CHAPTER 303: SUBMIT TO ME, COMPLETELY

(Author’s POV)

"Tell me, Queen of Nightmares, what did you seek me for?" The dark, dangerous voice reverberated in the atmosphere. "Tell me, what do you want?"

Elisa’s eyes glinted with malice as she said, "I~ Elisa, your majesty’s humble and loyal servant, just have one request."

"And what is it?" Ramiel inquired. His voice sounded curious.

"I need to know where the~ ... where the scripture of ’Compendium of Enigma’ is?"

Her words were followed by a long and insufferable silence. Ramiel didn’t say a word, which made Elisa nervous and uneasy. After some contemplation, he finally uttered, "The secret book that has been buried for more than five centuries. What do you need the scripture for, Elisa?" his tone held a slight but obvious edge.

"I~ .... I want to have my lost powers back," she said in a lowered voice, not daring to say anything more.

"Ohhh~ really," he was amused by her words. "For such a meagre reason, you want to know the location of the lost, mysterious, ancient scripture, huhh? Do you seriously think I will believe this absolute nonsense of yours? Spat out the real reason, or else give me your head this instance," he commanded, and soon Elisa was surrounded by fire, blazing hot, bluish red flames, on all sides.

The hellfire intensified, making Elisa shudder profusely. With a quivering voice, she dared to mutter, "I~ ... I speak the truth, Your Majesty~ nothing but the truth. I want to get my lost powers back and regain my status as well as my position as the Queen of Nightmares with dignity and honor. And~ for that ... I~ ... I seek revenge from the one who made me lose my powers in the first place. I want to make them suffer."

"Then what’s stopping you. Even without your powers, your strength should be enough to tackle any being in this world. Or, after living with the humans for a short period of time, you have gotten lazy and lethargic?" he mocked her. "Elisa, you have become a disappointment.

Elisa was pissed by his shady remarks. She was seething internally, but she didn’t let it show on her face. She remained submissive in front of Ramiel, showing him her pliant self, and said, "The one I seek revenge against isn’t an ordinary human being, my lord, but~ ... one of the descendants of the Lycan King."

"Lycan King’s descendant? The ones who have the moon’s blessings?" he questioned, his tone peculiar.

With no hesitation, she answered with raw firmness, "Yes, the one who is blessed by that moon. I want to have my vengeance on him. But without my powers, I can’t seek it." Her voice was laced with sharp and vicious malice, her eyes brimming with malicious intent.

After a pause, Ramiel’s laughter echoed, "Hahahahhha~ ....... bawahahahahha~ .... Ohhhh~ ... demon queen. Hahahhaha~ .... Elisa, now I know why you are so anxious and in a hurry. It is not him you want to seek revenge on. It is the moon goddess you truly want to defeat. Umm~ .... now, I get your reason. You have always held acrimony against her beauty and virtues. Tell me this, Queen of Nightmares? Are you getting nightmares because of her and her blessed children?" Ramiel was laughing maniacally, without any regard for her feelings

Several guards who were guarding the pathway of hell joined in as well. The sound of their laughter rang in the air, humiliating Elisa thoroughly. It was heart wrenching, crushing and totally ignominious for her. Her face turned red, but she still refrained from saying anything else.

Elisa knew she had to endure, for the bigger purpose, she needed to endure this humiliation. She had to tolerate and drink this venom of mortification. Because only by this could she ultimately get what she wants, what she covets, what she deserves. She wanted the obsidian crest jewel Ramiel wore. It was the crown, the throne and the authority to rule all of hell.

Ramiel, who was on the other side of the door, stopped laughing and then said, "I will tell you where the Compendium is. But~ ...... but~, what do I get? What can you even offer, Elisa?"

"Your Majesty already has everything within his grasp. I, your lowly servant, can just give my utmost devotion and loyalty to you," Elisa uttered, feigning determination and resoluteness.

"Loyalty~ ..... Devotion~ .... These are all good things. And if you don’t give me these, you know, you won’t be able to survive in hell. But there is something~ .... something I am really interested in," Ramiel said.

