[31] Selene, The Black Queen

Chapter 31: Selene, The Black Queen

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Amara's eyelids fluttered and her eyes slowly parted. A sweet yawn escaped her lips- and paused midway.

As the picture her eyes were seeing registered in her head, Amara froze.

She was in bed. On her left side was Greer, while on her right was Anna. But she wasn't the only one in the middle, she was on top of Enrique, laid on top of his naked body.

Naked. He was naked.

She was naked. Greer was naked, and Anna was naked too. What the hell-

The memories from yesterday returned like a wave of a tsunami. Firstly the busy daytime when she fought hundreds of enemies, and then the night when she was enjoying a hot bath. Until things spiraled down when Enrique looked at her, inviting her into his embrace, which she ultimately accepted and…

"Oh gosh,"

This was not good. What the hell? Why did she accept that stupid invite?

Anna's body burned. It heated up just a bit, and a part of her looked down on the man beneath her. She instinctively almost melted his chest, but she held back when she felt a twitch inside her.

As she had woken up, moving slightly upwards, the white liquid inside her trickled out of her as she shivered.

Her focus shifted from the memory of the situation that led to this, to the situation itself. During the hours last night where she had felt more alive than ever before. She wasn't a child, she knew about sex from an educational point of view, as Sex ED was taught in Emma's school, but this wasn't explained there.

Was it supposed to feel that good? She felt euphoric the entire night. Even now, as her body recalled last night, she felt her insides heat up.

"...Mhm, it was my fault anyway."

She was the one who accepted it. Well, and it wasn't exactly a "fault". Sure, she hadn't expected her first time to be a foursome, but it wasn't bad. She didn't regret it. 

It was… pretty hot, on the contrary. It may be a bit troublesome if her grandmother found out, but honestly, this was worth it. It just felt so good last night.

Grumbling slightly, she looked down at the sleeping Enrique with a frown.

"Stupid hot beast."

She lightly smacked him in the chest. Then, after frowning at his face again, she leaned back to his chest, her arms hugging his body, as she closed her eyes and decided to sleep for a bit longer.

…As she drifted back to sleep, Enrique opened his eyes for a bit, smiling, before he returned to slumber.

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Emma Frost called and apologized for not being able to come to pick Amara up for another day. Enrique didn't let this chance slip either and pulled her to his bed once again.

By the end of that night, Amara was a giggling mess as she enjoyed a movie with Enrique, Anna, and Greer. She was enjoying her time more than she ever had with her school friends, less so with the people back in her home.

Only after that, did Emma come. She had teleported to his doorstep and rang the bell, and that gesture made Enrique truly realize that she was in a hurry to retrieve Amara. As it'd been more than a day anyway, she could have just come with her fancy car and picked her up more professionally.

However, the woman came here in the fastest way possible. She stood in front of the mansion's door, with her pet devil mutant behind her, and looked restless.

"Hey, it's Miss Frost."

Yet, Enrique wasn't inside the mansion at all. He called from Emma's left side from afar, causing the platinum blonde woman to shift her head towards him, as her frown melted and she blinked.

Enrique was in the front yard of the mansion, on the green grass, as were the three girls. A stove was by his side, as the thick scent of BBQ filled the air. The girls were eating meat while wearing euphoric expressions.

Emma opened her mouth but shut up. She looked at Amara, who waved at her while happily enjoying a piece of meat. 

'What the hell?' Emma frowned.

Immediately, her mind shot towards Amara. Her mind slipped into the girl's, and she grumbled loudly the moment she saw a glimpse of the last two nights.

"ENRIQUE NOVA!"

Emma turned into her diamond form out of anger as she stomped towards the BBQ place, causing Amara to blink, suddenly looking panicked, while the two other girls frowned, ready to fight. Only Enrique looked unbothered, still chewing on a juicy steak.

"Good morning, Miss Frost."

"Good morning my foot! What was the promise you made, you bastard?!"

"I only remember two requests, no real promise from my side."

"Shut the hell up!" 

Emma shouted on his face, as he shook his head and hid the steak plate behind her so that it didn't get any of her stray spit on it.

"It was entirely her choice. I didn't leap into her, I just invited."

"You-"

Emma was about to yell but paused. She looked at Amara, whose confusion had faded, realization hitting her, as she looked panicked. Emma looked into her head again and found the exact second when Amara had given in.

Indeed, it was Amara's choice. If she had rejected, he would have just taken the other, a masked white-haired girl for the night. Still, that didn't satisfy Emma.

"Why would you even- no, there are too many whys there. You could have just taken the other girl, why would you even ask Amara?! Do you even have the slightest idea who she is!?"

