None of this had any effect on the old man....He remained frozen, corpse like. For a while, it seemed like all hope was lost. Gone....
"Can...you forgive...? Can you forgive me? I swear....God, I swear I tried everything I could to save you...to stop D.....I....please....I'm sorry," Alex cried, and tears began falling from the old man's eyes, and fell onto the ground, mixing with his blood. "Please....I tried my best to save you....Forgive me.....Please...?"
"Of course!" Tiff cried, hugging him almost to tightly. "We forgive you master.." Lillia said sadly, holding him more gently. Suddenly Neko began to glow and grow once more. She now looked almost seventeen, with flowing golden hair that reached past her feet, a beautiful large wings. She wrapped Alex in a loving embrace and began to...sing. Her voice rang clear and pure in both the mind and body, and she sang an otherwordly melody for him, one of forgiveness and love as her wings incircled them all. The tattoo glowed hot against her skin, she had transformed ahead of time, doing so simply so that she could sing for her master, to show him her love, forcing her own evolution forward.
D suddenly appeared in the room, and he looked at the withered old man and the slaves. "Time's up. You all die now," he said as a ball of fire formed in his hand. He threw it at the group, and death seemed imminent.
Death is exactly what would have taken place, had Alex not suddenly rise up to block the blast with his own two hands. The withered old man looked up at D, before slowly turning his head to his girls. "Thank....you...." his voice strained, before he suddenly bolted forward, and launched a bolt of electricity into the real Master of Magic's chest. "I...refuse!"
"....?"
"I refuse....to die! To...give up! To....let their deaths....go....un....AVENGED!" he roared as the old skin began to glow gold. A loud crack was heard, and before anyone could do anything, the old withered Alex exploded in a golden light. A light of love, and of true, holy magic.
When the light died down,
Alex stood before all. As the true, Master of Magic.
"I refuse! I refuse death! I refuse to let go! I refuse to give up!" he declared, his energy surrounding him.
"...You have done it....Congratulations, Alexander....You are truly, the Master of Magic!" D announced, clapping his hands together.
The golden form of their Master stood in shock of what D said, and he looked down, at his own two hands. He slowly turned his neck, and saw his girls.
"..." Words did not need to be said. He ran to them, and suddenly embraced each of them into a hug. Not for the fact that he was Master of Magic. But of the fact they were together, alive and well...
All the girls hugged back, though Neko did so much more weakly than the others. The muse was an exceptionally frail angel, and she had pushed herself so hard just to sing for him. Her energy was spent, and slowly she began to shrink back to what she once was. "Paba..." She said softly in his arms as she closed her eyes. More tears stained his robe, and the embrace lasted quite a long time. All the girls were tired from the life threatening ordeal, and ready collapse, having seen their lives flash before their eyes and having seen their master nearly die.
"I love you all, so much," he whispered, and kissed each of them, before moving his hands. A large bed appeared in the room, and he led all the girls to it. He knew poor Neko needed rest, and he would allow her rest, but he looked at Lillia and Tiff. He wanted to know if they were interested in some fun, and the smile on his face told them what he wanted, though only if they were in a fit enough shape.
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To those that were truly fit to be free, Hoods would create an orb around each of them, and privately ask each where they wanted to be dropped off. He also cast a spell, causing a small fortune of gold to appear in their hands, enough for them to perhaps find a suitable home. Once they were ready, the orbs the girls were in floated into the air, and left to drop them off at their preferred location. He then looked at the remaining slaves, and told them not to worry about the leaving ones, though he did want to know what reaction they would have....
Tiff snuggled into his chest, telling him she was here for him for whatever purpose he wanted, and Lillia, ever the good slave, nodded and agreed to whatever he wished. There hearts were racing, sure, but they were still fresh from rest and all but little Neko could continue to do as they pleased.
Meanwhile, Melody and Sarah sat in the library. Poor Melody had not even been paid attention to, and was just getting worse and worse. Like many of the slaves, she was dead afraid of Arkurus, and completely subdued and trained. Certain, painful death awaited her, and she knew it would come eventually, and with no help or attention or even comforting words, the poor sun elf was slowly driving herself insane with worry and fear. She was curled up, biting her lip with her eyes closed, her body trembling as she lost all hope. Nothing she said would grant her forgiveness...
Sarah was also worried, but for Alex and the others and not for herself. She knew not what the last test was but knew it would be horrible and hoped that they would be alright....
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Many of the slaves were frightened and trembling. They were going to be punished, at least this was what they thought, and most were begging to be let back into the mansion to work, so that maybe they could escape their master's fury. Some were begging to be let out, wanting to escape and rejoin whatever life they had had before, but alas they were to weak or otherwise unsuitable for the real world.
