100 Years Later,
Keyara's POV:
"I need you to make sure her room is ready. A room fit for a queen and she will be treated like one." King Tiberius shouted through the large corridor at the cold ones while I walked quickly behind him.
"Are you sure she's the one, my King?" I asked as we walked through the corridor.
"Yes, it's in her blood." He told me as we headed into the bath chambers.
"So, like it is in mine?" I asked as he stood at the edge of the bath.
"No. Unlike you, she's pure human but has the special blood I told you about that will allow me to have an heir so I can retire." He responded as I reached around him and started to undress him.
"Oh, so she's like your mother then? Like the ones you taught me about?" I asked him as his dressings dropped to the floor and he stood in front of me with nothing on.
"Yes, and I would like you to help her with anything that she may need." He told me and I looked up at him.
"But I don't remember what it is like to be human," I confessed to him and he gave me a smile as he placed his fingers under my chin.
"I'm sure it will come back to you. Just remember, she's not for you to taste." He told me as he chuckled and my face heated up.
"My apologies, your Majesty," I told him as I looked away in embarrassment.
"It's alright. I was done with her anyway." He told me and I smiled back at him.
He stepped to the side and into the bath while I removed my gown. The gown I wear now has a lower back than the rest of the servants in the house and the sleeves rest farther on my shoulder. He had it made this way specifically to show the symbol on my back. He says it must always be visible.
I carefully placed my body into the bath and grabbed the soap. I walked over to him and started with his chest like I always do when I give him a bath.
"When is she supposed to be here? Have you met her? Does she know why she will be coming here?" I asked him suddenly as I moved around to his back.
"Yes, I have met her, a few times last season when I discovered her. She refused to come here so she needed to be put somewhere safe until the time that she would be needed." He told me as my hand ran over the soft smooth skin of his back.
"She will be here before the moon rises today and yes, she's known for a long time that it is her destiny to give me an heir." He told me and I nodded even though I was behind him.
Once I was done with his upper body, he walked to the part of the bath where the water wasn't as high so I could wash the rest of him. I continued to wash his manhood and butt before taking my hands and rinsing him off. I couldn't help but notice that he was a little hard as I ran my hand over him to rinse him.
"My apologies, I was thinking about the ritual," He told me when he realized that his manhood was getting hard and rather large.
"It's alright, your Majesty. When is the ritual?" I asked him, doing what I could to not look at his hardening member.
"According to the witches, it should be in two rises of the moon which is why it is important that we get her here just in case they are wrong and it happens earlier." He responded as I took the soap to the edge of the bath.
"I want you to wash before you get out." He told me as he walked away and stepped out of the bath to put his cloths back on.
I waited until he had left the bath chambers before I began to wash my body. He doesn't always tell me to wash before I get out, only if something special was happening right after and I'm sure this woman is a special reason for me to wash. I usually have to come down to the bath chamber after all my chores are done and he has retired for the night or day or whenever he chooses to take a moment for himself.
He doesn't really sleep but I still have to because of my human side. I guess being a hybrid means I get a little bit of both and in this case, I need to sleep just like any other human. I also get to choose what I want to eat as I can eat both. I can have the foods that humans eat but I can also eat like a demon. Which is why my King teased me about having his leftovers. I prefer to not drink just the blood but I do like my meat as rare as I can get it. I prefer rare meats over human food which is one of the reasons why I'm losing touch with my human side because I'm living more like the demon side of me would.
I took the soap and washed quickly but before I got out, I set the soap on the edge of the bath and sat in the shallow water. The water came up to my shoulders, covering me and keeping me warm as I sat and thought. I knew that this day would someday come. I've read about the previous births and even though there wasn't much there, the fact that I was going to be a part of one was very scary. Seeing it happen is a lot different than reading small scripts of one happening hundreds of seasons prior to your birth.
The thought of the King retiring was also scaring me. According to what he told me, I will forever be here, with each new king. That means when he leaves, I may not ever see him again. How am I going to handle that? He's like a father to me. He took care of me and taught me his ways and family history. He helped me with my transition into a demon and was patient with me as I learned my new way of life. I've never had a father before because my real father never came back.
I barely remember the last time I saw my father and I don't know if what I remember is even him or just something made up in my mind. Tiberius said that once an Angel falls from the Grace of the Heavens and becomes a demon or Archangel they are taken to Hell. He's not sure how my father managed to stay here for as long as he did to impregnate my mother and then to see me when I was very young but he believes that Hell is where my father is and unless he gets released, I won't ever see him again.
I quickly dismissed the thoughts that I shouldn't be worrying about and got out of the bath to put my gown back on. I quickly headed out of the bath chambers just as I heard the hissing of the cold ones. I quickened my pace down the corridors until I reached the room where several cold ones were standing around a woman, a very beautiful woman, and a few other demon men. She was dressed in a beautiful white gown with a red wrap that went around her body and over her shoulder. It was arranged just perfectly to where it rested over the top of her head, covering all of her hair. She had pale skin but not as pale or grey looking like the cold ones. She looked like she came from a family that had more wealth than my mother and me.
My attention was caught when I saw King Tiberius walking in her direction with a smile on his face. I could see that she would be just a little taller than I am as she appears to stand higher next to him than I do even with her flat wraps over her feet. Even now, I don't have anything on my feet but since I never leave the castle, there really isn't any reason for me to have anything.