Enrique frowned at her tone. More specifically, he frowned at her last question.

"Emma, what do I not know? She is Amara Aquilla, the princess of Nova Roma. Her grandmother is Selene Gallio, the black priestess; the Black Queen of Hellfire Club. Your 'rival' in name, but really she can be the owner of the group if she so wishes. A 17,000 year old vampiric dark witch and I just fucked her granddaughter into the bed. I know what route I am walking through, Emma." 

Both Emma and Amara quieted down, stunned by his knowledge. Though Amara was embarrassed by the way he talked about her, Emma let her thoughts take sound.

"How-"

"That is not important, is it?" Enrique cut her off, all to the billionaire woman's annoyance. "The reason you are so worried is because you think she would be angry that I took her granddaughter's virginity. I personally don't think that is an issue since Amara did beat her up and ran in the past – such a rebel. If Selene really cared, she would have killed Amara a long time ago, while she was studying in your school. If I had to guess, based on her age alone, Amara's whole situation was just a game for her."

"She one day thought, 'hey, you know what was fun? Rome. Let's make a new one.' and now Nova Roma, the New Rome, exists. An immortal witch bored out of time can care less about one of her probably thousands of descendants."

Emma seemed to have a lot of things to say, but for the first time in a long while, she didn't have a way to express her thoughts in words. She was caught off guard by the amount of knowledge he seemed to possess. What the hell was his source?

"He has a point, you know?"

Now it was time for not only Emma and the other girls, but also Enrique and Azazel to get startled. As the feminine voice, so ethereal as to enchant one's mind, boomed in the area, everyone turned to look at the picturesque woman standing beside Emma, eating a steak from the BBQ that flew near her face.

It was the woman in question. Selene Gallio, black lipsticks and thick eyelashes, with a cape behind her as she was wrapped in a hot black outfit, hanging from her chest.

["Selene."]

A threatening voice boomed in all of their heads, causing Selene to chuckle, shaking her head. It was Mut's voice, Enrique recognized.

"Don't worry, Mut, your child is safe here. He cooks good steak, killing him would be a pity. I just heard my name being taken quite a few times, so I came to see. Hey, Amara."

Amara looked panicked, Emma looked pale, and Enrique looked unsure of what to do. This was a peculiar situation, being visited by a being older than even the majority of the Gods, though he was unsure about Mut.

"Anyhow, Enrique Nova, nice performance yesterday. Your adorable companion reminds me of myself from back in the day, when I absorbed my first God." said Selene, reminding Enrique that her main power was similar to Anna's, though somewhat a downgrade since she only absorbed life-force and no powers. "Other than that, allow me to be blunt. As a dark mage, I find your resonation with the void very attractive. So, what's thoughts on becoming the Black King? The seat has been vacant for too long."

This time, Emma looked more panicked than Amara. She shared a somewhat rival-like relationship with Selene, but she wasn't a fool to think the millennia-old witch was someone in the same league as her. Her interest in Hellfire Club was just one of her phases. However, if someone like Enrique became the Black King…

"No, sorry. As much as I like goth, I think you're a bit too over my budget as of right now. Can't take such risks."

Enrique said easily, causing Emma's head to spin as she considered if her judgment of his character until now was all a hoax. She truly wondered what went in that head of his.

"Sad, but fair. Some other times then. Goodbye kids, and Enrique." said the old witch, even though Enrique should be a 'kid' to her too, as she vanished from her spot as stealthily as she had come.

"Ah, by the way," just when everyone had sighed, the voice returned, though the physical body was nowhere to be seen. "Quite rude of you, Emma, to look into my granddaughter's head like that. That was her first night, you know? And you just observed all of it without her permission. I am leaving a mental barrier on her so that you don't do this ever again; don't break it."

While Emma groaned loudly in her head, Enrique cheered inwardly. 

The voice finally disappeared, and Emma grabbed Amara by her hand before she could say anything. She gave Enrique one last glare, telling him how frustrated she was with him, as she nudged Azazel to teleport away.

"This is a good day."

Enrique went back to eating juicy steak, somehow not bothered by sudden encounters with civilization-ending disasters anymore, as he rather cheered the thing Selene had done. If he wanted to transform Amara into his spy, it would be nigh impossible since Emma Frost was a fucking telepath. But now that problem has been fixed.

Enrique was planning some sort of drama for Mut to put a barrier on Amara, that Emma would have to not willingly break, but now that was sorted out so easily. Emma Frost would never break a barrier left by Selene, not after she had been warned.

Truly, luck was on his side recently.

