In the underwater mermaid kingdom, there was another matter that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. The recent problem that the mermaids reported to the demon lord about their conflict with the lizardmen over their territory was suddenly escalating.
The mermaids were a very territorial race. They were actually one of the most territorial races of demons in Rivalle. The only other race that was more territorial than them were the goblins that enjoyed hiding deep in the jungle. The mermaids have always been in passive conflict with the lizardmen. It was not news to anyone that the lizardmen did not like the mermaids and the mermaids hated the lizardmen!
Both the mermaids and lizardmen were aquatic demons that needed water to survive. The lizardmen could survive both on land and in water but they were mainly aquatic animals and they stayed in the water more than they stayed on land.
But since there was so much water in Rivalle, the mermaids and the lizardmen have not really met each other as much as people would think they should. The two races chose different places to live. The mermaids lived in a secluded region close to a cavern and the lizardmen lived close to the shore of the land so they can move from the water to the land readily. But recently, the lizardmen started to encroach on the territory of the mermaids, and the mermaids were shocked by this. They didn't even have any territorial issues with the lizardmen before this. They might have had small problems here and there, but the territory was never a major problem. But now, the lizardmen were going too far and trying to kick the mermaids out of their territory. and the mermaids were not going to accept that!
Alaya was humming a low and beautiful tune as she stroked her belly lovingly. Ever since Floid left the underwater kingdom about three weeks ago, Alaya has been feeling nothing but happiness! She couldn't remember the last time she was this happy! The demon lord allowed her to keep his child! And not only will this be the first child of the demon lord, but she will also be the heir to the underwater kingdom! Alaya felt like her entire existence was only for this one reason! If she carried out his task, then it wouldn't matter if she died anymore! Ever since Floid left the underwater kingdom, Alaya didn't care for anything again. Her only focus now was on the birth of this child.
Ka-cha!
The door to Alaya's room opened and another woman entered. The woman was naked - just like all the other mermaids - and her huge double D breasts stood at attention as she walked confidently. Her figure was perfect and her skin was blemish free.
She was carrying a spear in one hand and she has a scowl on her face as she moved quickly towards Alaya. This was one of the best fighters among the mermaids. Her name was Talia and she was here to talk to Alaya about her recent behavior. This has gone on for far too long and Talia needed to talk some sense into their queen.
Talia knelt before Alaya once she got close enough and Alaya spoke happily.
"Ah, Talia, it's you. Look here, it's grown a little bigger. You can feel a bump right here. I'm sure she'll be beautiful. You can come to touch it if you want,"
Alaya's voice was excited and Talia could tell that Alaya was extremely happy to be pregnant. Talia was happy for her queen, and all the mermaids were also happy for Alaya, but Talis couldn't be distracted right now. The mermaids needed their queen to take action.
"My queen, I am happy about your accomplishment. I know the child of the demon lord will lead to a new dawn for us. But we still need to deal with the problem that our sisters are facing. The lizardmen have started to encroach on our territory even more, my queen. They are using more force and they will not listen to reason no matter how much we try to get them to retreat. Our songs have managed to push them back for now but it is only a matter of time before this leads to a war between us,"
Talia didn't like how nonchalant the queen was being about this! This is a serious matter that can lead to a war between the two races and the queen was only concerned about the child! But Talia could not blame Alaya. It is a great honor to bear the child of the demon lord and Talia would have also been excited if she was the one to bear this child. Talia would be no better than Alaya if she was the one that became pregnant for the demon lord.
Talia waited for Alaya to say something but the only sound that continued in the room was the low hum that Alaya was singing as she lovingly stroked her stomach. The song was smooth and Alaya's beautiful voice made it sound far better than it had any right to.
This continued for more than three minutes before Alaya finally perked up and spoke.
"Ah, Talia, could you tell Roselyn to make me a bath? I wish to wash myself up and have some rest. This little one needs as much nutrition as I can give her and I can't be tired at all"
Talia released a tired breath once she heard this. It was obvious that Alaya didn't care for anything right now other than the child. Alaya didn't even hear a single thing that Talia said. It is like the only thing that Alaya can hear is whatever concerns the demon lord's child.
Talia bowed again and she decided to seek help elsewhere. She realized that this is just a waste of time.
"Of course, my queen. Roselyn will be here with the bath and spices shortly,"
Alaya smiled and turned back to her belly as Talia stood up and left the room. Once Talia got out of the room she sighed and shook her head at the woman that was standing outside the door. The one waiting there was Rosalyn, the personal maid of Alaya. Rosalyn was the one that noticed how uninterested Alaya was with anything other than the baby and she tried to make Alaya take action against the lizardmen first. After Rosalyn failed, she called Talia and she hoped that Talia would be able to talk their queen into being more active, but it seems that even Talia failed. free(w)ebnov(e)l
"What are we going to do now? The lizardmen will not stop unless we send our leader to negotiate with their leader. Things will only get worse from here if the queen won't help us. I don't want the demon lord to hear about this!"
Rosalyn said this in a worried tone and Talia swallowed in nervousness as she also realized how serious this situation was. The demon lord had always allowed the demons to handle their internal conflict themselves. In fact, Floid encouraged fighting against the troops. Floid saw these fights as constructive conflict, and as long as the fighting leads to a good outcome then he didn't care! That was why Floid allowed the succubi and incubi to kill themselves until they found a leader they could all agree on.
But once the demon lord hears that there is an internal war that they could not resolve by themselves, then the demon lord will not be happy with them.
Talia was not the leader of the mermaids and she knew that the leader of the lizardmen will not listen to her if she goes to talk to him. They need someone that is on par with the leader of the lizardmen and there was only one person in this region that had that kind of position. Talia has to go talk to Dracula himself.
Once Talia said this to Rosalyn, Rosalyn frowned in irritation and she looked away. It wasn't like Rosalyn didn't like the vampires. There was no reason for the mermaids to hate the vampires at all! But it would be better to say that the mermaids just hated everyone other than themselves. Rosalyn hated the thought of being indebted to the vampires if they ask them for help.
But did they have any other way out of this? The vampires were currently living in the kingdom of Aquinas and it was the closest kingdom to the mermaid territory. If they wanted to ask for help from another demon leader then they will have to go even further from their territory. Rosalyn and Talia both knew that it will be better to ask for help from someone that stays close so that they can handle the situation without alerting the demon lord.
"Fine, we can ask the vampires for help. But we have to handle this as quickly as possible. Send a convoy into the vampire kingdom and ask for an audience with Dracula - No, instead of that, make sure you go yourself. That way they'll know that this is serious. Do whatever is necessary to get his help, but no matter what you do, do not tell anyone of the queen's situation. Tell them that she is injured and recovering in isolation and make sure they don't know about the baby at all,"
Talia nodded in agreement before she turned and left. Talia also knew that it wouldn't be good if the other demons learned that a mermaid would bare the firstborn child of the demon lord. Demons were all greedy bastards and every single one of them wanted to have a child of the demon lord as their leader. If the other races hear that the mermaid queen would bare the demon lord's first child, they will realize the advantage that the mermaids will have over the other races and it wouldn't be a surprise at all if they tried their best to kill the child and mother because of their greed.
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