Chapter 5 #3
Nambra is quick to offer up the information.
“He is hiding in the lightning cats’ living quarters.
One of the caves is unoccupied, and he has managed to mute his scent with his nanotech, so they have no idea he is there.
Not to mention their own infighting has them distracted.
” I nod my head at her, surprised at how much information she has to give.
I guess they have been working together longer than I assumed, which in itself is also worrying.
“Thank you.” I hold out my hands and start to absorb Nambra’s and Lexus’s powers.
Nambra joins Lexus on the ground, tears flowing over their cheeks as they plead with me to spare them, but I have not one drop of sympathy or guilt.
My body shudders at the influx of power, small that it is, and I breathe deeply while I adjust. When I’m done, they are both curled up in fetal positions on the ground, quietly sobbing.
“Get them out of my sight,” I tell the others, and Sinath and Topirey hurry over and remove the girls, returning them to their rooms.
There is no point in locking them in. They are powerless now, and I don’t think they will be able to convince the others to do their bidding. They also don’t have self-healing, so I hope they are not stupid enough to have sex with the two males again. They will die.
I turn my attention to Elyan. “I can’t believe that stripping you of your powers wasn’t enough to get you to keep your head down,” I start, sounding deceptively calm. I like the thought of luring her into a false sense of security.
She shrugs casually like this conversation isn’t going to be one of her last. “I knew my daddy would make you give them back when we got to Westalin.” And there it is, the source behind her unwavering confidence.
Ara and Jastia giggle hysterically, and Zanorn scoffs. I shake my head at her delusions.
“Oh, and how would he make me?” I ask, wanting to hear her reasoning.
“Because he’s more powerful than you. Our family has always been more powerful than yours.
You don’t deserve to be the ruling family of Westalin, and it’s only a matter of time before we overthrow you.
” She practically vomits this word bile.
“My daddy says yours is going to meet his maker very shortly, and then I will make you bow down at my feet. You will be my plaything, and I will use you whenever and wherever I feel like it.” During this tirade, she’s been moving closer and closer to me as I see the now obvious manic light in her eyes.
I’m not sure if stripping her of her powers caused this mental break, or if it happened previously and I just didn’t notice.
“Well, I look forward to seeing your father battle mine for supremacy, but unfortunately for you, you won’t.
” I sigh, bored with the conversation and unconcerned about any of the rubbish she just spouted.
I wave a hand and watch as her body slowly starts to crumble, peeling off and floating onto the breeze like the first gentle flakes of snow at the start of winter.
“Damn it, man, you promised to involve me.”
I startle slightly, turning my head away from the crumbling warlock in front of me. She finally realized what is happening and is desperately trying to hold herself together, but it is like trying to hold water with a bucket that has a hole.
“Fuck, I’m sorry. I kind of forgot. My temper got the better of me.”
Cas rolls his eyes and puts his hands on his hips. “Fine, but I get the cyborg,” he retorts, and I wave my hand in agreement.
“Of course my friend, he is all yours.”
“You are fucking psychotic. You will regret this, Xavier!” Elyan screams, her mouth still intact. “Don’t do this, please!” she begs, and I ignore her and turn to the remaining three.
“I am sorry you had to see that. I am terminating our contracts as of today. You will be paid out fully, of course, and I will provide you with excellent references so that you can find another harem to join, if you wish.”
The three of them aren’t really paying any attention.
They are too busy gaping at the horrific spectacle that is Elyan.
It’s actually wasted on them, so I project a video of what is happening to the whole ship.
I want everyone to know what happens when you cross a warlock, and worse when you threaten their intimate.
Hopefully this will make them think twice about going after Lila again.
“How long will this take?” Cas asks, waving at the disintegrating girl, and I shrug.
“No idea.” I watch in awe as she continues to fall apart. I’ve never used this punishment before, but it’s quite entertaining and certainly dramatic
“Well, come on, let’s go find that cyborg. My kraken wants to rend some limbs.” He’s clearly on edge as he cracks his knuckles menacingly, and his eyes flash back and forth from purple to black.
“Fine, I’ll deal with them later. Hopefully someone will clean the mess up.” Nobody moves at my words. I think everyone else is too scared they’ll catch my attention.
I turn, thankful that I no longer have to deal with harem drama, and make a note to tell my dad about Elyan and her father’s plans. Hopefully Dad won’t kill him before I can return and watch.