X-x-X

A fizzing sound filled the room as Enrique uncapped an energy drink and put it beside his computer, not before taking a sip. His right hand grabbed the mouse and hovered the cursor over the screen.

While humming to himself, as Mut spoke in his head, he read the uproar on the internet. In some sort of superhero-related Subreddit where a dazzlingly edited video, created from multiple clips of the New York battle stitched together, was posted by some Redditor.

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➤JimmyTheBrat | Commented on January 9th, 2012

- Nice save, heroes! Phew, man to think we will witness Alien fights. Like, actual real alien fights! This century is opening itself to be very interesting, I can't wait to see what else we get to see. But that aside, some of these players make me wonder if these Gods are actually real. Thor? Loki? What the fuck man, I've always been an atheist but if these people are real, is Jesus real too?

➤GrandWalker | Replied to the Comment

- That's a whole new topic, but let's not begin a religion talk. Well, not really anyway, because I am wondering something on the lines of religion too. I wanted to talk about the Goddess that Supernova is supposedly preaching about. I am not American, so can anybody confirm if he actually does that?

➤Peter34 | Replied to the Comment

- Not an issue. Jesus Christ, our lord, will accept you anytime. Your past sins and disbelief would be forgiven, there is still time, join us.

➤Josh9 | Replied to the Comment

- @Peter34 dude, shut up. Nobody cares, get out.

➤Asim | Replied to the Comment

- I am Egyptian. The Goddess that Supernova talks about is Mut, at least from what I heard. Anyway, in old texts she is depicted as a former Mother Goddess of the Egyptian pantheon. You guys are probably more familiar with the name Isis, amongst Egyptian Goddesses, she is the current Mother Goddess in our religious text.

➤GrandWalker | Replied to the Comment

- Hmm, doesn't that mean Supernova is weaker than Thor? Supernova seems like some sort of Prophet, while Thor is a full-fledged God…? Sad, I kinda like him more than Thor, he even saved Ironman – the MVP of the whole thing.

➤NeetGirl | Replied to the Comment

- What? No, what the hell are you on about? Sure, Ironman sent the bomb away, but Enrique stopped that fire-headed baboon from going to Ironman when he was carrying it. Oh, Enrique is Supernova's real name. Anyway, if he hadn't stopped Human Torch, the nuke would have erased the city! Plus, did you see his other feats? Plus, what his team accomplished? I admit, Avengers as a whole accomplished more than his team of heroes, but individually – he is surely the MVP! If you disagree, DM me.

➤Josh9 | Replied to the Comment

- @NeetGirl What the- a fangirl and a neet? Gross, disgusting. You even know his name, you stalker. Is there any point in arguing with you on this? Thor is stronger, Ironman is better – Supernova is nowhere close. Deal with it.

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Enrique couldn't help but chuckle as the comment section then turned into a massive fight, ending with "Josh9" getting his IP leaked by the girl. That was funny.

"Who's this girl though?"

["That is not what we should be worrying about. Some of the other comments are also interested in the God topic. I am feeling it in real time as my name is being spread, ahh, and more people are saying it. I can feel my faith growing, oooh."]

Enrique took another sip of the drink and raised his eyebrow.

"You are moaning? Let's take a step back, I don't want to be disintegrated by your husband's plasma if he ever comes back."

He heard a scoff in his head, and then an amusing tone. ["It's okay, he is understanding. He will just beat you up a little, but not kill you – you are very valuable."] She said as Enrique chuckled. ["That aside, I doubt he would worry much. He has had multiple women over the eons, and while I've mostly kept myself away from other men – I am not really prohibited to do so. Gods' and humans' relationship ideals differ, especially when we have been married for thousands of years. You should be fine as long as you don't impregnate me, that would be an insult to any God to have his spouse impregnated by another man, especially a mortal."]

That did take Enrique off a few inches. He looked up at the ceiling, as if she was looking at him from above, and smirked.

"Are you telling me I am open to taking you to the bed, mother? Y'all Egyptians are wild, or is it Gods in general?"

["Shut up, and no — you aren't exactly attractive. No offense, but once you live for as long as I have–"]

"The Phoenix Force seemed interested in getting her brain fucked out, with my 'darkness' and all that. Unless I don't understand Deity signals."

["Anyhow, I am saying I don't find you attractive. You are a child, my child, even if I didn't give birth to you. Hmm, though some might argue I did, given I brought you to this world. Anyhow, if you really want a dark-skinned lightning Goddess, just grab Monroe. She needs a leading man in her life, and I should receive quite a bit of benefit if her virginity is sacrificed by you. I don't know if she is still a virgin though."]

