CHAPTER SEVEN.

Magnus sauntered into the room and his lips curled into a smile when he saw the person who was kneeling at the foot of his bed. Obedience was one thing he loved the most.

“My god” Ayita bowed again.

With a smirk hovering on his lips, he moved closer to her and yanked her up. His eyes spitting something she could not fathom.

Ayita was scared, this was the life that was befitting of her now. She was no longer the Ayita that everyone knew, she was now among one of his many harem and it was a reality she could not escape no matter what.

“You tried so hard to escape right?” Magnus asked as he lowered himself on the bed, “that is a very stupid decision you made”

“I am sorry my lord” Ayita’s face was to the ground and tears were already welling up in her eyes, “spare me and I will forever live to serve you and your generations to come my lord”

Magnus bane was quiet for a while, his eyes holding an unfathomable abyss of darkness.

“Rise” he ordered and Ayita jumped on her feet, fear emanating from her being,

“Strip” he ordered again and she squinted her eyes trying to decipher what he meant.

“My lord…”

“ dazzle me Magnus answered, “let me know if you are capable of being a member of my harem” the sarcasm in his voice did not go unnoticed by Ayita and she could feel a lump in her throat l, she was about to cry.

“My lord, I…”

Magnus bane waved his hand and a strong kind of energy pushed her against the wall with a tight grip which made it impossible for her to breath.

Magnus’s chuckle filled the entire room as he tested the level three power on her, this was a minor test but the fact that she was beginning to be spared brought immense joy to him.

“Should I let you live?” He stood up and walked over to her, his finger twirling in the air while the smirk on his face was no longer there. He looked like an evil maniac who was about to devour her entire existence and everything in between.

Ayita was scared as the scary man advanced towards her, Magnus was known for his ruthless nature and now she was at his mercy. Maybe this was how the gods wanted to punish her for hiding her powers all these years, they seemed to be on the side of the Magnus.

“I can drain all your energy and watch you turn into a pile of sand or I can turn you into one of my minion insects. What do you think?” His voice was laced with so much ridicule and fury, Ayita felt like she was going to get killed before anyone would be able to save her.

At the thought of someone saving her, her heart let out a scoff. Who would be able to save her from this viscous man? Magnus was the overall ruler of the Persian empire and no one could go against him except for a particular person who was in prison at the moment.

“Accept me Ayita, make me your god and I will let you enjoy the entire fortune of being my most treasured woman”

“My….my lor….my lord….” she was still struggling to breath, the pain was becoming unbearable and her eyes were already closing for lack of oxygen and this thrilled Magnus bane to the core, he loved that he could control people anyhow he wanted.

“My lord” a soft knock on the door made him turn his attention to the dying woman and she fell on the ground while holding onto her neck and coughing vigorously.

“Who dares to interrupt me?” Magnus blurted, his Eyaa searching around.

“Sorry to bother you my lord but you are needed in court, the disciples have something to tell you”

“That can wait” he thundered while rolling his eyes, the black mascara on his face making him look quite coy.

“My lord, pardon my persistence but the general would like you to see for yourself”

Magnus closed his eyes and filled his lungs with a breath of fresh air, he hated to be interrupted but maybe this was worth it.

Looking back at the lady who was still on the floor, he took three steps forward and stopped.

“Stand up and follow me to court”

“My lord?” she was not certain about what she heard, did he ask her to follow him for court? Was he going to kill her there? A lot was going on in Ayita’s mind as she tried to make meaning out of what he said but before she could even get herself, Magnus yanked her up.

“Don’t keep me waiting or I will feed your body to my dogs”

“I am sorry, my lord” her voice was laced with fear towards him and this made Magnus smirk in ecstasy. He loved when he made people scared down to their wits.

“Move”

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A group of seven boys were kneeling on the ground when Magnus sauntered into the throne room and took his seat while Ayita stood beside him, trying so hard not to show her pain and fear.

Her eyes traveled around and she saw a certain boy being held down by two of the guards and he had his eyes blindfolded which made her sigh, what kind of trouble did he get himself into again?

“Why have you summoned me?” Magnus asked In an uninterested tone.

“My lord” Manos bowed to the ground, “we your would be disciples have come to report the unfilial behavior that one amongst us have put up”

Magnus nodded as his eyes went to Aeon, he had a feeling he did something terrible this time.

“The new boy has all of us beaten up and has said blasphemous words against the god of Persia. I suggest he is punished by letting the vultures and the ravens to feed on his body while he is being roasted alive”

This was the most inhumane way for someone to die in Persia, being roasted alive and having your body chewed off by birds were considered the end of any sacrilegious human and your name would forever be erased from history.

“Unbind him” he ordered and the blindfold was thrown off of Aeon’s face but before he could say anything, his eyes went over to the lady who was sitting at the foot of Magnus’s throne and his countenance changed.

She was now a member of his harem and that was the biggest truth now but he could feel her fear, her anger and her sadness.

Even if he had not known her for long, Ayita was not a person who loved to be caged and not particularly to a man like Magnus Bane. She was scared and Aeon understood that feeling perfectly. Being near a man who saw death as a sport was extremely dangerous and nerve wracking.

“What do you have to say for yourself, lad?@ Magnus Bane's voice reached his ears and he turned away from Ayita who looked like she was about to cry.

The only thing Aeon wanted to do at that moment was take her hand and run away with her. He wanted her far away from where Magnus and his magic could cover, he wanted her to be safe and he felt bad. He was the one who put her in such a situation and he had to get her out but how? How could he do so much with so little power?

“Do not keep the lord waiting” a guard thundered and shoved his head which made Aeon fall on the ground and in the process he bruised his elbow.

“They attacked me first, my lord” he finally answered and Magnus raised an eyebrow.

“How so?”

“Manos had ordered the rest of the boys aside from Bel to attack me when I wouldn’t do what they asked me. They try to bully me and I for one would not allow anyone to bully me”

“He speaks lies, my lord” Manos immediately defended himself, “he attacked us with a knife and almost injured my hand. I think he has a knack of looking for trouble”

“So you didn’t attack him first?”

“My lord” this time Manos fell on his knees, “as a loyal disciple of the god of Persia, I would never do a thing in which you have not ordered me to do, let the twelve gods of Persia bear me witness”

He was still trying to talk when Magnus flipped his hand and Manos fell on the ground while holding onto his neck and his eyes were already bleeding.

“Who dares to lie to me again?” The Magnus thundered and everyone cowed in fear.

“Make all of them lie under the sun for a whole day and thrash them mercilessly. They shall learn the hard way”

“Yes my lord” the guard set to work but when he got to Aeon, he was ordered to let him be.

“My lord, I have found favor in your sight again” he dreaded the words that came out of his mouth but he had to pretend if he wanted to live.

“What do you think of my new concubine?” Magnus Bane asked after a while and Aeon could feel a lump form in his throat. He hated the fact that Ayita was near that evil man.

“She looks gorgeous beside you my lord” came his faked excitement, “ I can feel the happiness radiating from her.

“Do you wish to serve me until the day you die?” Magnus asked after a while and the big guy froze.