13 Ch. 13

1864 A.D. Undisclosed Location in South America

I snapped Katerina's neck again and again as we traveled back to the heart of my territory. By the time I finally allowed her to wake up, she probably had a massive headache as she took in the dreary conditions I'd set her up in. Her arms were suspended from the ceiling of a stereotypical dungeon and she was forced to either stand on her tip toes or let her arms stretch painfully.

The lovely dress she'd been wearing had been torn away to leave her wearing nothing but undergarments. She looked quite beautiful as she struggled with the chains on her wrists even with how disheveled our trip across continents and my treating her like a sack of potatoes had left her. Unfortunately for her, I'd had witches enchant those chains and no vampire below the age of seven hundred was going to be able to break free of them.

Stepping forward, my presence immediately caused her to still and turn her attentions towards me. I saw sheer terror in her eyes turn to relief as she found someone who was completely unfamiliar to her. She'd probably been expecting Klaus or Elijah or one of the dozens of other people who'd want her dead after her centuries of life.

I just smile and wait patiently for her to find her voice, and eventually she does, asking the question I was expecting from her at this point, "Who the bloody hell are you supposed to be?"

I don't answer her at first, content to step closer and circle her, studying her body from all angles. She takes that as a chance to grab hold of her chains and swing up onto them so she could launch a beautifully executed blindingly fast roundhouse kick at my head. If it had connected it might have even broke my neck, but I catch her ankle with ease and my iron grip strips her of all momentum.

She stares at me with wide eyes as I smile at her wickedly, holding her leg up in one hand and running the other hand down the length of it, fingertips ghosting over her smooth skin in an intimate way that left her shivering. I considered snapping her ankle right there, but ultimately decided against it, releasing her leg and letting her bring it back down as I continued to circle her.

Eventually I stopped in front of her and finally answered her question with another question, "Tell me, what do you know of the Master and his Disciples?"

She blinks at the seemingly unconnected tangent, but considering the position I have her in, she eventually answers, her voice full of contempt, "It's a myth. There are old vampires who claim to be disciples of a Master who created every vampire in the world. This supposed super vampire cannot be killed but he's vanished and it is said that his disciples await his return so that those loyal to him can take over the world. It's a vampire's take on a common myth found in most religions."

She pauses for a moment but I just smile, "And what makes you so sure it's not true?"

She scoffs at that, "I'm not saying there wasn't once a vampire who called himself the Master and spread lies to those he turned. He probably died centuries ago and his followers believed the crazy story and are patiently awaiting the return of a dead guy who's never coming back. I know he can't possibly have been what he is said to be, because I met the Originals. It's not one vampire, it's a family of vampires."

I nod, "I see. And how do you know they're legitimate where this Master is not?"

She frowns, "Because they can't be killed by a stake to the heart. One of them doesn't even need a daylight spell to walk in the sun. And they can compel normal vampires."

I smile and turn away from her, walking over to a table I'd prepared for this. Running my hand over the table's contents, I heard her breath hitch as she finally focused on what sat on it. Eventually I picked up a well-made wooden stake and turned back to her, "You've been incredibly helpful Katerina Petrova. Thank you."

As I walked towards her, she tried to back away, her expression turning terrified as she assumed that I was about to end her life, "Please, you don't have to do this, I can still be useful to you or whoever you work for."

She was practically rambling as I stopped in front of her, the stake resting casually in my hands. I just stared at her until she fell silent, staring back at me with slight whimpers escaping her throat every few moments. I smiled as I transferred the stake into one hand and reached into my pocket with the other to produce a key, "Do not fret Katerina, I am not going to kill you."

With ease, I undid the shackles holding her connected to the ceiling and let her fall to the floor. She immediately scrambled away from me, but we both knew that the door to this room was locked. She was trapped in here with me as I slowly approached her.

Crouching in front of her I flipped the stake around so that the hilt was held out to her. Then I told her what I would have her do, "I want you to take this stake and drive it into my heart Katerina. Kill me and take the keys from my corpse and you will be free to leave."

I had to give her points for eagerness, by the time I was saying the word 'leave' she'd flashed forward, taken the offered stake, and slammed it home into my chest. Her gaze was initially focused on the spot where she'd impaled me on the wooden stake and she was panting heavily in perceived triumph. But as nothing happened, her wide eyes slowly moved from my chest up to my smiling face.

Reaching out, I casually patted the top of her head and said, "I think we're finally getting on the same page Katerina."

She let go of the stake abruptly and once more backed away from me, almost curled into the fetal position as she put her back against the wall and her knees up against her chest, "W-who are you? W-what are you?"

I grin as I stand, pulling the stake from my chest easily and toss it to the side as I looked down at her, "My followers call me the Master my dear Katerina. But my given name is Vali. From what I understand, you met my brother Klaus when you were still a human in the last years of the 15th century. You see, he and I share a pesky little curse that can only be broken by the sacrifice of a doppleganger. Such as yourself."

