206 Order And Magic (2/2)

”I am the lord of magic. The defeator of death.” I told her, before swiftly taking her mind elsewhere. I showed her two worlds.

In one world those who died came back to life as undead monsters, feeling no more pain or confusion and delighting in the chance to create more of their kind. In another world those who died were brought back to life as their true selves, fully resurrected from within specially crafted coffins.

”Saoirse... I shall become the god who rules over everything. I shall become the lord of this world, and every other world. If you continue to serve me loyally, you shall be awarded for your service. Immortality, magic, respect, all of those things are within your grasp.” I told her.

”A world free from suffering. Free from inequality. Free from chaos and death. Help prepare your people for such a place.” I whispered into her ear. It was at this that she began to display some confusion. She looked up at me quizzically and asked me a question.

”If I may be so bold... Why don't you simply defeat death and suffering on Htrae right now? Why do I and other Althonians have to prepare our world for a time when you may do so?” She asked. I respected the courage it took to ask such a question. The truth was that this was a motivation for her to be a good leader and teacher. I could easily do to Htrae what I did to Torus and the other worlds in my solar system, and what I had done to many other worlds.

The Althonite Empire was an impressive one consisting of hundreds of worlds, though it was admittedly not extremely well-connected just yet. I had bent many worlds to my whims through the usage of ”Healing burst” and my druidic ability to create mystical foods. These post-scarcity worlds were places of great devotion to me and ones where on the rare occasions that I spoke directly to my servants my words were laws that superseded the laws of mortals. I looked at Saoirse and began to speak.

”I ask that worlds accept me first before I free them from their suffering. It is the role of creatures like you, my devotees, to prepare the way forward. I want my gifts to come not as surprises but as something you all pick of your own free will. Your people must chose me, and in choosing me chose to free yourselves from suffering and from mortality. I shall not force myself or my gifts on them.” I told her. I then closed my eyes and added something to my remarks.

”That said... I can help those who make the choice to serve me on an individual level in advance.” I told her, smiling wily as I did so. She was still for a few moments and while she was thinking I withdrew us from the illusion.

”The time has come Saoirse. I am now asking you formally... Will you serve me as a mystical educator, one who teaches those less fortunate and skilled than you the ways of the arcane? If you do, if you pledge your soul to me and I shall give you both knowledge of and the means too use magic. In addition to other gifts.” I told the human, asking her formally for her soul. This was a moment of fate for her, and a time for her to make her own decision.

A second after I spoke the two of us were out of the spell and back in front of her house.

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A chilly breeze blew over the two of us a second after we returned back to her house, out of the illusion, and I watched her shiver. I placed a hand on her shoulder and warmed up the frail human. As I did she blushed lightly, and I chuckled. It was shortly after I chuckled that she looked up at me and had a fire burning in her eyes. She had made a choice.

”Althos... I will serve you. In the past weeks and months you have demonstrated your knowledge to be beyond mine. If you have chosen to offer me this opportunity, surely you must believe that I can do it successfully. I am choosing to believe in you and to serve you. I will pledge my soul to you, for you to use it and me as your divine wisdom sees fit.” She told me, speaking solemnly.

Behind her I heard Brandon muffle cries of protest and despair. At this point what was done was done, and I did two things at once. I placed a hand on Saoirse's head and began to activate a number of powers, and I freed Brandon from the effects of silence. As soon as he was freed from the powers of silence he began to cuss at me, but I ignored it. I was focused on what mattered: Saoirse.

Saoirse stiffened and went completely still as my powers over knowledge, magic, and spirits washed over her. I filled her with knowledge about the ten basic schools of magic, and I began to increase her spiritual energy, while activating my ”Magic Bestowal” ability. I also blessed her, utilizing the blessings of the various schools of magic I could influence. All in all this took a few seconds, and when it was done I released my hand from the top of her head and she shivered in pleasurable delight. This amused me.

I knew from experience that when I seriously applied a number of abilities to any of my faithful it tended to wash over them sensually. Quietly, I assumed that this was due to my innate nature as a lord of lust.

”Althos...” Saoirse moaned out, uttering my name with the exact same sweet voice she moaned out Brandon's whenever the two of them were in bed together. Her voice washed over me and inflamed a small part of me but for now I chose to ignore it. There was still something I needed to do after all.

”Saoirse... I have one more question for you. Based on what you know about magic, what sort of magic-user would you like to be?” I asked the human. She answered me immediately, which was a nice surprise. Her answer wasn't a surprise, as the studious young woman chose a class that fit her bookish personality.

”I would like to be a sorcerer.” She informed me, smiling brightly at me even as her cheeks continued to flush. Without hesitation I rose a hand in her general direction and granted her the class, before immediately raising its level to 7 so that she would have an innate edge on any of her future students. She bit her lip in response to the power that washed over her and her pale cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red than they had been.

I sensed her mind filling with knowledge about her class, new class features, and even spells coming to her in a flash. She closed her eyes and kept them closed for a moment. As she did I said one last thing before preparing to depart from her presence.

”Let your school know that you will be quitting soon. In the next few weeks I shall prepare the actual place from which you will be teaching your students. And I shall also be finding other teachers to come and teach as well.” I informed her, smiling at the new sorceress. She nodded at me, and without another word I quietly teleported away from her home.

Now that I had found a teacher, I suppose I needed to find an administrator. Fortunately, possessing the sharp senses I possessed and the domain-sense powers I possessed, I knew of many different administrators I could trust with the important work anyone who'd serve me at my magical school would do. And some of them had desires and other proclivities that made them perfect as servants for me.

I teleported from the home of Saoirse and found myself facing the main building of a prestigious university in New Sol's capital city of Lavern. No one was around me as it was still very early in the morning. Fortunately that gave me plenty of time to get creative in what I was about to do.