Reborn as the Third Prince: To Build and Conquer my way to Royalty.-Chapter 58: A finished king with new orders.

Everyone waited; Erica and her mother panicked, wondering where Sylus might have gone.

For now, the only thing they could hold on to was Zani’s words—that he was going to return.

She told them she could still feel his presence, and that was enough to convince them.

Being his Mystero also meant she had the opportunity to understand more than anyone else.

Although, occasionally, Elizabeth would vent her anger on Martins, slapping and berating him constantly whenever she got the chance.

And Martin could not do anything under Sylus’s command.

So instead, he kept quiet, just hoping the moment would pass.

Meanwhile, at the very front, right next to the flat rock where the first queen was, Zani patiently waited for Sylus’s return.

All alone, by herself.

There were times when Erica thought to stand with her, but she knew she couldn’t leave her mother’s side. So instead, she remained, watching from afar.

Time passed, and silence became their only comfort.

Wild thoughts soon swarmed their minds.

What if Sylus never returned? What if he was gone forever?

Worry momentarily turned to fear.

Although, that didn’t last very long. As shortly after, A bright light flickered in front of them.

Zani and Erica were surprised, while Elizabeth was on the verge of tears.

"Sylus?"

They all uttered together.

And they were right.

As the light dimmed, Sylus divulged himself.

His back was turned.

The first wave of relief that hit Zani was so obvious she had to take a deep breath to calm herself.

She hesitated to grab his hand, later giving up on the idea as she asked,

"Are you alright, my lord?"

"She’s dead," Sylus replied. "I couldn’t save her."

It took Zani a while to understand what Sylus was talking about.

Not until she glanced at the flat rock to see that the first queen had not returned as Sylus did.

"I am sorry," she let out, her voice filled with gloom.

Quietness took over once again.

Elizabeth overheard their conversation, clapping her mouth to hide her sobs.

Erica didn’t have much of a reaction, just a scowl, glancing away.

Sylus turned around to look at Zani, one hand covering his left eye and leaving the other open.

Seeing the blood flowing down his eyes, Zani immediately wanted to help.

"My lord... your eye!"

Before she could move from where she was, Sylus fell into her hands.

"I’m fine, just a bit exhausted from using too many commands." Sylus tried to stand on his own, but even his body wouldn’t obey him.

Then, from the back, Martin spoke.

"There you go, you’ve killed her. The one hope we had of having another catalyst star, and you killed her. Are you happy? Nothing ever ends well with lazy emotions. You, my son, have done nothing but shame me. You may go ahead and kill me now, end my misery while you can."

Zani knew Sylus would want to say something to Martins, so she curved him around, making sure he could see the king properly.

Upon making eye contact with his father, Sylus couldn’t help but frown intensely.

In that moment, he wanted to do many things. Some of which involved ripping his father’s arm off and shoving it down his throat just to watch him die slowly.

Oh, how satisfying that would be.

No one would oppose the idea; Martin himself knew to expect it coming.

But as Sylus said, he was never interested in the throne, at least not yet.

There was still a lot of knowledge to be gathered and trust to build with all the nobles and countries Martin had managed to connect with throughout the years.

Yes, Martin was an influential figure. He may have been a terrible father, but he was truly a wonderful king.

With that, he would be the perfect pawn for Sylus.

Why let him die when you can make every day of his life a living hell?

Sylus finally replied.

"I won’t kill you."

Erica sharply turned her head in his direction, baffled as to why Sylus would choose that route.

He continued,

"Instead, you are not to disrespect the queen; her words are final. To the public, you will be the acting king, but behind the scenes, my mother will be the one making all the decisions. Every step you take should be written in letters and sent to me for evaluation. And lastly, if you ever get any ill thoughts toward me or anyone in this family, you are to stab yourself with a pin on your dick, or slam your head on a hard surface. You are not to die either. If you attempt to take your life, you will meow and dance in front of your subjects. Do you understand?"

Martin could not believe what he was hearing. His son was intending to use him as a game piece to control the kingdom while making it seem like Martin was the one in charge.

A slave.

Outraged, Martin wanted to retaliate.

When, subconsciously, he faced the wall and rammed his head into it.

Pause.

Sylus sighed, "What did I just tell you?"

Martin was reluctant, but there was truly nothing he could do.

He then bowed his head.

"I-I understand. Y-You have my undying loyalty."

"Good."

Sylus looked away, paying no mind to his father’s grunts.

His gaze fell on the ceiling.

"Sylus!"

Elizabeth ran into the cave, kneeling close to her son’s body, her hands rubbing his cheeks.

"Please tell me you’re going to be alright."

It was quite obvious that Sylus was exhausted, so instead, he nodded his head.

Elizabeth was eased.

"I’m sorry this happened to you. I truly am... I shouldn’t have let him manipulate me the way he did."

If Sylus could speak, he would probably tell her not to worry about it. But he couldn’t.

Slowly, his eyes began to close.

And the last thing he saw was Erica, looking down at him and then uttering,

"I’ll handle things for you. You should rest up."

He then smiled, finding Erica’s sudden motivation cute.

Not long after, he fell asleep in Zani’s hands.

...

The end of VOL 1.

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