VOL.5 CH.287 HILDA’S TRUMP CARD

Rya, Dalia, and Nieren were staring down Hilda, and Dori who stood their ground.

Rya broke the silence first, "You need to stop playing these games, Hilda... Quinus might see you as a friend, but no matter what happens. I'm going to be his wife. All you are doing is making your heartbreak worse by believing that you will be his wife. It will not happen. So, if you are smart, you'll accept the fact that he doesn't see you that way and move on."

Dori's jaw dropped, and her eyes went wide, "And why should my Lady listen to you, elf!?"

Hilda on the other hand was frightened at first but then she realized something, "You're afraid of losing the Crown Prince to me. I'm breaking the spell that you casted over him! Listen, here, Rya—I mean, elf! I'll let you walk free if you give up right now and free the Prince at once!"

Nieren was furious at this human, while Dalia wanted to burst out with laughter. Rya was more dumbfounded more than anything.

'Is this bitch for real!? God dammit! I hate religious types, she must think that a god is helping her, but she's too dumb and naive. She can't tell the difference between a spell and the power of love. Quin fucking loves me you idiot!'

Rya's right eye started twitching and she wanted to slap some sense into this girl. But she promised not to get in a fight.

Rya took a deep breath and exhaled, and calmed down.

"Hilda?... What spell have I cast on Quin to make him fall in love with me?... Please tell me, because I haven't stumbled across a tome or a grimoire that would allow me to cast a love spell," Rya's voice was calm and collected.

Hilda was about to answer and opened her mouth to speak but she stopped herself.

'Ummm?... I mean there has to be something out there, but I don't know anything about witchcraft or magic? I wasn't allowed to read any books except for the holy scriptures from the Three... Gah! She's trying to pull a fast one on me!'

"I—I mean, you've done something to him, or the gods wouldn't have intervened by choosing me, you harlot! I was betrothed to the Crown Prince, not you!" Hilda pointed her finger at Rya, who didn't look fazed by the finger.

"You got it wrong, you naive brat! It was Quin who made me fall in love with him! I tried to fight it but in the end. We were meant to be, so back off! I'm not giving up Quin, he's mine! Besides, what will your father say when you go home with your tail tucked between your legs. Telling him that a Dark Elf beat you, and stole your prince. How would the rest of the Alliance react when you tell them a Dark Elf was given the honor and privilege of being the future queen of the Fiafyr Kingdom. I'm sure it won't end well, Hilda," Rya's face was emotionless.

Rya didn't care for politics, but she was going to do anything to marry Quin.

"You're delusional if a human kingdom would allow you to marry the Crown Prince. No self-respecting kingdom would have a Dark Elf Queen!" Dori chimed in.

"Wow, tough talk coming from a servant," Nieren was amused by the little squabble.

Dori's eyes flared open and looked at Nieren.

"What did you just say? You damn elf," Dori said as she was getting ready to punch the elf.

"Dori! Don't!... They want us to throw the first punch, so we will be the ones who are in the wrong. We're not fighting them!" Hilda said.

"Tsk," Dori crossed her arms, "You're lucky, elf."

"This one acts like a catkin with no claws," Dalia teased.

"Don't lump me in with your kind," Dori's eyes glared at Dalia.

"I wasn't, clawless. You would be an insult to Beastkins everywhere," Dalia's grin widened.

"Don't, Dori... She's trying to drags us down to their level, but we are the ones that the Divine Ones chose," Hilda said.

"So, why did the Divine Ones choose a Dark Elf like me, Hilda?... You must have felt bad when I lit up the Idol brighter than you! And I brought to light that Iyomelka adopted those twin goddesses. Looks like the Church of Balance is better than the Divine Three's Church, because they don't lie about which god is the most powerful. But I'm glad that my Goddess isn't a coward," Rya was getting annoyed by this woman and Rya was making up stories about how Nils and Nebulus formed on Iyomelka's Idols after the twin goddesses snuck into Iyomelka's astral domain. Rya was pissed to see the twin goddesses interrupting her meeting with Iyomelka and when she left the astral domain in a huff the twins were kneeling on Iyomelka's alter and all of the Goddess's Idols started shifting around and a new Divine Three were born. "You must feel like a loser when Mother Astra and all of her Priestesses kept asking me what was Iyomelka's message for them? And they didn't even bother asking you the same question. Why do you think that is, Hilda?"

