On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 84: Disappointment

Hawk searched for his King Huo'er everywhere and even on the pools he meditate. He was nowhere to be seen. Hawk grew anxious. He took out his sword and walked into the woods around. But still there was no sign of him anywhere. He checked if there has been animals around that could have attacked Huo considering him as a baby. Yes but to Hawk he is like a child, spying for late King Dritan in the celestial palace when Huo was only a toddler until he was thrown away. It is that baby Huo'er's image Hawk always had in his heart, that love and care that imprinted on his heart, as he served the King and shared his sorrow. Hawk has been single in life forever ever since his only love was killed during the war with heavens, the previous Military leader before Fiona. Ever since then, Late King Dritan has been his only relationship and family he liked to keep, serving as the general and for the welfare of Demon Clan under the good reign. And Huo was the important person in that. Finding Huo'er had always been the secret mission Hawk was assigned to  and he kept failing unaware  of what had happened properly. 

Hawk walked back to their hut and to his surprise he saw the two royals of the Water Realm Realm coming to the palace.  He worried about getting caught and prayed for Huo to escape. Little did he know about what has happening inside the cave.

He watched the royals disappearing but didn't see what happened next. And he kept searching for King Huo. It was almost midnight and Hawk could no longer be patient and wait for the return.  He got up, carried the weapons, made sure he was well equipped and walked down the mountain. He searched everywhere, everyday, for three days straight inside the forest. 

And then dawned in his head about how the appearance of Water Royals could have a connection with the disappearance and decided to travel towards the Water Palace.  General Hawk had close connection with General Lee as well as the King itself but Hawk was hesitant to ask for any sort of help. And moreover he wanted to keep the return of the Demon King a secret from the outside world. So as to not alert Tai about it. But King Aenon's meddling in this new business did seem off, trying to own in the name of late water princess and Hawk did not want to let it happen either. He used the badge and entered the palace gates straightly asking for the King and waited inside the court room.

King Aenon walked into the hall and sat on the throne greeting the old friend Hawk. Hawk bowed and knelt down on the floor.

"Let him go,  he has done nothing, you can imprison me instead. 

"How is that right?" Aenon asked Hawk. He was asked for a reason. 

At that time in the guest palace, someone opened their eyes and was shocked.  "Where am I? He wondered talking to himself.  He slowly got up and looked around the precious room decorated elegantly and he attempted to get out of the bed. 

"Don't harm yourself Brother in law," Aiden walked in mocking Huo'er. 

"Shut up, " Huo'er said looking away from him and got out of the bed any way.

"Hate being called that now huh imagining how excited you used to get, looks like everything was a waste of time and I gave upon her trusting you. Entrusting her to you. I should not have. I should have taken action the day you two were caught by me during you King's coronation itself. 

"What the heck are you talking about?" Huo'er asked back all irritated having no clue about Grand Prince Aiden's conversation. 

"How can you even put on such an act right now? Am marveled totally," Aiden said kept the box of medicines down on the bed and took off, fuming with anger.

It then occurred to the Demon King to look around the place since he has come anyway. He recalled the flowers ad ponds he saw in his memory as part of Water Realm and he walked around them. He ended up finding the spot from the memory. It looked fresh and too beautiful. He couldn't believe that he really was born in the water palace. The wind was blowing and the howling could be heard too clearly for him. He also heard the sea, the tide hitting the cliffs nonstop. He walked around alone and grew tired quicker than expected. 

He then reached the entrance to the sea palace. It did not look like a place that is being used recently. Closed and looked empty. He walked towards the gate and found nobody guarding the place. Huo'er set his foot inside the gate and walked in a little. He felt tensed for some unknown reasons. 

He looked at the palace doors and the trees around, the fountain and the pavilion. It looked familiar. He looked at the sides along on his own as if he had known the place well. He then heard something. He turned around. He was standing under a tree opposite to the balcony of one room with the gardens where the flowers had bloomed. 

"Can you not give up on us? Please?" He heard a voice. Huo looked around, shocked. 

"Live for me," the voices began to haunt him. "Live,". Huo'er found it very disturbing. 

"Stop," he said. The howling wind continued it journey carrying away the voices. Huo was standing at the same place he did before, the place he always chose to watch his woman secretly. But he was not aware of it.

"Don't tell me we are not meant be, just don't, " he heard it again. He also heard a laughter.

And this his along. His heart pounded loud. "How close was I to the Water Princess? Is this her voice I hear often?" He asked himself. "Didn't she deceive me though?" He thought. "Am not supposed  to be here," he said to himself.

Huo didn't know that King Aenon found him standing inside the Sea Palace and has been watching him. 

"Do you remember the number of times you have been here?" King Aenon asked him. Huo was surprised to see him. He was caught, he understood that. "I don't know about it since you came here secretly enough to knock up my daughter," Aenon said but Huo did not understand that. 

"I have been here, ha," he said and turned around. 

"What is happening?" King Aenon asked him. He wanted to know about things that has been going on with him. But he was tight lipped. Aenon took a deep breath and let go of trying it. 

"Forget it," he said and Patted Huo'er's shoulders. "But, why were you there? Why were you in the mountains?" Why were you in th cave?" 

"I was meditating, and I found myself there and I," it clicked to Huo that he must not reveal about his health condition.  He covered up his words. And it made Aenon doubt his intentions wondering if he did something to Aqua again. But he found nothing in Huo'er's body except the wounds that is healing. 

Huo'er didn't seem to be interested in talking at all. King Aenon felt too disappointed with his son in law and walked away. 

Huo stood there for some more time. "My lord!" He exclaimed when he started feeling dizzy. He could not under why his blood was acting up all over again. Huo found the way back to the room he was resting. It then occured to him. "Why is Hawk not here?" He asked himself.  "And how come am here?" 

"Will they accuse me for a anything?" He wondered and took a seat in the bed chamber. He didn't wish to lie down again. Someone entered the room in disguise.  Huo'er stood up immediately.

"Where were you?" Huo'er asked him.

"Your highness, " he bowed. 

"Why am I here? Why are we away from the mountains?" 

"I wish to ask you the same your highness?" Hawk said. "Why are you here? Why did you disappear from the pools? Were you not medicating? Were you forcefully taken away?" He asked him worried. 

"No I was not, I was not taken away forcefully  I seemed to have gotten some treatments too, I feel healthy,".

"And then it is good, I know whatever happens, Water Realm would not dare to hurt you," he assured Huo. 

"Why?" Huo'er asked Hawk. 

"Because of our late king Dritan and late princess Aqua," he said. 

"Why because of her?" He asked his doubt.

"Because you're the so..." but Hawk was interrupted by Queen Rivera.

"I was expecting to see you General Hawk, we were searching for you all over," she said and greeted him. "Welcome  back," 

"Your highness, " Hawk said and bowed to the queen. 

"If Tai knows you two are here, all of us are done for," the queen said and looked at Huo. "Are you okay now?" Huo nodded.

"Why is he taken here?" Hawk asked the Queen. 

"Why don't you ask him?" Queen said to Hawk not taking her eyes off Huo who actually had also forgotten what happened inside the cave.

"I.. well.. i" he began as Queen Rivera and Hawk waited for him to open up.