Chương 182: Chapter 165. Entering the Royal Palace

We made our way in the carriage towards the center of town, where a giant tree that put the rest to shame stood tall in the middle of this city made of hollowed out trees. The tree had carvings and holes burrowed into it. The holes were doors and windows it seemed. The carvings looked to explain some kind of history through hieroglyphics. If I had to guess from the figures, it looked like it told the history of the Kings of the Dark Elves." This is the Royal Palace of Darkheim!

As the 1st Prince of the Dark Elves, I, Delcan Nyx, invite you, Marquess Matthew Drake, and your wives, Sarah and Anna, as our Guests." Prince Delcan grandly announced that. It seems he did that because Dark Elves began to stare at our group as we walked up the steps to the Royal Palace." A Human?"" Demons?" It seems his words caused a stir in the crowd that was around us. I made sure that Sarah and Anna and our guards were close to me before moving forward.

If anything happens, I'll be able to Summon Paula and get us out of here relatively unharmed." Relax, they won't do anything because of my words." Delcan spoke to me. I guess my demeanor gave away what I was thinking. He tried to assure me everything was fine, but the commotion from the crowd still worried me. Regardless of my worries, we climbed the steps of the Royal Palace without much of a hassle." See, I told you they wouldn't do anything."" It only takes 1 person to do something dangerous, Prince Delcan.""

You sound like you're speaking from experience, Marquess Drake?" Flashes of history books and my own experience waiting in a blood-soaked car at night go through my mind." I've just seen some things in my life. Whether from books or seeing it in person."" From your travels before King Warrick found you?"" That and even after. My Wife was kidnapped before we were to be Married for instance."" What!?" Prince Delcan was shocked by my words. I feel like my words end up doing that a lot in Gaia.

I looked at him and continued to speak." Yes, we were... Out on a date. Then a man came, with an army of undead and they were able to hold me back as the man knocked out Sarah and took her from me."" You must've felt so helpless..." Prince Delcan tried to offer some words of comfort to me." Under the feelings of murderous rage, yes, there was a feeling of helplessness. However, in the end, I was able to find her shortly afterwards and save her from her captors.

Since then, I've hoped that I get to run into those people again."" You want to meet your wife's captors?"" Yes, so we can kill them." Prince Delcan seemed surprised at my words again." I hope the man who originally captured me doesn't die before that day. I owe him a debt I wish to repay with the blade of my halberd. While I may be grateful to them for showing me, My Love's more dashing side, I still plan on enjoying their end together with My Family." Sarah spoke with glee about our future goal.

You see, Sarah, Anna and I have been waiting a long time for that group to be found by Warrick's Spies. Once we do, we've decided to slaughter them. So far, not much has been found, either they're good at hiding or they're dead. I pray that they're smart and are hiding. Our decision to fight them is 1 of the reasons we've been spending so much time training to hone our old and new abilities." You're more Demon than your appearance would suggest, Marquess Drake. I almost feel bad for the kidnappers."

Prince Delcan seems to want to steer the conversation away from plotting murder, I decided to ask a question I've been wondering about since we exited the carriage in order to humor him. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it's taken without the author's consent. Report it." Say, Prince Delcan, what do those carvings on the outside of the Royal Palace mean?"" It tells the History of Our People in an abridged form. It explains mostly how the first King was chosen by the Gods to bear the Title of King.""

I see."" Our People are quite Proud of Our Heritage. So, we tend to form different reminders in Darkheim. Don't you also find ways to memorialize your ancestors?"" If I'd known of any, sure I'd find some way to record their Achievements, but I've no clue what my heritage would be here in Gaia. Honestly, I'm more concerned with the present and fixing the problems other's predecessors have left for me. Maybe I'll look towards the past when I have more hope for the future?"

I thought about all the plans that were in motion for Paradise as I spoke to Prince Delcan. I heard a chuckling coming from my side." You really are a strange person, Marquess Drake." I smile at his words." I find that quite a few people find me strange. I guess 1 man's common sense is another one's strange or weird? I guess time will tell if my way of thinking will be worth being recorded for our descendants to learn about?"" Hopefully I'll still be around to tell them tales of the following few days."

