She waited as she sat on the throne in the centre of the forest, the fallen tree carved and decorated with jewels and bones, her messenger had returned a hour ago, speaking of a group wishing to make a deal, it intrigued her and she wished to see new faces before her monster that played king destroyed and killed everyone in preparation for her empire

yet she glanced to the side where the black vines grew with the flowers that could put anyone to sleep, and those that were her prisoners stayed out of view, unless she willed them not to

"They are arriving my Queen" The shadow spoke to her, she nodded and dismissed it as she waited, but she came face to face with several mobians, one of which was her brother and another the look similar to the king that came long ago

'Brother" She greeted with a sweet smile, he only scowled at her "Why have you all come to my domain?" She asked kindly

"We came for-" Silver, the knight that had been determined to come and save his prince was cut off by Scourge

"Cut the crap Iblis, You know exactly what we're doing here" The mention of her true name caused her to turn to the green hedgehog

"May I ask how You know my name? No mortal has spoken it in thousands of years' Iblis asked

"That's for me to know and for you to give me my fucking son back" He smile that rivalled her own, yet many of them were left speechless

"We came to get the prince Scourge" Shadow snapped as he glared at the green hedgehog

"I know why we're here you asshole" Scourge glared right back

"I'm afraid if your here for the prince he is rightfully mine, King Jules traded his eldest son for power, which he received" Iblis laughed "And there is no undoing a deal"

"No there isn't" Zonic spoke up, his expression blank as he locked eyes with the goddess "Yet that wasn't his son" many turned to Zonic out of shock and confusion

"And how would you know?" Iblis asked, smiling that sweet smile again

"As my husband said, we're here for our son, the kings grandson" Zonic's expression remained blank

"Well you can not have him a deal is a deal" Iblis hummed

"Yet you were fooled by a mortal king, therefore your deal stood for nothing" Zonic argued

"And how would I know you aren't lying to me?" Iblis asked with a bored expression

"I worked for the king almost twenty years ago, I fell in love with his only son and impregnated him out of wed lock, is that proof enough" Scourge bared his teeth at the goddess, who gave a startled expression at the tone and what the other had said, yet refused to listen

"You dare speak to me in that manner mortal?' She glared at the hedgehog as her eyes lit up with flames 

"You dare speak to your fucking nephew with authority that never existed?" Scourge retorted 

To be continued

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