Chapter 1

"Father, do I really have to do this?" I asked while looking at myself in the mirror. I'm now wearing a beautiful white royal wedding dress and my hair is in clean bun style. My Father, the Duke Van de Graff sighed.

"We can't disobey the King's order, Peridot. You know that, right? And also, it's better if you become the Crown Princess. This is for the better of our family, sweetheart. Always remember that." He said and gave me a gently smile.

F*ck. I hate this. I know that behind that gently smile of my Father is his selfishness. He wants to use me to level up his position among the royalties. Is he really my Father?

"Duke Josef, is the Lady now ready? The wedding is about to start." One of the maids said after knocking at the door and my Father cleared his throat before replying.

"Yes, the Lady is now ready. You can now come in."

The maids entered and assisted me to the church where the wedding is going to be held. One of the maids handed me a bridal bouquet and then they all step aside when the wedding march started playing.

My Father walked me through the aisle and everyone is looking at us with such serious faces. I guess they don't like the idea of me marrying the Crown Prince.

I looked at the Crown Prince who is now standing in front of me. He smiled and nodded at my Father before assisting me.

"You look incredibly beautiful, Lady Peridot Van de Graff." Prince Apollyon compliment.

Beautiful? Yeah, thanks, I know that b*stard!

I smiled at him sweetly. "Oh my. I didn't know you're such a sweet talker, Your Highness." I said and he chuckled.

Disgusting.

I look around and saw many royal ladies looking at me with such envy and angry look in their eyes. They're clearly glaring at me especially Lady Olivia who's rumored to be the Crown Prince's lover just a few months ago before our engagement is settled.

"I think I'll be in a death situation everytime when this wedding is over, Your Highness. Don't you think so?" I sarcastically asked and Prince Apollyon glanced at me.

"You'll be the Crown Princess after this wedding. Planning to kill you will be a great crime and anyone who would dare will be sentenced death." He answered.

Oh, wow! You sounded like you're actually concerned, huh. Good acting, sh*t.

"As far as I remember, you hate me, Your Highness." I said and he smirked.

"Well I do but, your ability can lead our Kingdom to success so why not marry you to gain more favor from my Father, right? You're more useful than I thought." He said and I gritted my teeth.

I really want to smash his balls and end his legacy for f*ck sake.

"Do you, Prince Apollyon Gneiss take Lady Peridot Van de Graff as your lawfully wedded wife?" The Priest asked.

"I do." Prince Apollyon answered with a fake smile in his face.

"Do you, Lady Peridot Van de Graff take Prince Apollyon Gneiss as your lawfully wedded husband?" The Priest asked to me and I clenched my hand around the bridal bouquet.

I don't want to marry this bastard! What should I do!?

A few minutes later, the royalties started to murmured and the Priest looked at me with worry.

I glanced towards Prince Apollyon and he is glaring at me secretly. I know that this very moment, he wants to kill me with his own hands.

"Why the Lady isn't answering?" I heard from the royalties.

"Oh God, what is happening?"

"This is a shame."

"What a insolent woman! How can she do this to the royal family!?"

"I repeat, do you, Lady Peridot Van de Graff take Prince Apollyon Gneiss as your lawfully wedded husband?" The Priest asked again and I felt Prince Apollyon's hand gripped my hand tighter.

"I—"

"AHHHHHH!!!" My eyes widen and everyone in the church started to panic when suddenly, the huge door of the church exploded and a lot of foreign imperial Knights came in.

"WHAT IS THIS!? WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" The King shouted in panic the royal Knights immediately came to position, protecting the royalties.

"Your Majesty! Why is there foreign imperial Knights!?" Prince Apollyon asked and the whole place became silent when suddenly a man walked in and beside him is another man who's also a very dangerous one.

"Let's not beat around the bush, shall we?" His manly voice echoed in the church and then he let out a sigh. "I am one of the Lords of the Underworld, Lord Belphegor Mendeleev— the Lord of Sloth. I have heard about the chosen descendant of the Goddess of Dreams and she is about to be wedded to the Crown Prince of this Kingdom. I want to take the woman and stop this wedding at once. After that, I shall promised that I will never harm this prideful Kingdom." He declared and everyone gasped including the King and Prince Apollyon.