"You! YOU!... You were the one who used me as a shield when Mother Astra asked what you saw! You must have play a trick on everyone! Because if you did see a vision of the goddess, than why hide it! You're trying to undermine the Church of Balance!" Hilda was getting madder and madder, "I can't believe we fell for your tricks!"

"Oh, I saw her alright! But she doesn't want to influence her people's lives and wants them to live without her guiding hand. Iyomelka is a fantastic Goddess compared to those three losers of the Divine Three."

"Blasphemy! Blasphemy!" Hilda screamed.

"Oh, stop crying," Rya was starting to get bored of this argument.

Hilda stared down Rya with fury. She knew at some point to bring out her trump card at some point and this was the best time. She calmed herself down just enough to send her devastating attack that Rya wouldn't be able to survive.

"You think you have won, but you have lost, Rya," Hilda grinned.

Rya wanted to laugh at Hilda as she tried to look intimidating but she looked more adorable than frightening.

"You don't scare me," Rya said.

"Oh? You should be. Because ever since I started praying to the Gods and Goddesses. They've sent me there aid and I didn't realize that they have punished you for your treacherous deeds. You are so unaware that you have been cursed by the Gods themselves, and Prince Quinus will come to me. He'll come to his senses once he finds out that you've has been cursed and the true self will be revealed," Hilda was confident that she had won.

"What the hell are you talking about," Rya was confused. She was beginning to think that Hilda had lost her mind, which wouldn't be a bad thing if Quin saw her going crazy. But a part of her was curious to know what nonsense Hilda was saying.

"Oh?... I guess those elven eyes of yours aren't as good as people say or are you in denial early time you look in the mirror after mealtime?" Hilda was feeling very confident.

"What the hell are you talking about, Hilda." Rya was annoyed, but she was beginning to worry. She was a human man when she first came over to Tertius and she became a Dark Elf female within a few days against her will, but she grew to enjoy her new life. So she knew first hand what a deity could do to her body.

"Your hunger has gotten out of control lately. I noticed after the ritual that your appetite has grown, and you were eating twice the amount than any of us. Except for that Wolfkin, but she's pregnant. But even she ate a little more than what you did. The other day, you ate three plates of food and that's more than a human male could eat in one sitting."

"I-It doesn't matter, my appetite has always been healthy. And I could stop at anytime," Rya felt a little nervous as her stomach started getting hungry again.

"So, you're not curious to know why I think your body is changing. Even if it's subtle changes, a part of you is beginning to wonder what's going on. Why is my perfect body getting a little plump around the midsection? Why is my butt getting bigger? Why is my hair and fingernails growing so much. Your breasts have gotten at least a size bigger, and your hips are getting wider. I can tell because we were similar size when I first met you in the Royal Garden, Rya. But now your body is fighting all that extra food that's going into your stomach. It's being absorbed into your fat and soon you will become a fat cow that will repulse every man within the kingdom, even if your face doesn't change, they will only see the monster that you've become," Hilda was very confident.

Rya was silent, her pokerface didn't change. But deep down inside, she was beginning to freak out. 'No, no. That's not true. I'm just going through a phase. My body will settle down once I eat a little less. I've got this. Yeah, and Quinus can't stop making love to me every night! YEAH! I'M HUNGRY BECAUSE OF ALL MY EXERCISING! YEAH! THIS BITCH THINKS THAT SHE CAN MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME!? I'LL SHOW—GAH! Don't let her get under your skin Rya! She's a virgin who doesn't have a fucking clue about how to pleasure a man!' Rya's mind was trying to stay positive but it was getting hard for her not to start rubbing her belly that was showing signs of bloating due to her unknown baby growing inside her.

Rya took a breath and said, "I'm hungry all the time because my man finds it hard to keep his hands and manhood off of me... Speaking of which, do you know what a man's cock looks like? Do you even know how to pleasure a man to make him cry out your name in the heat of the moment. To take ride him like a stud while you bounce on top of him, his cock going in and out of your womb while you scream and cum all over him. Have you ever kissed a man?"

