THE CONCUBINE WARRIOR
Venus was living comfortably in her new world as the daughter of the noble chieftain. Her world was turned upside down when the King of Wolves announced his intention to abdicate and retire in favor of his heir and only child, the Crown Prince. During the coronation, the king desired to give his son, the new king, women from various noble houses as concubines. Their Chief Scout had received the letter, which her father was now reading. She didn't want to be a concubine to the king. But she was aware that her father was the king's liege, and that he would obey the king's command. Hundreds of beautiful women paraded in front of the new king to be chosen as the high rank concubines. She tried her hardest to appear mediocre and kept her appearance simple yet modest. But, to her dismay, the decision had already been made based on family influence rather than their abilities, intelligence, or even beauty. Her father was the most powerful chieftain of the north, and she was chosen as one of the king's five high ranking concubines. Venus was uninterested in carrying out her responsibilities as one of the king's wives. She will go to any length to avoid the king. She intended to return to her world, the future, but how would she do so? The link between her current world and her original world had already been severed. In her world, she was a pure blood wolf and the best wolf huntress, but here, she's a second rate wolfless among the the wolves. The new king discovers her and realizes she is his mate, but the king has already made the evil witch from the East his queen. She set her up and was exiled to the Northern gate, where the undead wolves attacked the border. The border situation deteriorated, and the king paid a visit to his troops. He came across his exiled wife fighting the enemies and was applauded by all of his warriors. But when the king rejected and exiled her, the love she felt for him turned into hatred and the mate's bond vanished. Venus despised the king for the injustice she had experienced. What will become of them. What if her secret was discovered? That she was altered, with the witch and wolf's genes engineered and interlaced with the brain computer and implanted in her brain. The agency that created her became terrified of the most advanced weapon they had created throughout wolf and human history, which they had embedded in her. They decided to get rid of her. She escaped and entered this wolf's primitive parallel world full of magic.
Royal Records
"What do you mean by public marriage consummation? Are you saying...?" Incredulous, she asked of Lilet.
"What you're thinking is correct. Knowing the king's affection for you, the queen desired to make the consummation of your marriage public. A ceremonial bedding which is a tradition for royalties. Your first union must be witnessed by four lords, ten nobles, the royal healer, the royal secretary, the palace headmaster, and the palace headmistress. They will see you mating in order to strengthen the future heir if you conceive."
"I'll not do such a humiliating act in front of so many people. I'm not an exhibitionist! I can't believe people here are perverts!," She objected angrily.
"There's a curtain to keep you and the king hidden from the audience," Lilet explained.
"However, they can still hear us!" she yelled. I now regretted not following your advice about exploring my sensuality. I should have done it a long time ago, and therefore now I have some experience and expect to do well."
"Thank goodness you didn't take my advice. When you mate with the king, you must be a virgin. Your purity will eliminate any future doubts about the heir's veracity."
"I am not surprised if they even play music while we did it and the witnesses will be playing joke on us," she said sarcastically. But when Lilet didn't say a word, what she said really was happening in the absurd bedding ritual. She made a deep sigh.
Why would the queen suggest that act if she knew the child I would bear would be a threat to her throne? She questioned herself aloud.
"Because my dear, the queen assumed that the king had already mated with you. The king agreed because he knew you were still have no experience of mating when you told him you hadn't had a boyfriend since birth. He was eager to perform an initiation and make you the mother of his heir."
"I don't know if I could take this world's absurd culture," she sighed, frustrated. The queen is making my life hell," she continued.
"Unknowingly, she's paving the way for your bright future, dear. The queen is not authorized to perform public consummation. She mated with the king and several other men. If she conceives with the king's child, her child will be scrutinized once the king makes the child an heir."
Venus looked at Lilet, puzzled, as she realized why the queen had put her in such a humiliating situation. "The queen wanted to completely humiliate me," she concluded. "I'm not sure if I'm ready for a child. Am I capable of reproducing? I'm an altered, remember? No one in my colleagues was able to reproduce. I'm sure I'll fail the king," she said.
"Yes, she didn't know you are still a virgin, but knowing the queen, she'll do everything she can to make sure you will be ruined when the public consummation comes. I already checked your reproductive health, and you are capable of reproducing.
Other altered wolves are not as perfect as you, sweet." Lilet said. "It takes two days for the four lords, including your father, to arrive. Before that day, the queen may cause you harm. We must exercise extreme caution," Lilet stated.
