She Belongs To The Devil

Adeline and Azriel were now in the hall that had the real carpet. The carpet had already been cleaned by Azriel's maids. Azriel had not planned to have a chat with Adeline. But after she answered the last scenario-based question, he felt as though he needed to have a talk with her before announcing the final result of the test.

Adeline was still lying down on the carpet, trying to calm her mind and heart. This test had gotten the best of her. She had lived through her worst fears, she had been thrown around by the Dragon Immortal, she went through the stressful round of riddles, and she had to see the worst possible battle scenario. She had gone through several ups and downs, and finally, everything was over.

Now all that was left was to know whether all that trouble that she went through was going to pay her off or not.

Azriel would have loved to give some time to Adeline to recuperate from her mental exhaustion but he didn't want to keep all the others under the sleeping spell for too long. So he got to the point, "Adeline, I want to have a little chat with you. Why don't you come and sit here?"

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The Princes and Princesses who were under the sleeping spell slowly regained their consciousness. They found themselves sitting on chairs in the grand hall. It was the real hall where Azriel's real Wyvern-throne was standing tall at the front.

Half of them, who had failed the very first level of the test, was very confused as to how they got here. They didn't even know that they had already given the Test of Worthiness and had failed miserably in it. They began making a lot of noise in the room trying to make sense of how they got into that unknown place and why they were gathered.

The other half guessed that they had reached the end of the test because all of them were now present inside that grand hall.

The finalists were the only ones to know that the result of the test was going to be announced soon.

Adeline and Nigel were sitting side by side while comfortably sitting on their chairs. Adeline was unable to tear off her gaze from the grand throne and Nigel couldn't help but tease her. He leaned close to Adeline's ear and whispered, "If Theodore was here then he would have been jealous of that throne because of the way you are drooling over it."

"Hey!" Adeline elbowed Nigel and gave a look that said 'Don't you dare tease me'.

Nigel chuckled and whispered again, "I know that the throne looks really out of the world but you have been staring at it as though you didn't see it already."

Adeline gave a confused look to Nigel. "What do you mean by that? You have seen this massive statue of Wyvern before?"

Now Nigel was the one who was confused. The two of them didn't have the chance to catch up on what they faced in the test. As soon as the remaining finalists, Adeline, Alan, and Raphael had arrived in the waiting room, Azriel had teleported all of the Royals to the hall that they were currently in.

And Nigel was confused because he had seen that throne in the fourth level and from the reaction of Adeline, he was unsure whether Adeline reached the final level or not. Since she arrived last at the waiting room, he had assumed that she had reached the final level.

And he reluctantly replied, "Yeah, I had seen the identical throne in the fourth level… Didn't you reach-"

"I knew it!" Adeline interjected in between and gently slammed her fist on the armrest of the chair.

"Knew what? You reached the fourth level right?" Nigel asked to make sure.

Adeline nodded her head to the relief of Nigel. And she said, "I gave my fourth level test in the same room as the third level. I even asked Dragon Immortal if he forgot to shift me to another location but he denied that."

"Oh!" Nigel chuckled and then added, "He must have been tired testing two dozens of us."

Adeline also joined and the two of them began to chuckle together, trying their best not to make any sound.

"By the way, where is Claudia? I don't think I saw her here." Nigel asked while taking a look around the hall again.

Adeline also looked around but didn't see her. "I don't kn-"

The hall that was filled with chattering of the Princes and Princesses went pin-drop silent all of a sudden. Adeline glanced at the front of the hall and saw Azriel making a grand entrance.

All of the Princes and Princesses stood up from their seats to show respect to their Deity. Those who did not have the chance to meet him in the test also knew who he was as they had some time to ask around and find out what was actually going on.

Azriel was slowly walking inside the hall while the train of his robe flowed behind him. There was elegance reflected in every step of his. Everyone in the hall was spellbound by the beauty of their Deity, especially the Princesses. They couldn't help but blush and feel lucky to have gotten the chance to witness the epitome of male perfection in their lifetime.

Unexpectedly, the silent hall was filled with gasps when Lara and Tara came into the view. They were closely following their master. And their unique feature was enough to send chills down the spine of many. Many had thought that dragons were just myths but now that they were seeing the proofs, they could not help but stare.

Azriel sat down on his huge throne and his maids stood on his either side. And they began to fan him with the hand fan that was made from the feathers of the bird of paradise.

Everything that was happening at the front was so majestic that the Royals were standing motionless while staring at every little movement of the Deity and the new species of woman.

Azriel raised his palm and gestured the Princes and Princesses to take their seats. And as if they were compelled, all of them settled down at once. After that, Azriel initiated the final ceremony with his authoritative voice, "By now all of you must have already found out why you are here and what is going on."

"If you are still oblivious then know that all of you have already given the Test of Worthiness. Out of you all, only five were successful to reach the final level of the test." Azriel glanced at the front of the row and ordered, "The Finalists, come and stand at the front. Wyverndale is getting its future ruler."

Adeline and Nigel glanced at each other and they stood up and walked over to the front. Likewise, Raphael and Alan also join them. And though Edwin already knew that he was not going to be the one, he also joined the other four. All of them were standing below the platform where Azriel was sitting.

The attention of the rest of the Princes and Princesses was now on the finalists. Some of them were looking at them with eyes full of envy while some were looking at them with eyes full of appreciation. From now on, they would have to bow to one of them, and when the time came, they would have to accept one of them as the King or Queen of Wyverndale.

Azriel addressed the Royals in his loud voice again, "These five are the best among you all. And I would like to congratulate them again for making it to the finals. Among these five, I have selected a capable person who will be able to shoulder the responsibility of Wyverndale and its people."

"I have selected the one who is as soft as a feather but is also as strong as iron, who is level-headed but is also very edgy. And most importantly it is someone who will do anything to protect the Kingdom… or should I say Queendom?"

Everyone gasped in realization and their eyes were fixated on Adeline. After all, she was the only female among the finalists.

Azriel had a satisfied smirk on his face and he finally announced, "Yes, the future ruler of Wyverndale is Adeline."

The moment Azriel announced that, a set of dragon wings made out of golden dust hovered behind Adeline's back as though they were her wings. Everyone in the room watched her in awe as that golden wings flapped behind her.

"Pay your respect to your future Queen," Azriel ordered.

All 22 children of Dragomir got up once again and bowed their heads to Adeline, "Long live, the future Queen!" and they accepted her as their future ruler.

A faint and nervous smile appeared on Adeline's lips as her new journey awaited her.