6 Chapter 6: Mafrien- I bring War! (2/2)

\tHe was also the heir to the Huntsmen clan, one of the most powerful clans on the planet. His father, grandfather, and so on, had also been famous for being Dragon Hunters. They were an extremely feared clan, one of high reputation and skill. Their name was legendary.

\tShe had him as her new blood-bound servant and neither of them seemed to realize it!

\t”Are you positive? You're not hurt? Is there anything that I can do for you?”

\t”Dragon, really. I am fine. I know that I had my first real kill today, and that hit me hard. But I am alright. It is all a part of war. I am just glad that you are alright.”

\t”I am better than alright. I have never felt stronger. Thanks to you,” he smiled. ”I am just disappointed that this has ruined our evening. But you are my wife now, freshly consummated, and you saved me,” he said, and he brought her face up to kiss him.

\tI startled. Not only had she made him her servant by feeding him her blood, but they had just gotten married?

\tToday?

\tWhat he had said, as per the usual law of the elves on consummating a marriage-particularly arranged marriages, but still-our attack must have interrupted them just after the wedding and during the act of consecrating it.

\tPerhaps I could break her and make her into a Darkelf. But I didn't know if I wanted to do that or not. We would see.

\tThe kiss got intense, and she pulled away, out of breath. ”Dragon, what has happened to you? You're different-you have changed...Before, you didn't even want this-”

\t”I just feel this.... strong.... pull toward you, I can't explain it. I don't.... I don't feel like myself. But then again, perhaps its best that I don't,” he said, and went to kiss her again.

\tShe put her hands on his chest. ”Stop.” I could hear the order, the outright command, in her voice.

\tThough she didn't realize it, I could tell by the tone and the immediate response in his body as he succumbed to her demand. Yes, he was under her authority now, alright.

\tHe pulled away. ”I... I'm sorry, I know that this isn't right...yet...I want to make you happy.”

\tShe shook her head. ”You not doing this as yourself doesn't make me happy, Dragon. I want for you to go to your room, and rest. We've both had a long day. I will spend the night in my childhood room tonight. I would like to get some sleep.”

\tHe nodded. ”I hope you rest well,” he said, kissing her cheek, before he left.

\tShe watched him as he went inside, catching her breath and shaking her head. ”What has gotten into him? Is it because we are married, now?” She asked herself softly.

\tSo, she truly wasn't aware of her heritage and the Blood Bond.

\tInteresting...That meant that she had not made contact with the Wraiths yet, and she had no knowledge of their ways or their politics.

\tShe opened the door, and went inside. I hid outside of the window to the room that she went into, waiting for her to get inside and shut the door. She searched for a candlestick inches from her hand, and I used my great speed to sneak in unnoticed, my keen night vision to grab her, and place a cloth over her mouth that was soaked in sleeping poison.

\tShe struggled, then fell limp in my arms.

\tI threw her body easily over my shoulder like a sack, and carried her out of the cabin and hurried to get her to the outer gate of the city, which was thankfully not far away with my advanced speed.

\tFirst, I stole a horse from a nearby stable.

\tI killed the guard standing post there, and proceeded to exit the city, and placed her on my horse as I mounted behind her.

\tAnd we began the long trip back to my homeland.

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\tIt was late into the second evening of traveling that she stirred, and her breathing changed. I knew that she was awake, even as she tried to keep her breathing even to fool me into thinking that she was still unconscious. Smart girl, but I'd already sensed her awakening, much to her misfortune.

\tWith a sharp movement, she slammed her upper body backward, knocking both of us off of the horse and we both crashed to the ground. She stood, and went to make a run for it.

\tI grabbed a small knife from my belt and threw it with pin-point accuracy into the back of her thigh, and she cried out in surprised pain as her body fell.

\tI took long strides over to her, and picked her up with ease by that same leg so that her body hung upside down in the air, only being held by my hand.

\t”That really wasn't a bad effort, girl, I'll admit it. But I am not like the other Darkelves that you fought against, that you were so easily able to dispose of. I am the very first born Darkelf, and I am far superior to you. I would advise for you to cooperate with me until the end of this ordeal.”

