Marriage
"What do I need to do?" Eliza asked as she finally pushed herself up to her knees and looked up at him.
She belonged to him and would do anything that he asked of her without hesitation. He could feel her inner turmoil as she dealt with those facts. He could feel her struggling against the chains that now linked her. He could feel her screaming for him to stop his control. But outwardly she just sat on her knees and stared at him.
"I need you to bring a female to me from the village," he began with a smile. Her facial expression made no changes, but he could see colors of jealousy wash over her body as she struggled with the idea of sharing him.
"As you wish," she said with a nod.
Her naked body had leaves and mud stuck in spots all over her. Even her hair was a mess with leaves sticking out. That wouldn't do. She had to look presentable.
With a simple thought and a push of will, Kyle recreated her pants and shirt from earlier and cleaned her body to a fresh state once more. She looked down in amazement but quickly hid any expression as she realized he was staring at her.
"I'll wait a mile outside the clearing for you to return with someone," he finished explaining and Eliza only nodded.
The walk to the area that he would wait was a quiet one. Eliza was deep in her thoughts and although he could feel a general direction of those thoughts he could not read her mind. He stopped trying after an hour and resorted to reading his surroundings. He could feel the creature behind him as they still slept. He could feel Natasha awaiting his return with anticipation for more fun. He could sense the villagers that they were approaching.
There was something else.
He couldn't make out what it was, but it was nested in with the villagers. It wasn't quite human and it wasn't quite pawn, but a mixture of both. He squinted his eyes as his focus tried to narrow down the thing that he felt.
Lost in his thoughts, he almost missed the small clearing that they stepped around just beyond reach. The distance was just a mile from the village and the opening was the perfect place to create his temporary fort. He decided to dismiss the strange thing in the village for now and focus on the task at hand.
"Here," he said, stopping Eliza from her silent walk. She turned to see him step into the clearing and followed.
"I'll bring someone back here," she said. That had been the first thing that she had said in over an hour. Her voice was raspy and so she cleared it and went on. "Is there a specific woman you'd like here?"
"No," Kyle shrugged as he raised one hand and watched as a throne made of stone erected from underneath the earth. "Any will do."
He could feel her jealousy come back over her and turned to look at her form. She had turned from him and looked stiff. Her fingers were clenched into fists and she looked as if she wanted to scream at him. He narrowed his focus on her aura to see that she had accepted her chains to him but didn't want to share them with the others. He couldn't read her mind, but her emotions were bright enough for him to see her intentions.
"You are mine," he said as he walked toward her. "Only you."
She looked up at him and gave a forced smile. He could clearly see that she didn't believe him and so he held her hand and guided her over to his throne. He closed his eyes and raised another hand and another slightly smaller throne rose from the earth just beside his.
"Only you," he repeated as he guided her toward her seat.
She smiled again, but this time the smile looked sincere. She pushed herself upon the throne and he took a seat in his. He looked over at her and shared her smile.
"Any girl?" She asked as she leaned back into her new seat. She looked the part for sure. Although her small human form didn't quite fill out the stone thorn design that twisted in a marble smooth vine to the top as well as his more demonic form did, she fit.
"Any girl," he agreed
"I will do as you ask," she stated after a moment of thought. "Under one condition."
Anger flashed over him for a split moment, but he let it subside for the better feeling of curiosity. She didn't appear to be challenging him but merely trying to hold a bit of control over herself. He did want her happy regardless of the endgame. It wouldn't kill him to amuse her.
"What is your condition?" He finally asked as he rested on one elbow, not taking his eyes off of her.
"I am to be your wife," she explained. He must have had his mouth open in surprise because she continued. "Don't look so shocked Kyle. I've never lived for anyone but me and I'm accepting this new link between us. I'll only fully accept it with no struggles if you accept this."
"How exactly do you purpose we get married?" He asked. The idea didn't disgust him. He very much enjoyed the company of Eliza and if he could have a partnership along with keeping his mission for Riggan then he could truly be happy with his choices.
"Devout yourself to me," she said. "I'm already linked to you. All you have to do is share that link with me as well. Is that possible?"
He reached inside of his mind to see if he could feel such a thing existing within his abilities. Could he do that?
"I'm not sure," he answered honestly. "I can only make the promise."
"That won't be good enough," she snapped as she turned to face him. She truly was a beautiful woman. Her long black hair rested on her shoulders accentuating her fierce dark eyes.
He reached inside of himself once more to see.
"I will grant such a power," Riggan's voice called to his mind. "But know that she will gain a sense of power over you in the process."
It could help this process, he thought back and a cold feeling flooded his mind. He reached inside of himself and there it was! Pulling at the new sensation, Kyle could see the chains that held Eliza to him. He could see her struggle against the tug. He knew that she wouldn't be able to hold herself against it forever. He knew that his strength would soon overpower hers, but he also knew that things could go more smoothly if he agreed to her demands. He knew that he would have a companion in her.
"Okay," he said as he looked at the woman next to him. Her face changed from defiance to a smile of happiness.
He took her link and twisted it until it snapped loose. He then pulled both of their auras closer together and attached them to both halves.
He could feel his control lessen, but could feel a new wave of emotions flood into him. He could feel Eliza's aura surround him. Her emotions lit up like embers on a dark night and her thoughts flowed into his head as if she held her lips in his ears and screamed. It was almost too much and as he turned to see her holding her hands over her ears, he could see that she was experiencing similar things.
"Are you okay?" He asked once the hammering booms of Eliza's voice finally faded away. She leaned over her throne with her elbows on her knees and stared at the ground beneath them.
"I think so," she finally admitted. "It feels so different now. I can feel you in so many ways. I can see things that I can't see. I can hear things from distances that I didn't even know existed. What is this?"
"You'll get used to it," Kyle said as he placed his large red hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze for comfort.
"Riggan," she said, causing Kyle to pull his hand away from her shoulder as if it was on fire.
"My queen," he finally said, drawing a look from Eliza.
"Our queen," she corrected with a smile.
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