I nodded to the Prince's words while I thought about how Sarah and Anna would most likely be around as well. From what I understand, Demons live longer than Humans as well. Grip! Grip! While I thought about this, I felt a tight grip on both of my hands, Sarah and Anna had sneakily gripped my hands as we walked forward. I guess they figured out what I was thinking." We'll find a way for you to stay with us." Anna whispered this to me after she checked to make sure no one could see us...

Or at least, I hope she did, but judging by the stopped movement of the Palace Servants, I think they saw it. I guess her concern for me outweighed the fact they could see us. I should care, but for some reason, it didn't bother me. I guess it's because I know I'm Loved. We continued to walk until we made it to a closed double door." We'll be using this to take us to the Royal Palace at the top floor."

The Prince opened the door and it was a shaft running up and down the tree with windows to the outside to let light into the otherwise dark and long shaft. I was a bit shocked as it looked like an elevator from my world. Naturally, after gazing at it for a few moments, I turned to Prince Delcan and asked him about it." What does this contraption do, Prince Delcan?" The Prince turned from the shaft and answered my question with the smile of a kid showing his favorite toy."

You step on this platform, and then, with some Magic, it will take you up to where you want to go. There's a monitor here that tells you which floor you're on, so you don't lose track of it!" It even sounds like it's an elevator from my world. I stepped onto the platform after the Prince, once I was there, I was followed shortly by Sarah and Anna. Then my guards and the Prince's guards boarded the platform.

Once we were all on the platform, which looked like it could still fit around 15 more people after the 20 or so people got onto it, the Prince began to speak." Fex, would you mind?"" No at all, My Prince." A tall Dark Elf went to the monitor and began to charge his mana into it. And just like that, we began to ascend to the top." Woah!" Sarah and Anna both were surprised by the jolt of the take-off. Grip! Grip! They clung tightly to my arms as we ascended to the top of the tree.

I found the startled expressions on my Wives' faces to be quite cute. But since I wanted them to calm down, as well as the guards who weren't used to an elevator, I just did my best to explain the principle to them." In order for this platform to rise, it needs a certain amount of force to rise, the more weight is on it, the more powerful of a force you need to raise it. It's all going to be okay." The mood changed in an instant at my words." How do you know that!?"

Old Man Rob looked at me like I just admitted to killing his family." What do you mean?" I asked Rob why he needed an explanation. It's common sense that the heavier something is, the more power you need to lift it." Rob! I command you to calm yourself in front of Father's Guests!"' With Delcan's words, Rob's expression changed from an interrogator to a shocked old man." I apologize, but could you please tell me how you know that, Marquess Drake?"

With some quick thinking, I thought up a bullshit answer to hide how I really know it." It's easy to tell. The heavier something is, the more power you need to lift it. Isn't that common sense just by experiencing the jolt from taking off?"" That "common sense" you speak of, took the planners of this device 5 years to figure out." The Prince sighed as he spoke." Well, like you said, Prince Delcan, I'm strange. I see things a bit differently from other people.

Also, the fact that the device already works, and I can experience it firsthand helps me with my assumption. Not to mention, the reaction of yourself and Old Man Rob."" So, you're saying you figured it out from 1 jolt of power and the reactions of myself and Rob... What have you gone through to make you that smart, Marquess Drake?" As I flashed back to the hellish experience of studying for college exams, I thought about how best to answer his question."

I studied under King Warrick for around a year to ready myself for ruling, along with that, I also received schooling from his wife, Queen Aqua."" Why do you look tired all of a sudden?" I sighed as I thought back on all of the work I've done, from exams, to Warrick and Aqua's "guidance"." Would you believe me if I told you, it was like a battle every day? Only that instead of fighting other Warriors, it was a never-ending parade of paperwork." Delcan had a sympathetic look on his face." That sounds like hell."

The Prince, not truly understanding my pain, tried to comfort me anyways... Maybe he's a good guy after all? /DING! /" We've arrived at the Throne Room!" With the sound of a bell, Fex announced our arrival. It seems that just through this door, was the man who requested for me to come here, the current King of the Dark Elves. Our group began to pile out as I reviewed my memories of the fight with the Elf woman.