"Nooooo!"

From the mass of defeated Frost Giants, a figure rushed forward, shedding her disguise of heavy, scorched armor. It was Princess Selena.

​She immediately threw herself onto Vahn's legs, her hands clamping around his armor to plead for her father's life.

​"Your Majesty, please! Please spare my father's life!" Selena begged, her warrior pride completely shattered. "He is foolish, yes, but he is still the father of our race! If you take his life, their loyalty will forever be brittle. I implore you! In return for his life, I will become your slave! I will serve you for the rest of my days, proving the loyalty he never possessed!"

​Vahn looked down at the massive, beautiful Giant clinging to his legs. He had no intention of taking on slaves, obviously. His system valued powerful bonds, not indentured servants.

​"I deny your request for slavery, Princess Selena," Vahn stated, his voice firm but not unkind. "I seek loyalty, not servitude. And as for Belmont, his actions were unforgivable."

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Selena's eyes were frantic, searching for any lifeline. She looked past Vahn to Lilith, who watched the scene with a cold, analytical gaze. Selena knew that Vahn might reject a slave, but a protector for his Queen and children was different.

​"Then, if not for you, I beg you for your Second Queen!" Selena cried, turning her gaze directly to Lilith. "My strength is immense! I will swear eternal loyalty to Queen Lilith instead! I will forever wish to be her highness and her children's guardian for years till I die! I will serve the Necrotic Dynasty by protecting your family, in exchange your spare his life.

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​Vahn paused, genuinely considering the offer. An elite Frost Giant of royal lineage, who already possessed immense physical power and now humbled would be an invaluable, eternally loyal guardian for his growing family, especially with the imminent arrival of their children. Moreover, this showed the depth of Selena's conversion and desperation.

​He looked to Lilith, signaling for her input.

​Lilith stepped forward, her enchanting face calm. She assessed Selena, seeing a formidable weapon forged by a lifetime of training, now stripped of its guiding hand.

​"You swear this oath, Princess Selena, not just on your life, but on the purity of your Ice Giant Bloodline?" Lilith asked, her voice low and dangerous.

​"I swear it!" Selena vowed instantly. "May my bloodline be forever tainted if I ever raise a hand against the Necrotic Dynasty or fail my duty to protect the Queen and her children!"

​"Very well..." Lilith nodded, satisfied with the strength of the oath. She turned to Vahn.

​"My King, her strength will be a formidable shield for our offsprings. And her presence, acting as my personal guard, will serve as a constant, public symbol of the Frost Giant's submission. Grant her the right to serve."

​Vahn sheathed his sword completely.

​"Very well, Selena," Vahn pronounced like a law itself. "Your oath is accepted. King Belmont will be stripped of his title and power, but he will not be executed. He will live out his days in quiet exile, a fate worse than death for a man of his pride. And you are now the Royal Guardian of the Second Queen. Rise."

"Thank you, thank you..."

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Selena cried as she rose, her body trembling with relief and newfound purpose. Her father was safe, and she now had a purpose far greater than endless, pointless conquest.

King Belmont glanced one last time at his daughter, Selena, who now stood allied with the man who had defeated him. Stripped of his title and power, he was allowed to leave the battlefield on a solitary path towards his forced exile.

​He walked until he reached the sheer, icy cliffs that bordered the Frost Giant lands. For a man whose entire identity was built on absolute strength and command, exile was an intolerable humiliation. To live knowing he had failed his bloodline and been spared by a 'mere human' was a fate worse than any execution.

​Unknown to Vahn, Lilith, or the thousands of watching soldiers, King Belmont committed suicide by plunging himself off a dizzying cliff face, his massive body swallowed by the icy fog and jagged rocks below.

​No one knew of his true whereabouts or his death. The Necrotic Dynasty assumed he was simply traveling toward his assigned, lonely exile, a truth Vahn felt satisfied with as a lesson in humility.

​With the King gone, the Frost Giant Kingdom dissolved officially, its command structure broken and its military pledged to the victor.

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​Vahn, accompanied by Lilith and Ezekiel, arrived at the crystalline Capital City of the Frost Giants. The entire population, from the largest warriors to the smallest children, lined the streets, watching the strange, powerful human King and his entourage.

​Bypassing the cracked icy throne, he addressed the multitude Ice Giants gathered in the square.

​Vahn gave his speech as their new King, sharing his greater vision that transcended tribal conquest. His voice, amplified by his Nascent Soul power, echoed with clarity and conviction throughout the icy city:

​"You have been subjects of a King who valued pride over progress! He held you back out of fear! I am not here to destroy your strength; I am here to perfect it!" Vahn declared.

​He promised them that he would build and make his Kingdom stronger than any existing power in the Southern Continent.

​"I offer you not just survival, but supremacy! You will have access to advanced artifacts, resources, and Heaven Grade pills that will purify your bloodline and elevate your power beyond your greatest ancestors! You will no longer be mere Frost Giants; you will be the Frozen Vanguard of the Necrotic Dynasty!"

​Vahn's words resonated deeply. He offered exactly what Belmont had coveted, but with absolute honesty and demonstrated capability. The Frost Giants, pragmatic in their desire for strength, roared their approval.

"Long live the Necrotic Dynasty!"

"Hail to the Human King!"

"Glory to the Queen of Darkness!"

Their roars shook the frozen mountains, echoing across the endless tundra like a divine proclamation. It was a cry that marked the birth of a new era, one that would forever alter the order of their world.

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