in melting his.

‘All would be well, I hope. All is well.’ Aeverie chanted in her mind.

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Meanwhile, Vidor had stepped out from his room after his meeting with Louis and rather than attend to matters of state like Era was doing, he just wandered about in the palace, looking lost than he already was.

After some minutes of walking, he stopped by the garden and gazed up into the sky. The more the sun rays hit him, the more his mind went blank away from all thoughts clouding his mind and his memory took him back.

“Oh Era. What do I do?”

*FLASHBACK*

“Say what!”

Louis was astonished by what Vidor asked of him. He wanted him to play a feminine role and be asked out?

Gosh! The thought of it was already giving him goosebumps not to talk of it actually happening.

He shook his head subconsciously, daring himself not to look at Vidor at all.

“Come on. It is easy,” Vidor cried out.

“Then please, your majesty, go to her majesty.”

“Really now! All you have to do is just stand there while I do the talking and later you can judge if I did well.”

“Hmm, not really.”

“Oh, how hard can it be? Besides, you have a wife, so you know how these things work.”

“And so do you.”

“We were already betrothed since we were kids. It is not the same, Louis and you know it.”

He looked like a child who would cry any moment from then if he was not answered or his request was not meant.

However, it would take a whole lot more than that to convince Louis. If only he knew.

“Come on. Just yield and do this favour for your king.”

“It is not that I do not want to, your majesty. It just feels so not right. We are both men.”

“Yes, we are. Are you supposed to be a girl before?”

“You know what I mean, your majesty. It feels awkward.”

“Stop being like a lady and do this. You are supposed to be helping me and advising me. Fine. It is either you help me or I give up. I won’t bother trying again and kill this feeling.”

As he said that, he turned around swiftly, lifting his hand to massage his temples with his head facing down like a dejected and frustrated soul.

Just hearing what he said, Louis’s eyes bulge out. “No, no, no. There would be no killings of feelings, your grace. Fine. I would do it.”

Turning around to face his royal physician, Vidor smiled at him. “Shall we begin?”

Louis shook his head as he let out another sigh again. This really was not going in his favour now.

“Okay, just stand there, give me all possible reactions you think a lady would make when being asked out.”

“Noted, your grace. You may begin.”

Carrying on with Vidor’s orders, Louis placed his right hand gently on his hips, brought one leg out and raised his face up, tilting his chin a bit to the side while giving Vidor the perfect feminine seductive look.

0_0

“What is that?”

“What you said I should do,” Louis voiced out, still in that daringly not so seductive pose.

“Huh? Where did you see this? Because to me, it looks like a whore house girl kind of pose. Are you trying to seduce me?”

“What?” No, no no, not at all your grace.”

He quickly changed his pose and stood straight like a soldier. “Not helping. Just stand normal, please. I for one know Era would never do any of these poses.”

“Sure. Sure you are absolutely right, your majesty. Her majesty wouldn’t. rather, she would look this way.”

He cleared his throat first, his eyes looking dazed as though he was trying to figure out something and after a minute, he arched his back out a bit.

Straightened his spine, placed both hands together in front of his belly button, lifted her chin out, and cast a cold gaze at Vidor.

“Yes, what did you call me for, your majesty?”

0_0

For a brief second there Vidor was utterly and overly speechless. He did not know what came upon Louis but the pose he had right now, looked and reminded him a whole lot of Era.

Even his voice changed drastically but above all, one of his acts stood best. The coldness in his eyes. One look at his eyes reminded Vidor of the coldness that was etched deep in those eyes of hers during her three months seclusion.

It was both bone-chilling, painful and not funny.

“Your majesty, if you would please get on with it. I have other things that require my urgent attention.

“You may have gotten it all, but Era ain’t rude like that.”

“Huh? Say what? Did you see her properly during her seclusion?”

“I did.”

“No, your majesty. Not as much as I did. I was the one who was literally treating her. And each day when I went on, the coldness that exuded from her eyes left me completely off and paralyzed. It was a miracle how I survived those days.”

“What do you mean?” He was now looking more concerned than usual. “What was wrong with her eyes?”

“They lacked motivation, will, zeal. I know she was mourning but it felt like she had given up completely on life. It was cold, dark and painful. You could see all the negative emotions dancing in those beautiful pearls she calls eyes but yet it never radiated as such.”

“Really?”

“Yes. It only radiated pain, anguish, anger, sadness and deadness.”

“I see. Anyways now. Am I not glad that’s he has returned?”

“Yes. Yes, your majesty. Now, shall we begin?”

“Yes. Umm…” he cleared his throat and then looked seriously. “Umm, good day my queen.”

“Good day, your grace.” Louis bowed his head slightly to greet. “You sent for me?”

“Yes. Ahem!” he cleared his throat again. “You see… I know we started on a wrong footing and you must hate me for all I did to you. I just umm…”

“What do you want to say, your grace? Please go straight to the point. I for one hate beating around the bush and stuttering.”

“Yes. You are right. I would go to the point now. You see, ever since I saw you, laid eyes on you, I had a certain likeness for you and I feel getting close to you. I do not know how to put it. At first, your thoughts plagued me bringing such terrifying nightmares to me but after…”

“Stop, stop, stop! Hold on. Your grace, what are you saying?”

“Confessing to her.”

“You… you call that ac confession?” He stuttered in disbelief.

“Yes. I am just stating what happened. Wait you haven’t gotten to the best part yet.”

“Whoa!” she shook his hands and head in front of Vidor. “There is the best part after this? If I were her majesty, I most definitely would not want to hear it.”

“What? Why? Look, here it is. Even though I killed your people I really hope…”

“STOP!”

0_0

Vidor blinked. “Why?”

“Because it feels like you are stating a funeral speech or something. How can you tell her she caused you terrifying nightmares?”

“But she did.”

“And you are trying to win her heart? You might as well just give up already.”

“Really? I am that terrible? Sigh perhaps I should just take your advice and really give up.”

This time he really was downcast, causing Louis to feel guilty.”

“No. I didn’t mean that. I mean you need to try better. Say nice things and not horrifying tales. Let her see your sincerity and your feelings. Let her read your genuine feelings but not through a depressing speech. Come on, let us try again. You can do it. I know you can.”

**FLASHBACK ENDS**