Conrad Baldrin turned in his royal bedroom, which was now transformed into a comfortable, temporary prison. The palace was no longer his and he had only a short time left to live. If "The Empress of The World" decided your reign was over, it was over.
Syrandia Arlen was a sorceress. The dark sorceress. That would not be so special alone. There were many mystics and spell-casters in Astralghan, male and female alike. But what was making this woman unique was the amount of the gift she got. Arlen's power and knowledge was beyond anything a simple man could fathom. So great some even tended to believe she might be a goddess. Especially because... the witch literally demanded her worshipping.
With magic capable of wiping the entire cities, conjure thousands of nether beasts serving her will or the ability to keep some kind of permanent and utterly non-penetrable force-fields around her or anyone's else fragile body, there was simply no way to defeat... or at least murder her. Syrandia was the one-woman army, the law, the arbiter, and the final decision. And what was the worst... she loved to abuse the privilege. Kings and Queens could struggle for influence and territories, wage wars or settle their political feuds but if "The Empress of Them All" decided to enter the conflict... They had to submit and obey.
And now, this woman of might was standing right in front of him. The king, who attempted to defy her will and disobey what she had requested. An unforgivable crime. Not that his revolt gave her too many headaches. Baldrin's naive attempt to become an independent monarch despite the desperate pleas of his advisors to not provoke "The Goddess" showed him quickly how foolish this move was. And - unfortunately - that the legends surrounding this woman were - in fact - in no way exaggerated.
Casting several spells of mass destruction, Syrandia did not even bother to summon any extra demon-warriors to aid her. She simply razed all forts, city walls and defenses standing in her way to the ground, totally obliterating his remaining armies and turned the unlucky survivors into her mindless husks, animated by black magic. With them at her command now, she marched straight to the main palace, completely alone and accompanied only by few servants caring for her daily needs.
The sorceress was invincible, he now believed it. But it was too late. The deed happened and he... was of course a dead man. Syrandia never forgave any insubordination and there was hardly any hope for him after what he did. Or at attempted to do.
But - he kept repeating to himself - at least I had tried, no matter how futile it was. The centuries lasting tyranny of this wicked bitch eroded the courage of all who encountered her and what was the worst - it did not seem to end anytime soon. Thanks to her spells, Arlen aged minimally and even though she was now nearly half a millennium year old, her body looked fresh and no more than mid-thirties, perhaps even less. Mature... yes. But still young and very beautiful.
Conrad eyed the small figure, surprised how subtle and harmless she looked. Despite standing in strapped high-heels where her black-painted toenails attracted the fetishism of every man whenever they slipped out of the bottom of that long and also black robe, she wasn't very tall, barely reaching an average height of a female.
Her body was very curvy and in fact, a truly spiteful observer could call her nearly overweight but that would be a false claim. She was right in the limit, especially due to her perfect proportions. The sorceress had wide, voluptuous hips and a wonderfully shaped, big and firm bosom, shamelessly offered for adoration in her daring neckline. The busty chest and wide buttocks, almost asking for spanking, did not ruin her slim and sexy waist, giving the whole figure an incredibly feminine and sensual - "hourglass" look.
Arousing... but not cute.
Syrandia's skin was rather dark, olive to light brown, hinting that she comes from southern deserts. What was not too surprising considering the most powerful spellcasters were born there, in tribes living along the ancient ruins of now long forgotten civilizations. Some of them later travelled north as that was where the current great kingdoms thrived.
This alone was making her quite exotic here of course, but definitely in a very "alluring" way. Her tan fitted those beautiful, raven locks she left so arrogantly loose, so they were falling in wild waves across her shoulders and back, reaching almost the middle of it.
The witch's eyes were mysteriously green with a slight yellow tint in in her irises. The color of snakes and "the danger itself". What was further emphasized by the woman's aggressive, dark makeup, which was heavy, both around and at her eyelids. The lips, which were full and sensual used the same color and - unsurprisingly - the enchantress' fingernails were also black, long and sharp, but perfectly shaped, fitting her small toes and the rest overall.
"The Goddess", as some sycophants called her, looked at the defeated king and frowned.
"On your knees!" she pronounced quietly but dangerously, skipping any introduction formalities. Her voice was arrogant and authoritative but also quite soft and very feminine.
Baldrin gave the vixen a scornful glare.
"In your dreams, bitch!" he snapped defiantly. "I know what awaits me!"
Arlen tilted her head and hissed a spell. One would not even realize something had changed but in the next moment Conrad was lifted in the air and smashed against the wall, driven by an unseen force. Then the magic blasted him there over and over, almost cracking some bricks behind him, all by his own, poor back! She let the spell active for some time until she finally released it, dropping the now screaming in pain monarch to the floor.
"I think you didn't get it... yet," snarled the sorceress ominously and stepped closer, putting her shoe forward and placing the entrapped little black toes just an inch away from the punished ruler's nose, kicking it slightly.