The Forgotten Island

CHAPTER FORTY:

QUEEN MELISANDE

-Melisande-

I peruse the selection of items that my General has provided for me, gliding up and down the line. Each item is under ten years of age, and as requested for this selection, all have light colored eyes and hair. I dismissed one after the other as suitable for my needs, their sniveling and cowering repulsive. One of them raises their eyes to mine, glaring at me defiantly beneath a thick splash of lashes. Hmmm that one has some fight in her; yes, she would do just fine. I motion to the guards who were waiting on my choice and begin exiting the hall. I can hear the little girl screaming and fighting against the guards as they drag her to my bath chamber, and I smile to myself. An excellent choice she was indeed.

Walking down the decadent corridors of my palace, I reach a set of stairs and descend to the lower floors. The path beneath my heels turns from marble to stone the lower I go. Down here is where those who defy me are kept, or those who simply pique my interest. Their tortured screams as I pass by their cells invigorate me and send a warmth between my thighs. I love it down here. Seeing me approach, two guards bow before opening an exceedingly large door engraved with runes designed to keep the occupants from escaping. Inside the large stone cell were the latest group of sorceresses, captured by Janarius, my head sorcerer. Janarius was coming to an end of his usefulness, and I would enjoy carving the arrogant smirk off his face when the time came. Until then, he gathered magic users from across the demon world with the purpose of using them to discover new realms. Soon, I would be expanding my reign. As I looked over the worn and dirty faces of the four imprisoned sorceresses, Janarius approached me. “Speak” I commanded, turning the face of one of the sorceresses to face me, a whimper escaping her at my touch.

“Your Majesty, we have found a few suitable realms that I think may interest you. The first is inhabited by intellectually superior animals of abnormal size, some with gifts of clairvoyance. The second is a resource rich realm with only baser creatures living on it, ripe for the picking. Lastly, the lovely Daniella that you now look upon, found a realm of elementals. Though they resemble and squabble like the humans, their abilities are unquestionably fascinating.” I stared down at the sorceress Daniella, her gaze refusing to meet mine despite my firm grip on her chin. I released her and she scurried away, though there was nowhere for her to escape me. She stank of fear, and oh was it delicious. As for these realms, I had no interest in one that was easily conquered, so it was meaningless. The other two however, sounded promising.

“Inform the General I would like to implant spies in both the animal and elemental realms. I want to know what their armies look like, leadership strength and weaknesses, and probability for successful breeding programs.” Once teams were in place, I would have a total of five realms under surveillance. Five realms at the tip of my domination. If I could find a species that could breed with my demons, creating powerful hybrids, I could engineer an army of unstoppable soldiers. Queen of Demons was no longer good enough, I wanted more. Everything was going wonderfully according to plan, with the small exception of Malakai and his little band of rebels. I small frown crossed my visage as I thought about the young prince. He and his brother had been a thorn in my side for over a decade, finding allies around every corner to fight my rule. Janarius bowed, backing away quickly as he sensed my change in mood. He moved towards the cells occupying guards, presumably to relay my orders. “Oh, and Jenarius.” I called. He turned slightly to regard me over his shoulder with emotionless eyes. I couldn’t stand him. “Have the sorceress who found the elementals cleaned and placed in my guest suite.”

I left the dungeons irritated, the screaming only slightly soothing my frayed nerves. That damn Malakai, this was all his fault. Soon enough though, I would be rid of him and his renegades. I had good intelligence as to the location of their rebel base, and my demons were preparing to attack even now. My general had orders to bring me his head. I think I will make his brother, Silas, eat it before I kill him. Or perhaps I will make him marry me, to solidify my claim to the throne. It was something to think on, at least. In a better mood, I ascended the stairs.

A few hours later, after tedious affairs of state were handled, I headed to my chambers for my renewal bath. The monthly baths were keeping Janarius alive, if I was being honest, as I liked the gift of youth. I would need him to teach it to another before I had my fun with him. My skirts slid over the marble with soothing noises, the feel of them around my legs soft and luxurious. My shoulders ached from the days work, and I longed for the warmth of my bath. I had decided to face Malakai personally in tomorrow’s attack, and I would need my strength. I entered my darkened chambers, my ladies in waiting stripping the silk gown from my body and guiding a sheer robe over my arms and shoulders. I didn’t bother to tie it, preferring the feeling of my nakedness. My pale breasts bounced lightly as I walked to my bath chamber, removing pins from my hair as I moved. My hair fell softly as I undid my coif, its length tickling the top of my buttocks.

I entered the tile room and instantly relaxed. The young girl from this morning hung by her ankles from above my bath, her throat slit only minutes before. Her still warm blood dripped and rippled through the hot water from above, swirling in mesmerizing patterns. Dropping the robe to my feet I walked into the large tub. I snaked through the water till I was underneath the body, letting her blood drip onto my face, hair, and torso. Janarius stood in a corner, quietly chanting while I rubbed her life into my skin. I licked the blood from my fingers as I sank into the water, the taste giving me shivers. Moving to sit on a bench sculpted into the baths side wall, I rubbed the blood into my breasts, rolling the liquid over my taut nipples. Carnal need overpowered me as the young demons energy seeped into me. I spread my legs where Januarius could see and moved a hand down to my soaked folds. I pleasured myself while he watched, a hungry gleam in his eyes as he chanted.