When Juliet woke up at 5 in the morning she went about her routine.

She walked to the river near the palace to take a bath. She brushes her teeth using the bamboo toothbrush she always used and the charcoal paste that the palace kitchen made.

She gets dressed in her dress and puts her long blonde hair up in a tight ponytail. It's 6 when she arrives at the King's chambers ready to wake the man and prepare him for his day.

It's 6:05 when Juliet realizes that the king isn't in his bed.

It's 6:06 when the guards are alarmed about this.

It's 6:07 when they rush to the queen's chambers to find that the queen isn't in her chambers either.

It's 6:30 when the palace turns to chaos in search of the king.

it's 6:45 when the royal man arrives back home with only one guard Clast behind him.

It's 7:00 when everything goes back to normal. Everything but the queen.

It's 7:04 when the king makes the announcement to the palace that the queen has gone to the royal doula's home to have a more effective pregnancy term.

It's 7: 10 when Juliet helps wash the king. He doesn't want to be bothered to do it himself today and he seems to not want the bath house maid's touch. Juliet pulls off her clothes and gets in the bath with him.

He looks at her but doesn't appear to be seeing her. She takes the loafer into her hand and puts in the soap. It's rosewater and honey. It's a feminine scent but some how the smell never sunk into his skin. He always retained his masculine scent.

The king is washed, his hair is placed in its usual bun and the heavy gold crown is secure on his head.

He looks in the mirror as his oiled up. His gaze never left his reflection. His eyes are all dark and empty.

Juliet watches him as he watches himself.

The king is dressed in blue royal robes today. It's a dark blue robe that the king wears that brings out the beautiful tan hue of his skin and the darkness of his hair.

Juliet knows something is wrong with him but it isn't in her place to say.

Even as he sits on the throne in the throne room listening to the complains of a farmer. Something about military men camping in his farm killing his animals aimlessly and harassing his daughters every night.

"What would you like me to do?" The king asked and the man on his knees before him is flustered.

"I do not mind hosting our men your majesty but their behavi-"

"Yes Daniel I understand you've explained it quite a bit already I'm asking you what you want from me." The king said, his tone has sharp edges.

"Your majesty I-"

"that's not an answer Daniel. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!" The king growled and the older man on his knees cowered. The king has never raised his voice in the sacred place so everyone surrounding him shook in visible fear.

For a moment he sounded exactly like his father.

"I'm sorry if I upset you my king but I-"

"Get out of my palace Daniel, come back when you know how to solve this issue that you have." The king said and the man bowed again.

Lunch time comes and the king doesn't touch his food. He gives it to the female maids surrounding him. Juliet tsks at them when they try to eat.

"Your majesty please try to eat even if it's just a little." Juliet pleaded. And the king doesn't even spare her a glance.

Akia walks in with Michael, Eleanor and Apollo behind her. She's dressed in an amber dress that makes her dark skin shine. Her hair is in a high ponytail with a giant puff on top of the slick back hold.

Her ears are decorated by gold earrings and her long neck is decorated by a gold necklace. She's the embodiment of beauty in that moment.

"Your majesty." She greeted gently as she bowed. Everyone behind her bowed as well.

The king doesn't lift his head, doesn't acknowledge her.

"Your majesty, do you still want lady Akia to be moved to the concubine's chambers?" Michael asked and the King's jaw hardened.

"Michael?, do you want her?" The king asked Michael who lifted an eyebrow.

"You can have her if you want, all you have to do is give me the sun king when he's ready. She may not be a virgin but she's been used by royalty which is better than virginity if you ask me."

Akia's stomach lurched.

"Lady Akia isn't mine to have your majesty."

"She's mine, but I'm willing to give her to you if you're willing to have her" The king said lifting his head up.

"My king." Michael said and the king lays back on his lunch room seat.

"I'm joking. I'm joking relax." The king said slouching in his seat.

"The air is so thick in here.." he said stretching his legs.

"To answer your question Michael, I don't care where you put her. She can sleep with the pigs. I don't care." The king said before standing up, he walks away and maids clear the table.

Juliet follows behind him.

Akia sits on a chair on the table and maids begin flooding her front with food. Apollo leans into Akia's ear and whispered.

"Last night on my way home after the Cermony, I saw the king putting the queen on a boat." The siren said in Akia's Head. She was just getting used to having someone else's voice on her head that wasn't his own.

Akia moves food from in front of her to Eleanor and the siren as well.

"She was crying and the energy coming from them was very bad." The siren said and Akia frowns.

"Is that why he's acting like that?, because of the siren bond?" Akia asked back out loud and the siren nods.

"What are you talking about Kia'" Eleanor asked and Akia didn't give her a reply.

"He must be going through excruciating pain the farther she is from him." Apollo said in Akia's Head and Akia's heart clenched. She picks up the tea cup and begins pouring chamomile tea into the cup.

Akia eats but the food doesn't settle in her stomach. She stands up quickly, darting in the direction of the king.

Akia walks to the throne room where the king was supposed to go after his lunch but he's not there.

She sees Juliet walking with a play of sliced coconut and tea.

"Lady," Juliet greeted.

