Tempting Fate

133 Chapter 133: The Demon World

After they were pleased with the people of the barangay, the friends also left immediately. Reed took Avery and Jasmin to their apartment first. Devin was left in the backseat, who had been speechless since they left the province. They travel back to Emy and Reed’s house again, but Devin is still with them.

Reed went down, and so did Emy. Devin immediately followed them. When Emy went to her room, Reed and Devin were left in the living room. Reed knew that Devin had wanted to talk to him for a while, but he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t talking.

“Spit it out,” Reed said. “Say what you want to say.”

“Why are you taking Emy to the realm again?”

“We’ll get married there. I’ll introduce Emy as my chosen queen.”

“Once you do that, she won’t be able to return to her world.”

“Says who?”

“You know what I’m talking about, Reed.”

“Emy has a different destiny, and so do I.”

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“How can you be sure?”

Reed just smiled and said nothing. She turned her back on Devin and started up the stairs.

“I will go with you when you cross...”

“Okay, do whatever you want.”

Devin stared at Reed, who had already reached the top and walked to his room.

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When Reed entered the room, he heard the noise of the shower from the bathroom. He went to the closet and got some clothes to wear. Reed turned to the room terrace and noticed a person standing there. He approached the balcony to find out who it was.

A man was standing there looking at his garden from the terrace. Reed approached the man with a frown.

“The place you bought is beautiful. Away from noise and obstacles.” said the man, then turned to Reed.

Reed noticed the color of his eyes, so he recognized who it was. The angel who helps him.

“I will bring Emy to the realm. I want to introduce her to everyone that she is my queen.”

“Hmmm..” the man nodded.

“Won’t it be a problem?”

“Problems? Life is full of problems. That’s part of it.”

“I mean, it’s Emy’s. I don’t want her to be hurt. If I can still bring her back to her world if I take her to the realm.”

The man faced him. “She can come back.”

Reed nodded, and his worries disappeared. “A surprise will surprise you.” said the man.

Reed frowned. “What surprise?”

Instead of answering, the man just smiled. “Wait, what surprise are you talking about?” Reed asked again.

But the man did not answer. It just disappeared in front of him. Reed stood on the terrace and frowned, wondering what this surprise was about.

Meanwhile, Devin stood outside the house, looking at Reed on the terrace. It seemed like Reed was talking to someone, but he couldn’t see anything.

‘Is Reed hiding something?’ – Devin.

——–

Devin looked at the hands of Emy and Reed, who were holding hands. He also held Emy’s other hand. Reed entered first and pulled Emy, followed by Devin.

Emy was amazed when she was able to cross. Notice the black and red sky with frequent lightning. The road is rocky, and the whole domain is quite dark. There were many trees, but Emy couldn’t explain if they were dead. That place has no life.

“Is this your realm?” Emy asked Reed.

“We live here,” Devin said.

A few moments later, a horse skeleton stopped in front of them while it was pulling carriages from behind.

A shielded creature whose face Emy couldn’t see came down. Because it is wearing ancient body armor. Reed went up first, then he supported Emy going up, and Devin followed. Emy and Reed sat next to each other while Devin was in the other seat.

Devin stared at Emy. “Don’t you feel anything?”

Emy glanced at the man. “Nothing. Why did you ask?”

“As I recall, the last time you came here, you were poisoned by the air.”

“Really?” Emy suddenly turned to Reed.

“You have nothing to worry about. I am your husband, and the whole realm knows that because of the ring you are wearing.”

Emy looked at the ring she was wearing. She tried to remove it before, but it didn’t want to be removed from her finger. Emy couldn’t say it was tight because it was the size of her finger. She also glanced at Reed’s hand and noticed his ring.

‘He’s my husband..’

Their carriage continued to run, and Emy stared at the big black gate. It was so high that Emy could hardly see the top of it even if she peeked through the carriage window.

“They knew you were coming?” Devin asked.

“I let them know immediately because I want them to welcome my queen.”

Devin didn’t say anything.

——–

A loud drum can be heard when their carriage stops, simultaneously echoing throughout that area. Emy turned around when the carriage door suddenly opened, and a creature in body armor was standing next to it.

Reed got down first and helped Emy down from the carriage again.