"Your majesty, what is it? I will give you anything," Elisa asked, getting all perked up.

"Are you sure? You won’t be able to back out," he warned her, one last time.

"Yes, your majesty. I am sure," Elisa muttered.

"I want your complete submission. Not just your mind, but your body as well as that vicious soul as well," Ramiel spoke, his voice authoritative. "Submit to me, Demon Queen."

Elisa’s breath hitched at his words. She gulped down hard as she fumbled with her words, "Your majesty, I~ ... I~ ..."

"Why the sudden hesitation? Where did that bravado of yours gone to? Are you unwilling to submit?" he asked.

"No, your majesty. It would be my honor to serve you in any way possible," Elisa was quick to reply. She stepped forward, but Ramiel stopped her.

"Not now~ ...... not now, Elisa. But, at the right time. As you know, a week from now, the moon will be painted blood red. I will have you then," Ramiel’s voice was filled with finality. "As for your request~ ...... I don’t know the exact location of the scripture. No one other than, moon goddess knows," his words made Elisa narrow her eyes. "But~ ...... I know where it maybe be buried. Guards, opened the gate for the demon queen. I shall tell her personally," Ramiel ordered.

Just by his words, the hellfire subsided and created a path towards th gate that directly leads to hell. The guards stood on either side with their head slightly bowed as Elisa took decisive steps towards the gate, an obvious yet vicious smirk appeared on her lips, ’Ramiel, it is not I who will submit to you. But it will be other way round. You just wait and watch.’

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"Where have you been, Fabian?" Jacob questioned him, his tone filled with annoyance. "Where did you disappear to?"

"I am sorry. I just~ ... lost track of time," Fabian uttered with a guilty voice, his head lowered as he stood before Jacob and Chris. "This won’t happen again."

Jacob raised his right brow and commented in a low voice, "You still didn’t answer my question. Is it because of that girl? The one Chris told me about? The scholarship holder. What was her name again~ .... Ahaa~ .... Myra. Myra Miracle."

At the mention of Myra’s name, Fabian felt goosebumps all over his skin. He was quick to say, "Today’s incident has nothing to do with her. It was my own negligence."

"I am not blaming her for anything. I was just asking. But seeing you, getting all perked up and on your toes, I got the answer. Anyways~ ... the meeting didn’t happen," Jacob mentioned.

Fabian furrowed his brows and questioned, "What do you mean by the meeting didn’t happen? Why? What happened?"

Jacob remained silent but Chris Shadow, his right hand man, spoke, "The current Lycan heir, Alaric Everests, wasn’t present at the meeting. Even after waiting for an hour, he didn’t show up. So, the meeting has been rescheduled."

"You can call it your luck. But don’t rejoice. This should never happen again. I was going to introduce you as my heir, as my successor to them and to all the other council members. So, that they would never dare to look down on you. But, Fabian your actions today~ .... made me disappointed in you," Jacob reprimanded him.

Fabian’s mind was stuck on Chris’s words. He murmured under his breath, "Alaric Everests didn’t show up? But why? Is it because what happened outside the hotel entrance with Myra? No~ ... no, that can’t be. This meeting, was more important and crucial for the werewolf community then us. He wouldn’t that such a big risk, for just his sister’s friend."

A voice within him echoed inside his head, ’But what if~ ... he doesn’t see Myra as just his sister’s friend. What if he had set his eyes on her? What if he likes her?’

’That’s impossible,’ another thought overlapped. ’From what I have heard and the information I have gathered, Alaric Everests hates human beings as well as he stays away from females as well. And from what Myra told me; they don’t seem to see eye to eye. There is no way in hell or heaven that someone as snobbish and obnoxious as him, like a pure person like Myra.’

’But~ ...’ Fabian got tangled up in his own thought that he forgot where he was.

"Fabian~ .... Fabian~ .... FABIAN," Jacob roared.

Fabian was thrown back to reality as he looked at Jacob with a dumbstruck expression. Jacob remarked, "What is up with you? Tell me clearly, what’s going on?"

To Be Continued . . . . . . . .