"Where's the king?" Akia asked ignoring her greetings.

"Isn't he in the throne room?" Juliet asked and Akia shakes his head.

"I know where he might be."

Akia goes around to the side of the palace, where the king had taken her. She can't find an entrance though. She placed her hands on the tight vines in that area trying to push them in.

"Here let me help." The siren said from behind her causing Akia to jump back.

"How'd you find me?" Akia asked and the siren pointing to her stomach.

"The bond is dragging me wherever the sun king goes."The siren walks towards the barrier and elongates his index finger nail incredible long. Akia watched as the nail thickens and then the pale pink color turn sliver. A swift moves leaves the vines on the floor.

The vines quickly start rebuilding.

"If I were you I'd hurry." The siren said to Akia who's still taken aback by the siren's numerous powers.

"I'll wait here for you." The siren said and Akia nods breath still gone from her lungs.

Akia went into the flourished area for the first time since the king had told her his name. The area was a little different than it was before, the multiple flowers and trees surrounding the area in the past were all dying. Flowers slumped over, withering away in the darkness.

Akia can't see much in there but she can tell he's in there. She feels it somewhere in her chest.

"Your majesty?" She calls out and an enraged voice met her soft one.

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN TO FUCKING STOP DO YOU?" The words were so angry and sharp that Akia found it hard to swallow.

"I'm sorry to anger you your majesty." Akia said trying to figure out where his voice was coming from in the darkness.

"Oh please. You don't care about what angers me or what doesn't." The king said, his words were slurred but Akia knew it wasn't from wine.

"You think you're getting some kind of revenge on me but at the end of the day no matter what you do you'll be stuck here.. just like me." The king said and Akia being unable to find the kind just kind of plops down.

"You wanna be royality, fine. Queen's thrones all yours now do whatever you want to it. If that's not enough you can have my throne too. Take all of it but you'll never leave this place, you'll never find love and you'll never be happy. King or concubine you're going to die here." The king said, his harsh words coming from every angle of the darkness.

"I don't know much about life, or anything really. But I know that being royalty isn't about finding happiness it's about creating an environment where people can survive and flourish enough to look for such things as happiness and love."

"Bullshit, it's all bullshut. I've done that already. I went to war for that already I'm sick of this. I should've never.." The king stops talking probably not wanting to verbalize his darkest thought.

"I tried so hard, I'm trying so hard. Being king is the worst."

Akia couldn't find it in herself to feel sorry for him. Sympathy was her family's trademark and every single one of them was well versed in the emotion. Feeling it, having it felt towards them despite their utmost privilege.

"I did it though. I had all the intentions of continuing to do it but the only thing that was truly mine has been ripped away from me. Just so I can protect humans. Stupid fucking useless humans that complain so fucking much and then complain when you give them what they want I'm so sick of this." The king ranted and Akia could see a green light admitting through the darkness. He's angry, everytimes he's angry his magic surrounds him. Begging to be used, begging to consume him.

"That's really tough your majesty. I'm so sorry to hear that." Akia said apathetically.

"Why are you here Akia?"

"Well you brought me here to rape me about 3 months ago."

"What do you want from me?, you want me to feel guilty?, to feel sorry for you, do you want a fucking festival, a castle of your own a fucking shrine? What do you want from me?!"

"I just want you to take responsibility for your actions that's all." Akia said and the

King chuckles darkly.

"You don't think I take responsibility? I exiled my own family left yesterday night. She made a mistake, I see it in her. I see it in her heart, I know it was a mistake but I exiled her because I know what her decision means to my subjects. I could've just let her stay you know, determined that her actions were rash because of her past tribulations but I made the sacrifice. The last sacrifice I had. The only person I've ever loved. The only person who's ever loved me and I sent her off for this kingdom."

"Your majesty." There comes the sympathy. Took it a while but it's coming pretty fast.

"I hate you. I hate you so much that Everytime I hear your voice it feels like my skin is going to burn off. I hate you Akialine. I thought I liked you, before you came here you were my muse. I used to think about this exact situation, wondered what it'd be like to have you near me. Big smile and shiny brown eyes. I wanted you because I thought you were going to be the opposite of her. My Marilyn, I thought I wanted the opposite of her but I don't, my hearts feel like they're going to beat out of my chest at the idea that I fantasized about this. She's everything, she's everything. What have I done?"

"you told me that I didn't come here because you wanted me. You said it was the prophecy. YOU SAID YOU HAD NO CHOICE!" Akia said anger coursing through my veins.

"It is the prophecy, I should've asked about it but I didn't and now it's too late. I asked about it last night from Walter. You were the one I desired the most, I desired you like no other and that made you the one. Walter said it was my 'kingly desire' that put us here."

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Notes; I've decided to actually devote myself to the completion of this book so, I'm going to start an updating schedule.

Two updates a week. Mondays and Thursdays, look out for that.

Another note: I know Akia and the king are soul mates which is the reason the king was so fixated to her in the first place. What this means is that if the king had met someone else that he liked they could've probably been able to carry the sun king but because the king met his soulmate and wanted them. They became the sun King's mother.

I hope it's not confusing.