Elope
By: Winter Winks 221
A/N: This story idea came to me recently😊 It's my take on Eclipsa's elopement with Globgor, and how their love led to tragedy. Enjoy!
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Eclipsa Butterfly- Queen of Mewni and all- powerful wielder of Dark Magic- yawned, daintily crossed her ankles, then her legs, and glared lazily at her dull and obnoxious husband; King Shastican, who was busy 'sorting' the affairs of the kingdom.
"And so, I think we should place taxes on the corn that the Ponyhead Kingdom receive from us," Said the King nasally to his steward, Lewis Diamond.
"Well…."
"Are you questioning my rule, Diamond?" The king asked, eyebrows knotting together as he gave his strongest glare to his servant.
"No, your Majesty." the steward shook his sinewy neck obediently. Eclipsa winced as taut stretches of skin moved back and forth, like starched ropes on a ship. She looked the other way to avoid the men- but instead caught the gaze of Velvet Wormhole- the young gardener for the Royal Butterfly Household- who merely gave the young queen a sympathetic smile.
"…. He's going to start a war, isn't he?" he whispered cautiously.
"Well, if we're not careful, then conflict will be indubitable." she replied breezily, brushing her green hair aside. "You would make a much better King of Mewni than Shastican, Velvet, darling."
"And a better companion for you, My Lady," replied Velvet, causing Eclipsa to chuckle.
"Oh, I can't argue with that, dear." She said with a cheeky wink that made Velvet grin like a madman. Most unusually, he was devoted to Eclipsa. After all, she was a charming, selfish, mysterious, powerful and charismatic queen and lady- and it was these traits which drew him to her.
In turn, it provided relief for Eclipsa, as her husband was boring, unaffectionate, a dullard, and self-centered. He was never passionate to his bride, and she likewise. She could laugh at his pompous windbag persona on occasion; but otherwise, she dreaded ever having to be alone with him.
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Lewis glanced at a scroll he wielded. "Your Majesty, there is one small matter which is needs to be discussed." He spoke, his shoulders tense with preparation.
"Yes, Diamond?" King Shastican asked, disinterestedly, looking over his crooked nose at his steward.
"Your courtiers have been concerned about the lack of an heir, My Lord. You and your queen have been married for nearly seven months, and there has still been no word to them of a new princess to inherit the kingdom or to marry a neighboring prince. If there is no baby, sire we may"-
A loud bang resonated from the throne, cutting the steward off. The king, red faced and eye twitching, slowly rose from his perch, and glared at Lewis.
"You listen to me, Mr. Diamond. I had specifically forbade any mention of my lack of an heir, and today remains no exception to this rule! If you dare mention this matter in my presence again, you will be punished! Understood?"
"Yes, sire. My apologies," Said the Steward, bowing in humility. This vanished when he saw Velvet hovering by Eclipsa's throne. "You, boy! What are you doing in such intimate proximity of the Queen?!" He spat in disgust. "Get away from her at once, or I will have you flogged by the Royal Guard!"
Velvet gasped, his back unconsciously tensing at the word. Having been at the receiving end of the whip multiple times before he entered the palace walls, he was eager to avoid the punishment again. But how? He was just a monster; he meant nothing to anyone.
"Sir, please, I have done nothing to harm the Queen, and she gave me permission to be here." He spoke, to try and bravely outwit punishment for a non-offence. He tried to hide how terribly his voice quavered.
"It is an offence for monsters to be near the Queen. For all we know, you could sabotage the Butterfly line by cursing Their Majesties to be childless." Lewis whispered.
"Threaten him again, Mr. Diamond, and you will regret it," Eclipsa suddenly drawled lazily, glaring at him from half-lidded eyes, burning with an intense resentment. "I gave him permission to be here; therefore, you cannot act against my wishes or my authority without threat of punishment. Besides, I have not come into any harm with anything that could render me infertile. Please, drop the matter at once."
Lewis turned bright red in the face, and he began stammering over himself as he attempted to regain his dignity. "As you wish, Your Majesty," he said, and marched out of the throne room on his heel.
Velvet allowed himself to open his eyes, and smile at the Queen in gratitude.
"Queen Eclipsa, I cannot thank you enough for"-
"Silence, boy!" Shastican snapped, banging his scepter on his throne. Eclipsa opened her mouth to make a quip about her husband watching his blood pressure, but she was interrupted.
"Eclipsa, when will you stop threatening my royal steward?" He whined. But she had averted her gaze; first to Velvet, then to the royal wand lying across her lap.
"Hm, did you say something, darling?" Eclipsa asked, her tone laced with icy irony.
"When will you listen to me? You are the Queen of Mewni!"
To him, she was, and always will be, 'the Queen.' Never 'precious' or 'darling' or even just 'Eclipsa'. "I stopped listening to you when you decided to turn Mewni's most valued allies into money for your purse." She replied icily.
In response, Shastican turned purple in the face, sprung up from the throne again, and started cursing (in Mewman) that Eclipsa was the most infuriating, selfish and evil queen who only cared about herself and not the kingdom or his reputation, whilst wearing a hole in the royal carpet.
Velvet wanted to put his hand on the queen's shoulder or take hers in his and give a supportive squeeze. By heck, he could even embrace her if he wasn't so afraid of being flogged by the King's orders!
Oh, yes, he did agree with Shastican about her selfishness. It was a shame, as Eclipsa was a strong and powerful queen who could have done more to help monsters. Such as he. But he saw no reason why she should care about her husband's reputation when he couldn't be bothered to make a good name for himself to begin with.
Frankly, neither did Eclipsa, he was proud to note.
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Once the king had finished his rant, he glared at Eclipsa, still watching from the throne with the same frank amusement that he despised so.
"And one last thing!" He added, furiously, pointing a chubby, claw like figure at her, moustache heaving. "I want to reiterate that you stop attacking Diamond! He was doing his job, and he brought up a valuable point; that thing should not have been here!"
"I only threatened him, dear; and it was a threat of retaliation for what he said to Velvet," said Eclipsa, defensively.
"Just keep your mangy street monster out of the throne room next time we have discussions concerning Mewni!" He reiterated, giving Velvet a derogatory look, which caused the young monster to wither.
"You leave Velvet alone," hissed Eclipsa, griping the armrests of her throne so tightly that Velvet thought her blackened knuckles were starting to resemble their original color once more.
"He's dangerous, Eclipsa! I was hoping I had married a sensible woman who knew the dangers monsters pose to Mewmans!"
"And I had hoped that I had married a man intelligent enough to see that ignorance is the real danger in this kingdom," murmured Eclipsa dangerously, narrowing her eyes at her loathed spouse.
Velvet heard no more of this conversation; for he had slowly retreated from the throne room, his shell gleaming dully against the lights.