On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 140: Leo's Tension

Prince Leo was in serious trouble. He just arrived couple of minutes Aqua did and had no time to explain the plan of Water King to his father but just let him know that he had arrived and went straight to the gate, to welcome Princess Aqua before she attacked the gates. 

Prince Leo had a lot to care of, but he had no idea how to indicate father about it all. "How, how, how?" He wondered, and tensed. The conversation between her and his father was getting intense. 

"Aqua, my lady, listen to me," he tried to distract her," instead Huo'er looked at him. And Prince Leo definitely did not want to do anything with the King of Hell. He gave an uneasy smile towards King Huo and kept talking to Aqua. "You must be tired, you look really weak today, what happened?" He asked her.

"No, am fine, why? Do you wish to stop me brother Leo," she asked him.

"Stop you from what?" He asked innocently. Milan and Aiden looked at the Demon King who asked them sit calmly and watch whatever is going to happen. Aqua stopped roaming and looked towards Prince Leo, who infact looked a little tired. 

"I can see that how weak you look Brother Leo, what happened to you? You look like you were not home, away for a while, am I not right?" She asked him back quickly. 

"Where else would he go?" King Zidan said covering up for his son.

"I don't know, maybe to a place no one knows exists," she fluffed and their expressions changed a little. Then King Zidan fake laughed loudly. 

"That's interesting," he said. He got up from his throne and walked down. "A place no one knows exists, is it true?" He pretended well. 

"Only you know it, I know that," she said. Prince Leo Interfered. 

"Princess Aqua sure has a good sense of humour," he laughed it out. 

"Then how come I can smell the ocean in you," she questioned back with a valid point. And it need was true. She sensed the scent of his, the scent of a mermaid coming from him. "A mermaid to be specific," she caught on the point rightly. Prince Leo suddenly started coughing. 

"Can I not go swimming?" He asked her back. "And mermaid duh!" He laughed. "Mermaids do not exist in Human Realm, they are nothing but mythical creatures here, we can't expose them to humans," 

"I get that, that is why am wondering about why you would leave the Human Realm and go to heaven?" She repeated again.

"Oh my god," Prince Leo got fed up.

"My lady, let's rest for sometime and discuss later, all of us are tired right now and father has duties to take care of, please let me guide in to the guest palace you can all well rest there," he said, finished his speech and led them. 

"That would be great," Demon King said, getting up from his seat. He nodded at Aqua and they followed Prince Leo obediently. Aqua noticed how Earth King sighed in relief to have seen them gone and she now was sure that he knows things she wanted to know, convinced that only he can give her answers. They were taken to a lavish modern house behind the castle. 

"Wow," Milan expressed her thought. "Looks better than our hotel," 

"Agree," Aiden said and looked around. The beautifully painted colourful walls and matching interior and furnishing. The ultra modern contemporary three storied house in the middle of rose garden. 

Aqua went and laid straight on the bed. "Oh my god, was I too disrespectful towards brother Leo and uncle Zidan, I feel so bad now," 

"No. You were not. It was fine, you just showed how brave you were," Huo consoled her. Milan knocked on the door and walked into the room. 

"Why do you look worried?" Milan asked. "Everything okay?" 

"You tell me, was I rude to Uncle Zidan and Brother Leo?" She asked for a true opinion from her sister. 

"I told you didn't I Aqua," Huo'er said massaging Aqua's shoulders. 

"No you are saying that to keep me cool," she said back and waited for Milan's words.

"Honestly," Milan sighed. "You were arrogant and had a bossy nature," she said openly. 

"Why did you lie?" Aqua looked at Huo with a sad puppy face. 

"I.. I just.." Huo looked at Milan. 

"Arrogant means I was disrespectful, god am so embarrassed," Aqua said and buried her head under the pillow. 

"It's okay, we are on a mission, we don't have to mind anything else, we need to achieve the dreams," 

"Whatever," she said and laid still. She really did wish to sleep for sometime. Milan left the room silently and then Huo tucked her into bed. He then walked out slowly and discussed certain matters with Aiden. 

Leo was busy writing letter. Water King handed the duty to King Zidan, but his son, Leo did not wish to risk his father's life at any cost and decided to the deed on his own, writing the letter himself explaining about the situation, the location of Water Royals, about the secret existance of the Underwater Realm which is a part of Water Kingdom itself. He wrote them all down in detail since they cannot utter a word and break the vow ending up with severe punishments. He took time, chose his words carefully and formed a cryptic letter with lots of puzzles and riddles hiding the direct answer. 

"I guess this would do," he said to himself and folded the letters himself and sealed them. He got up from his study in his chamber and quickly walked out towards the guest house where Aqua and company were resting. He knocked on the doors and Huo'er asked him to get in immediately. Prince Leo took a good look at the Demon King unbelievably to think that this is the the same old angel Huo who walked beside Shifu Bo Hai for years and then left heaven joining hands with the demons for his father. Huo also looked different and intriguing. Leo doubted if he had changed or if the character remains the same. But then again Prince Leo had never heard of chaos in the time of Huo'er except when he died and took time to return. Demon Realm was in ruin under the reign of Queen Regent Volca who listened to ther mother and ruined the rule.

"Your higness," Leo addressed the Demon King. Huo turned towards Prince Leo's direction an asked him to settle down while Huo was reading through a history book of humans in the library adjacent to the living room. "I came to deliver something to Princess Aqua," Prince Leo said.

"Aqua is meditating right now," Huo said to her Leo.

"Give it only to her," he said again and again and handed the big pile of folded letters in Demon King Huo'er's hands. "Don't give anyone, don't keep it down anywhere, just give her it directly and never ask for more of this. Huo nodded his head and accepted the letters. He could sense that there are many cryptic items present in the paper seeing the shaownds and strokes of the quill. 

And Prince Leo left soon. He wished to discuss it all with his father, peacefully now. He left back to the castle to meet Kimg Zidan and open up. But he deicded to hide something he did back in the Underwater Realm and also hide one person's identity for now. He did not wish to disappoint his father by talking about widowed ryimg mermaid and his feelings for her. 

Huo on the other hand, walked into the room, silently and checked if Aqua us still asleep. She was not. Aqua was wide awake, looking outside the window, lying down with her back in the bed. "Hey," he said and took out the packet of letter.

"What is it?" Aqua asked eying the letters handed out to her immediately. She asked Huo settle down on bed and help her read it. 

"Solve them and you will find the answer you want," Huo'er boosted her. She opened then sat there surprised. 

"Return back to where you came from, " the lines struck her. She was reminded of Emperor Tai's words and how unknowingly he gave her the confidence. 

" It means water, we were born will die the same way, it is water," She solved the first cryptic letter. The second one had the images. He had drawn a beautiful rough view of sea seen from the cliffs of Water Palace. "It means there were buried at sea but not far from Water Kingdom. She could not understand why Someone who hates them the most chose to bury at sea, clearly showing the temperament. "Tai knows nothing," Huo'er reminded Aqua and helped her proceed with problem solving. The next letter contained riddles leading to think about life under the sea. Aqua then instantly connected it to her memory. The map she saw at Shifu's table. Where she saw some coral reefs drawn in them. "I have got it," she said smiling.

"And also," she began. Prince Leo is working with the family. She informed Huo. She handed out the fourth letter to Huo to read it.