Enrique listened to her in amusement, before humming. "Speaking of, I keep wondering why the X-Men weren't here. It can't be that they were stuck in the traffic, right? I can imagine Jean and Ororo fidgeting around as they watch the news on TV, yet they never came to help. Odd."

["You can always ask Jean Grey when you meet her in Anna Marie's school next time. I have some guesses, but no point in empty words. Isn't it tomorrow?"]

"I didn't even decide to put her in that school, remember? But sure, since Anna is stronger now, both magically and physically, I can let her attend. Though in the end no amount of strength would help if the Phoenix decided to pick on her. By the way, any new powers? You said you got more Faith."

["A lot more than usual, more than the past centuries combined. And I already gave you new powers, you just didn't notice. Do you remember when I told you that I'd grant you some of my mating powers? I gave you a few when you were busy sacrificing the virginity of Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla."]

"Did you have to say the full name?" Enrique wondered as he got up from the desk, walking around the house to head to the kitchen, to grab some snacks.

["Yes. Anyway, I learned some terms from your game-making sessions, and I think using them will help explain my magic better. There is a "Passive" ability that, when you're mating with someone, increases the pleasure, and the other party's body is more eager to accept and at the same time please you. It works even when you're not wearing the suit, because well, it's for bed fights."]

["Next, there is an "Active" ability that allows you to use magical lightning to send pleasure pulses through people's nerves. Oh, and this can also be used to send pain pulses, you can use it against your enemies – or even mating partners who may be into pain. In addition, your body and your old set of powers are overall stronger now – that's the cherry on top."]

That was quite a lot to unpack. He had noticed the pleasure increase thing she talked about, but he had just guessed it was the hot spring effect. However, if he did feel more pleasure at sex, along with whoever his partner was, then that was a pretty good thing. Sure, it was no dark lightning that feeds upon life, but all power and money ultimately worked to make life more pleasurable, so this worked.

As for the Pleasure/Pain Pulse, which Mut added was called [God's Touch] for some reason, was interesting too. It was… useful in many ways. Outside the obvious bedroom play, he could maybe use it for torture and interrogation – depending on how powerful it was.

"Neat."

Enrique had no complaint. A total increase in his other powers, and then two new powers. Very welcome. This may help him in his next mission, though he doubted it.

Sebastian Shaw. Now that Enrique was done with the New York Battle, he had to keep his end of the deal with Emma Frost. However… to just go and kill him, which would be admittedly hard, wasn't very beneficial. He needed a fail-safe, in case Emma turned to him after Shaw was taken care of.

Enrique had managed to dodge her from learning anything too useful about him, but she did know bits. Plus, she held strong authority in this society. He was planning to remove the only thorn that stood in her path currently, and what if she decided to remove him after that? She would have a hard time, but it wouldn't be impossible.

Honestly, Enrique was being paranoid for the most part. He did have a few laughs and giggles with her over the past few months, and while he wasn't a fool to think they were best buddies now, she shouldn't want to eliminate him as things are right now.

"Mhm…"

Enrique made a decision.

"I have to get close to her."

He could make countless countermeasures, this and that, here and there, but unless he killed her – which he didn't want to, for no reason – then it would be impossible to stop a mind reader like her. 

"Should I just seduce her?"

["Can you? Heh."]

It shouldn't be hard. In fact, she may be willing to play along, thinking that letting him play with her body for a bit would make him more prone to keep his promise. The question was: what was the point?

Sure, he would get to bang those curves that he wanted to bang, but what after? Emma Frost was as old as Charles and Magneto, one had to remember, and they were old fossils. She looked young and hot, but she was an old lady — so she had seen and had enough sex, it wouldn't conquer her.

"Conquer isn't the goal though." a part of himself said.

True. Pleasure would lower her guard and make her more amicable; given they didn't really have any serious beef between each other, that pleasure alone may be enough for her to change any odd plans she may have for him. Moreover, if he gave the best sex she of her life, she may just want to maintain a friendly relationship with him for future sessions. 

Being Friends with Benefits with a rich, mind controlling woman did seem helpful.

While Enrique wasn't confident enough mind break a Telepath with sex, he was confident enough to make her century-old body moan and shudder more than ever. Maybe he should give it a try. 

"Alright then. Diamond cheeks it is."

It's not like he was going to meet her right away, more so since she was clearly pissed at him. He had some other stuff to do, meet with Peter, say hi to Felicia, and wave off some SHIELD pricks that he was sure would be coming to meet him soon.

However, banging Emma Frost was the interlude to his Sebastian Shaw act. He just had to time everything right, because this woman may be too prideful to fall for his tricks.

While snickering and planning grimly, Enrique walked into Anna's room, with the innocent intention to test out his new powers.

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