29 Chapter 29: 5 days before

Deep in the catacombs of the underground city; where master's new personal bed chambers lay; I shuddered at the cold smile master wore on his abnormally pale face. I had brought him new and skilled slaves like he requested but he didn't look pleased at all.

"Master are these woman not to your liking?" I kneeled before him in unease and confusion.

"You really are an idiot." I could feel his gaze drill into my skin and I dared not look up; Suddenly I was grabbed by the hair and pulled to my feet. He turned me to face the scared, frail, and dirty looking bunch of woman who were now huddling together for safety.

"You really see nothing wrong here?" I looked on desperate to find an answer but nothing came to mind.

"I'm sorry master! Your intellect is to vast for this servant too comprehend!"

I screamed out. I felt his grip tighten before he tossed me to the ground. I held my head in pain; and looked over at the trembling woman.

"Wait there you'll receive due punishment once I'm done." He wasted no time. He grabbed the closest female; and ripped her slave garments off. She screamed as the other woman scattered uselessly; There was no exist to be found unless master wanted you to find it.

She fought pitifully until she made the fatal mistake of looking master in the eyes. Captured in his red gaze she stood stone still; he kissed down her chest until he came to the space just below her left plump breast. I felt envious immediately; he was being so delicate with her which he had never done with me...

He placed a kiss and sucked on the flesh beneath her breast; then bit into her skin right where he left the hickey. She moaned as he did so her back arching. But didn't vampire bites hurt?

I could see the smirk on his face as he released her; She looked up at him willing and ready. Didn't it take a night to have any effect on the mind?

" Strange one... are you a masochist?" The girl blushed; her light pink skin was flushed. She twirled her short blond hair shyly.

"I um.." she replied and my master gave a haunting and amused laugh.

He turned from her and captured his next victim; he bit them each in different places. One behind the ear, another underneath her right breast, and the last was the small space between the vagina and the upper thigh.

I wasn't sure if I was happy to be the only one who was bitten on the neck. I was somewhat envious of how gentle he was to them up until their violent reactions to his bite. He wore a twisted grin and said.

"Now puppets you will all stay here for the time being. Remember any wrong moves and I'll have your head on a pike." He then turned his frightening smile to me.

"Now then let's get you ready for your punishment." He said it as he held out a hand to me; I slowly took it and he brought me to my feet. the next thing I knew we were in my chambers again.

"redress." He commanded. I looked at my bed to find a new shinny red dress. Wasn't I to be punished?

I could see him shift impatiently when I chanced a glance in his direction so I put it on; I wore the dress well. It showed off my curves and breast by design.

"Perfect. It is almost as brilliant as your hair."

I wanted to ask what was going on but I knew better. He was a man of action not words; I would know soon enough.

He took my hand again and once more I found myself in a new place. we were back in the catacombs but the interior was vastly different; it was decorated to look like the inside of a high scale restaurant.

He lead me over to the only table and sat me into the chair; He then sat opposite me. The table was nicely decorated with candles and lidded plates. I felt happy but all this didn't match what Master said.

" You must be so confused." He laughed sardonically. "Originally I had planned to reward you for your efforts and hard work. But you failed me Gail." The twisted smile he wore was gone replaced by a stoic mask.

Suddenly one of the lids were lifted by an armored knight. Where did he come from?! The bowl beneath the lid was filled with sand; a single spoon was shoveled in place. I looked up at Master who nodded quietly; and watched me coldly. He really wanted me to eat sand! I would have rather had physical punishment!

"You're not going to waste your food are you." He said it causally as if commenting on the weather. I looked back down at the bowl and took the spoon in hand. The grains of sand shifted and fell; I closed my eyes tightly as I brought it to my mouth. I didn't want to do this; Why was I being punished? I opened my eyes and dropped the full spoon, shakily.

" You're not gonna eat it on your own then?" He got up and slowly strutted toward me.

"Why am I being punished?" I said tears pouring from my eyes. Master was mad at me and I didn't even know why!

He picked up the bowl with an unamused sigh. " you obviously don't know an information leak when you see one." At that I looked up at master just in time for master to force my mouth open and begin pouring sand into my mouth. I was to scared to move as the salty, dry grains rolled down my increasingly dry throat. I refused to breathe to scared it could enter my lunges; It began to hurt as I felt the weight of it build up in my stomach until finally the sand was all gone and my throat felt raw.

I shivered with disgust at the taste; the bumpy, clumping grains that remained in my mouth I wanted so badly to spit them out. But I didn't dare; not in front of master.

" I asked you to bring me skilled servants; but somehow I found a noble dressed up in slave garments."

A noble?! But how? We were the one stealing nobles so...how could there be one we didn't know about?

" Hmm still haven't figured it out? One girl's nails appeared to be recently manicured, her hair was clean and even her garments were in better condition. The little dirt she had on her face looked like it was put there." He had captured all that with a single glance? I shifted my heavy body and shakily looked up at him.

" Some one wants to keep in eye on us, and someone else is leaking information. Your incompetence could have ruined everything!" He smiled then and said sweetly while lifting another lid.

" You must be parched." There on the plate stood a tall glass of light green liquid. It was poison! He wanted me dead?!

"Master please give me another chance! I'll do better I promise!" I had made such a huge blunder. I let a spy in and information was leaked for an unknown amount of time. No wonder master was upset. If it was me I would have killed the person for treason!

" Fine I'll give you another chance. Drink this poison; if you survive I'll let you live but your soul will belong to me. If you die well..." he let out a chuckle.

"Your corpse will be sent to the bottom of the sea. I can't have people knowing you're dead." That's right I was just his scapegoat; I looked at the ground defeated.

He handed me the glass with a wicked smirk.

" Whatever the result; I look forward to seeing your resolve." He stood up again and watched as I downed the foul substance. I dropped the glass as pain coursed through my veins. I wanted to scream but my throat was still sore ; I felt hot all over. I fell to and I laid on the ground scratching at the floor, writhing my body about; trying to ease the pain. But the movements only made it worse as the sand rolled and tossed in my stomach leaving me nauseous. In the end I could only cry as a felt my body dying.

" Hmpf. I expected more from you than this." After that master left. I watched helplessly as he existed, I was unable to plead any longer. I just wanted a chance to fix this; to prove I could be useful! Master please don't leave me.

Every time from my parents, sword teacher, and even my master; I have always fallen short. This once just this once... I passed out.

Somewhere else in the catacombs..

I made my way to my room full of anger. That doltish bitch is lucky she is still useful; The poison I gave her was diluted. If she was smarter she would have noticed the slight transparency. Luckily I have an idea of where the information leak is coming from, I just need that slave to comply and I can begin to fix this mess.

"Good evening ladies." I said after swapping places with the familiar I placed in here; They all gasped in fear. Heh if only I had time for fun; I went over to my closed coffin and sat on top of it. I had very little furniture since I preferred to be outside when awake. I scanned the girls until my eyes landed on the spy.

I saw her shiver and my smile widened.

The easiest thing to do would be to wait until her mind is broken by my [vampire's kiss] ability; However let's not excuse the fun of torture. Perhaps there is another faster, more fun way to do this.. I smiled mischievously as I took my shirt off. I could feel every eye in the room lock onto my chest in an instant. If there was a virgin here it would be problematic since I'm still hungry; There was no guarantee I would stop before killing them.

"If you're a virgin you should say it now or forever hold your peace."