On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 159: Dylan Exposed

Aqua had terrible pain in her pain and soon she was pushed away. She screamed and she fell down attacked by the mermaid. Aqua hit her head on the ground. Ariana walked over and pulled her. Aqua tried to fight, while Ariana tried to land an attack on her, blocking and throwing her sword away. Aqua kept defending it did not attack back until Ariana's anger were worn off. But soon Aqua fell unconscious. She was exhausted and had completely used up her energy. She lay there still. 

King Aenon came running towards them, hearing about the fight. "Aqua," 

"I did not do anything," Ariana said immediately standing up and putting her sword away. King Aenon did not seem to like what had happened. 

"What happened?" King Dylan asked. By the time, Queen Rivera, Princess Krystal and Prince Adrian walked over, hurrying to see what happened. 

"Aqua," Queen Rivera knelt down. She touched the part of the head where she was bleeding. "What did you do?" She asked Ariana. 

"I did not do anything," she defended. "She tried to get inside my a head and I pushed her away," Ariana tried to explain. "I..." 

"Forget it," King Aenon said and carried his daughter back to her room. He put her down on the bed. And then he called for the healer. King Dylan summoned the healer immediately. He arrived. The old man took Aqua's hands. 

"She will be fine soon, she is extremely tired, she looks like she just recovered from a serious wound, why would she get attacked again? Let her rest, take care of her, I will suggest to feed her with this energy pill," he said and handed out a pouch of green pills. "Give it to her mixed with food, it is bitter, she might not have it alone," healer said and left the room. Queen Rivera sat next to her. She massaged Aqua's hands and waited. Queen Rivera has grown afraid ever since her daughter always getting into dangers. Meanwhile her father waited eagerly for her to wake up, to know what she had seen and to take necessary actions.

King Dylan called for Water King immediately. Something did not feel right. Water King guessed it right, what the conversation is going to be about. He looked at his wife, nodded and left the room. 

Ariana stood next to King Dylan in his pavilion behind the Coral palace where there were hundreds of sea monsters are tamed. Water King was taken to the dangerous place, but he was not afraid. 

"Aenon, you did wrong," King Dylan claimed the moment King Aenon stepped inside the pavilion. 

"I do not understand Dylan," he said.

"You let your daughter cross her limits, why is it because she is no longer part of heaven?" Dylan spoke harshly.

"Excuse me," Water King decided to put on an act and play just like Dylan always does. "Are accusing us?" Water King asked. 

"No, but am saying what you did was wrong," 

"What did I do so wrong exactly?" 

"You let your daughter come ivade my head, my memories I hold dear and mess up with my head," Ariana spoke angrily. 

"What?" Aenon went on pretending. "But wait, why is it a big deal? Is there something going on here? Why would she do that or else? Let her wake up, I will discuss it with her," Aenon played well.

"Your highness," Ariana called looking at King Dylan. But instead Dylan smirked and walked forward. He stood opposite Aenon and patted his shoulders. 

"Well played," he whispered. And he asked Ariana to leave. "Aenon, there are things no one should, but your daughter does now," he began. 

"Dylan, I do not wish to be a bait any longer. You offered help and in return you are asking more than one should now,' Water King spoke calmly. 

"What do you know about what I want?"

"You want a war, in the disguise of the war Kill Emperor Tai and take the Phoenix's golden core away and place it back in the body of..." Aqua paused and walked forward. 

"Aqua..." King Dylan gasped. He began sweating. 

"Pa, we are already in deep trouble. He set the stage where we were the pawn and we cannot go back, any longer, we are trapped, but..." she said and looked at Dylan bravely. "Since we never wished to covet the throne, we will make sure the person who is the rightful heir to throne will sit there, a true celestial being if one is born, and not anybody else," she said and looked at her father. 

"I will search for him," she said to her father. But right now have to return to Water Realm immediately," 

"Why?" Father asked the daughter. 

"We have left Aiden, Huo and Milan alone there, we cannot afford to let them fight them alone," she said. Jin came for Aqua at the same time. 

"Sis, we better go back," he suggested. "Water Throne is going to be taken away, by the Emperor," he informed her. 

"We cannot let that happen," Aqua said hurrying towards the palace to inform her mother, uncle and aunt and leave all at once. On her way she met Ariana, who was sitting in front of the garden of pearls crying her heart out. Aqua felt too bad for her, to have gotten inside her head. 

"Am sorry," she apologised. 

Ariana stood up immediately. She wiped her tears. "Forget it," 

"I had no choice but to do it, you know it well, you know how desperate I am right now," Aqua explained well. "If i do not get the truth then my life, my family's life and all our realm and it's people will forever be doomed," she took a deep breath. Ariana did not look convinced. "If I had not attempted to do this, how will I save my home, a home of thousands of living beings, tell me that?"

"Now you know everything, what more do you want?" Ariana asked bravely. 

"There is one more thing, where is he?" Aqua asked for the little boy. "I did not know what happened after you returned back from Water Palace, getting the elixir for the baby, what happened? Why do I not see him her?" 

Ariana began to cry again. Aqua waited amidst of having no time to spare. "He is not here with me, he was taken away the day I returned from the Water Palace, they sent me away in the name of Elixir only to take him away and hide him. Feng had trouble because of living underwater, but my little baby should not go through the same, hence King Dylan took him away," 

"But where is he? How can we find him? He is the heir to throne, if Tai is taken down, then we need your baby, we need the boy, we need you to be there, tell me," 

"If I had known, would I be living here?" Ariana asked back. 

"Then how are you patiently working here?" 

"Only to discover the truth, one day I will," Aqua shook her head, the words seemed hard to believe. Aqua could not tell whether Ariana was playing her if she is really a foolish woman. 

"I do not know how to take your words, but I know one thing, you are not smart enough, either help me find your son yourself, or am doing it, if I do, am not letting him come near you, who has zero spirit to put up a fight,,"

"My spirit died when Feng'er left me, I lived only for my son, then he was also taken away, I had no reason to live except hope that he is well and good out there somewhere,"

"Let your beliefs save you, I am leaving," Aqua said left her alone.

But it indeed was true. Ariana had no idea about where her son is, still clinging on to Underwater Realm only to dig the truth even after all these but Dylan was always perfect with his work that nobody could get near him nor collect any information. Ariana cried and then she went back to her office, to continue work and assist her cllllegeaues with work. They were alerted to open the front barriers to let the long term guests Water King and his family take back what belongs to them and never met Tai rule over their heads. 

Water King smiled as he stood in front Dylan. Everything unravelled. Dylan lost has face a little. 

"You only needed to tell me these, instead of tricking all of us, a thief will definitely get caught someday, anyway without warning. You Dylan was like a brother to me, do not lose that position tricking my family again," he said and left the pavilion. King Dylan had nothing to tell anybody. Few hours later, the barriers opened. The currents altered. The gates opened wide. There stood six figures in the entrance. To face the new beginning none were anticipating. The time had come. This time, there were no escape route, no help and no deals but just do or die game. 

"Now," King Aenon said and extended his arms. And in seconds, along with Jin, the Water Royals said goodbye to Underwater Realm and apparated. King Dylan looked defeated and looked at Ariana. He owed her an explanation.