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Looking around, at the so called habitat, of this race, called the Cflen. He smiled, it was primitive. No real weapons, nothing that could be a threat to him? However, Dahhan was not, relaxing his guard. There might be, hidden weapons.
Here there were mostly females, a few wiry, puny, insignificant males? So far, so good. The real pleasure, was from sensing their fear.
Their apprehension, which was of course perfectly normal, with such a stranger in their midst?
On approaching steps that seemed to be leading into an underground section? He saw a lot of Cflen retreat down them. Arvania was pushed to step down them. as he followed behind her, staying close to her and making her a virtual shield, in case, any of them attacked, or posed a threat, on entering this place.
Stepping off the last step, he looked around, to see a large communal area, with at least, a hundred or so of the Cflen. Open and not boxed in; he could relax. Shoving Arvania to one side, she slumped down.
Two females rushed forwards, to take hold of her. Another. grabbed a gown, to wrap her in.
Watching Dahhan, Loki moved forwards; to bow! He noted, her mannerism towards him, was different from some of the others. They may have been hesitant, fearful, even hostile? She was humble before him, subservient? Welcoming him?
Taking her aside, he talked to her. They were being watched by the other Cflen. Dahhan by the time he had finished, knew all he needed to know. Far more than Arvania, had ever told him! Telling Loki to follow him, as he made his way across the chamber to a section where his next victim, could be found.
Esleha had seen him, before he had seen her, she had also seen the marks on Arvania, all too clear the beating she must have had, the bruises! the swellings the terror and fear in her eyes?
Why was it she knew, knew all too well what had happened. The traveller, the trader, from beyond the stars; Tolgani. He had opened her eyes to the true as he called it Nature of these BEASTS? She watched as Loki moved to greet Dahhan bowing to him, telling him they were honoured, to have him amongst them.
Who was she, to speak for her people?!
Was she surprised at how Loki had acted? No! She, had long been one of a small group of extremists.
Hated learning, working for the community and not just their own selfish domineering interests? Ones who stirred up trouble.
Frequently dominated others, intimidating them, forcing them to do as they told them? Liking control over others? The one thing Loki wanted, most of all, was out of her reach. She, was not born, of the Royal Seed, she could only aspire to be, a Queen, to rule the people, in her dreams. NOT reality.
Loki knew, as did all of the Cflen. Esleha held the real power. Their Queen.
What she, Loki; desired most of all? Dare she even think on such thoughts as were upon her senses?
What this creature had done to Arvania? Pleasured himself! Beaten her, taken what he had wanted.
She was beginning to tingle at the sensation of what he had that she too wanted.
He was strong, forceful, intelligent BUT a master, not a slave. She would willingly, sacrifice herself to him, to take what crumbs, he had to offer. to get what she wanted?
She had seen the way his eyes had wandered over her body. She moved closer to let his hands rest on her. Moving her cloak to reveal her nakedness. His hands lingering on it. Squeezing, feeling, wanting?
She had let his fingers, explore her. Made it clear she was his, his, to do whatever he wanted.
So long as she, got what she rewarded? THE power, she desired most of all - that of being Queen, of being the one, they bowed to, obeyed without question! FEARED. HIS Queen? She whispered at him, feel free to take me my King.
Dahhan had suddenly felt the flush, of realizing, what she had said. KING! Ruler of these primitives!
The more he thought about it, the more she kept echoing his thoughts, had hinted and intimated, that it COULD be such! Why not?! All, that stood in his way, was some hag? Whom he would soon make clear, was about to be usurped!
Dahhan moved towards Esleha, to be blocked by two females, carrying sticks? Spears? He looked at them, turned to hiss at Loki who now told them to step aside! It was clear they were not taking orders from her. Contempt on their faces?
Esleha stared at him. “I have seen what you did to Arvania. My daughter was no threat to you! Your actions are nothing less, than what I was told it would be, EVIL. Designed to intimidate to make us FEAR you?
I sense, that you think us primitives?” She was echoing his thoughts, had she read his mind? “You are the one, who is primitive!” She hurled some more abuse at him. Dahhan was enraged, he screamed at Loki telling her to order, the guards to step aside; or face his wrath.
Esleha now glared at her. "What gives you, one of the lower caste, the right to order my guards to do anything?” In the middle of Esleha’s head a small device glowed. Loki shrieked feeling a ripple of pain in her head.
She screamed in pain, her hands raised, gripping her forehead. The pain, that searing pain! She staggered back. “Master, my King, help me”. Dahhan could see the look on her face and the expression of being in pain? The glow of that whatever the hell it was in the middle of this old hags forehead? Somehow it was connected with inflicting pain on Loki? Taking his weapon he took aim and fired.
Killing, the two females, with ease. They fell forwards, to drop at his feet. He could have stunned them, but was too enraged to do anything but kill them. It would he surmised be a warning to the others. He noted the almost sneering look of arrogance, on the face of the hag. “I am Royalty, I am head of my people, the Cflen.
You are nothing to me.'
She, was no Queen in his eyes, just another BITCH, to be subjugated, to be put in her place! In front of them all, he grabbed her, throwing her to the floor. His hand on her head, her body kept down by the force of his grip, as some went to move against him? Loki screamed at them, to stay put! She made them, more than aware, of the weapon, next to their Queen’s head?
Dahhan, pulled an object from his pocket, a band of some bright metallic material, now placed onto the hags head. It glowed and from the neural pulsator unit, either side of her head, two lengths of the same spread across her head, to tunnel into her skull sending small like wires, strands, that fastened into her brain.
She screamed, the terrible searing pain tore through her head rippling down her neck as her body shook, the screams dying away the pain easing? He stepped back, she seemed to recover, tried to get to her feet, unable to stand, she slumped back. Staring at them all. Past him, clearly stupified, to look at her people.
She started to stutter, her words almost incoherent?
“Kill him!” Before any more words could leave her lips his fingers activated a remote device at his side.
The thing on her head glowed as she felt the strands vibrate. A terrible ripple of deept penetrating pain.
She shook, convulsed, as those moving towards him, stopped. The device on her forehead had glowed in response to the pain she was receiving? Her people were acting really strange? He could sense it, feel it.
He realized, that inflicting pain on her, caused them pain. How delightful was that?! So the Queen, was somehow linked to her people, what she suffered, they experienced? He turned the device off. Turned to face them.
“You are all my slaves! From now on, if you want your Queen to live, you will ALL do, as I order you”.
Esleha, free of pain, screamed at them, not to listen to him! Not to give into this evil! He triggered the device again. Her words replaced by screams of pain, as they too felt it, they cowered shaking, moaning.
She dropped to her knees, her wings wrapped around her. Dahhan was laughing. “On your knees before your new master! Your KING” None moved except for Loki. To stand next to him, dropping to her knees.
He kicked out at the Queen, her screams, before she fell to her knees.
One by one, to Esleha’s horror, they dropped.. He felt the flush of victory, the power pulsing through him.
She sensed that, knew, he had won.
The hopelessness of it all, the realization, that he was far more powerful, than they had ever seen, or contemplated. Her people could not bear to see her in so much pain.
Dahhan brought Loki to her feet. Made her stand at his side. "She" He made clear to them, was
to be his Queen.
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