Lying.

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/29282472.

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: Gen
Fandom: - | Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain - Kwon
Gyeoeul
Character: Callisto, Penelope, Renald, Duke of Eckart
Stats: Published: 2021-02-08 Words: 1559

Lying.
by Biha

Summary

Just the usual crazy Callisto.

The sun beamed brightly today.

"Why, you're gonna cry, brother in law?" Callisto smirked.

"This bastard.." Renald pissed off.

The range of his annoyance towards his so called brother in law had gone to maximum level.

If it wasn't because of Penelope, he had long let the emperor taste his fist. Yes, he didn't care about
loyality of servant and what not, because Eckart never bowed.

Renald stole a glance towards his precious sister who he had admit as one, once, from a distance.

Penelope was sitting under a canopy with her swollen belly, drinking gracefully with their father,
the Duke of Eckart. Though she had vowed not to have any relationship with Eckart anymore, it
seemed that was her way of sulking and she's still a girl who need a father's love.

"Hey, stop looking at my wife. You'll dirty her appearance." Callisto rambled.

"She's already stained with dirt since her marriage."

"Woaaa that's harsh. Your brother in law here is hurt."

"Hah, look at you, talking so big yet you've been sweating more than me."

"Hahaha. Can't you even realize that I'm trying my best to entertain you, lil brother?"

"Stop that b*llshit, bastard!" Renald raised his sword higher.

Callisto didn't agitated. He was called a lot of harsher nickname before. Did he care? Obviously
not. Penelope calling him 'darling', 'handsome' etc. had tamed him to be milder.

But it's different with Eckart second heir. The conceited way of talking was a prove that having
learnt the absurd Eckart manner and didn't bother in front of a royal. Tsk tsk. What a mess.

He need to make Eckart second heir aware of their position.

'Come here' Callisto swiftly moves his fingers. Front and back. He's totally enjoying this.

Shing! Tang!

Their swords continued to collide with each other. It's such a rare sight for the servant to see a
sparring between the emperor and an Eckart.

The Duke of Eckart however paid the two idiots no mind. His attention had all been poured to his
pregnant daughter that had came to visit them on pretext of taking an item. Deep inside his old
heart, the Duke was aware that Penelope might have been lonely inside the palace when the
bastard emperor left for work everyday. He had the urge to take Penelope and care for her until her
birth yet, at the entrance earlier,

"Hello my lovely father. Nice weather is it?" Callisto casually came with Penelope and greeted
him, destroying his plan to separate them.

He made it looks like he is the most loveliest son in law on earth. Psycho.

"Father, is it okay for them to practice like that?" Penelope's voice brought him back to reality.

"Uh? Uhh yes. It's okay. Renald has been train for worst situation."

"Are you sure? I think someone might lose his head if this continues."

"You love him that much dear." It was a statement. But Penelope who didn't realized that answered
calmly.

"No, I think it's good to waste some energy doing some sparring, or he gonna use on others affairs
excessively..." Her words become lower and slower. Redness covered her face.

The Duke didn't hear the last part of Penelope's confession as the sound coming from the sparring
field was louder.

Their conversation was sometimes interrupted by Renald high pitch voice of anger and Callisto
mocking voice. The Duke felt that he need to listen her words but change his mind.

Little did he know, it was an important one of his daughter wellbeing. So unfortunate.

The Duke then stared at his daughter. Penelope had become more and more beautiful as her womb
growing. Her aura, her facial and her surroundings seemed to be glowing like that of a pure
princess.

That dirtbag son in law appeared to be taking a good care of his child. The Duke let out a sigh. He
was well aware that the emperor of the continent love his daughter dearly, he just can't accept his
twisted personality.

What a waste for his daughter to get married to that ungrateful man.
BAM!

A loud noise coming from the sparring field cought their attention.

Gasp. Every servant at the duchy was speechless. Even Penelope lost her words. Everyone was
surprised that not a word goes out.

_______________

"Auch dear. It's hurt. Be gentle."

"Are you sure? I thought you just enjoyed being beaten."

"What the heck do you think I am? If it's about enjoying being beaten it'll only be when it's coming
from you ahhhh I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Slower slower."

