Chapter Seven: Xhine's POV
I watched Piccolo, his right hand Halcor and Gohan appear in the throne room only to watch Gohan collapse suddenly. I almost left my hiding place but the main entrance to the room to go over to him when I felt his power adjusting to the heavier, darker powers here. I smiled closing my eyes feeling not only his power starting to raise again and balance out, I could feel both children within him growing stronger. I smirked both held demonic powers to them and not one being pure heavenly and one being pure demonic. So long as he spends most of his time here, the three of them should be fine provided no assassination attempts succeed in killing them.
I watched Piccolo carefully sit Gohan on the thrown for the Kings as he started to come too. He knelt before Gohan making sure he was alright as he raised a powerful barrio around them one that even I doubt I could get through if I had wanted to. I smiled turning to leave. They didn't need me around to watch over Gohan rate now. So instead I went wondering what was once my castle.
The master chambers were warded against me and everyone but the room next to it looked as if it was being changed from the concubine room into a nursery. I hated the Idea but at the same time I smiled knowing that soon my mate would be born and I could once again reclaim my rightful place as ruler of Hell. What I didn't like is the unknown reason why the universe would send its marked warrior without knowing why he was needed to be here for. I walked into the room and looked at the conjoined crib for the twins. The walls were painted to look like a forest on one side and the other was a desert, the ceiling looked like the night sky. Over all I could live with the change to the room though I would still miss the concubine room where so many hours were waist sleeping with various demons to slake my lust and needs.
"Forgive me sir, I knew not that anyone was here. I'll only be a few moments." A voice said that s sounded like I heard it before but it was different. Some of the words didn't match to the voice I was trying to recall. I turned to look at a harpy who had brought blankets and stuff toys into the room. I didn't trust her. Feathers covered her whole body, her beck didn't looked fully formed yet or her dark brown feathers looked like they were still coming in. I also was still invisible to all demons with the exception of Gohan who wasn't a demon, and couldn't be fooled with holy or unholy powers.
"Leave the bedding on top of the dresser and be gone, I wish not to be disturbed." I ordered coldly. She nodded fallowing what I said with a shiver of fear and desire. I could smell her desire to be taken raise at the command. Once she leaved I moved to inspected what she brought into the room. Something about the sheets and blankets didn't smell right. There was a sulfuric scent to them that a sickly sweet scent of iris-moonshade which was a highly toxic, addictive and lethal flower. Only it's poison was the dangerous part by it was naturally found as a liquid like substance covering the flowers and plant giving it a high gloss shine to it. Levitating them and the stuffies I burned them and sent the ashes out of the window. I wasn't going to risk the twin's health on the hopes that the poison would wear off by the time they are born.
I left the room warding it against that harpy from entering that room as I fallowed her scent to see where she went to see what she was up too. If she had the guts and drive to go after newborns what would stop her from making an attack when they are still in the womb and kill three birds with one stone. I had to wonder if Piccolo knew or cared that someone he was suppose to have some trust in had brought in someone portentously dangerous into the castle. I growled at the thought of how incompetent he was to protect the mother of my mate, my queen. Only because Gohan asked me to watch everything around me for a while before I started acting that I wasn't killing him for his shortcomings.
I found that the path I was fallowing lead me to the kitchen, to the throne room's second entrance then out of the castle heading towards the mountains of starvation. Unless some major changes in species territories shifted while I had been away Harpies didn't nest in the mountains of starvations but on the other mountain range on the other side of the realm know as the breading ground; because most natural demons bore their young on those mountains that were guarded by the harpies who were like the hell mother's to all demons even those who would become the ones to eat the harpies when they were old enough.
I fallowed it towards a cave where I could see several different tracks go to and from the face. I could also smell the scent of something rotting away from within it yet it was still alive. I felt a smirk slide onto my lips as I ready to torment whatever was inside that cave further to get who was behind the attempted assassination of the twins. I was about to move into the cave when I heard a faint moan that was the same voice as the harpy that had brought in the bedding.
I fallowed the sounds to see an insect like soul of some evil being fucking the harpy. "So which one of us is better Chichi: Rick? You're beloved Goku? Me?" the insect ask. I blinked I know I heard that named but it came from that human woman who was wondering lost in the wrong part of hell for her soul. To see the drastic change in her in just eight days meant she had been gorging herself on Demon blood all this time. How she took down a demon to drink its blood without it going un-noticed was alarming.
A scream of rage echoed through the area with such power behind it that shook the ground. I looked up to see where it was coming from all I could see was a glowing spot off in the vast distance before two monstrous powers clashed starting to fight. I smiled wanting to go watch it be I had something to take care of before I go to see who was fighting.
'Broly was the one who let out that roar and producing that light. He's a saiyan and he's fighting Kid Buu' I heard Gohan's voice in my head weakly.
