242 THE GUARDS OF THE HAREM WITH NO BENEFITS
"No… what have you done to her?!" Ramses roared.
"The demonic worms I gave her are called the Worms of Lies. If she had lied, they would have passed harmlessly through her body. But when the victim speaks truth, the worms consume them from within, poisoning their blood…destroying them utterly."
The emperor's fury burned. "But you killed my beautiful concubine."
The Godmother remained unmoved. "My emperor, do not grieve. Women are plentiful. You may always choose another."
The emperor exhaled sharply, his anger subsiding. "You are right, mother," he said.
But the emperor wasn't contented with having his harem. He wanted to ensure his harem belonged to him and only to him.
"But I must ensure that no man dares touch my women again. One day, one of them will falter. I will not allow it. Nobody can play with my toys."
Godmother came over and touched the emperor's head stroking him lovingly before replying, "Don't worry my son, nobody will play with your toys… mother will make sure of it."
The emperor rose and held Godmother's hands. As he was about to walk away one of the women in the next cell called out, "Emperor, I have a way to ensure your women never betray you with the guards."
He halted, turning back toward her cell. "Who is this woman?"
"A prisoner," the a warden replied. "She was caught trying to steal from our vault. We'll execute her tonight."
Intrigued by the woman Emperor Ramses approached. "And what method do you propose?"
"The solution is simple," the prisoner replied. "What if your guards had no cocks? Then they'll never be able to fuck your women."
The emperor raised an eyebrow. "Is such a thing possible? Men with no cocks? Would they not be weakened?"
The Court of Koresh doesn't have experience with the culture of eunuchs like the eastern regions, so this was the first time the emperor heard of such a thing.
"You already have such men in your dungeons," she continued before adding, "We call them unicorns. They are cursed now, but if you lift their curse, they become powerful warriors. And they cannot fuck your women."
The emperor stepped forward, unlocking the prisoner's chains. "What is your name, girl?"
The woman met his gaze without hesitation. "My name is Dassa," she replied.
The emperor considered this, then took a seat. "Bring me one of these unicorns."
"As you wish," Godmother said, motioning for the guards.
A man with a mangled body was brought before him. "Please, give me some candy?" the prisoner pleaded.
"What is wrong with him?" the emperor asked.
"He suffers under a vile curse, one that twists the body into an animal, and also his mind," Godmother explained.
"Can his curse be lifted?"
"Easily," she replied before signaling her mages.
With murmured incantations, the twisted figure straightened. His body transformed, standing strong and upright once more transforming back to a powerful mage.
"I'm healed…Dassa, you've did it", the prisoner murmured towards Dassa thankfully.
The unicorns travelled a long way to Diboochery City to look for a cure for their curse. Dassa's suggestion to the emperor finally lead to their curse's removal.
"Yes, Colleen, your curse is removed", Dassa said before turning to the emperor, "There you have it, the perfect guard for your concubines, without a cock."
The emperor examined the man closely and curiously. "Indeed, he has no manhood. He will make an excellent guard for my concubines or even run some errands for me."
He turned to the prisoner, brushing his fingers against her cheek. "She is sharp-witted, this one. A shame she is not to my taste."
The emperor leaned closer to check Dassa. "Dassa!! Is it?" he recognized her name.
"How did you know my name?" she asked but he did not reply to her.
Suddenly, a shadow emerged around Godmother as if to tell her something.
"You know this girl?" the emperor asked Godmother knowing the signs immediately.
"No," Godmother replied as she signaled to an interrogator. "But one of my demons do. Bring me her scepter."
The warden brought an artifact to the emperor and his godmother that was captured from Dassa and her group of unicorns.
It was the Rose Scepter.
"The Rose Scepter!!", Godmother replied to the emperor excitedly as she studied it.
"Why are you so excited Godmother?", the emperor asked.
"Remember you always wanted a magical realm as your harem palace", Godmother replied. "You can have such a magical harem that no outsiders can enter and have an army of cock-less guards to protect your women."
"What do you mean? Something like my chessboard?" the emperor asked.
"No, better than that. This is permanent and not conjured," she replied.
"Really, Godmother? You'll give me such a playground?" Emperor Ramses asked.
"Anything for you, son", she replied.
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[Back at the Rose Garden]
Dassa shrieked, lunging at Leo with fury, but Lillsa moved faster. Her monstrous form towered over them, blocking Dassa's attack with an effortless sweep of her arm.
"I don't understand!" Dassa spat, panting with rage. "You already control this dungeon now. Why do you still serve that bastard Leo? Work with me I'll give you more than he could ever offer. You know how vast is our reach and power, why don't you work with us instead?"
Lillsa's expression darkened, her twisted form seeming to pulse with some unnatural energy.
"You misunderstand. This place you are in is not the Rose Dungeon—only an extension of his real one. This place was designed and built to trap you. And as for me?" She gave a bitter laugh.
"I am merely another tool now. The dungeon no longer belongs to me. Even I do not belong to myself."
Dassa faltered, her rage momentarily clouded by confusion.
Around her, the battlefield was eerily silent—most of her mages had either been slaughtered or twisted into monstrous Hellhounds.
She alone remained.
"No…." Dassa screamed.
Before she could react, Lillsa's hand shot out and gripped her throat. Darkness swallowed them both as they sank into the floor of the Rose Garden as the world around them turned upside down.