Chapter 435: Give way
Vanessa couldn't believe her ears, there was such magic in the world, magic that could help people realize their ambitions to conquer the world?!
"I thought that the sooner I unified the realm, the sooner I could break that damn prophecy," Terrence said weakly, "but I was wrong, the prophecy could not be broken, and even if I killed that prophet, it would be a nightmare for the rest of my life, and it would be a shadow for me—"
"You killed Inara?" Vanessa was skeptical.
"Yes," Terrence glanced up at the queen with old eyes, "I know she told you that prophecy, and that she did everything before she died. I also knew that she had been under your protection all along, so I forced her to change the prophecy, but she was tortured and could not change her fate, so I had to kill her. ”
Imagining the already thin Inara's torture, Vanessa's heart was like a knife, "She has never been able to escape your pursuit." ”
"I have never escaped my fate." Terrence self-deprecatingly raised a hand in front of his eyes, "What's the use of conquering the whole world?" I'm not going to die. ”
I thought it was going to be a long and painful process. Vanessa slumped into her throne, she turned her head and looked at Terrence's loose hand, "What are you going to do now?" ”
"I'm going to—" Before Terrence could speak, His Highness's Meese had already condensed into a lightning bolt in his hand, and the king smiled miserably, turning the subject to the Grand Mage, "Don't worry, I won't hurt your princess." Along the way, thanks to your help, my fleet was able to sail smoothly, and I also arrogantly thought that this was my great achievement, and with your help, I could meet the gods and kill the gods, and be invincible. That's why I'm always thinking, faster, faster, to rule the world! A violent cough interrupted him, squeezing the last strength of the king's chest out of his lungs, and it was a long time before he regained his strength and continued, "In the course of my dealings with Creon in the Vale, I found that the strangeness of my body was becoming more and more obvious, and I was growing old in minutes, and I was terrified. But the good thing is that I always get good news from the Burning Nation—" he turned to look at Vanessa's face, "My good queen, you can always surprise me with a new policy today, an unbalanced interest rate tomorrow, and a lot of profits from the maritime trade in a few days." ”
Vanessa didn't know what Terrence meant, and usually, after complimenting himself, he would always use various means to make himself less comfortable. She couldn't help but tense up.
"I'm so proud, but I have to admit that you're better than me in politics." Terrence closed his eyes, rested for a moment, and finally said his intentions, "So, I intend to give you the throne, and my queen, today's great minister is the witness." ”
Vanessa stepped back vigilantly, "What do you want?" Give me a papier-mâché crown? ”
Terrence smiled wryly, "Don't be so vigilant, my dear, I admit to the injustice and mistreatment I have done to you, but it is just a little idle trick with only one purpose, to make you surrender to me and fall in love with me." But now it seems that there is no need for this," he said, pointing to his old and decrepit face, "I have only one breath left, and there is no need to lie to you, even if I give you a crown made of paper, please accept it gladly." What crown is not made of blood and fire, and which crown is not made of bones and tears? Believe me, this crown of flame will only be more tragic and heavier than the others! The king raised his right hand and placed it on his left breast, and said solemnly to the dignitaries of his royal council, "You are all my vassals, the pillars of the Burning Nation, and now, bear witness for me: I, Terrence? Freeman, the thirteenth king of the Flame Realm, automatically relinquished the throne to my legal wife, Vanessa? Freeman, the princess of the Midsummer Kingdom, may the princes assist them wholeheartedly, and the Burning Flame Kingdom will prosper for generations to come under her rule. I have conquered most of Oropus after half my life, and these territories will also be under the jurisdiction of Vanessa, may he be blessed by the gods during his reign, and prosper forever! ”
With that, Terrence's life, like a candle in the wind, seemed to come to an end, and his hands hung down, his head tilted to one side, but his eyes were still fixed on the queen.
Vanessa's eyes widened, this qiē came so suddenly, she didn't know what to do. She watched blankly as the courtiers knelt down to her, and the Freeman guards ran to their king's rescue, all like a slow replay, all in her ears was the sound of noisy footsteps and the whispering of the spell that Meese was trying to contain.
"Father!" The door to the Long Night Hall was pushed open again, and Katrina ran up crying, her cry vibrating Vanessa and waking her up from her dream!
"Imperial Doctor! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Vanessa exclaimed. Now, it is the time for others to see their attitude, and there is no room for deviation!
"Your Majesty," said the imperial physician who accompanied the army, who was already standing at the foot of the stairs, and his face was embarrassed, "the king is already dead, and even if all the doctors are called, it will be useless." ”
"What kind of magic did my husband fall for? Will you age so fast? ”
"He—" the royal physician stopped talking, and Vanessa looked at him encouragingly, and told him to continue, "when he left the city-state of Ale, he found an ancient city, which was said to contain a great magic that could help him unify the whole territory, so he himself entered the ancient city, and then no one knew what happened, and when His Majesty the King returned, it was no different from before, and we didn't ask much until he was on an expedition to the land of the Wine Valley, and he secretly summoned me and asked me how to solve the magic of the Tyrant. ”
"Batu Magic?!" The Bachelors gasped, apparently they knew the origin of the magic.
"What's that? Say it! Katrina and Vanessa shouted in unison.
"Yes, it's magic that can quickly accomplish one's ambitions, but this magic has an unusually powerful regression effect, and always makes people pay in unexpected ways, sometimes it's one of the person's eyes, sometimes it's his favorite eldest son, sometimes it's a treasure, sometimes—"
"And Terrence is giving for the rest of his life." Vanessa said, nodding, "I see." When she looked up again, her tone was completely different, "That is, the king used that spell of his own free will, and no one forced him, right?" ”
The Imperial Physician nodded, looking at the King sadly, "We can only let him grow old, but there is nothing we can do. ”
"Everyone has heard that my husband has voluntarily relinquished all of his legitimate thrones to me." Vanessa stood up, held her head high, and walked down the steps step by step, her momentum unstoppable, "I will be your new queen!" ”