\tHer eyes were cold and unfeeling as she spat in my face, and I tossed her body down to the ground before walking over to her and kicking her hard in the side, knocking her back a few feet. She groaned as she clutched her ribcage. Then, I back handed her across the face, and she looked up at me with venom in her gaze as her own blood trailed the corner of her mouth, down to her chin.

\t”My army was a weak one, a collection of secondary elven races turned into Darkelves. I am in an entirely different class. They were not even at a third of my power, girl. I miscalculated and underestimated your people, and brought only my secondary army to march into battle for me. Had I known how powerful some of you were, I would have been wiser, but now I know for the future, don't I?”

\tI pulled her up by her arm, and knocked her unconscious again, before remounting on the horse behind her.

\tWe were nearly halfway back to my homeland of Barrenwilds when I decided to find shelter and eat. I was starving, and I assumed that the girl would wake again soon and probably be ready to eat as well.

\tI found a cave nearby, and tied the girl to a rock, still unconscious, before going and gathering firewood. When I returned and started a fire, she was still knocked out. I went out and hunted, capturing two hogs, one still alive and one killed.

\tI knew that the girl was half Wraith, so I figured she must share their diet.

\tShe only began stirring once I began roasting my hog, her hog still tied to a nearby tree.

\tHer eyes opened, and she shut them quickly to try to pretend that she was asleep, but it was too late. I had already seen her awake.

\tI walked over and cut off the head of the hog that I had captured for her, before kicking its limp carcass over to her.

\tShe watched me in wary confusion.

\t”If I had wanted you dead, you would not still be alive. No, it is not poisoned and I have not done anything to alter it.”

\t”How-”

\t”I smelled the raw flesh and blood on your clothes and your breath. I assumed that you share the Wraith diet, so I left it alive so that the meat and blood would be fresh for you. Now, shut up and feed.”

\tShe took the body and bit into it hungrily, ripping and tearing into the carcass with sharp, pointed teeth. She drank the blood, and swallowed large bites of raw meat. I was impressed with her ability to separate the skin from the flesh as she ate it.

\tWhen she had finished, she wiped her mouth and tossed the remains aside.

\t”What do you intend to do with me?” She asked, and I decided that I liked her voice. It was light and sweet with a deadly edge to it. It reminded me of a sapphire, blue and cool and beautiful, but hard and solid.

\t”Oh, I intend to do many things with you, little hybrid.”

\tHer eyes narrowed, glinting silver with violence. An odd color, considering that she wasn't pureblooded Wraith.

\t”You should get some rest while you can. We still have several more days of traveling before we reach Barrenwilds.”

\t”Why me?” She asked.

\tI chuckled darkly. ”Do you really need to ask that?” At her confused look, I elaborated. ”You are the very first female warrior in the history of elven or Wraith culture. And on top of that, you are the very first hybrid of the Light and Dark Realms, since you are the very first Woodelf-Wraith hybrid. I am intrigued by you, to say the least.”

\tShe sighed softly, and looked back in the direction of Havengrove. ”Will I ever be able to return?” She whispered. And despite how quiet her voice was, my enlarged Darkelf ears heard her.

\t”As long as you behave and cooperate, and do everything that I say...I see no reason why not,” I answered truthfully. ”Now, shut up and get some sleep. We start again at Dawn.”

\tShe nodded, and pulled her knees up to her chest before she fell into her slumber.

\tIf I was honest with myself, I wasn't entirely sure how this would all play out. Of course, I knew my intentions behind abducting her. But I didn't know what else may happen. If my father discovered her, he may simply execute her. I wondered why I took her in the first place, but I was truly fascinated by her. She was something that had never been before, and I loved to collect rare and unexplained things. I had acted without really thinking about all of the details… something that I had a bad habit of doing.

\tThe wheels began turning in my mind. My father and I had recently had an argument about when I would finally get to take over the throne, because my father was nearing two thousand years of age...and though many thought he would, he would not live forever.

\tHe had told me that as long as I had no heirs to the throne, I could not be allowed to succeed his rule. I would have to find a worthy mate, and produce a sufficient heir to the throne.

