Fate once again

Part 7. Red flaming curse

-Have you found him? - Sar'gen got off the horse, looking ragged and tired. His face was unusually pale. He had been searching for Masari for weeks, he could not sleep for the past few days.

- Yes, he is with doctor, - replied Kedra

-What happened? He injured? How?

-We are not sure...- Kedra answered hesitantly, - Workluku said that his heart probably stopped for a moment when the sealing barrier stopped working, so she was able to detect his location.

-Why? His heart? - Sar'gen runs towards Masari's tent. He felt like his heart was beating loudly, but at the same time, his body was cold from fear. Just the mere thought that he could lose Masari was unbearable and painful. He never thought, that he would grow so attached to Gazol's general, who fought so bravely against him in his past life.

Masari was lying in his bed looking extremely sick, he was unconscious. He was tossed around and muttered unrecognizable words.

Sar'gen moved closer to Masari.

-How is he?

Doctor Azul turned to Sar'gen.

-He has very high fever but we could not find cause for it... in past hour his condition worsen significantly. We examined all his body. There are no injures.

Sar'gen touched Masari's shoulder and felt how hot his body was.

Suddenly Masari moved closer to Sar'gen hand and moaned, the faded mark appeared on his skin as soon as magic revealing ring touched his skin. 

-Magic symbol...- whispered Kedra behind Sar'gen

- Workluku here...- ordered Lead Commander.

Workluku was a magician who worked with Sar'gen many times. Her expertise was mainly around magical artifacts.

Workluku entered tent shortly.

She leaned to Masari and examined his face, then the magician took the special tool that she waved around Masari's forehead. The magical symbol appeared clearly.

-It red flaming curse...that so rare...I see it for the first time.

Workluku looked surprised

- Red flaming curse? I never heard about it , - asked Sar'gen

Workluku turned to the people around and moved her head indicating that everyone should leave

- Leave us, except Kedra, - ordered Sar'gen immediately

- Very old curse. I had never seen it before only heard. Many many years ago it was created by a Red magician for an old king who wanted to marry the much younger princess. She rejected him, so he kidnapped her and put her under this curse.

-What does it do? - impatiently interrupted Kedra

- Your body would be in passion flames till it received somebody's fluids or you would die without it.

Sar'gen  and Kedra  are both blinked shockingly at magician.

- Sex? You mean sex. Without sex you would die?

- Yes,- nodded Workluku

-Why he is in this state?

- I am guessing the person who put him under this curse wanted to do the same as the old king, so they kidnapped and kept him somewhere.

- Man or woman?

- Difficult to tell who put curse on him...

- I mean...- sex need to be with a woman or man? - Sar'gen asked hesitantly