Dark Lord POV
It is finally here! Walpurgisnacht! I have waited half a year for this day. In the last month of the season my spring begins, as my beloved Noxy will surely attend. Her spatial trail leads to around the area right outside the floating island of Walpurgis. As a mage her destination seems rather obvious. All I have to do is catch her there and make her mine. That is why I am sitting in my empty throne room inside my aerial ship.
"Boss?"
"Hm?"
Snapping me out of my reveries is my court mage, the most feared pseudo arch mage in the world Alex the mad mage.
"Speak." I'm only thankful his jester uncle isn't with him.
He irks me to no end, with his juvenile pranks and annoying laughter.
"You never told us who we're looking for exactly?"
"My beloved."
"Eh… What? WHAT? You got a girlfriend? When? How? Who? Wait is it a boyfriend? What's he like?"
"Silence! This is why I did not inform you. You prattle to much when you get excited."
"Sorry! But I still want to know."
"Fine! But make sure to not inform that irksome uncle you have!"
"I promise not to tell him! So, spill! I'm a sucker for love stories! So, who is he?"
"It's a woman, you lout!"
"Then who is 'she'?" he said, while giving me a suspicious look.
"*sigh* SHE is a mage from the magic continent whom I ran into after being injured while attempting to advance into nascent soul. She was much like that jester, but much more aggressive and even more fearless. Everything she did and said was ridiculous and silly. She was rather wealthy, yet she chose to live in poverty. She possesses knowledge beyond even I, yet she acts like a savage brute. She had power, but she rarely used it. Even when faced with a man such as I, she refused to bend the knee choosing to challenge my authority instead. Her most alluring trait is that fire in her eyes. It was so warm and gentle, yet so powerful it felt like it could bring down the very heavens themselves.-"
"Come on! skip the flattery and just get to the good stuff!"
"Hmph! Very well! After many twists and turns, I got her in my arms, but she still refused to be mine. So, I took her for a date around the dark palace, to show her my greatness. However, instead of falling for my charms, power or status. The only thing she wanted was my wealth so I took her to the treasury to show her the mountains of gold and told her she could only pick one item. However, the greedy little girl was upset because I had forgotten I had promised her a little more if she behaved herself, so she struck me down!"
"Oh! So, was that how that fight started? I can't imagine a woman with the courage to pick a fight with the dark lord himself inside his own house!"
"She did much more, as she groped me without shame!"
"I don't want the deets on your sex-life, please."
"Hmph. Fine! But that wasn't where the fight started. I upset that little minx, and she pinned me to the wall seducing and scolding me at the same time. It was a rather jarring experience, so I agreed under the condition she would seal my curse."
"Curse?... Wait! She knows how to deal with that?..." The mad mage began muttering quietly to himself as I continued.
"She seemed to enjoy exploring the mountains of gold, so I watched her frolic about as I went to prepare a gift. Eventually, I took her to the interior treasury to pick out an item or two, which is where it happened. Those sapphire flames enveloped me as she sealed my curse. I knew then and there she was the one and only for me. So, I proposed, and she threw a tantrum that literally shook the whole palace."
"Sapphire flames, fates curse, unknown knowledge…!" Just then it seemed the mad mage came to a conclusion.
"Hey! Boss what was her name exactly?" He said with a nervous expression. Curious, I was about to inquire why when suddenly…
"I want to know to!"
"Me as well!"
Suddenly, a jester spirit suddenly teleported in front of my face, while a pale and squint-eyed man in purple robe with fair features popped out from under one of the floor tiles. The jester is the mad mages uncle while the nosey purple robed man is the one I put in charge of the purple palace, Mr. Fuji.
*sigh*
"My beloveds name is Nox Manus."
The pair of uncle and nephew stared in silence as the meaning of those words took a moment to sink in. Shortly thereafter…
"Pft! HAHAHAHAHA"
"HAHAHAHAHA"
The uncle and nephew started laughing hysterically, much to my dismay.
"What do you two find so funny?" I said as a small hint of my crimson aura flickered out of my body.
"Holy shit! I think he is serious!" the mad mage said, while his uncle laughed even harder.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA"
"STOP LAUGHING! THIS IS SERIOUS!"
"HAHA! YEAH, OUR BOSS IS A PEDOPHILE. HAHAHA!"
"What was that you just called me?!" I said, feeling confused and insulted at how the two ignored my query as they continued.
"NO! I MEAN, IF HE ISN'T JOKING, THEN WE ARE CURRENTLY STANDING AT GROUND ZERO!"
"HAHAHA…eh? Oh my god your right."
The two of them nervously turned to stare at me as they slowly backed away, like they just spotted a bear in the woods.
Still feeling annoyed and confused, I closed the distance using a spatial technique to appear in front of the exit, as the two were about to make a run for it.
"Who are you calling a pedophile?"
"No one! It's completely normal that you're into underaged girls." The jester said while ducking behind his nephew for cover.
"Hey! How many times have I told you not to use me as a meat shield?!" the mad mage said before turning back to me.
"Hey, boss this has been nice and all, but we'll be heading back to the second continent now. If you survive then tell us how it went. Bye… ugh!"
Just as the elf tried to push past me with the jester in tow. I grabbed him by the back of his collar as I inquired.
"Who is this underaged girl you speak of exactly?" I asked in anger. Half expecting it to just be another insulting prank or inside joke only the two of them would get.
"Who else would I be talking about. She is only 14 years old you know, now would you let go! Why can't I break free? What the hell is up with your grip strength?" The mad mage said, as it appears the two has already been acquainted with that little minx.
They are from the same continent after all, and with her power, knowledge and personality, it wouldn't be too strange for her name to be known far and wide. I should send someone to collect information there later.
"Are you certain? She seems to change her size like she changes clothes, so you might have been misled by rumors."
"We heard it straight from the horse's mouth! Now let go already!"
I was paralyzed at the sudden revelation. As I stood there frozen while a certain jester tried to pry my hand off a certain elf's collar. Looking back, some of her behavior seemed to make more sense. Her childish nature, body that seemed to age in reverse, and the strange reactions to my courtship which I can now assume was just her being sexually underdeveloped. I turned to the purple palace manager Fuji and asked.
"Hey, Fuji? Remind me again, what the legal age for marriage is on this continent?"
"Seriously? It's 16, what else!"
And with that I felt a sense of dread the likes of which I have never felt before. I had only one more question on my mind.
"What exactly is your relationship with my Noxy?" I said, as I was ready to kill him to relieve my frustrations should his answer displease me!
*BOOM*
Just as I was about to wring the truth out of these miscreants the entire ship began to shake as the sound of an explosion was heard coming from the upper deck. And through the speakers on the ship came the sound of a familiar voice.
"Arg! Ye sky lubbers be stepping on me turf! Surrender ye valuables and playboy before I be sinking ye ship into Davy John's locker! Hardy Har Har!