Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

Putting his finger on the page, he turned it over.

Draconis smiled as his eyes shined with golden color, "This book just got interesting…"

He was completely engrossed, until the old antique clock began to ring, it was exactly the middle of the night.

With a sigh of regret, he closed the book as he stood up.

"How many times will I try to do it? It seems that I may have underestimated her…"

It is not like it was going to hurt a lot to try again, so he exited his room.

His footsteps created faint echoes that spread around the grand hallways of the castle.

He couldn't help but stop and glance out the window, staring at the beautiful full moon.

Smiling darkly, he spoke, "Well, if there is a time it is going to work, it is now. The moon is full and the sun is the furthest away it could be."

Reaching a door that led to the prison cells, he opened it and began to quietly descend.

He quickly reached the first underground floor.

"Please! Your Majesty, I have sinned and I admit it! Please give me a chance to serve you once again!"

"My child! What did you do to my child, you monster?!"

"Mom? Dad? Where are you?"

Ignoring the cries of the fools that had dared to break the law, he descended to the second underground floor.

In it, despite being hundreds of inmates, there wasn't a single cry, everybody was waiting for their end, knowing they couldn't change the outcome no matter how hard they tried.

The first floor was for people with minor offenses, the second one was for those who had committed inexcusable acts that, no matter what, couldn't be forgiven—some of them had murdered the innocent, badmouthed the emperor and his family, and the worst of all, not paying their taxes.

Draconis, not paying them any attention, descended to the last floor.

He stopped before a grand door, made from the hardest diamonds and reinforced with titanium—nothing less than a god would be able to break these gates.

He removed the key from the necklace around his neck, slid it into the socket, and turned it, unlocking the gates.

Once he did, inhumane cries reached his ears. The air stank of rotten flesh and blood.

Looking as if it didn't bother him at all, he entered and closed the gates behind him as he took a step forward.

He shifted his gaze from cell to a cell. There were dozens… hundreds… thousands of creatures that had once been human.

But not anymore.

"Guah!" A humanoid creature extended its hand from the titanium bars as it tried to grab the emperor's hand.

He smirked at the gesture as he glanced at the disfigured human.

"So your pills do work after all…"

Navigating the large chamber that was constructed like a maze didn't take long, he stopped in front of a large titanium door.

Draconis cracked his fingers one by one, getting mentally ready for what was about to happen.

"Let's see what you can do without your sun," he muttered as he unlocked the door and entered.

Immediately, he felt the air becoming unbearably hot as he was forced to take deep breaths of air.

His skin became hotter and hotter as it slowly started to melt under the temperatures.

Smiling like he wasn't feeling pain at all, he glanced at the woman that was chained across from him.

Long, glowing orange hair with captivating crimson eyes. Despite being chained down with dozens of titanium chains, she somehow managed to preserve her graceful figure.

Solara Virelia, the sole princess of the Crimson Sun Empire.

The sun was the furthest it could possibly be, and the moon was full, yet the woman still managed to create flames so hot that the emperor was slowly getting cooked alive.

'A monster, she is a fucking monster,' he couldn't help but curse in his mind.

It was truly a miracle that his army—even if they had lost thousands of men—had managed to capture her. In fact, the only way it was made possible was because of Draconis's plan.

Not daring to get too close to the woman, he spoke, "How does the princess feel? Is our humble empire to your liking?" Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

Solara scoffed at his words, "You came here when the sun is down? Who knew the emperor was a bigger coward than they made him out to be."

Draconis grimaced at her insult but didn't comment on it.

"Get it over with," Solara spoke as she glanced into the emperor's eyes. "I can't wait to see you writhing in pain after you fail again."

Draconis closed his eyes and focused, preparing to attempt to read her thoughts once again. The few times he had tried before, his mind had been scorched, as it seemed Solara's flames extended even to her mind.

So the last hope was today—as the sun was the furthest it could be, and the moon was full, she was in the weakest state she could be.

In the empty room, Solara's laughter echoed.

And a second later, Draconis gasped in pain as he placed his hand on his head.

"Another failure…" he muttered in frustration.

"So you seem to be unable to read my mind. Now what? Are you planning to get rid of me?"

Draconis, after taking a few seconds to recover from the pain, grimaced as he glanced at the princess in front of him.

'Despite the danger to her life, she still smiles, unbothered.'

He scoffed as he spoke, "Don't be ridiculous. Even if I can't access your thoughts, you still are the only princess they have, so you will surely be a valuable bargaining chip."

"Pathetic to the end, I see," Solara spat on the ground. A second later, the spit evaporated due to the high temperatures in the room.

Draconis didn't pay her any attention as he closed the door and locked it, leaving her alone.

After the emperor got a safe distance away, Solara sighed as she retracted her crimson flames.

No matter how strong she was, she couldn't keep using her powers indefinitely.

As the room became pitch black, she shifted her gaze to the ceiling.@@novelbin@@

Usually, even in the most inhumane prisons, there was at least a source of light, but in this case, it seemed that she wasn't even provided with this much comfort.

She smirked as she cursed, "Once I get out of these chains, I will burn you and your empire to the ground."