Chapter 12: THE SWORDSMAN
"Give me another task and get me out of here or I'd make you watch some random gentleman duck me in the ass."
"I'm not that patient. If you push too much, I'll kill you," Hades threatened as he pressed his hard chest into mine.
"Go ahead and do it already," I fired back. "Go ahead and kill me."
"I can, but I won't," he whispered as he brought his face closer to mine.
"Coward," I taunted.
His grip on my neck instantly tightened. "I'm no coward for wanting to protect what's mine," he hissed.
"Bloody coward," I fired again.
The frown on his face was extremely uplifting. I wanted to spite him, to make him extremely angry so he'd finally leave me alone to focus on my mission.
"You're going to hand your mistress the money you made and tell her you're done for the day," he instructed as he slowly let go of me.
"No?" He echoed.
"No, I want to make more money," I said firmly.
He was now seething with anger and I was certain the animalistic noises he was making could be heard from down the hall.
In one swift motion, he picked me up with one hand tightly wrapped around my neck and had me dangling from the wall like a wet rag.
"Don't test me, Kitten," he warned as he tightened his grip.
"Do you want me to show you what real pleasure feels like?" He said as he inched closer to me.
"Let go of me!" I screamed as I tried to break free from his grip.
"Calm down, Kitten. This will feel better than having a loser's sweaty dick in your throat," he whispered in my ear.
His desires became very obvious and intense. His dark brown eyes were now an odd shade of amber and his shadows swarmed around the room.
"Let go of me!" I screamed again as I kicked his stomach.
He looked up at me, pure rage flashing through his eyes.
His shadows ascended and each wrapped around my ankle, holding my legs firmly in place.
"Stubborness gets you no where, Kitten," he purred as his shadows began to slowly spread my legs.
I tried to resist but they were strong.
My mesh dress was now bunched beneath my ass, exposing my thighs and underwear.
"Are you ready to cooperate?" He asked as his arm gripped my thigh.
"Go to hell," I barked.
"Been there, would love to go again but those demon whores are cock hungry," he replied casually.
"One last time, are you ready to do as you're told," he asked.
I rolled my eyes and turned my attention away from him.
"Fuck!" He groaned before reaching up and ripping apart the soft fabric of my underwear, exposing my cunt to the air.
I screamed and struggled but this only made his shadows spread my legs more further apart.
His long fingers caressed my lower abdomen and I could see lust in his eyes as his fingers traced the outline of my labia.
I felt a man slip out of my mouth as his fingers neared the entrance of my vulva.
"You're just as sick as I am," he said as he gently caressed it. "You're turned on by how rough I am," he sucked in air before pulling his fingers away and leaving me to fall to the ground.
Only a coward would lead a woman to the brink of pleasure and then leave her hanging.
"I hate you," I said as I tried to catch my breath.
"As you should. Now do as you're told," he responded with a slight rise in his tone.
I dragged myself out of the room and handed the money to Lady Vivian.
She glowed with excitement as she dumped the bag of gold coins on her table.
"I knew you had a gift, I always knew it," she said excitedly as she counted the coins.
"250!" She screamed with joy. "This is more than some of these whores make in a month."
"I want a bigger room and some of my food should be given to the girl with a kid," I said, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Done!" She yelled.
"Continue like this and who knows, you might become like a daughter to me," Vivian said, lowering her voice.
I gagged. Why would any reasonable mother send her daughter to sell her body for a few pieces of gold?
But I wasn't about to tell her that. I would bask in this new found love and attention until my next task arrives.
I retired to my bedroom and threw myself on the small bed. The events of the day replayed in my mind but I wasn't left alone with my thoughts for long.
The light that brought Dassy appeared and I sighed in relief when her small frame came into view.
"Missed me?" She chuckled.
"You have no idea. I need to get out of here," I whined.
"For passing your first mission, my master has chosen to reward you with illusion magic. You now have the ability to alter your physical appearance," Dassy explained.
"Cool," I muttered.
"That's brings us to your next task. Rufus Fierre is a member of the Silvercrest Arc. He travels with the mask of Kratos- an ancient artifact that gives the bearer the strength of a thousand men. He plans to sell it to the Sorcerer's council. You must take it from him before he does," she elaborated.
"How am I supposed to find him?" I asked.
"He will pass by on his way to the mountain. You need to be extremely vigilant or you'd lose him."
"Be careful," Dassy warned. "His sword is untamed and he posses great skills."
"Good luck, Dahlia," she said before vanishing into the light.
I buried my head in my pillow and screamed till I ran out of air.
Why couldn't they just give me a simple mission? Why did they always have to force me to mess with dangerous men?
There was no time to waste. I needed to be vigilant and watch from the window till I saw a horse or carriage approaching.
It took several hours before I could finally see a small figure moving with great speed.
I changed into another see through dress Vivian had given me.
I wrapped my body with a scarf and ran out of the house to the small lake where travelers usually stopped to give their horses water.
A man was already seated on the ground while his horse drank from the lake.
His long brown hair was tied in a low ponytail and his fancy clothes indicated he was royal blood.
I summoned courage and finally stepped out of my hiding spot..
With slow seductive steps, I approached the lake. His eyes followed me with both curiosity and fear.
His hands flew to the hilt of his sword and he rode to his feet.
I said nothing to him till I arrived at the brink of the lake.
I bent over and washed my hands.
His eyes were fixed on my hands or the space I had purposely created in my scarf to give him a good view of my full breasts trapped behind a thin layer of mesh.
I saw him swallow hard as I finally rose to my feet.
"Are you Lord Fierre?" I asked in my most seductive voice.
"Who's asking?" He barked as he drew out his sword.
"Me," I replied as I tossed my scarf to the ground.
"Are you Lord Fierre?" I asked again.
"Yes...who are you?" He replied.
The beads of sweat on his forehead was proof that I had everything under control.
"No one important," I said as I slowly pulled the mesh dress over my head, giving him a clear view of my breasts and cunt.
"How...how do you know my name?" He stammered as he fought to suppress the bulge that had formed in his pants.
"I've heard storied," I said briefly as I slowly walked into the water.
The cold water made my nipples harden and Fierre's eyes remained glued to them.
"Come in. The water feels really good," I said as I splashed and jumped up and down in the water.
He hesitated for a while but within the blink of an eye, he had torn off his clothes and jumped into the water.
He swam closer to me and pulled me closer to him. His chest was covered with hair and large knife scars and he moaned when I slowly caressed them.
His erection was poking at my stomach and it throbbed, begging to be touched.
"I want us to have a good time," I purred as I slowly caressed his throbbing manhood. "But only if you give me what I want"...