Sophia Anderson
Stories
12
Chapters
5,821
Words
670.3 K
Comments
0
Reading
2 d, 7 h
-
Jacek carried her through the entry way and into her master suite kicking the door closed behind him. He then walked over to and threw her on to the bed. She rolled around the bed in her long, exotic black shiny dress and then rested her head on her hand as she looked up at him, “Well. I have been a very bad girl tonight, haven’t I? Do you think I need to be punished?” Jacek looked down at her thinking to himself, “The worst punishment I could give her is to withhold sex. However, that would get…-
188 •
-
-
Xenia and Jacek were the last guests to arrive in the large hall decorated to celebrate her victory. Long tables ran the length of the enormous hall lined with soldiers cheerfully drinking and eating. As Xenia and Jacek entered through the ornate double doors, all heads turned to them. Xenia beamed with a joyful and prideful smile as she clung to Jacek’s arm. They walked the long aisle between the center tables as two attendants followed them along tending to the long train on Xenia’s dress. Men…
-
188 •
-
-
“NO!! No! No! No!” Erika grabbed her hair with her eyes wide as she watched Xenia enter her citadel victorious with Jacek and Karasu in tow by way of her bloodbending. She then threw the mobile monitor on to the ground shattering the glass screen. “They were so close though! She cheated! All of those lives. Murdered!” She was breathing heavy as she spiraled deeper into an anxiety attack. “How do we keep underestimating her!? No one thought she would defeat Pope Gregory. She did. No one thought…
-
188 •
-
-
The outside world was shut off from the battle as the blood vortex raged around the two warriors creating a confined and private arena for them to finish their duel. Jacek’s power was absolutely enormous, and it continued to build with each hit from Xenia. Although Jacek had improved by leaps and bounds in his martial arts, he was nowhere near the tenth-degree black belt level that Xenia had reached years ago. Xenia had even since begun to close the gap between her and her mother’s skill level at the…
-
188 •
-
-
Xenia struggled against the yellow energy encircling her high in the air. She yelled in frustration as the energy of the yellow orb overpowered her contorting her body as it compressed her further and further. After utilizing a large amount of ki to deflect the void sphere attack, she was at a meaningful disadvantage against Jacek’s full-powered attack. She looked down on the battlefield to see a smug Karasu and a focused Jacek. Then, she noticed Jacek slam his hand down towards the ground. The yellow…
-
188 •
-
-
Karasu tore his loose robe top from his body throwing it aside as he began to power up calling upon every last iota of ki at his disposal. He then assumed an offensive stance and yelled to Xenia, “Few have survived to tell the tale of the Karasu Clan’s trump card. Consider it an honor to have pushed me this far.” Xenia scoffed, “I hardly feel honored. And while your Void Strike may very well be a trump card level attack, it hardly scares me.” Karasu grimaced at the sound of her words and felt…
-
188 •
-
-
Jacek looked on from the siege line to the destitute lands separating his army from the BloodStar Citadel. The grounds were largely dirt with few scattered tree trunks and rock formations leftover from the razing of the surrounding grounds by the BloodStar forces in the construction of their stronghold. As a warrior, he wore only light weight armor covering his chest, shoulders, and thighs favoring mobility over heavy armor. He gripped a ki-infused sword at his side. Master Karasu had insisted on them…
-
188 •
-
-
After gathering and dressing himself, Jacek cleared his head and returned to the siege line. Karasu was of the first to greet him, “Lord Heraklinos. I am pleased to see the negotiations weren’t over the minute you arrived. Did Xenia come to her senses?” Jacek shook his head, “Far from it, Master Karasu.” The two men eyed each other, and Jacek continued, “We should talk alone. Some of the news is sure to be distressing to the men.” Karasu nodded with a serious expression and followed Jacek…
-
188 •
-
-
Xenia leaned against the wall with her arms crossed and one leg bent against the wall as she waited for Jacek to arrive for the second and likely final round of negotiations. The door opposite her opened and Jacek walked in alone. Xenia smiled at him, “Jacek Heraklinos, welcome. No friends this time? No Master Karasu?” Jacek looked at her and couldn’t help but to admire her all-black leather outfit even if just for a millisecond before saying, “My friends are intent on killing you Xenia. I have…
-
188 •
-
-
Nero continued walking down the Royal Hall with the chest. As he approached the exit of the Royal Hall he took note of a man cloaked in brown rags with a hood. He and the man met eyes and Nero scowled. He felt a sharp, powerful, and dangerous ki presence on this unknown man. Had he not just promised his Empress to go with haste, he would’ve attacked this man outright with no questions asked. He was a clear and present threat to the Empress. As it stood, however, Nero ignored the urge to end the man’s…
-
188 •
-
- Previous 1 … 569 570 571 … 583 Next