"ARE YOU THREATENING A KING IN HIS OWN KINGDOM, YOU DEMON!? WHY SHOULD WE BE AFRAID OF YOU!? WE HAVE POWERFUL SORCERERS, WITCHES, AND PRIESTS THAT CAN SURELY KILL YOU! WHY SHOULD WE!?" The King shouted and Lord Belphegor chuckled.

"Are you sure that it's your answer, King Gneiss?" He calmly asked.

"You shameful, Demon! You are talking to my Father— the King! Show some respect!" Prince Apollyon's voice thundered within the walls and the Demon looked at us.

"Is that the woman? She's beautiful but she doesn't look like a chosen descendant of the Goddess of Dreams at all." Lord Belphegor commented.

WHAT!? That a*shole! What just he said!? That's a heartbreaking insult! F*ck you to the deepest part of the Underworld!

"Looks like you offended the Lady, My Lord." The man beside him said. Unlike the one who f*cking insulted me, this one looks like a decent Demon.

The Demon, Lord Belphegor is tall and masculine, he have a ash black hair, pointed nose, edgy jawline, thin and reddish lips pairing with his dark amethyst eyes. His presence is intimidating everyone, especially with those bored expression in his face.

"Really? It's the truth anyway." He said. This man!!! He's not even sorry!? What a piece of a*shole!

But what should I do? He wants to stop the wedding and it will benefit me the most. F*ck, I hate this but...

"T-This m-man..." I muttered while acting like I was afraid. I'm even trembling so that it will not look fake. "H-He's not k-kidding! He's v-very powerful! He's going to c-crush our K-Kingdom! For real! P-please! Oh God! Lord Belphegor! P-Please, don't d-do that..!" I shouted and then ran in front of the a*shole Demon and kneeled.

"The Lady is trembling! She must had seen a dream about that horrible Demon Lord!" One of the royalties whispered.

"Yes. It's indeed terrifying! Why is the King not doing anything?"

"Poor Lady Peridot. She's very scared.."

"Her fiancee is not even helping her..."

I looked at the Lord's eyes with desperation and I saw the man beside him whispered at the Lord. The Lord arched his brow at me and smirked.

"So, that's it, huh?" He said before turning his gaze at the King. "If you won't stop this wedding and give me this woman, I'll curse this whole Kingdom by giving nightmares to all the people here, even to your so-called Sorcerers, Witches, and Priests. Once again, I am the Lord of Sloth. Do you think I'm weak? How dare you— a mere Human to look down on me?" Lord Belphegor asked and the King gritted his teeth.

"Lady Peridot is our Kingdom's ace. Why would we give her to you? We will not allo—"

"Then perish." The Lord cut the King's word off and then suddenly a lighting hits the ceiling of the church and the King almost got hit by it. "I can also summon millions of lightning, King Gneiss... And make sure that no one will survives. What do you think? Sounds bloody mess, right?" He then smirked.

This a*shole... GO KICK THAT KING'S FAT A*S!!

"Your Majesty, It's for the Kingdom's safety! One woman is means nothing against thousands of lives!" A nobleman said.

"He's right, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty! Being the chosen descendant of the Goddess means sacrifice for the people!"

This crazy royalties. I want to kick their ugly faces. Sacrifice? I'm a person, too, you know!? I have emotions!

"So what's your decision, King Gneiss? Your ambition to strive more, or your own Kingdom and it's people?" The Demon Lord asked and the King sighed.

"The royal wedding is off. You Demon can now take that Lady— no, that woman and get out of here. Don't ever come back." King Gneiss answered.

Lord Belphegor smiled. "Fenriz, take her. We're now going back to the Underworld." He ordered to the man beside him that I assumed to his so-called Butler.

"Yes, My Lord." His Butler replied.

The Demon Lord suddenly vanished and Fenriz held my hands, at the moment our hands touched, we suddenly teleported inside a ancient and victorian castle.

"Welcome to Somnium castle, My Lady." The familiar manly voice said and when I turned, I saw Lord Belphegor sitting comfortably in his throne. "Starting today, you're officially mine. Call me Belphegor. Remember that."