\tYes....yes, yes, I could see it now. This may well be the solution to my problem. Perhaps, if I had an heir with this girl, who was exotic enough for my tastes and was already half part of the Dark Realm, a child bred from the two of us would resemble a Dark Realm child enough to be sufficient as my heir and thus, I could succeed my father and take the throne.

\tI did not simply want a regular Darkelf woman. No, they were always fawning all over me and trying their damndest to get me into their beds. No. They didn't spark my interest.

\tThey didn't give me any fight; they didn't make me work for their affections. And I wanted to earn a woman's desire, not just have it thrown at me blindly simply because I was attractive and powerful.

\tA Darkelf woman was beneath me, and other races simply weren't good enough for me, not races who were of the Dark Realm and could pique my interest.

\tBut this hybrid girl...She was a warrior, and had fought tooth and nail against me thus far. She was attractive, and Wraith enough to show her markings. Perhaps, if I performed a spell over her, I could turn her hair black if I needed to, if the situation to introduce her to my father arose.

\tAnd a child from us would likely resemble the both of us. I had elven ears and so did she, I had white hair and her own was almost silver.... I tried to picture what an heir from her would look like.

\tAnd I figured it was at least worth a shot.

\tIf it didn't work out how I wanted, I could always hunt down a full-blooded Wraith female and make her my mate instead.

\tUntil then, I would take this girl, and I would inseminate her. Once the child was born, if it looked sufficiently Dark Realm enough to pass as a full-Dark Realm child, my father would more than likely accept it as my heir.

\tI had to go about this very carefully.

\tI knew that unlike Darkelf women, this girl would not be accustomed to abuse and foul treatment. I could not simply torture her to make her scream in agonized pleasure for me. No... this had to be done.... delicately. And that, in itself, would be a challenge, considering my sheer size.

\tI looked at the girl, and really studied her features.

\tHer hair was a soft, fine, glossy waterfall of an almost gray blonde color.

\tHer nose was straight, strong.

\tShe had typical elven ears of the Woodelf race, a smaller version of the Skyelves and Darkelves ears.

\tHer mouth was thin, the top lip barely visible and the bottom pouting out a little, small but plump.

\tHer eyes were narrow, slanted slightly upward at the ends with thick, dark lashes. Her eyebrows were thin, and light, not really noticeable.

\tShe had high cheekbones and a wide jaw, going to a narrower chin.

\tHer face was heart shaped, almost.

\tHer neck was thick, short. Her shoulders were strong and broad.

\tShe had thick, toned arms. Her breasts were not large, and not too small, just slightly below average I would guess.

\tHer hips were wide, thick, going down to thick thighs and toned legs. She was certainly in good shape, no doubt of that.

\tHer back curved in sharply in the lower part, and jutted out to give her a wide bottom.

\tHer hands were thick, as were her fingers, and her nails were sharp but not pointed.

\tHer skin was a little darker than the deathly pale skin of the Wraiths, but not the dark typical tan of the Woodelves.

\tThe deep, rich royal blue of her Wraith Markings stood out in strong contrast against her skin tone.

\tShe was exotic, and I waited in giddy anticipation for what I had in store for her.

\tI could hardly wait.

\tUpon closer inspection, however… I could smell something on her, something very slight, almost completely unnoticeable. Her scent was beginning to change, mold, ever so slightly.

\tThe scent of her mate was starting to become imbedded inside of her body, and with a sharp jolt, I had a sudden realization of what that meant.

\tThey had consummated their union. They had just mated. And the small smell that was starting to take root inside of her could only mean one thing.

\tShe had conceived from their union.

\tI took a long moment to think. I wondered what I could do. If I wanted to break her strong will, I could probably find a spell to terminate the child and force her to suffer that loss. That would more than likely be my choice.

\tA still, small voice in my mind whispered how sick that was, how wrong. That wasn't right. But I was a Darkelf.

\tI was already damned, wasn't I?

\tThe wheels began turning in my mind. If I terminated the child, not only could I break the girl's will…

\tBut I could break the almighty Lord Dragon Huntsmen of Havengrove, as well.

\tAnd the malicious part of me silenced the softer side of me, and I began to feel immense joy at the prospect of destruction