Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

"Thank you," Zaroth smiled as he shifted his gaze at Midnight.

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With a grunt, she let him rest on the chair. "This is a one-time thing, don't think that I will help you each time you want to go home after our training."

"Yeah, I know," he nodded as he shifted his gaze to the expensive bed that he had spent a fortune on.

"Now that you are here, why don't we try it?"

She sighed as she used her finger to touch his shoulder.

He let out a weak voice of pain… or was it a moan?

"You seem like you are about to pass out from just being touched, how do you think that we will do anything?" she asked.

He smiled at her words. "Does that mean that if I was in a condition, you wouldn't object?"

Midnight scoffed as she exited the apartment. "Take it as you wish."

*****

Althea took shallow breaths as she stood up.

She was having a hard time moving due to her muscle-rotting curse, but it didn't mean that she would just stay lying in her bed all the time.

Especially not now, as her husband… the emperor was requiring her presence.

'Could he have changed his mind? Would he be able to accept me?' These were the questions that would have gone through Althea's head before, but now, after being married for so long, it was clear that he hated her. She was the only one of his wives that he didn't pay any attention to.

With the only exception being when he wanted to use her for some political reason.

And today, she knew that it wasn't going to be any different.

She quickly covered her body as much as cloth and bandages as she could and made her way to the grand room.

She was in a castle, as such, there were naturally servants that made sure to keep the place clean.

There were soldiers that were stationed to keep guards at all times.

All of them were supposed to be bowing before Althea just at the sight of her.

Yet they didn't. Worse, they looked at her with worry—with wariness in their eyes.

In the beginning, Althea had felt hurt, betrayed, alone. But that was when she had come here. Now, having spent close to two decades at this castle, she had gotten used to the stares that she was getting from the servants—no, from everybody, her husband included.

And the worst part? She couldn't even blame them. There was a rumor that by just touching her, it would be enough to transfer her curse to somebody else. Even if it was just a false rumor, it was a rumor nonetheless. So she understood why everybody would reject her.

Even her own husband… even her own family—mother and father…

She didn't want revenge, she didn't want to kill them.

Althea had to constantly tell herself that, otherwise there was a chance that her bloodlust would leak, and this could cause many problems in the future for her and her plans.

Opening the gates, she kept her gaze on the ground, not daring to look her husband in the eyes.

There were a few reasons, one was that acting with even the faintest hint of disobedience could cause her husband to become suspicious and try to read her thoughts.

The other was that doing so could simply anger him and could make the next few weeks hell for her.

But the main reason was that by just looking at him, she felt hatred, and she had to conceal that hatred for as long as possible.

"Your Majesty, I have been informed that you require my presence."

She didn't use "dear" or "honey" like his other wives had because she had been forbidden from using those words to him.

Truly, the emperor couldn't have made it more clear that he hated her, even if he tried.

"Yes, the situation in the frontlines has become problematic, and the people close to the region of the war are in a state of panic. And I want to reassure them that everything will be fine," he spoke coldly, not even gazing at her.

"This will be your role, to go and calm the masses down."

"Understood," she bowed. This wasn't something that she was unfamiliar with, as they had been in a war for a long time. The emperor had made use of Althea a lot of times to settle public disputes without lifting a finger himself.

She speculated that it was because he was hoping that while she was there, the city would be attacked, and she would die as a result, but she didn't have any solid evidence.

"About my transport…" she was asking if she was going to go with a carriage or with a teleportation circle. As one of the queens, she usually should always have used the teleporting circle, as it would be much faster and safer than traveling with a carriage. But her husband seemed to like it when she suffered, so she was expecting to have to spend the next week in a cheap, uncomfortable carriage.

The emperor grimaced before speaking. "Unfortunately, it seems that the public doesn't have much faith, as such, you will go with the help of the teleportation circle to save time."

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"Go. You are to remain there for at least two weeks until the public settles down," he made his voice colder before speaking the next words. "Failure will not be tolerated."

"Understood," Althea replied as she began to walk out of the throne room.

Who was going to come with her as a bodyguard? How was her safety going to be guaranteed, considering that she was going to a city that was close to the borders where a war was taking place? She was one of the queens, after all, so such things were to be expected…

Sadly, no one cared for Althea, so such things were not arranged.

But that suited her fine… no more than fine, because it meant that she would be able to act without arousing any kind of suspicion.

She had hope, because even if it looked like she was alone, there was an individual that she was on friendly terms with. The reason was that both of them wanted to get rid of the emperor.

And that person was the only one who truly had a chance to beat the man in battle.

The one and only Elysia.

Often called the incarnation of death and the strongest human in the empire.