.The Child Of A Goddess.

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Amata's POV:

Klapr and Selika passed the gates of the castle while I had already chipped away the black paint covering of the cage which I spat out, it tastes horrible.

"Be careful." She whispered when the doors opened to the castle.

"What brings you here peasant?" A powerful and cold female voice said but she was nowhere near Invisus, she would never be even if she actually were to try.

"My queen while on my travels I found this beast." I growled and bit at the cage as the queen got up from the throne and walked over, she was surprisingly pretty and my eyes locked on her necklace for a second, there was the crystal I needed. "And you had asked us to bring you any creature that may be special."

"You are right, it's a nice find, such blackness, these red glowing marks, do you have an idea what it could mean?"

"My queen this wolf had attacked Klapr when they met and I tried to use my fire on it but the wolf wasn't hurt by it, it was as if it didn't even feel it, do you think that could be the magic that makes those red things glow?"

"Possibly... You did a good job, you'll be rewarded, bring my way a barrel of water."

"A whole barrel?!"

"yes, this is a magnificent find, if I can make it mine it will be much better." Damn I was so thirsty by now, I barely had anything since I got here and these people live like this for years.

"I'm honored."

"Now, leave."

"Yes my queen."

I was left in the cage as I growled and looked around the room, it was all red and gold, around the throne and on the ground sat men and women with just barely enough clothing to hide away themselves... A fucking royal harem, I don't wanna deal with that. Now that I get a good look at her the crystal is not on a necklace but literally encrusted in her chest so I couldn't even discreetly steal it... I bet it's this that gives her such power over fire.

"What a pretty animal you are." I growl and snapped at her. "Bring in the lorix, we need to teach this animal who's the master here." I stared at what she called lorix and growled at it, it made a noise back to me that sounded like the mix of stones being crushed and a tree being broken in half, it had a collar similar to mine and had to be held back by three man, each holding a chain like their lives depended on it which must be true.

"Open the cage." The second my cage was open I jumped at the man that opened it and clawed at him, biting and tearing away at his flesh, I wouldn't normally be this aggressive since they he did nothing to me but I had a role to play. I continued even with the fire barrages he sent at me until he was dead.

"Impressive, such a lovely addition to my reign you'll be." I growled lowly as the queen talked and lorix made its sound, slowly walking towards it, pulling my chain after me, blood dripping off my muzzle and claws, I knew the claw scar on my face wasn't all that visible in my wolf form if you didn't look for it, you could see a difference still, my fur was blacker then black so the lines were a faded black, almost grey in contrast to the rest.

I growled at it and bared my teeth, the lorix was actually smaller than me, either it was small or I had grown in one-month time... Invisus would have answered my thoughts by now... I howled at it and it made a sort of sound a bird would make if crushed under a rock and started backing away, pulling the men with it.

"Impressive, such dominant creature would fit by my side perfectly." I growled at her as I turned around and snapped my jaws, she just smiled and pulled out a long thin whip that was attached to the side of her belt. "But I am the master of this castle." I growled and jumped forwards to bite her but the whip slashed across the ground just in front of me making me step back and growl. "Be a good doggy now~." I growled as it snapped just in front of my eyes and she picked up the end of my chain front the ground.

I tried to yank away but she just snapped her whip at the right place to make me stop before starting again, she was just not touching me but I can tell you it's stressed the shit out of me and made me shaky, I heard a whip feels like fire on your skin, burning you, and I don't want to discover how that feels thank you very much, it's enough to know strong slaps feel partially like that but I'm sure with a whip its worst.

"Oh you're tiring aren't you, you're starting to understand who the master is?" She brought her hand close while I panted and I waited for her to get close before snapping at her hand, she wasn't happy. "Alright I was play nice up until now, if you won't learn the nice way, you'll learn the hard way... Guards install the cage next to my throne and lock it in it, we'll see how long until she breaks." I was shoved back in and place where the queen told, I didn't want to but I need to act wild, I can't 'break' for now... 

Oh goddess what did I get myself into?