confident in the reply, no matter what I say. Isn’t that so, my little Kira?’ She beamed, reaching up one of her talons and hooking it under Kira’s chin, lifting her gaze before trailing the cold dagger down and through her cleavage, the chill metal making her shiver.
‘Now, if you agree to become my subject, you will also become my slave. My realm is vast, and I have numerous guests and many more slaves. These may use you, they may abuse you, but you will always be mine.
Time means nothing to our kind, and should you agree, you will spend eternity knowing what it means to be my property,’ she declared, and continued with her speech as she paced around Kira.
‘There will be pain and hardship, but there will also be pleasure. If you agree, you will know both in abundance. But before you answer I will enlighten you further. If you agree, you will be taken away and prepared for service by my seneschal. She will see to your initial training, and she may well be cruel if you do not perform as her expectations demand. Your will shall be superfluous. Whatever you say, whatever you regret, it will matter not. You shall have submitted yourself of your own choice, and there will never be any retreating from that decision. Have you any questions before you decide?’
52
Kira turned and met the eyes of the queen, her lips trembling with eagerness, but there was something she needed to know first, to reassure her that she was doing the right thing.
‘What if I refuse your offer?’ she asked.
‘You will be released to continue your existence on the surface world,’ she stated flatly. ‘You will take your chances with the herds, the hunters, and the rivals.’
Kira knew she wouldn’t stand a chance in the normal world. Here she would be protected and loved, taught to please the queen. She did not know what the details might be, but she was eager to learn. The sight of the other slaves had awoken an interest, kindled a perverse desire to be forced into these lots, and she knew what answer she had to give.
‘I want to be your slave,’ she declared.
‘You are sure?’
‘Yes, your majesty.’
‘Then we shall seal our bargain with a kiss,’ she revealed, and as Kira moved forward, puckering her lips, the woman stepped back and pointed to her booted toes.
‘No, not there, here,’ she stated.
Kira smiled with satisfaction and folded onto her knees, crouching before the ultimate ruler of her fate and placing devoted kisses to the footwear. The taste of the latex upon her lips would be her comfort in the time of training she was about to face.
‘Take her away, seneschal,’ the queen ordered, her smile wide, her face filled with delight as Cassandra marched back down the steps.
‘Guards, bring her here,’ she commanded, and instantly strong arms grabbed Kira’s biceps, bringing her to her feet and marching her roughly towards the side of the 53
room. All trace of civility had gone the moment the words of acceptance left her lips. She was a slave, and was to be treated as one.
54
Chapter Five
Taken to a section of wall, the woman placed a hand to it and with a sudden groan the stone blocks started to swing inward, the secretive portal opening onto a bleak corridor.
The passage was painted blue, with neon strip lights overhead and a lush black carpet. Led down the corridor Kira observed other doors set in the walls, the black featureless slabs reflecting her as a distorted ghost while she was driven deeper into the bowels of this domain.
The seneschal slapped her hand to the wall beside a door and the portal whirred aside, exposing a plain chamber beyond, a set of cabinets placed against one wall. Carried in, she was taken to the centre of the room and released. She slouched immediately, rubbing her upper arms, the grip of the sentries having been fierce.
‘Return to your posts, guards,’ ordered the woman.
‘Yes, seneschal,’ they humbly replied, bowing deeply and then withdrawing
‘Now, if you agree to become my subject, you will also become my slave. My realm is vast, and I have numerous guests and many more slaves. These may use you, they may abuse you, but you will always be mine.
Time means nothing to our kind, and should you agree, you will spend eternity knowing what it means to be my property,’ she declared, and continued with her speech as she paced around Kira.
‘There will be pain and hardship, but there will also be pleasure. If you agree, you will know both in abundance. But before you answer I will enlighten you further. If you agree, you will be taken away and prepared for service by my seneschal. She will see to your initial training, and she may well be cruel if you do not perform as her expectations demand. Your will shall be superfluous. Whatever you say, whatever you regret, it will matter not. You shall have submitted yourself of your own choice, and there will never be any retreating from that decision. Have you any questions before you decide?’
52
Kira turned and met the eyes of the queen, her lips trembling with eagerness, but there was something she needed to know first, to reassure her that she was doing the right thing.
‘What if I refuse your offer?’ she asked.
‘You will be released to continue your existence on the surface world,’ she stated flatly. ‘You will take your chances with the herds, the hunters, and the rivals.’
Kira knew she wouldn’t stand a chance in the normal world. Here she would be protected and loved, taught to please the queen. She did not know what the details might be, but she was eager to learn. The sight of the other slaves had awoken an interest, kindled a perverse desire to be forced into these lots, and she knew what answer she had to give.
‘I want to be your slave,’ she declared.
‘You are sure?’
‘Yes, your majesty.’
‘Then we shall seal our bargain with a kiss,’ she revealed, and as Kira moved forward, puckering her lips, the woman stepped back and pointed to her booted toes.
‘No, not there, here,’ she stated.
Kira smiled with satisfaction and folded onto her knees, crouching before the ultimate ruler of her fate and placing devoted kisses to the footwear. The taste of the latex upon her lips would be her comfort in the time of training she was about to face.
‘Take her away, seneschal,’ the queen ordered, her smile wide, her face filled with delight as Cassandra marched back down the steps.
‘Guards, bring her here,’ she commanded, and instantly strong arms grabbed Kira’s biceps, bringing her to her feet and marching her roughly towards the side of the 53
room. All trace of civility had gone the moment the words of acceptance left her lips. She was a slave, and was to be treated as one.
54
Chapter Five
Taken to a section of wall, the woman placed a hand to it and with a sudden groan the stone blocks started to swing inward, the secretive portal opening onto a bleak corridor.
The passage was painted blue, with neon strip lights overhead and a lush black carpet. Led down the corridor Kira observed other doors set in the walls, the black featureless slabs reflecting her as a distorted ghost while she was driven deeper into the bowels of this domain.
The seneschal slapped her hand to the wall beside a door and the portal whirred aside, exposing a plain chamber beyond, a set of cabinets placed against one wall. Carried in, she was taken to the centre of the room and released. She slouched immediately, rubbing her upper arms, the grip of the sentries having been fierce.
‘Return to your posts, guards,’ ordered the woman.
‘Yes, seneschal,’ they humbly replied, bowing deeply and then withdrawing
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