Hilda's confident demeanor shattered in seconds as she blushed and stuttered, "I-I've seen a penis... in an art book." She lied. It was forbidden for women to learn about male genitalia or learned how to become pregnant. She picked up some things here and there from the older maids back in the Alliance, but this was a field that she knew very little about.

"And how often have you seen this penis?" Rya questioned the naive princess.

"Umm... T-Two times? I was only 14 years old!"

"You don't have a clue about what makes a man feel good."

"I-I'm still learning!" Hilda said as she was trying to come up with something to change the subject. "Y-You are just scared that you can't get pregnant! Because if Quinus had me, I could give him what he deserves, which is an heir."

Rya's eye twitched, her mind was thinking, 'She's really starting to piss me off. Does she think her womb is worth more than mine!? She's nothing but a little girl! I'll show her.'

Rya then said, "I may have a elven womb, but I'll be damned if I'm going to let an inexperienced virgin try to get pregnant with my man before I do!"

"Oh, we'll see about that, elf!" Hilda snapped back.

Rya had enough, she was done listening to this arrogant child. "Well, it seems like we're done talking here. I suggest you learn something about men before you disappoint them in the bedroom. Because no man enjoys making love to a dead fish," Rya said, as she turned around and walked down the hallway.

Hilda's face was full of rage as she yelled, "W-Well, no man wants a cow for a wife!"

Rya ignored the threats and continued on walking with Nieren and Dalia by her sides.

Once Rya and her friends were out of sight Hilda hurried back to her bedroom with a bit of panic written in her eyes. Dori was confused at first but she chased after her mistress.

As soon as Hilda got to her room, she slammed the door shut after Dori ran in.

"My Lady, are you alright?" Dori asked her with concern.

Hilda was breathing heavily as she looked over at Dori, "I need to learn about men's needs, and fast!"

"W-What do you mean, My Lady?"

"I can't let this... dark elf get the better of me. I need to learn about male satisfaction! It can't be that difficult, but she's right... I don't know one thing about what makes a man feel good! Ugh! I wasn't I told about this during my training!" Hilda exclaimed as she fell backward onto her bed and buried her face in a pillow.

Dori was trying not to laugh.

"I'll see what I can find, My Lady."

Hilda raised her head, "You're not going to laugh about this, are you?"

"N-No, My Lady. Of course not."

Hilda was looking at Dori's face and her maid left before she was about to burst out laughing.

'How is my lady a princess, if she's this clueless about sex? This is going to be harder than I thought. Maybe I should just tell her the truth,' Dori thought, as she walked out of the room and headed towards the library.

***

Rya was walking with a perplexed look on her face as her two friends were following behind her.

"Alpha, are you ok?" Dalia asked.

"Yes, I'm fine," Rya said, with her eyebrows knitted together.

"Sis?... She didn't get to you with that eating thing, did she?" Nieren asked, as her mouth was hanging open.

Rya stopped and turned to her friends in a huff, "Be honest with me... Am I getting fat?"

Dalia and Nieren were both looking at Rya's figure and they both shook their heads.

"No, you look just as beautiful as always, Alpha," Dalia said, with a smile while wagging her tail.

"I agree... You're breathtaking as always. Frankly, I'm getting jealous with how amazing your hips are. Mine are nothing compared to yours. And don't get me started on those thighs. You've got the perfect body, Sis," Nieren said, with a big grin.

Rya looked at the two of them seeing if they were just saying that because she's their friends. She saw the serious looks in their eyes, and she felt a bit better about her figure.

'Geez, Rya!... You're acting like a crazy chick... I wouldn't have been happy to gain weight if I was a guy, but this is ridiculous! No one cares if a girl gets a little fat or not! It's all in my head and this bloating will go away when these stupid cravings go away... But if a Deity is messing with my body, then I will find a way to destroy them,' Rya thought, as she turned and started walking again.

"Thanks guys... You're the best."

The group made their way to the Throne room where Quinus and Fennic were face to face as everyone waited to see what was going to happen.