The Palugs of Evilness: Mantle of Lust [Prototype]

Chapter 8: The Venom Within

            ~6th of September, Year 288 ACK~

"Come into my arms, Cherub. I will cause you no harm.' Antonela said. Cherub slowly went up to her and hugged her. Antonela looked into his eyes lustfully. "You are a very fine pet. I am glad I bought you from that camp that day. I just wished I could have had more fun with you these past 12 months, however I was busy with our little child, Cherub. Do you want to see him?" She asked. Cherub said nothing.

Antonela  left for a moment and came back swiftly with her child, Prince Andrew. "Cherub, I will let him watch me have fun with you. Maybe he could learn a thing or two." She said with a chuckle of pure evilness. Cherub looked in shocked. "How am I going to kill this whore infront of her child?" He thought. "However... it would be the only chance to kill her. If I don't kill her now, she'll kill me later, so I-"

"Cherub! Stop daydreaming, you pest! Come into my arms and let me enjoy you." Antonela yelled and slapped Cherub. He nodded his head and came into her arms. The queen started kissing him, then pinned him to the wall. Suddenly, she felt an unreal and sharp pain in her chest. She pushed her off Cherub and looked down, only to see she was bleeding.

"C-Cherub... what have you...?" She started speaking, but fell on the ground, bleeding like crazy. "What is this?! How could you?!" The queen yelled. In Cherub's hand, there was a red diamond shaped like a rhombus. It was shiny and sharp as a sword. The jewel looked just like the ones embroidered to the Cloak of Red Diamonds. When she looked closer, Antonela saw one of the gems that used to be on the cloak was missing.

"You... you... How dare you destroy my precious cloak and use a piece of it to kill me?! You bastard! I payed good money for you!" She yelled in agony. Cherub slowly untied him from the leash. "Antonela, where are all the keys to the cages you keep the peasants in like the whore you are?" He asked. Antonela scoffed defiantly. "You bitch! You think I'd ever tell you?" She asked. Cherub took out a vial of powerful healing gels from his pocket. Antonela's eyes sparkeled as she saw a posibillity to stay alive. "Behind the painting in the main hall of the basement." She said.

Cherub went in the main hallway and de-attached the painting from the wall. He tossed it aside, breaking it. The keys were indeed behind it. He went back to the dungeon area of the basement, and used the keys to free everyone.

"Swiftly escape the palace with stealth. Do not tell anyone what has happened here. I will think of something." He said. Everyone bowed. "Of course, lord Cherub. Thank you for saving our lives, great hero." They said. Cherub walked to Antonela. She looked at him.

"Now give me that vial! Heal me!" She demanded rudely. Cherub threw the vial on the ground, destroying it. Its liquid spilled all over the floor. Antonela's eyes widened. "No! NO! CURSE YOU, FUCKING PEASANT!" She screamed in despair. "Sateris! Sateris, please save me!" She called out to the Palug. Sateris appeared before her. "I am afraid I cannot." He said calmly. Antonela gasped. "WHAT?!" She yelled. "You were killed with a part of my vessel. To save you, it would mean to destroy that diamond. And it would lower my power and magical influence. I am not becoming weaker just to save a pathetic human like you." He said coldly. Antonela gasped and started crying. "But... Sateris... I thought..." She began, however Sateris wasn't listening. He relinquished her from his control, her eyes becoming blue, and retreated into his vessel.

With tears in her eyes, Antonela began praying that she would be forgiven. Her vision began fading more and more until, eventually, she died.

Cherub, watching her, was thinking what to do. After some time of thinking, Theurgist Viktor appeared in his mind. "My child. I am the Theurgist Viktor. You have requested guidance, so here I am." He said. Cherub nodded and listened. "I am going to change everyone's memories so they think that the queen fell ill and died because of a disease she encountered at childbirth. As for the child, you will carefully bring him to his nursery, where I assure you that he will be taken care by the prime minister." The Theurgist said. Cherub nodded. "I will do it." He said. Viktor dissapeared.