D soon reentered the room and he pointed at Sarah. "Go. You'll find his door with blood on it....The Master of Magic wants to speak with you." After Sarah left, D walked over to Melody and crouched down in front of her.
He had searched his student's mind prior to their leave to fight Arkurus, and already knew her name. "Melody...My name is Ibliss Lucifer, and I....I am Arkurus' brother. I want you to know, that you are not in trouble. You will not be punished. Please, take my hand, and we will sort out all of this..." he whispered, and if Melody did not take it, he would take her hand himself, and the two would teleport to outside his brother's mansion.
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Suddenly Alex began to glow, and three golden orbs floated out of his body and moved behind the girls. Suddenly the orbs exploded, and turned into three perfect copies of their master. "I'm still me girls, don't worry," the original said, sitting before them. The four clones' clothes soon vanished, and each Alex began to gently pet the girls, two clones for each girl.
"I love you both," the real Alex said, first French kissing Tiff, and then doing the same to Lillia, with just as much love and passion.
Melody looked up timidly at D for a few moments before reaching out with a small, trembling hand. "Please master...I only wish to serve." She begged softly. She gasped then as they appeared outside the mansion, and the sun elf slave was filled with both relief and horror. At least now she could return home and incur no further punishment...But then again that also meant she would receive whatever punishment she had earned already. Her grip tightened in D's hand, and she did not know what to do exactly.
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Tiff and Lillia moaned softly as their bodies were touched and stroked by the four clones. Lillia was naked, as she always seemed to be since Alex did not allow her clothes, and Tiff wore only the red gown Arkurus had given her. Tiff moaned gently into her kiss as Alex's lips locked onto hers and kissed back timidly. Lillia did the same and trembled a little as her bare flesh was touched and stimulated.
Then the door opened and Sarah walked in, blushing at what she saw, and trying to be as quiet as a mouse. She wore only a loose robe, like a night gown, and her body lay just beneath and she knew this. "Y-You wanted to see me master?"
D held Melody's hand and looked her over. She was quite the looker...Nice, big tits, a big sexy ass. Maybe he would keep her around personally for himself. He looked one look at Hoods, and the two had a silent conversation with one another before the man began yelling drawing the slaves' attention. "Listen up, all of you! Your master is dead. Arkurus is dead. He...is...dead! He will not return, he will not punish you! HE IS DEAD. I was Arkurus' brother, and I, along with Alex who some of you may already know, now own this mansion! To those of you who want to leave, know this. If you haven't been allowed to leave yet, chances are you aren't any time soon!" he declared. He then spied their collars, and made a mental note to exam them. Perhaps he could learn to break control over them...
Hoods was already ahead D, floating over to one of the girls. A blue light shot out of him and went up and down, and then left to right, examining the magic sealing collars Arkurus had put on his girls.
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"We're celebrating. I am now Master of Masgic, Sarah," a voice said, and the young elf would find two more clones of Alex, both naked, behind her. "Want to join in? I won't force you...."
As the clones talked to Sarah, the original and three other clones had already started undressing Tiff. "I love you both so much," Alex said as he and his clones gently moved the two naked Dark Elves, and then pushed them forward, wanting to see the girls kiss one another.
((Hey Maero...What ever happened to Mai, Mike, and the others?))
The magic of the collars was potent and nearly eternal, but could be undone...though not easily and not without cost. And none of the girls would ever practice magic of any kind, the damage done to them was far to great for it.
The crowed of elves had a mixed reaction. Some fell to their knees before their new master immediately, others began to cry or demand release, and other still insisted that their master was still alive, and that D could not possibly be his brother since he looked human. But the fact was this, with Arkurus gone, the power over the collars fell to Alex and anyone else Alex deemed worthy, and with this power their control would be absolute, not matter the opinion of the slaves.
Melody was shaking slightly, unsure what to do as she stood next to her new master. She regained her composure after a moments hesitation and fell to her knees and prostrated herself before D. "I-Im sorry master! I did not realize that...that you were the new master." She said softly, still trembling a little. She had broken so many rules, hesitation to act on behalf of the master, hesitation to follow orders, to maintain correct composure, even temporary eye contact! Poor Melody thought herself doomed a second time, and remained on the ground, hoping for mercy that Arkurus never showed her.
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Sarah blushed hard and stuttered for a moment...but did not resist any advances made towards her. "B-But I thought you already were the master of magic...I mean...it was your title." she said weakly, not knowing which Alex to address.
At the same time she was blushing hard at the sight of the two naked Dark elves before her, who, at the coaxing of their master, had embraced and began to kiss and press their beautiful, taught, young bodies together. Tiff was subordinate to Lillia, who had more experience, and so her hands wandered the other girl's back sensually as she kissed her lips while Lillia's hands found their way to Tiff's gorgeous ass and began to squeeze and massage.
(Post the last post again and I will restart that arc again)