Hell’s Consort

Newest Chapter for Highest Tier (November 2021)

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Vampire King Apollyon

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It was true that the Queen of the Autumn Courts never took their 'no' for an answer.

Queen Morgan had commanded Kotari to show them the estate she had talked about when they called Apollyon and Luna in her royal bedchamber, hoping they would change their mind when they get there and fall in love with it at first sight. 

  Apollyon and Luna agreed to accept her offer to move to the Queen's largest vineyard estate and live in the Hazelnut Manor as her vassals. 

It was a place where Apollyon could let his wife rest away from the prying eyes of the Autumn Fair folk as well as hide Luna's two Archdemon Familiars there without him worrying when these bastards would get bored in the Autumn Palace and start attacking the innocent.

After all, his wife could get them in line.

He shouldn't forget that Ravin and Sloth had the same capabilities as Luxen, who could easily turn the entire world upside down if they wanted to, just like what had happened now.

It appeared like the second Great War wasn't that impossible to happen.

Everyone in the Autumn Realm would have to wait for all the Archangels to descend from the sky so that they could help them. 

Despite her exhaustion, Queen Morgan made an effort to change into a white ball gown during the victory celebration and announce that Apollyon and Luna were the newly appointed prince and princess of the Fall Realm in public without caring if her news would be well received.

Her loyal subjects' jaws had dropped in shock.

For all Apollyon knew, their jaws might have reached the floor when he wasn't looking.

That night, Apollyon's eyes were fixated on his wife as he watched Ravin and Sloth try their luck with their pathetic ruse to get closer to his wife with the flimsy excuse of being her Archdemon Familiars.

He would never make the mistake of taking his gaze off his wife ever again unless someone needed his help during a siege.

However, if Queen Morgan had disregarded the rules that a Monarch should follow and committed a social faux pas with their appointment, then it wasn't his problem anymore.

Like his wife had said, Apollyon should graciously accept the blessing, be grateful for the honor, dignity, leadership, and authority Queen Morgan had granted to them over the inhabitants of the Fall Courts.

A few minutes had passed, and nobody spoke a single protest.

The moment of silence that fell over that party seemed too long before a hooded Fae from the Council that Luna and Apollyon couldn't recognize clapped their hands in acceptance.

Soon, the rest of them followed suit and murmured congratulations which made him smirk in amusement. 

The short minute of attention made Apollyon straighten his spine and stand taller, towering over the Faeries and nodding at them in acknowledgment with humble pride. 

The increased respect for these creatures, whom he didn't trust at first, made him feel proud of himself for being their hero in their times of crisis.

It inflated his ego a bit… but not in a bad way.

Apollyon always coined himself as the villain in this story, but with the presence of Archdemons in his and his wife's life, he had considered himself the antihero.

In the past, he was the antihero with a ruthless streak who had become a strong, reliable, and trustworthy hero in the eyes of the Fall Courts.

For once, it felt great to become that person, even if it wasn't the truth. 

After that, the Autumn Fairfolk proceeded with the merry-making as if they didn't care about who was in the seats of power as long as the newly appointed Monarchs could keep them safe.

Apollyon would take that responsibility next to the mission the Goddess Hecate had given them, but finding the Garden of the Four Seasons and acquiring the fruits come first.

Those things would make their problems disappear in an instant. 

Time had flown so fast, and he didn't see it coming.

It was already Winter season.

The demons in the Material Realm outside the barriers of the Fall Courts had multiplied even more. Yet, at the same time, Apollyon, Ravin, Xerxes, Queen Morgan, and her Cadre continued searching for the Garden of the Four Seasons.

  With the help of the entire Fair folk, it was fortunate that they were able to take turns with the Queen in strengthening the barriers of the Autumn Courts.

They were prepared to share a part of their life force every day to help them protect the Kingdom.

This was why they could keep these demons at bay with minimal effort. 

Apollyon never doubted the Fall Court's reputation for winning their battles.

It wasn't because they were cold, calculating, and manipulative, but Faeries were a tight-knit community who were extremely loyal to their Queen that they were willing to defend her until their last breath. 

He had no idea how the other Realms were faring, though?

Not every Realm had creatures blessed with magical abilities to defeat these evil entities easily. 

With Apollyon's help, Luna had uttered hundred specific restriction spells on Ravin so that the bastard wouldn't create trouble while their new group located the mystical garden. 

There was no room for Archdemon ruination.

So far, Apollyon thought the incantations he created with Luna had worked perfectly on Ravin's temperament.

He didn't want to recognize that their interactions now weren't that hostile compared to before when the two of them were left alone.

Every place seemed to be a verbal battleground without his wife's presence.

Those altercations had disappeared into thin air, which made him even more suspicious.

He shouldn't let his guard down.

Yet, there seemed to be a subtle change in Ravin's behavior.

Because of this, Luna's Archdemon Familiars had convinced his brain to trust them a little and leave Luna to one of them, making that unconscious suggestion dangerous. 

Apollyon and the Archdemon had traveled back and forth from the Hazelnut Manor to the Autumn Palace to meet and brainstorm with the Autumn Faeries.

At the same time, Sloth, Princess Sapphire, and a Fae birth attendant took care of Luna during her pregnancy.

The Archdemon hadn't created unnecessary trouble for him, but there was a new situation that was stranger than that. 

Lately, Ravin seemed suddenly interested with Queen Morgan, constantly asking her questions, watching her face carefully while she answered, and involving himself more in planning stages of locating the garden with the portraits they possessed that it was almost creepy.

Did he forget about Luna and decide to shift his attraction to Queen Morgan?

Well, wasn't that lovely?

After falling in love with the Autumn Queen, Ravin would work in his favor, and the bastard would finally start forming this one-sided love with his wife. 

As he returned from the Autumn Palace, Apollyon admired how private and peaceful his journey was to Hazelnut Manor as he rode on the black stallion bestowed by the  Fall Queen.

It was their home away from home, and it didn't take long for them to settle down as if they had lived there their whole life.