Chapter 51: Invasion
I don't know how long I was asleep for but when I woke up I was in a nice bed surrounded by beautiful people. At first I thought I was in heaven until I realized they were all men.
I was never religious so I don't think I would ever find myself surrounded by 99 virgins, but I have a feeling this is what it would look like.
I sat up in bed wondering what was going on, I felt better but it was still hard to talk. I looked to one of the men hoping to talk to them before one of them interrupted me.
"Young man… I understand your pain… we wanted to help you at first but…"
"But they realized they can't defy their princess… Although I guess I'm a queen now."
I looked to my right to see who just spoke, only to realize that it was the evil elf who's life I saved. The same elf who kept me as a slave.
"Hmm."
That's all I could say… I've just given up at this point. The world clearly doesn't want me to win.
"We will protect you. Keep you safe… but we cannot defy our laws. She is the last moon elf. The best of our kind."
"At least physically…" One of the men whispered under his breath.
"I thought we were free of her…" Another man whispered. Though slightly louder than the last.
She seems to be hated among her council. I might be able to work with this, but I will never be complacent.
"You're still my slave. Thank you for guiding me here. We have many great things to accomplish together."
The elf whispered in my ear while holding onto my face like she was about to break my jaw.
"Your majesty, please unhand him. He might be your slave but he is still our business partner and… King."
I looked at the man who spoke. What does he mean by king?
"Our people do not know of our queens… Questionable personality and the selfish actions she has made in the past. They are all under a universal vote that you will be made king due to your earlier actions and Queen [REDACTED] will be your wife. We expect many star elf children."
"You have my… condolences."
Out of all the things I could've possibly imagined. This was the worst thing humanly possible.
"Where I'm from… Necrophilia is a crime."
Everyone looked at me confused as to why I would even mention something like that.
"I'm not dead."
"Your pussy is… I can smell it from here…"
Actually, I'd screw a rotting corpse over her any day.
She had a face of fury at this moment, I can tell she was frustrated but I can't do anything about that.
"Dear wife… You look upset."
She backed away from the bed with several veins bulging from her neck and forehead.
She was clearly upset. Oh well.
I sat back, and I decided to rest my head while waiting for my dungeon points to go up. I had a lot to do in the coming days.
…
Three years passed. I'm mostly kept in the castle, only occasionally am I allowed to go outside. Mostly festivals, things like that.
Turns out they have a device that allows me to communicate psychically with the elves. I don't know where it is but it's very helpful.
Sometimes I like to compare myself to a prisoner but according to the elders this is normal for royalty. A part of me believes that until I look at my… "Wife."
My master/wife (same thing really) sits on her throne looking at herself in a mirror all day. All she does is look at herself and talk about gossip with the other elven women.
Although most of them seem to hate her guts, they constantly give out fake smiles. I can feel the strain they practically ooz. I constantly hear the maids trash talk her behind her back when she's not around.
So far everyone hates her. All the better in my opinion. I'm only one step away from slitting her throat without anyone willing to question it.
…
I'm beginning to grow accustomed to life here. They've not only recognized my ability to rule but many have begun to recognize that my body doesn't age.
I'm kinda upset, but also kinda happy… The people recognize that I'm wise enough to rule and I'm good at it. Whereas most of the women treat me like a cute little brother. In other words…
I have a harem!
Ok not true, they technically don't see me as a man BUT I see them naked all the time in the private bath house I built.
Jokes on them, unlike my so-called wife I can actually use it.
Speaking of her, apparently the island doesn't have many healers. I've found out a lot about this world since then including the fact that most people can't use magic or 'other' abilities.
And it just so happens that Star elves have never been proficient at healing magic. Only moon elves (the superior bloodline) can be considered proficient at it. The problem is that she's a 'normy' so she can't use magic, but her kids have a high likelihood of becoming a super if they mix with other supers. It's what makes Moon elves so valuable. It's also why they're practically extinct.
That's why people want me to have kids with her. When a human or elf breeds with a moon elf they get a star elf or a moon elf if they're lucky. The problem is that… She's a boner killer.
Hey, you try sticking your dick in a pile a shit and see how long you last.
Fortunately I'm not the only issue. Due to her severe injuries she hasn't been in the mood nor does she have the ability to 'get busy.'
I certainly don't mind, and since very few people know of her condition, everyone assumes she's the problem because she's too embarrassed to admit that she has 1 extra hole down there.
