HPDBC Chapter 452 The Spider Preys on the Phoenix?
Chapter 452 The Spider Preys on the Phoenix?
Rasha also resembled her mother with royal duties, helping with the paperwork and dealing with guests no matter how unwelcome.
'It seems they will hold a ball of friendship and reconciliation in three days.' Asura worried that the empire might try something again, but this wasn't his kingdom, so he could only offer help as his troops and wisdom.
"Prince Asura, do you have a moment?" Shizuka's stern but pretty voice echoed as the meeting ended, with most people not leaving the royal chambers.
"Of course I do, Queen Shizuka."
Shizuka watched Asura and felt his manners and etiquette changed since they met. It made her feel a little lonely, but she understood why he no longer treated her like a friend. They both had a level of status, and because his nation held so much power. The crown prince of Silvara was at the same level as her in the minds of the other guests.
The pair sat on the comfortable sofa in the private chambers of the queen, different from where the meeting took place.
'Because this room doesn't have the secret ledges and entrances, it is one of the only places you might get some peace and privacy in this city.' Asura thought while taking a sip of the sweet herbal tea that Shizuka herself brewed for him.
"Would you be willing to take my daughter to the ball as her escort?" A simple question and her gaze carried no ulterior motive or thoughts. He understood that for their kingdom to recover, she needed a strong tie to Silvara or another Kingdom to resist the Empire's fierce blame.
Asura nodded with no hesitation. "Of course I will, and please don't worry. We will keep her safe." He needed to remain close to this queen because of their agreement and her offering the magic stones from the second mine at a lower price as long as they remained allies and he helped her with the empire.
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"Thank you." Shizuka lowered her head, and Asura saw that she still trusted him to keep Rasha safe.
'It is the least I can do after the Empire used your people as an excuse to harm Silvara, their plot was probably going to be worse for us if we didn't step in.'
"Ah... also, tonight it seemed that Rasha wished to see you tonight. So, if you could meet her and discuss what she wanted, I would be grateful."
"Tonight? I don't mind at all. I would have seen her anyway. After all, we are friends." He smiled.
"I'm happy that you think so, Prince Asura." Her beautiful smile appeared as she gazed into his eyes. Yet her eight eyes, with their slight amethyst shade, seemed to have different feelings the moment he said friend. It seemed her spider legs began to tap the ground in a nervous and worried fashion.
'What is she worried about...'
Shizuka rose and poured herself more tea. "Well, it seems our meeting has ended, and I have a few other things to attend to now. So please have a rest in my chambers until tonight. My daughter will come here at night to see you, so just make yourself comfortable."
"I couldn't..." He tried to refuse but noticed that he felt a little sleepy. The scent of the tea contained an odd scent... yet it was like the scent of Shizuka herself. "W-wha..." Asura soon fell onto his side and began to sleep with a light snore, not that she planned to force him to do anything.
"Nn!"
The shuffling and tapping of spider legs against the soft carpet echoed in the silent room filled only with the two people's breathing, one a little uneven, the other calm and asleep.
He could feel her hand reach down to check the temperature on his forehead and cheek. Then she began to ruffle his pillows, somehow using her spider legs to adjust them making Asura feel so comfortable he almost fell asleep again.
'This girl... she is a little pervert but now, how gentle and loving can she be?' He thought, his mind imagining the sweet scene of a caring lover.
"I am not sure if you can hear me, but I hope that you can... I wanted to apologise to you for what happened, or will happen in the future and how it may have affected you. I am grateful if you could still see my mother as a friend and accept her alliance..."
Asura's heart began to beat faster, the soft voice filled with worry, fear and expectation before he heard the soft echo of clothes sliding along the skin before hitting the ground. "Because... Rasha cannot lie to herself anymore, she is a wicked woman who lusts after another woman's husband."
The small and pretty ruby eyes seemed to glisten and turn misty as she leaned over him. "Even if I am not like mother or Yufa, I want to be a woman to stand beside you. I want to be your wife, Asura."
'No, maybe even your lover or mistress is fine... just let me stay close to you, even to watch you from afar, like Lady Ignis.'
"I am not as smart as my mother and sister, but I will be loyal to you... I will give you everything I have and be a good to you. So please... accept me."
He could feel the quilt lifting as her smooth, warm hands slipped across his body before slipping into the bed, a silky sensation as he felt her legs, hips and chest pressing against him. Rasha had undressed him earlier.
Now he was only wearing his elegant silk boxers, and felt every inch of her body directly.
'This girl... she really is daring!?'
He was about to open his eyes and confront her before he felt her face come close to his neck; warm breath blew against his cheeks, the scent of vanilla and peaches filling his nose before a sudden pain jolted him awake.
"Aguh?!"
Asura could feel her injecting something into his body, a liquid... some strange venom. He opened his eyes and saw Rasha's fangs penetrating his neck—they had sunk deep into his flesh while pumping venom into his bloodstream as it rushed towards his two hearts. "R-Rasha... what are you..."
His eyes saw the entire room filled with a beautiful array of glistening webbing.
The webbing sealed the pair on the bed, with her webbing now covering the entire bed. Asura would need to use magic or a sword to escape.
'Ah... he woke up...'