Hello fellow earthlings, thanks for being patient with the set-up chapter! Now things are going to get hot and heavy but is what I would say fairly vanilla. If you keep reading expect more intense themes in the next chapter and beyond.
This is fantasy, but more importantly this is non-consent so if that is a trigger for you, I suggest not reading this.
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Artemis woke in the middle of the night in a daze. Her head pounded, and it was suspiciously quiet. There were no usual sounds of the night; no owls, no crickets, just silence. When she opened her eyes, she saw she was not in her forest, but in a dark room atop a large bed. Thick layers of blankets and animal pelts warmed her delicate skin, strewn across the bed and hanging to the floor in a mess.
Artemis winced as the memories from her capture started to rush back. She groaned and tried to roll over, but realized her hands were tightly bound together over her head. A burst of panic rushed through her as she struggled to free herself. She pulled and pulled, but it was useless. Eventually she gave up and cursed out loud angrily.
There was a loud snap, and all of a sudden, candles lit up the room. The flickering of the flames danced upon the ceiling above her. Artemis frantically looked around, only to see her captor at the foot of the bed.
Remus could see a delicious hint of fear in her grey-green eyes, but only for a second. They stared intensely at each other. Remus could see the fury in her eyes, and she could see the hunger in his. "You should reconsider my offer," he said boldly.
Artemis scoffed. "You claimed you knew who I am," she said. Remus smirked. "Yes, you are to be mine," he replied playfully. But that only angered Artemis further. She struggled against the bindings tied around her wrists, one last attempt to free herself, but there was no use.
"I am the hunter. I am the protector. And I will never be touched or a slave to any man until the day I die. That is my oath, it literally is my entire existence. And someone like you isn't going to change that," she said bravely. Remus laughed. "Someone like me? Please elaborate."
Artemis's eyes, which had been burning with fire and rage, now narrowed at him in an icy stare. "I know who you are." Remus raised an eyebrow, listening intently. "You think I don't know everything that roams this forest? Then you must be more stupid than I thought."
Remus felt slightly annoyed, he did not appreciate being mocked. No one insulted him and survived. "You're a fallen god, "She continued. "You don't care about anything but yourself. Well I do, so let me go, and get out of my way." Now Remus was a little more than annoyed.
He tugged at one of the furs underneath her. "Well, see, that's the problem because I plan on staying in your way." He got up on the bed, crawling over her slowly. "So-called Goddess of hunting, I hunted you. And I successfully caught you." Artemis's eye twitched, her pride hurt.
He made his way until he was completely top of her. Artemis was starting to get scared. She tried to compose herself, appear strong and resilient, but her breath was quickening. It took all of her might to keep herself from shaking.
Remus leaned down to her, close enough for her to feel his warm breath on her flushed cheeks. "Your new eternal oath is to me. This forest is mine, and so are you. You will be my hunter, my warrior; you will serve me and only me. You will be next to me until the end of time, as mine."
Artemis whimpered as Remus took hold of the neck of her tunic and tore it down the middle. "Stop, please!" she cried out, but that just made him more excited. He ripped the fabric until her petite body was completely exposed.
Remus raised his wrist to his mouth. He bit down, his razor-sharp canines pierced the skin, releasing a steady stream of blood. Artemis's fear was now clearly evident. He was just about twice her size and twice as strong. She now fully realized how helpless she was.
"Good girl," he said, pleased with her defeated body trapped underneath him. He took his thumb and started to use his own blood to draw out various symbols on her body.
Artemis whimpered, clamping her eyelids shut, refusing to look at him. He muttered words of a dead language that had had been lost for thousands of years, smearing the images with his warm blood carefully and meticulously across her entire body. His muttering practically drove her to insanity.