On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 91: Open Gates

Huo did anticipate many guests and majority did make it to see if it's really him who has returned. People wanted to see themselves if it's all true. Huo was expecting guests from Heaven too.  He wanted Empress Lihua to come but he was sure she wouldn't listening to the Emperor. 

The world loomed towards hell excitedly and with full of anxiety to see the Demon King who has come back defeating the death else. People rumoured that he has become too power that even the heavens cannot tame him, control his powers. Little did they know the state he is still at. Pretending to be fine and super strong than he used to be. General Hawk never left his side, looking after every single thing and carrying out all the security matters and also event managing for the ceremony in the middle. Since he has been in the palace longer than anybody else since the time of Huo'er's grandfather, he knew how to take care of every single issue and rites. Hawk has always been proud of the Demon Realm's ceremonies packed with so much if beliefs and rituals. 

Huo asked for best arrangements for the gods from other realms to impress them and improve their connections. Volca did handle things in a mediocre way, but the foreign relations sucked turning everyone into their enemies than make good relation with then.  The Demon Realm at present had no allies, not even with the ghost realm and with Beasts supporting the Water Realm and the heaven, there was no way he could pool and gain strength. 

Only few hours were left to open the gates and welcome the guests in. Huo had his security team directly under his orders than let the Military General Fiona deal with it. He made up his mind to ask for forced retirement to Fiona and make Volca take the post, having a little faith in her. 

The Castle gates was opened and people flew inside, the limited Demon civilians, the ministers, Guests from heaven, their mounts and few saints to witness the miracle. Among the guests, Huo'er notes King Aenon of Water Realm along with Grand Prince Aiden. Huo walked towards them and welcomed. 

"This is unexpected, " he said to King Aenon. 

"How can we not come?" Aiden replied instead. 

"Am glad, please go in and get the accommodation assigned to rest for sometime," Huo said pleasantly and walked away. King Aenon nodded and decided to do as he said. The moment King Aenon was spotted, several demoness maids walked towards them to lead then towards the guest palace. Aiden was taken to the same accommodation he was given the time he came to the Castle for the same crowning ceremony of Huo. The moment he stepped in, memories flashed before his eyes. 

"Are you alright?" His uncle asked him.

"No," he said the truth. "Do you what happened here the last time I was here?"

"No, what happened?" King Aenon asked his nephew. 

"Aqua and Milan were given this place to stay which is next to Huo'er's place. Whenever I was not around away for doing the works she assigned me, Awua would sneak out and spend the time with Huo. I had no idea about it until one late morning I came to the room and did not find her, at the same time she walked out from Huo'er's chamber and got caught. I scolded her but he backed her up, I couldn't say a thing and had to accept their relationship, she said you knew about it and then I had no role to stand against it," Water King nodded as he heard the story and took a seat on the coat. 

"Do you regret ?" He asked Aiden. 

"A really lot, I wish I never let her choose him over," Aiden stopped talking coming back to senses. 

"I get it, " Water King said and tried to console the Grand Prince. 

They were unaware of Huo'er's presence out the chamber who came to inform them about the dinner in the night personally and eavesdrop to the conversation silently. He understood that they were discussing about the late Water Princess and her relationship with him. He couldn't accept the fact that she spent a night with him in his own chamber. He wondered whether several things could have happened between sexually, being the adults choosing to stay together. It made him feel too awkward and he walked back to his chamber to get ready for the dinner trying to disperse the thoughts he had no memory of. 

He met Ash, his good old friend Volca put in a good word on, the Beast Crown Prince Yang and Third Prince Magus along with him. Huo greeted them and asked the guards to lead the way after inviting them for dinner at night. 

Magus kept looking at Huo and Huo did notice it. 

"What is it? Huo asked once. 

"I cannot believe how fine you look now," Magus said openly while Yang sat quietly keeping his pride and discussing things well with other Kings of various Realms.

"Am perfectly alright, " Huo'er assured him.

"But where is she? Why can't she return just like you did. Surely there must be a away," Magus said strongly.

"Who? Who are you talking about?" Huo'er asked him rudely. 

"Aqua," Magus pronounced the name again. Huo found it very disturbing to hear it from everywhere nonstop. "Did you..." Magus started but soon stopped remembering Aiden's advise to him, to keep his mouth shut during the visit. 

"Am sorry I hope that you will enjoy the stay here, am in middle of a busy schedule, if you would please excuse me," Huo'er said and escaped from the bedchamber almost giving very less care about about the words Magus uttered. From there he ran into his mother, though he wanted her to, he wasn't expecting her. 

"I missed once, but I won't dare miss this moment again," She said smiling at him. Empress Lihua had dressed like a Demoness would since she had experience in doing it before for Dritan. This was the first time she visited the castle in several thousand years. The last time she was in the castle, was when she disguised herself as a maid and watched Dritan before she married Tai and left Dritan forever and he had no idea about it. Coming back made her feel less emotional about everything, seeing her son standing on a great position he deserved. 

"Feel free to do whatever and go around anywhere inside the premises, " he said trusting his mother and he took off again. She decided to walk around since he did not choose to spend time with her and reached the bedchamber of Huo. 

It looked neat and well arranged. The interiors looked new and modern. "He must have redone the room," she thought and walked around relaxing, with her personal guards following her everywhere she went. 

The dinner was served and all the guests assembled in the huge banquet hall of the Castle. They feast looked delicious with endless number of dishes, drinks, main courses and desserts. Lihua from the single glance could tell that he had used a good amount of money and taken pain to please people who has come to attend his coronation.  Everybody discussed about various stuff inside the hall until Huo got up to make an announcement. Hawk watched him from standing down the stage.

"A warm greetings to everyone who have assembled here respecting my invitation and coming over to be part of my coronation. Am so grateful and happy to see all the faces. Truly exceeded my expectations. I have also been waiting for this moment to prove that I really have come back and is ready to take my throne back, " Huo continued. "Unfortunately I had to face some other difficulties regarding the return, and for how I made it back, it is too personal hence I can't share them right now in public," The civilians kept applauding at the pauses Huo did inbetween. People were murmuring and whispering between them itself as he progressed with his speech. Then he indicated the maids to sever the main course and bright in fully roated goat to each table in the hall.  King Aenon doubted if they could complete it without wasting food and tried his best with  Aiden. Then they both riase the glasses to Huo and drank a sip of Demon plum wine that was too strong with double the alcoholic content in it. Aiden warned the king to not drink it and drank it himself taking the glasses. Nobody noticed them and hence Aenon escaped a great mess.

Prince Ash from Wind Realm got drunk very easily. But since he knows Ash, Huo took good care of his friend Ash and put him to bed carrying him back to the chamber he was assigned to. 

"Can you tell me the legendary Tale of the Demon King defeating the dark death and escaping back to hell? It is pretty Famous among the people now but I don't know a thing about my own best friend,  it's sad really, " Ash said and collapsed down on the bed. 

"Ceremony begins by 9, be there on time, don't fool around," Huo'er gave a strict warning to Ash and took off again.