Best Laid Plans

While I was very much more focused on Dark magic now I still had my Status Effect heals from my humble Cleric days of like a month and a half or so ago. Yes that was sarcasm. The upside of this was treating exhaustion and malnutrition took less time than giving Leraje a decent pair of tits did, though I did take my time sculpting those into a lovely large teardrop shape. She looked a hell of a lot better now she was no longer practically skin and bones and once outside of the circle even **** her mana had flooded back to full. Handy ability that, almost made her a tempting target for conversion to a unlimited mana battery but this woman was the genius that had kept an inept Demon King going on her own since the last regimes fall. No way was I wasting that. The new tattoo over her womb of course meant I didn't have to worry about all that mana letting her do very bad things to me too.

I got another visitor while I was taking care of the Court Mage, but it was just the miller. Still I was done by the time he made his way inside and might as well see what he had to say.

"Orcs my Lord!" he yelled as soon as he saw me "We just got word from up river Bogbend was hit by Orcs!"

"Bogbend? And I suppose it's at a bend in the river with bog on the other side."

"Yes my Lord."

Goddess these names, backwater humans... "First off stop panicking, I know about the Orcs and they aren't coming this way. Second what have you heard about the attack exactly?"

"River trader brought word my Lord. Town's been sacked, only a handful of survivors. Bunch of women carted off with them and whatever loot they could get their hands on. It's really strange though my Lord, there shouldn't be any Orcs around here and stranger yet not a single child was harmed in the raid. Not one, and that's not like Orcs at all."

"Yes well from what I've heard this is a more civilized tribe than usual, strict code against harming children. Probably part of some strange religion, who can tell with Orcs. So that's it then? Alright off with you then and go calm the others."

"Yes my Lord!" And with that he stumbled back towards the exit. Well Alanna's group was doing well then, good to have word.

By the time I got back to Leraje she was awake and checking out her new bust. "While I always did want to be larger these seem excessive."

"By my standards they're still a bit small but even no longer malnourished you're still skinny enough bigger would have looked silly."

She sat up at that point now looking over her new tattoo critically "I was doing just fine thank you very much but yes I do feel better than I have in quite some time so just how long was I out while you were working on me?"

"Not long at all, you've only been here a few hours." That raised her eyebrows a bit.

"I see. So now what? You've taken me prisoner and doomed us all, or did you think Reala is just going to ignore my disappearance?"

"Ah but that's the best part. You aren't disappearing, just like your Vampire came back to lure you here you are going to bring Reala to me so she can get the same "rejuvenation treatment" that you just have. You can see the Mark you have now and I'm sure you've already figured out what it does."

"Of course you enslaved Morgana too and had her tell me just what I needed to hear, but I checked her over so how did you hide that from me?"

"I didn't, Citrinas did."

"Of course, you've enslaved the damned Arch-Imago herself somehow. I suppose all that trouble on the Archipelago means you've gotten to Orchid as well."

"And Elmeria, although the Archbishop is only good to me as a cocksleeve. Still Dark Elves make excellent cocksleeves."

"Damn, you've taken out two of the Light cursed Champions?! Who the hell are you?"

"The Dark Goddesses chosen. The one sent to replace your fuck up of a boss. The Dark Inquisitor of Carnachias. Your Master, and soon to be Reala's as well. That's who I am. Now stop being indignant and think. That you've managed to hold things together despite Reala and all on your own is quite a feat but you can do so much more with people under you that you can trust, once they serve me as well. With Reala under my control I can order her to stop fucking things up for you as well. I will be the Demon King but Reala will still sit on the throne for me and remain in charge as far as anyone but us knows. Two of the Champions of Light are out and I have plans for a third. Now you are going to help me unify the forces of Darkness wither you like it or no."

"Well you're not half full of yourself, but you make good points. I don't like that you've enslaved me and I won't pretend otherwise but you very well might be the ruler we need. Certainly more reasonable than Reala. I love the cunt like a sister but Goddess damn she's so fucking stubborn. So what now?"

"You go back and tell Reala that you've found Carnachias's new High Priest, that I'm capable and reasonable and loyal. Tell her that that I've used my abilities to rejuvenate and empower you and will do the same for her. Then you bring her here alone and help me subdue her. After you are both mine you'll start sending others to me "for treatment." People useful or dangerous to you that you can use at court. And by people I mean good looking women of course, I have no interest in male slaves."

She snorted at that "Of course. Yes that could work, I can already think of many I could send. If you like Morgana you'll love Esmeralda, and the Vampire Queen is a constant pain in my ass."

"I'm glad you can see how this will work. Quite frankly you know far better than I how to use the court and I'm going to rely heavily upon you. I will listen to any advice you have and I won't have to worry that you're trying to betray me because you can't. And once things are stable and her pregnancy won't be seen as a weakness to exploit I'll give Reala an heir to the throne, probably many in fact."

"You'd do that?"

"Of course, she was the old Demon King's daughter even if she hasn't been a very good one on her own. Why wouldn't I keep the line going, now with new improved blood? Now go and bring me the Demon King, it's time I put her in her place. Serving under me."

"As you wish, my King."