Looking around, she noticed other creatures looking at them. Devin and Reed’s looks are different. She held Reed’s hand tightly. Reed noticed that.

“Relax, nothing will happen to you here. You’re with me.” Reed whispered to Emy.

Emy nodded then she blew out air. Reed started to walk, and she followed his steps, and so did Devin.

Reed approached a man she didn’t know, smiling at her as if he knew her.

“Emy, our queen, how are you?”

Emy turned to Reed. Eldron frowned because Emy didn’t recognize him.

“I’ll explain later,” Reed whispered.

Reed turned to everyone there, and everyone bowed. Reed looked around and noticed that everyone he had summoned before they crossed the portal was there.

“Listen, demon!” Reed said. “I present to you my chosen queen. Queen Emilu!” Reed said.

The drums sounded again, and the trumpet followed. When the ringing stopped, someone spoke to Emy, who didn’t know where it was.

“Homage to the chosen queen. Queen Emilu, we are your servants!”

Everyone spoke simultaneously as if they were students in a classroom. Reed turned around and pulled Emy, who immediately followed him. Emy was amazed to see the inside of the enormous castle. There were various kinds of animals displayed on the walls, and there were other statues and designs there that he couldn’t explain what kind of creatures they were.

Before going up the spiral staircase, Reed turned to his father.

“Father,” Reed said.”

‘Father? Is this man Reed’s father?’ – Emy.

“Between night and morning, Emy and I will share our vows. I want you to prepare a big feast and the ritual necessary for us to share the vows.”

His father didn’t answer immediately, but his smile widened when he realized what he had said.

“Alright, I’ll take care of everything.”

Reed turned back again and continued to climb the stairs. Devin was left behind with the others. He just stared at the two climbing the stairs.

———

“Damn, why are your stairs so high?”

Emy stopped climbing and gasped, holding Reed’s arm.

“Are you tired right away?” Reed asked in surprise. “You don’t get tired easily, do you?”

Emy was stunned, she also thought. She turned to the stairs they had climbed and looked at Reed.

“I’ll just carry you.”

Emy couldn’t react anymore but just grabbed Reed’s shoulder. “Hmmm, you seem to have gained weight..” Reed said.

“What? Go ahead and put me down.” Amy said.

“I’m serious. You put on weight.” Reed said.

Emy frowned and didn’t speak until they reached Reed’s room. She was amazed when Reed lowered her into the room. There is a huge bed that can fit six people. A large, round bookshelf filled with books, a relatively long table, and an armor suit stood by the window.

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Emy immediately approached the window, thinking she would see a beautiful view. But she was disappointed because what she saw when they came out of the portal were black plants that couldn’t tell if they were alive or dead.

Emy gasped when she felt Reed’s hand slide on her hip, Reed’s warm palm, and hugged her body while her face was pressed into her neck. She felt as if she was struggling to breathe. Her heart beat faster at that moment. It was new to her, and she couldn’t understand why.

“I miss you, my queen...” Reed whispered in Emy’s ear.

“Reed...”

Reed continued to kiss her neck. His tongue stroked her neck and bit her slightly, but he didn’t leave a mark.

“Ah, wifey, you smell so sweet...”

Reed frowned as he moved away his face away from Emy’s neck. Later, Emy’s weight increased. She had lost consciousness, and luckily Reed was holding her.

“Wifey....” Reed patted Emy’s cheek.

When she didn’t wake up, he immediately picked him up and laid her on the bed noisily. He rushed out of the room and saw a soldier there.

“Call a mage, hurry!” Reed said, then quickly went back inside the room.

“Wifey...” Reed patted Emy’s cheek again, but she was still asleep.

Reed put his ear to the woman’s chest to hear if her heart was beating. When he ensured that Emy’s heart was pounding, he immediately removed his ear from her chest. Eldron came with the mages. The mage immediately approached Emy and grabbed Emy’s wrist. He was stunned for a moment and grabbed Emy’s other wrist. Her pulse is slippery and rapid, which is the typical pattern of one thing. The mage looked at Reed.

“What? Is she sick? Can’t she breathe like before? What is happening to her”

The mage shook his head. “She’s pregnant.”