"What if me and the queen conceive? What will become of my child?" she inquired.
"Your child would be the best qualified to become an heir but if the king wanted the queen's child, he needs to use his power and influence to bring his heir into power. People in this world valued the rule of law above all else. The king itself is a son of a virgin concubine not the queen, but the queen having no child, adored him dearly"
"What about the king's siblings?" she asked.
"The king is the only child, and the former king had no children from his other concubines," Lilet explained. That's a shame, because the pressure of having an heir was now on the new king's shoulders. It means that the ceremonial bedding is only for the virgin bride, whom the king chose to be his heir's mother. Why her? She can't answer that, only the king.
The headmistress brought her clothes for tonight's feast with the guests.
"Your Highness, the king has requested that you accompany her in his royal chair, during the feast" she said as she bowed and walked away. She frowned, the head mistress was acting strange like she didn't want her to ask anything as she left in a hurry after she relayed the message.
"According to Royal Records..." Lilet went on.
"Wait!
Have you read the Royal Records? But that was illegal; no one can see it except the king and the crown heir of the appropriate age," she exclaimed.
"I was programmed to look after your welfare and safety, and going through prohibited records was nothing new to me, remember?" Lilet said as she went on. Well... they went through confidential police and national security records many times before in her world.
"The king, who was a young prince at the time, was infatuated to a beautiful noble girl. She was the South East Lord's sister, a beautiful exotic woman. Through her, the king met the queen. By then, the king had declared a public consummation, but the girl had declined. When the king learned that his favorite was no longer innocent, he was devastated. They maintained their relationship, but the king grew tired of her. He approached her friend, and they began their relationship. The girl became depressed and committed suicide."
"The reason her brother became ruthless," Lilet added. He raped and murdered many southern women. The queen was despised by the South East lord's younger brother. He suspected that the queen was to blame for the king's cold treatment of his former lover."
"Huh!" scoffed Lilet. It was always a woman's fault in our world and in this world, when in fact it is those bastards who are to blame for the chauvinist behavior. They're swine!" she muttered angrily.
Lilet ignored her remarks and took the glittering gown brought by the headmistress for the feast. "Don't touch it," Lilet said as tried to touch it but the the tiny clothes vanished and reappeared after a few moments. "The robot cleaner cleaned it because the clothes were contaminated with a poisonous substance that will itch your skin and cause blotches later on. It has passed our security screening and is now safe to wear.
When she saw how revealing the silvery dress was, she groaned and took the clothes. The clothes were like skimpy swimwear, with only her nipples covered and the rest bare.The lower section was like a high waist thong that only covered her private parts in the center. Despite the fact that the outfit was paired with a glittery silver see-through cape. She resembles a striptease. Her silver knee-length boots added a sexy touch to the look.
"I'm not going to wear that damn thing!" She stated vehemently. "We can pretend to be sick again," she suggested.
"You certainly can do it but the king was unaware of this hideous outfit because the queen was in charge of the wives' needs. Just bear it for a few moments, and knowing the king's possessiveness, he'll drag you away from your audience's gaze.
"Given that you've already scanned the Royal Records. Can you tell me about ianother time when something similar happened?" she inquired.
"Yes, the king chose one of his concubines and announced a public consummation, but during the feast, one of the lords took her as the queen forced her to wear revealing clothing."
"What?" She exclaimed in disbelief. "What became of the lord and the king's concubine? " She inquired, intrigued.
"The king gave the concubine to the lord who offered a lavish gift, and the latter took her as his wife. The king can use his women for personal gain as well," Lilet explained.
"How much was the concubine worth?" she asked.
"It was thought that the Lord of the North West had feelings for the woman. When the former king ordered her father to send the daughter to become one of the new king's concubines, he was devastated."
"That's a lovely story. I'm starting to despise the king. He mistreated women, and I despised my current situation," she sighed. The queen was aware of this, and perhaps she advised the king before doing so. She's cunning, and she needs to plan her moves carefully or else she'll end up with another lord, or worse, publicly humiliated.
Her options appeared to be limited. She wanted to be a coward and flee the palace, but she grew to love her father, who treated her like a true daughter, and her people trusted her to do her duty properly. She pondered for more than an hour while Lilet remained silent and only looked at her. The feast is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, but everyone is making a big deal about it.
"Start preparing me for the feast," she said to Lilet. Make certain that my appearance is flawless, that the king cannot take his gaze away from me, and that nothing can persuade him to give me even half of this world's wealth,"