Cast of Characters
Main Characters
Kyle Unmei:
Half-Japanese/Half-Kurdish college student that awoke Aaliyah and inherited her mission to free the Djinn. Wielder of Earthbones, a magical katana given to him by Aaliyah.
Aaliyah:
A Djinn of the Jann Tribe sent to marry the mortal who would set the Djinn free. Kyle's first wife.
Fatima:
Kyle's little sister and second wife. Wielder of Fireheart, a magical yari (spear).
Christy:
Kyle's third wife. They were dating when he released Aaliyah. Unbeknownst to Kyle, she was a member of a coven of witches that are hunting for Aaliyah. After betraying Aaliyah to her coven, Christy has found redemption from the goddess Ishtar.
Fumi:
Kyle's girlfriend who just moved to the States from Japan. She is a type of succubus who if she has vaginal intercourse with men, she kills them. She traveled to Japan to break her curse so she can be with Kyle, losing her sight to as payment.
Britney:
Kyle's best friend and a hermaphroditic Rakshasa. She has sworn to protect him. She has dominated and taken Phillipa as her mate.
Concubines
Chyna:
Kyle's first concubine and classmate. A spell was cast on Kyle and Chyna, forcing them into a Master/Sex Slave relationship by Ms. Franklin.
Shannon:
Chyna's widowed mother. Kyle took her as a concubine.
Alexina:
Another classmate of Kyle's and the first submissive woman he dominated thanks to a wish. He can recognize a submissive woman by a pale-pink aura about them.
Carla:
An auburn haired coed Kyle claimed in gym.
Ann:
Fatima's friend turned concubine.
Kayleah:
Fatima's former bully, now her concubine.
Toni:
A cheerleader concubine of Kyle's.
Ms. Capello:
Kyle's young English professor and concubine.
Teleisia:
Aaliyah's African-American concubine.
Lois:
Kyle's Native American, lesbian concubine.
Mindy:
Kyle's nurse concubine.
Phillipa (Jade):
Half-Korean, former member of the coven. After being dominated, she is now Britney's mate.
Sable (Tourmaline)
: Member of the coven and Christy's sorority sister. Her ambush of Christy went wrong and Sable took a hit from a Love Elemental. Now she is Christy's devoted concubine.
Enemies
Zaritha:
An sent by Rashid to kill Aaliyah. Instead, she kidnapped Aaliyah to the Unseen Realm.
Sultan Rashid ibn al-Marid:
Despotic ruler of the Unseen Realms. Has held onto the Sultanate far longer than he should have.
Makerah:
An Unbound Marid that serves Rashid.
Aljihm:
An Unbound Ifrit that serves Rashid.
Aalizunah:
An Unbound Si'lat that serves Rashid.
Jowah:
An Unbound Ghul that serves Rashid.
Khiana:
An Unbound Ghul that Serves Rashid.
Hecate:
Dark goddess served by Ms. Franklin and Burke.
Other Characters
Faiza:
Kyle and Fatima's mother. Killed by Burke, her soul swallowed by a raven under Hecate's control.
Ishtar:
Goddess of Fertility and Magic. Christy serves this goddess now.
Sheikh Umar ibn al-Jann:
Aaliyah's father, ruler of the Jann tribe of the Djinn.
Kalsom binti Abdullah:
An old Jann woman that made the Kalsomid Prophecy, setting into motion Aaliyah's sleep in the lamp.
The Genie's Seduction
Thursday, January 28th -- Majlis al-Jinn, Oman
Kyle watched the Marid Sarai, a gorgeous woman moving with grace, dance in the center of the cavernous cave, her limbs flowing like water. Sarai, despite being the daughter of the Sultan Rashid, was opening the way for Kyle and his women to enter the Unseen Realm. He was going to rescue Aaliyah, defeat Rashid, and claim the Sultanate. His mother was dead and the police hunted him.
There was nothing left for him in the real world.
The Marid's dance was fluid, her lithe curves shifting beneath her blue silk. Water trailed from her fingers, falling all about her and wetting the rough, brown cavern floor in a circle. The power humming in the air interacted with his aura. He gripped Earthbones in his hand, his katana flashing gold like it was reflecting unseen light.
"Be ready!" Shannon shouted to the concubines.
His harem encircled Kyle and his wives. They had all been enhanced by Christy's magic, made faster, stronger, and more lethal. They were his protectors as well as his lovers. They wanted to fight with Kyle for their future. Part of him didn't want any of his women to fight, but Britney had convinced him last week after Fatima's coma.
They all loved Aaliyah, and they had as much right to fight for her as Kyle did.
Fumi had a green arrow knocked, ready to draw back her bow, her white eyes flicking around. She could still see thanks to the power of her bow, Windfeather. Fatima danced on the balls of her feet, Fireheart burning in her hands. Christy gripped her black staff, and Kyle knew she was ready to cast spells, Sable and Phillipa at her side to aid her. Britney was crouched low, her hair bristling, and black stripes had grown on her face. She was ready to fight and plunge Waterclaw into their enemies.
Water fountained around the Marid, rising up in a column of pure blue before crashing into the high roof of the cave. Warm water rained down on them. The air was distorted where the column had risen, writhing like heat waves dancing over a fire, and then, daylight flooded through. A verdant oasis appeared through the distortion, crystal water beside green bushes and palm trees.
"Spread out when you're through," Shannon shouted and leaped through the opening. She had covered twenty feet from a standing jump, landing lightly on the sand before the oasis spring, darting to the right. The other concubines, all moving with a grace that no human woman could attain, flooded through after her.
Britney was next after the concubines, Kyle racing behind her. He reached the distortion, pushing through a thin membrane between realities. It resisted, like he was popping a cherry, and then he was standing upon the sand of another dimension. The sky above was dark-blue. A hot breeze blew through the greenery. Yellow dunes rose up beyond the oasis, and the wind carried the scent of dry dust.
Christy and the witches were the last to step through. Already the concubines had formed a perimeter around Kyle, while Britney led Chyna and Alexina on a sweep of the oasis, racing around the water's edge.
"What now?" Fumi asked as the distortion they had passed through wavered and vanished.
"Do you sense any people here?" Kyle asked her. Her windsight was harder to fool than normal sight.
"Just our family," she answered.
"Why didn't we ask for directions from Sarai?" Fatima moaned as she looked about.
"Sahabah is to the south," Sarai's voice echoed through the wind. "It lies at the heart of the five tribes. You stand in the land of the Jann. I could have opened the portal to the other five tribes, but I think you will find your wife's family the friendliest to your cause."
"Thanks," Kyle said, looking around, wondering where her voice had come from.