These revelations seem to do a pretty good job of breaking poor little Katerina's mind as she begins hyperventilating halfway through my explanation. I could tell she wasn't going to calm down normally any time soon so with a sigh I reached down and pulled her up to her feet with a grip on the back of her neck. Locking gazes with her, I compelled her, "Calm down Katerina."

She did so immediately, the forced calm leaving her entire body relaxed. Eventually she spoke again, "Please, just kill me now. You have the Moonstone, I can't be used as the doppleganger because I turned. I know Klaus wants to torture me for running. I know you probably want to do so as well, but please I'm begging you to just kill me."

I chuckle as I release her neck and caress her face with my hands, "Ah, my dear Katerina it doesn't get to be that simple. In fact, let us lay to rest such ideas of you dying too soon right now." Initiating compulsion, I order, "You will never attempt to end your existence, by your own hands or any others."

She repeated the words back to me and I smiled, releasing her. She stepped away, still forcibly calm as she stared at me and eventually asked, "Are you going to hurt me now?"

I can't help but laugh again, "No Katerina. I'm not going to hurt you. Pain is my brother's forte wouldn't you say? I have other methods of tearing you down and building you into what I want. Come here."

She did so slowly with no compulsion on my part, stepping into my grasp of her own volition. Once more I locked gazes and compelled her, "When I touch you, you will feel only pleasure Katerina. Every sensation that you experience because of me will be amplified by a factor of ten. When I tell you to, you will climax instantly. If you are ever more than one hundred feet from me, you will feel as if the sun is burning you up. You will not remember this compulsion unless I allow you to."

I pull free and she blinks her eyes clear before immediately blushing at the way just being in my presence is now making her feel, "W-what did you just do to me?"

I don't answer with words, instead I reach up and caress her cheek with my palm. Her eyelids actually shutter as her body shivers and her legs wobble a bit, "O-oh g-gods what is that?"

I can't help but chuckle, before leaning in and kissing her roughly, exploring her mouth with my tongue and feeling as she melted against me. She'd probably have fallen to the floor from orgasm that hit her if I hadn't caught her in my arms. That didn't really help though either, and she went through a series of pleasure-induced orgasm just from bodily contact with me.

Eventually I was forced to take her from the dungeon I'd had her in and find a bed to lay her down on. She was gasping for air as she finally recovered from the contact I'd made with her body. I frowned down at her, considering things, "A factor of ten seems to have been a bit much." I couldn't help but muse aloud before leaning over her panting form and locking eyes to initiate another bout of compulsion, "Let's dial that back darling. Three times your normal sensitivity should be a bit more reasonable. You won't remember this compulsion either."

Leaning back I watched as she finally managed to fully calm down, staring up at me with more fear than I'd seen of her yet. Smiling pleasantly, I brought up a finger before her eyes before slowly bringing it down to touch her. I raised an eyebrow as she flashed off of the bed before I could touch her, slamming into the far wall to avoid me.

I made no move towards her, and a moment later she fled the room despite her current state of undress, leaving the mansion I'd brought her into and attempting to flee into the woods. Attempting was a good word for it, for as soon as she got outside of one hundred feet of me she screamed in imagined pain, falling to her knees before fleeing for the shade of the nearest tree. Unfortunately for her this took her further away from me.

Eventually she managed to flash back into range, returning to the Mansion as I walked down the stairs to greet her in the foyer. She was panting heavily, her body completely fine, but I knew she had felt as if she was burning up and that sensation still lingered. With my pleasant smile still on my face, I crooked a finger at her, beckoning for her to come to me.

She was clearly reluctant, but she came to me anyways, understanding the carrot and stick approach I was taking to this easily enough. As she got within reach of me, I pulled her into a hug and she melted into my embrace with a mixture of a relieved sigh and a light moan. I pet her hair casually as contact with my body seemed like a balm to her still burning skin.

She found her voice as she couldn't stop herself from nuzzling my neck, "Mmm, you feel so good."

I chuckle at that, before gripping her hair firmly and pulling her head back to look in her eyes, "Yes, but not unbearably anymore correct? I don't want to break you too early after all."

Her response is to look up at me shyly, batting her eyelashes, "No Master. It feels just right."

I can't help the snort that escapes me at that, grabbing her by the chin and looking into her eyes, "Tell me what's really going through your pretty little head right now."

She immediately answered truthfully, her eyes widened in suppressed horror as she did so involuntarily, "I am afraid of death and even more afraid of centuries of endless torture. I am happy to act as your willing sex slave until I can find a way to undo whatever spell you've binded me with and manage to escape you."

I grin at her words and formulate a reply, speaking slowly as I keep her eyes locked with mine, "For the next one hundred years, you will not be allowed to even try to seek a way to untie yourself from me. After that time has passed, you may begin to try. Now, how do you feel?"

She looks at me in horror even as she once again replies truthfully, breathing out a single word, "Helpless."

I grin and respond with one word as well, my voice a purr as I look down at my new toy, "Good."

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