"Goku, he's always the best Lay, the best fit, everything with him is perfect... god Cell; harder" this chichi harpy moaned raking her claws down it's back that healed on their own not scaring. He growled darkly thrusting into her harder than before. He was trying to hurt her with the Very sex they were having yet it didn't seem to be working the way he wanted it to. He didn't know that to hurt a harpy slow gentle sex hurt them while rough violent sex only turned them on more.
'You should be saving your strength Gohan.' I said back to him, yet smiled to myself knowing that for now he was still all right.
'You and Piccolo worry too much. With two demon kings watching over me what could possibly happen to me and the twins?' he asked was a warm laugh. I frowned hoping he didn't just jinx himself saying that. 'I wanted to let you know who was fighting so that when you saw them you would know who was who for the trouble makers. Piccolo's going to see what their fight is about and to keep them from breaking free being so close to the stairs to King Yama's desk.' Gohan said. I didn't like the sounds of Gohan being left alone in the castle without his mate guarding him. I really was going have to meet his mate to chew him out for leaving Gohan alone in such a vulnerable state. I hated myself for having to turn my back on killing the harpy but I did to race back to the castle to make sure Gohan was guarded to see him resting the newly created new throne, looking like he was a napping with Halcor standing behind him fully awake and on guard. At least he wasn't totally defenceless.
"For give our tardiness our Queen but we had just received word of your arrival only a few moments ago. Let us introduce ourselves." A cloaked demon said being the first in the room and to bow to Gohan who opened his eyes slowly looking at them with stone hard eyes and he took in the six demons before him bowing to him. "We are the six other high lords of hell who rule alongside lord Halcor just under yourself and our King."
"I was already informed about the six of you and informed that some of you willing fallowed Dabura once you learned of his betrayal to our king. Those who followed him step forward now on your own free accord and punishment will be less severe than if I have to pull it from your minds one by one." His tone was neutral and firm than the warm kind voice I was use too hearing on Earth watching him with his family and friends. It reminded me when I first met him; one who could be a powerful ruler without having to be cruel about it at all times. I chuckled watched him. Three of the six stood trembling before him. Gohan smirked which was cold and dark, his tongue licked his lips as he waved Halcor closer to him, whispering something to the new second in command of all of hell. Halcor nodded at something before summoning more guards into the room.
"Is that all who are going to step forward on their own accord?" after a moment of silence and no one else rising. "Guess so. For you three, for your treason you are hereby stripped of your ranks and your powers reduced to the average powers of that of your kind. But your lives are spared for your honesty in stepping forwards. Lord Sajen, Load Kortor rise" He ordered sharply. The room coated in ice from his voice alone. "For your treason against our king, your powers will be stripped from you, your lived ended and your souls to be reborn in the worse human life possible. For trying to hide your deceit, you'll never be able to regain your demonic bodies. Guards you may take them from the hall now, use whatever force you deem necessary for such task."
I watched two guards use each of their bones as their restraints to keep them from being able to do anything without extreme pain before forcing the two to walk out of the room creating pure agony for them as the three who volunteered fallowed behind them with a guard behind each of them but at least they weren't in pain. I could get use to Gohan's rule he was fair and could be quite cruel when he wanted to be in his own way, letting the guards chose how best to deal with the situation which was terrifying of a thought.
"Lord Vajuyow, please rise. Thank you for your ongoing loyalty to our King and to our kingdom. I would like your aid in learning my way around the castle, the kingdom and they current rules that are in place. King Piccolo trained me to be his best warrior but nothing to be an effective co-ruler at his side. I need an advisor seeing how Halcor is more of King Piccolo's advisor for all military actions but as a Queen combat is only something I do when there is no other choice left to make. You are free to turn this down, no punishment will come to you in doing so." Gohan said warmly with the same tender smile he had when he was on earth. I Laughed coming out of my invisible state walking towards him freaking out the two demons around him. He just simply smiled at me like nothing changed.
"Thank you Lord Gohan; I thank you for your gracious offer but how do you know I didn't betray our king like the others?" the Incubus asked.
"Simple, I read your mind; you knew nothing of Dabura's betrayal or the other plots the others had made. Xhine; have you been enjoying the show? You didn't have to rush back, as I said I have all the protection I need at the moment." He said with mild amusement in his voice.
"It's an interesting style of ruling that could only come from a soul of heaven." I said with a shrug going to sit on the throne beside him only to hit a barrier on the steps up to him. His smile grew at my growl at the barrier before me that prevented me from using my powers. I hated his ability to do that.
"If it is your wish for me to aid you in your adjustment to our ways, I will gladly accept the position my Queen; don't expect me to go easy on you; others are not so kind as the three of us here are." The incubus said with a hint of humor in his voice. Gohan laughed warmly, mirth in his tone.
"Oh Xhine here is an ex-king of hell; and is every bit as dangerous as King Piccolo if he so wished to be; please don't forget that. Though I can keep him from killing me, who's to say I can keep him or King Piccolo from killing anyone else." Gohan said rising to stand and walk down the step; looking like the hall was made to make him be even more handsome that he was and be godlike. I sighed fallowing behind them with Halcor waiting for the right time to warn going of the first attempt of the twins.
