CHAPTER EIGHT.

Pledging his undying allegiance to the Magnus meant he was willing to serve him for life and was that going to be worth it? The fact that Ayita was already standing beside him as one of the members of his harem was already a hard nut for him to crack, it was heartbreaking.

“The lord has spoken to you, Aeon” one of the guards yelled, “do not keep him waiting”

Everyone was suprised at how calm and collected the magus was. It was typical of him to kill or torture anyone who has gone against him but here he was pardoning Aeon for the umpteenth time, it seems he already had his own plans.

Aeon’s eyes went over to Ayita and he could see the fear and sadness radiating from her, the tears in her eyes said a lot more than her lips.

“Do you pledge your allegiance to me?” Magnus bane asked again, this time the hint of anger in his voice did not go unnoticed by everyone around. His patience was wearing thin and he was about to explode like a volcano.

“I pledge my allegiance to serve you all the days of my life and even in the next” this was the words that came out for Aeon’s mouth even if he didn’t mean it, “I will serve in your army all my life and become your human shield”

Finally, the Magnus lips curled into a smile, he was content with what Aeon has said. His skills were one to admire and having him in his army was going to do a lot of good in him getting more powerful even across Persia.

“Very well then” he said after a while with a nod, “you shall stay and live in the walls of the palace, you shall receive your training here and the moment you defile me, I shall have you beheaded”

“Your glory is unmatched my lord and I will serve you all my life”

“Very well then, then you have nothing to fear under the sun. I reign supreme over all the land and I will make you into a great man if you do not go against me”

“Yes my lord”

After he was done talking, Magnus stood up and briskly walked out of the throne room leaving Ayita and Aeon to themselves. It was more like he gave them room to have a clear discussion which was very unlike the great Magnus Bane.

“Are you okay?” This was the first question he asked from where he was kneeling, “did he do anything to you? Did he hurt you? Or take advantage of you?

Ears welled up in her eyes as he was talking, what was she supposed to say? She wasn’t okay but he was pretty much in a bad spot just like her.

“Just focus on being a good soldier Aeon, that will keep you alive”

After talking, she tried to move but his next words halted her.

“I will get you out of here Ayita, I promise”

“How?” She suddenly asked while throwing her hands in the air helplessly, “how do you want to save me when you can’t even save yourself?”

“I will come up with something somehow, just have a little faith in me and I….”

Ayita interrupted him, “don’t worry about me, aeon”

“She will be safe as long as you don’t mess up” Magnus’s voice filtered into their ears as he appeared again, then he grabbed her hand and led her out of the throne room much to Aeon’s disbelief. He couldn’t help but feel guilty when he was the reason for all of her sufferings.

After standing there for a while, he saw the general saunter into the room again. He had his sword dripping with blood and an ugly smirk was hovering at the edge of his lips.

“My lord” Aeon was moved to pay his respects, not like he was scared but he didn’t want to be killed before he could even save her from the wicked Magnus.

“I can see you have become obedient,” general Zander mocked while raising his sword, “this is the blood of those who have said blasphemous words against the Magnus” a proud look was upon his face and the big guy in front of him couldn’t help but feel disgusted.

“I don’t think I had done anything for you to threaten me, general” Aeon also mocked, “I am now a soldier and even Magnus bane bestowed it upon me, himself” he had no iota of respect towards the man standing.

“Thread carefully boy, lest you forget that I can do away with you even without the permission of the lord Magnus”

Even if Aeon was angry, he couldn’t help but laugh at the delusional thought of the general and the thought of this made him laugh more than necessary.

“You can’t kill me without the permission of the lord Magnus general and i know you know this perfectly well” the smile on his lips disappeared and he moved closer before bending down, “so when I say you can’t kill me without the consent of the Magnus, I meant every single word of it” his eyes were spitting venom and for a moment, general Zander was stupefied. The fact that Aeon possessed a kind of aura that no one else had made him so special. He knew even without being warned, laying a hand on him was entirely up to Magnus.

“You have to watch your back boy, don’t get killed on the battlefield”

“Maybe you should watch your back” after talking, Aeon turned on his heel and walked out of the room he had plans to make.

“I think we should keep an eye on him general”his right hand man whispered to him, “he looks like he will cause trouble for us”

“Keep an eye on him, reynold. We can’t let him out for our sight for a minute”

“Yes, general,” Raynold added and briskly walked out of the room.

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The moment magus reached his room, he flung Ayita aside and she landed on his bed, his eyes traveling all over her body and he looked so mad.

She quickly went on her knees and put her head to the ground,

“What wrong have I done my lord?”

“You are now a member of my harem and you are not allowed to speak to anyone but me” Magnus blurted as he advanced towards her, his eyes still savoring her body and a little glint was dancing around it.

“Strip” he ordered after a while and her eyes opened wide as saucers, she wanted to pretend she didn’t hear what he said.

“My lord?”

“I said strip” by now his huge frame was already towering over and Ayita has never seen anyone have a maniacal look on his face like Magnus Bane did at this point. To him, she looked like a prey that he was about to devour.

“Strip” he answered through gritted teeth and before she could say anything else, a surge of energy flashed through her body and she found her whole body dashing against the strong wall of his chambers which made blood splash out of her mouth.

“When I say strip, you strip” he yanked her up again, “I am your lord and you are to listen to me” he grabbed a hold on neck, “I am your lord and I own you, you belong to me for all the days of your life and existence”

“My….my lord “ she managed to get the words out of her mouth but she was cut short when the door flung open and he entered.