Callisto's moaning was heard from outside Penelope's room at the duchy. Penelope can't believe
her eyes. The prideful emperor had lost the sparring battle with Renald. Since when was Renald
cultivated to this crazy emperor's level?

Even so, Renald seemed to be wearing an unsatisfied expression even when he had win the round.
He also seemed to suffer a lot of bruises compared to this cleaned husband of her. Suspicious.

"What are you thinking? Come on dear, massage me more. It's hurt."

"I'm coming. I'm coming."

Callisto had developed a new habit once he knew the power of massaging from Penelope. Well,
he's not enjoying it for the quality, he had the opportunity from servants doing it for him, but he
refused. Penelope should be the only one to touched his body. So what he need was only her
attention.

It's easy to pretend to be weak. He had already fake his weakness a few times. Penelope was so
worried about his wound from the battle with dragon before, so what Callisto did was continuing
the sickness. And looking at her worry face was a blessing. This time, it was still a success.

As expected of a twisted personality.

"More to left side."

"Could you please massage harder? It's hurt"
"What? You don't love me anymore?" You want me to cry?"

And so on. He's ranting keep going on and on.

Rustle.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IT'S HURTTT" Callisto yelled.

Penelope grabbed his golden hair and pulled it.

"Oh you're in pain?"

"How could you...It's painful dear. Let me GOOOO AAAA AAA"

"Stop lying. No one's looking." Penelope released her delicate fingers and stared down at him.
"When did I..? What did I even do? I didn't even.." Callisto, who's lying with his face down, lifted
up part of his pretty face and took a glance at her. He bit his lower lip.

'It can't be, right?'

"You think I don't know you? You've gone bored from sparring and you pretend to lose right?"

"..."

"Trust me. Renald gonna attack you tomorrow."

Ugh. She knew. It's his lost this time.

"Dear, do you want to go back tomorrow?"

Penelope lifted her eyebrow.

'What are you planning now.' is what her face portrayed.

"I've got a meeting at dawn" he lied.

Penelope let a low laugh before a loud hitting was heard from the outside hallway.

______________

Bang.

The duke's office desk rattled.

"Father! Where's that bastard?" Renald bang-ed the coffee table in the middle of the office.

"They're gone back to the palace."

"What the hell..." Renald was speechless.

He knew better that the crazy-devilish-black hearted emperor was toying him. While sparring
yesterday, upon reaching the climax of Renald bursted energy, he saw a conceited smile for flash
before the emperor twisted Renald's leg, leading him to stagger yet he didn't fell. However, the
feeling of falling towards the earth cought him off guard and when he grasped back to reality,
Callisto had already sit on the earth with a narcistic posture that didn't seem like a loser would do.
Everything happened so fast and he couldn't possibly told everyone that Callisto lost on purpose.
That would hurt his pride.

Gasp.

That was the emperor's intention all along!

Hurt his pride. Sh*t.

"That bastard! I'm going to the palace!"

"Stop Renald. Be matured. You still have your dignity to uphold. One lost doesn't mean you're
doomed."

"Father, you knew it too????????"

"It's obvious."
"Then, do you even know that the douchbag had been coveting Penelope despite her condition?"

"What???????????"
"H-how do you know?"

"It's obvious." Renald pointed to his neck. He saw the moment Penelope took a walk yesterday.
Her scarf slide down and Callisto who walked beside her, put that back on. They bickered a few
times and the bastard chuckled before putting his hand on her shoulder and the other hand on her
womb.

The love birds were not aware that their excessive affection had turn others eyes on them.

No.

It might be Penelope who didn't realized it as Renald met Callisto's gaze yesterday.

Huh. He wanted to show off.

'Immatured' Renald muttered in his heart.

The duke's finger trembled. Somehow, Penelope's vague voice yesterday, began to be crystal clear.

"Excessive...energy.." He began to mumble like reciting a spell.

'Oh no. My daughter. I shouldn't let her married that trash.'

"Pennel! Pennel! Prepare the army. Now!!"

"Woaaaaaa father. Penelope wouldn't like that. I'll go instead."

"Bring her back. We have to separate her with that bastard."

It was an absolute order.

______________

Despite the commotion happened at the duchy, the palace remained calm. Even before the
rebellion of a father towards a son in law could happened, causing disastrous and massacre towards
the nation, a cute little saviour had born and brought peace to the whole citizens.

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