She smiled as she looked up at him and he took her hand in his so he could kiss the back of it before he leaned down and kissed her on both of her cheeks. I tuned in with my demon hearing and heard him greet her in the old language of his kind. I knew what he was saying as he has taught me everything about the language but I could tell that the woman had no idea what he had said but smiled sweetly anyway. Does she really know what is going to happen to her? I don't know if I would be that happy if I knew what the outcome was going to be.
After they greeted, King Tiberius placed her hand around his arm and walked with her out of the room. The cold ones started to disperse as the demon men left the castle but not before one of them glanced over at me and his black eyes started to glow. I quickly looked away from him and headed up the stone steps and down the many corridors till I got to the room that will be hers. I opened the large double doors and looked around. When I was still human, I was not able to open these huge doors but now I'm much stronger and can open them just fine.
I wanted to make sure everything was where it should be and ready for her. I quickly ran over to the large windows and closed the drapery to keep the bright sun of the early warm weather out of the room. This isn't a room that the King usually enters so per my request, I've had several of the draperies opened during the sunny days to help raise my spirits. Living in the dark all the time takes its toll on you after a few decades of it. I'm not really allowed outside because of who I am so it is nice to be able to see through the windows and feel the warm breeze as it blows in.
"I hope this room will be okay for your stay here." I heard Tiberius say as they entered the room.
"It looks lovely, thank you." The woman said in response in a strange-sounding tongue as she looked around before her eyes fell on me.
"Who is she?" She asked as she looked up at Tiberius as if she felt jealous.
"This is my personal slave, Keyara. During your stay, she will also be yours. She will be the one to help you with anything that you need during this process." He told her as she looked back at me.
"Keyara, this is Lady Akeniah (Ah-ken-ee-ah). She is from Thrace," He told me but I had no idea where Thrace was let alone what it was, I had never heard of it before.
"Welcome, Lady Akeniah," I told her as I bowed my head in respect.
"It's been a long travel, could I get some water?" Akeniah asked as she looked up at Tiberius.
The look on his face, when he looked at her, was a look I had never seen before. I've seen him bring women back to the castle before. Even humans he's brought back to his bed but not a single one of them did he ever look the same way he is looking at this woman. I think he knows her better than he originally claimed and it worries me. I know what is going to happen and I fear that whatever he is feeling towards this woman is going destroy him when it's all over.
"Keyara, can you get her some water?" Tiberius told me, pulling me from my distracting thoughts and I nodded.
"Yes, your Majesty," I responded and quickly walked out of the room.
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The next couple of days, I have noticed how close Tiberius is with Akeniah. I've seen them kissing and holding each other. The way she looks up at him is the same way he looks down at her. They appear to be in love and it worries me. The ancient readings are very clear about what is going to happen. Falling in love with this human isn't something he should be doing or should have done and he knows this.
"Your Majesty," I said as I entered the room where he and Akeniah were.
"It's almost time," I told him as he pulled away from the kiss he was sharing with her.
"Excellent! Keyara, I want you to stand by that window and let me know when the moon has fully covered the sun." He told me and I nodded as I did as I was instructed to do.
I made sure my back was turned but that doesn't mean I could stop myself from hearing. I could hear everything they said and everything that happened. I even heard the pain in her voice and in her breathing when he first entered into her. It made me glad to know that I will never experience that pain. What was happening did not sound pleasant at all and it really made me confused as to why King Tiberius would bring all those women to the castle just to do this very same thing with them. It sounded painful, not pleasant, at least, not for the woman.
"I love you," I heard Akeniah whisper, causing my head to snap in their direction.
My eyes fell on the two of them on the bed with Tiberius's body between her legs. I was just to the side of them and could easily see his hard manhood slide into her. He had blood all over his hard member and it was smearing all over her womanhood. I couldn't seem to pull my eyes away from the sight that I was seeing for the first time in my 118 seasons of life. The way her legs wrapped around his body, the speed his hips moved to push himself into her, and the way they kissed each other mixed with the sounds of their moans told me that the act of conjoining their bodies in that way was pleasurable but it also sounded and looked painful.
I pulled my eyes away from the sight that I didn't want to stop watching and looked back outside at the sun and moon. My demon eyes took over, allowing me to clearly see the sun as the moon went over it, covering it quickly.
"It's time, your Majesty," I told him and turned back around to watch.
He had sweat building up on his muscular body and his strong muscles were tensing up as he pushed himself into her. I could hear both of their strained breathing and the sound of Akeniah's nails scratching over his perfect skin, causing the unpleasant smell of his royal blood. I bit my lip as I watched and listened to the sounds of Tiberius expelling his seed into her. I had never felt the heat building up between my own legs before like I am right now as I watched them.
I couldn't stop watching as his hips slowed down. Watching his hard manhood pull out, almost releasing itself from her before he pushed it back into her was causing me to want to do the same act with a man. I licked my lips as he pulled his member out of her and a white creamy substance continued to ooze from the tip of his softening manhood.
"Keyara, I would like a milk bath made for Lady Akeniah," Tiberius said as he placed his lips upon hers again and gave her another heated kiss.
"Yes, your Majesty," I responded to him.
I turned and closed the drapery on the window to keep the sun out of the room for when the moon finished making its pass before I headed out of the room to have the cold ones gather the milk for the bath.