So I've mostly been working my butt off and making excuses about why I can't just buy a potion of healing from the dungeon catalog.
Of course most people don't know I'm a dungeon master. They all just assume that I created the island and that I can sink it anytime I want… Which is true.
Although I'd probably drown and that would take an incredible amount of dungeon points that I don't have.
As you can imagine I've been trying to figure out a thousand different plans to be free. The problem is that my dungeon core has already been placed and it cannot be removed without it permanently deactivating it.
So I'm stuck as a prisoner for a while.
…
It's been 64 years! Well no, it's been a few months since I completed the city. I've started out expanding into the jungle, creating a few farm lands as well as preserving the landscape for the Sloth-mammoths.
They seem to appreciate the new plant life I've put there, and I've designed the roads to be large enough to accommodate them.
Despite being Star elves they're quite comfortable being surrounded by nature.
So far the village has grown into a full fledged city.
My greatest fear however is that once I'm done they'll have no use for me. So I've been trying to gain as much support from the people as I can. While overlooking any insults towards the queen.
Speaking of her, she's been growing more and more irritated lately. I think she's figured out that I'm able to buy healing potions now.
She'd be right if it weren't for the fact that I was able to buy them years ago. They're not that expensive.
…
For some reason the elders have been acting weird.
They've stopped defaming the queen and have openly started talking bad about me.
I want to question why but I always knew the answer.
The city is complete.
A shallow dungeon has been made.
Everyone is starting to profit.
That's why they are defaming me. They are questioning my rule, calling me a demon. Questioning my decisions at every turn and opening insulting me for being unable to produce a child.
I thought this was odd until I realized something after overhearing their conversations.
"Can you believe the king still hasn't been able to produce an heir? The queen was right, he is a small dick bitch." An older maid whispered in the ear of her coworker.
"Our queen is truly so wise. To think he would stab her in her holy area!"
"The queen…" More lines just like this were spoken throughout the day.
This isn't natural. All of the elders have either chosen to go on the simp train or… The potion of suggestion.
Is that really her solution? It seems to be working now but it's only a matter of time before they begin to hate her again.
Unfortunately due to my bloodline and the fact that I'm human makes it a bit hard to gain followers, or at the very least, competent ones.
The only support I have are the maids in the castle, most of the city (debatable) and a few guards.
I think I need to consider the idea of making my own followers through the dungeon shop. I already know they listen to my commands so I just need to find an opportunity to summon them.
…
After a few days of waiting for my dungeon points to go up I was asked by the elders to create some defenses around the island.
I say ask but they were uncomfortably demanding of this.
"Is… someone here?"
Even after all these years it still hurts to talk. Although I hardly consider that a problem anymore. I rarely speak to anyone besides my closest attendants.
I could've used a healing potion years ago but I've mostly been trying to avoid the baby making for this particular reason.
"Our scouts have found a small fleet coming this way. We believe it comes from our… brethren."
"Isn't that… good?" I looked at him in confusion.
"Not these. Not all elves work well with others. These people are most likely hostile. We'll send one of our scouts to speak to them but you should build some defenses just in case."
"From the looks of it we outnumber them, but do not be deceived. I sense three powerful individuals most likely above grade B but seeing them so close together I can't tell, worse yet, they have minimal sailors. Less than a dozen, scattered on each ship." Another elder spoke up.
I knew this one, he supported me for a while but lately he's been touch and go.
That potion I accidentally spawned was pretty effective, but it seems it's slowly wearing off.
The problem is that it's way too slow.
…
After I summoned some fortresses from the sea I started to head to the throne room in preparation for our guests.
When I got there however I was met with a group of guards and my so-called wife waiting for me. I had a feeling something was about to go down and I wasn't included.
"Our guests are arriving shortly. We can't have you mess things up."
Before I could say anything to my 'wife' I felt a small prick on the back of my neck.
"Sorry 'dear husband,' but we're afraid you'll end up doing something stupid. So you'll be confined to your quarters for the time being."
"Bitch"
The queen just smiled before I slowly fell asleep.
…
"Your majesty! Your majesty, wake up. It's no use, he's in and out. Whatever they gave him was too strong."
"We have orders from the king regent to bring him regardless. Grab his arms."
King regent…? What's happening?
"Wha… where am I?"
"We've been invaded, your majesty. They wish to speak to you."
Shit.
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