45 _ His Slave.

Mizuki was visibly shaken from her head to her toes and color drained put of her entire being. This girl must be making a mistake. She could not be in the Hidden Palace if Dai Fang, the dreaded Devil King, that once torched an entire Kingdom to nothing but ashes and Slay a Hundred thousand men by his blade.

How could she have been brought here?! Death was a better fate than this!

The door of the dungeon was opened as the sudden light in her dark cage , blinded her. Ai Feng and the other two women arose and moved out in an orderly fashion. Mizuki made to move after them but decided otherwise. She did not know who or what was out there. Or Worse it could be him...

It was more sense to even try than not to try at all.

Mizuki groaned as she stood to her feet. Shuffling across the ground , she sprinted to the door , her dirty garments gliding across the floor as she walked.

She was almost there. The door to her freedom was just open in front of her when she felt the hairs in the back of her neck raise.

She knew it was him.

She felt him.

"And where do you think you are going ?"Came a dark voice from behind her. The door before her blasted shut , with a burst of cold hitting her skin and prickling her nerves. She wanted to speak but the words refused to come out of her mouth.

"Turn around."

Mizuki did not want to, but pushed again by a force that she could not see but definitely could feel , she began moving to face towards him and she finally beheld the Devil King himself in the flesh.

His long black hair was tied up in a ponytail, exposing his incredibly handsome features. He had two diferent colors for his eyes, red and gray .Full lips with a slight upturn making him look reserved with just a hint of devilishness. His physique was fully defined , every muscle well proportioned and solid.

He Approached her and her limbs trembled , threatening to buckle beneath her. She had no feeling left in her body and could no longer move according to her will.

Only his.

Dai Fang sensed her terror of him and relished it. It was absolutely sublime to watch another descend into such chaotic fear due to one's intimidating appearance. Circling her deliberately, he accosted her with his statement like questions.

"Did you indeed believe that you could steal from me , take my precious gems and jewels , and go scot-free?"

"I ...I do not understand what you speak of." Mizuki could only stammer in front of his disheartening presence.

From the interior of his garments, he brought out a pouch , the one she had previously taken from the Carriage.

'Those are mine!" She shouted impetuously as she reached out to swipe her belongings from him. Dai Fang grinned and released his grip on the small bag and let it crash to the floor, the heels spilling out scattering in all directions. Mizuki bent over wanting to gather the gems that were in sight, when Dai Fang took her hands roughly and flattened her , bringing her back in contact with the frigid wall. She made an effort to wiggle out of his iron grip but he only persisted, applying more force to her wrists bruising them. His face were close to hers now, his voice an angry kind of whisper.

"You truly expect me to accept that you own those jade stones , a muddled , muddy thing like you that I picked up from the middle of the forest, bleeding out almost at the brink of death and gave back life?" He scoffed.

Sudden Rage flashed through her eyes as her body tautened. "I will not have someone by the likes of you speak to me in that manner! I am Mizuki Yang, daughter of Su Yang , One of the most affluent merchants of Jade City , Betrothed to the Emperor of The Kanerria Dynasty, Huo Huang. So I demand you release me right now!"

Mizuki thought that his demeanour would change. Though not in total frightened but at least a flinch or a sign of nervousness as Huo Huang was a formidable opponent to whichever person was foolish enough to challenge. But instead interest lit up in his eyes as he ran them down her body and she felt bare in his gaze. He pressed his body against hers, bringing their lower bodies in contact and Mizuki felt Dai Fang's breath skim over her skin. She did not understand this strange emotions swirling inside of her but surmised it must be another one of his magics.

"Mizuki Yang...So you are to become Huo Huang's Empress..." Dai Fang spoke in a low tone, letting his words hang for effect as he let his smooth and skilled hand drift down towards her sacred garden and he deliberately rubbed over it.

"That means you must still be chaste."

Dai Fang was innerly elated. She is a virgin, untouched by any man and taking her Pure Yin essence would do great wonders and greatly increase his cultivation base to the 10th level Rank which was still mortal being almost on his way to reach the Spiritual Heavens and to enact his revenge.He also had the pleasure of seeing her lovely face redden in embarrassment and dishonor of what he was doing to her.

Mizuki was shocked by her own bodily reaction to his touch. It was both derogatory and infuriating, for such a man with such his tarnished reputation to have the courage to physically touch her in such a way.

Raising her hand , she struck his away leaving the Devil King momentarily stunned. "Get your filthy hands away from me, you knave! I demand to be released right now or I shall have your head!"

Dai Fang said nothing but picked up a fur coat lying on a round table nearby and heaved it over his shoulders. Instantly her hands were bound together by a strain of dark energy and she was unable to move.

"I have somewhere to be." He shot her a dark jeering look. "Do not bother to escape as it will be futile and lead to your death. Remember you are no longer Mizuki Yang , heiress to a fortune, You are now and will forever be my slave."

He took up his Sword and departed from his Palace. Mizuki was thrown back in the prison and she curled up into a little ball and wept silently.

What was going to become of her?