Ensnaring his Dark Moon-Chapter 212: He survived

The prison cave of Dark Castle.

The guards in front of the prison cells intertwined their weapons when they saw Cardan approaching in that direction.

"You want to play this?" Cardan raised a brow.

Both the guards bowed their heads, ’’Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered us to not let you in unless it is necessary.’’

’’How long have you been working here?"

"17 years,’’ One guard answered.

"21 years, Your Highness,’’ the other said.

"Then you should be aware of the curse on me. I must meet my mother once in a while unless I want to die.’’

"You have met her twice in the past 10 days, Your Highness,’’ the guard whispered.

Cardan noticed the man’s trembling stature. His lips curled in disdain, ’’Count this as the third time because my body is not well. If I die, you are going to be held answerable for this.’’

They looked at him in disbelief.

Cardan did not feel guilty for being more unreasonable than he already was. He continued speaking, ’’You should after all be aware of how strong my mother is. So is her black magic. What if I really die while we are speaking...?’’

The guards stepped to the side, making way for him.

Cardan stepped inside and his face darkened.

Once he reached the deepest cell, his footsteps halted.

His expression turned calm, ’’Mother.’’

Marilyn looked up from the floor where she had drawn a star with her blood. Her youthful-looking face did not hide her viciousness, ’’She is here, isn’t she?"

Cardan stiffened.

Marilyn broke into coughing fits as blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. She wiped the blood with the sleeves of her grey gown, ’’Is that mermaid here?"

’’Yes.’’

"Good,’’ Marilyn smiled as she nodded in glee, ’’Good. Esmeray, was it?’’

’’Yes,’’ Cardan glanced at the blood spilling from her mouth, ’’You are unwell.’’

’’I have been unwell for the past year. That wench of a mermaid did this to me. Those creatures... they would not have existed if not for me. If I hadn’t conspired and punished the water God by getting him banished into the sea then these creatures would not have existed at all. That Zephyr disappeared but he left these pathetic creatures to pursue his legacy,’’ Marilyn clutched her gown, ’’And that girl... that audacious girl even attacked me. What makes my blood boil is that her powers affected me.’’

"Maybe it was because of Aleister..."

’’No. No. That scoundrel has a curse on himself. He cannot use his powers whenever I am around. I know it was that wench, Esmeray. She summoned hellfire. She used hellfire on me,’’ Marilyn panted in rage, ’’But I won’t kill her now,’’ she shook her head.

She glanced at the blood star on the ground intently, ’’She has lost all her memories,’’ she murmured before snapping her fingers.

Cardan tilted his head to look at the woman as she blew the candles on the blood star she had drawn. As the moonlight filtered through the high windows, he watched her stand up.

Her long hair reached her thighs, swaying slowly with the soft wind and the woman stepped back, pressing her back against the wall.

’’Bed her. Fulfill all your needs and desires with her. Purify your powers by sleeping with her. Everything you wanted to do since I told you about her existence. Throw her into that pond you made to torture her in. Vent all your hatred on her and think that you are avenging your mother for all the grievances she suffered in this place. And once you grow tired of her...’’

Marilyn tilted her head to the side as she raised her hand. Her nails started growing as they became pointy at the tips. The woman dug her fingers inside the concrete wall and her face twisted in a cruel sneer, ’’After that, hand her over to me. It will be my turn to fulfill my desires.’’

Cardan’s lips parted, ’’Yes.’’

’’Won’t you ask me what I want to do with her?" Marilyn pulled her hand out of the wall as she blew her nails.

’’What do you want to do, mother?" Cardan asked softly.

’’I will rip her arrogance to shreds...’’ she twirled her nails, ’’I will rip every scale on her body and I will gnash her flesh right in front of her lover,’’ she smiled, ’’She used hellfire on me and reduced me into this weak creature. And for that, I will make sure to send her to hell.’’

Cardan nodded, ’’You have suffered in the past year.’’

’’And as for her lover...’’ Marilyn laughed, ’’I will make your father sit on his throne and make him watch his son grieving over his dead lover. Then, I will make your father grieve over his dead son. He survived the last time. This time, I will rip his soul to shreds along with his lover.’’

Marilyn regained her composure as she looked at her son, ’’By the next full moon night, I will be able to recover properly. I need to go into cultivation again,’’ she walked towards him as she extended her hand out of the rods and cupped his face, ’’When I open my eyes again, I will break the spell your father has cast here. By that time, I want both Aleister and Esmeray at my feet,’’ she whispered coldly.

Cardan’s gaze flashed, ’’...Yes.’’

Marilyn raised a brow, ’’You aren’t pitying them, are you?"

Cardan glanced at her quietly. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

’’Remember my little prince... Nobody inside this castle pitied your mother when your father was breeding that evil spawn with another woman. So, you should not pity other people.’’

Cardan nodded, ’’I am not.’’

Marilyn looked at him proudly as she retracted her palm from his face, ’’When I open my eyes, I want you to tell me that you have purified your divine powers by sleeping with that mermaid,’’ she smiled, ’’You are all I have. And I want to watch my son conquer the whole world. You will be the ruler of this heavenly realm.’’

As Cardan stepped out of the prison cells, he stopped walking in a quiet hallway.

Resting his back against the wall, he slowly slid down till he was sitting on the floor.

His eyes fluttered close.

As his mother’s words reverberated in his mind, his fingers curled into a fist.