1. The Conflict Revealed
Kai entered the Beach House; the tension was so thick it could be cut. He found the 118 women, but they were not united. This time, the queens were divided, not only because of Aliarda's jealousy, but because of the jealousy they felt for one another. Kai, who thought the main problem was the presence of the adult Aliarda, did not understand the fragmented atmosphere.
Aliarda had been the cause. During the time Kai was at the palace managing the General's appointment, Aliarda had told them everything. They extracted information from her, and she revealed everything Kay felt for each of them, and how each one was "preferred" in a different way.
"You have betrayed me," Kay said to her, feeling the information within his own mind.
"No, I have not betrayed you," Aliarda replied.
"They asked if I could read your mind," Aliarda continued. "And I told them yes. I told them everything you felt for them."
The queens were no longer fighting over Kay; instead, they were fighting with each other. The union of the queens, who had always functioned as a block against the world, had been broken. And Aliarda, Kay's other half, was enjoying it.
"Why are you doing this to me, Aliarda?" Kay asked, feeling the conflict within his own being.
"Look, we are united. We are one," Aliarda responded with cold logic. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to do what you tell me. I also have rights in this relationship, whether you believe it or not. They are also married to me."
In that moment, the Sorcerer King's world fell apart. Now he not only had a matrimonial conflict, but an emotional civil war among his wives, instigated by his own soul. 118 women against a single man.
Chapter 1 of the arc: My Life as King
Kai found himself in a very serious situation at the beach house. Aliarda had revealed all his secrets to Kai's 117 wives. As his other half, she had complete access to his mind, and the queens had taken advantage of that to discover everything Kai kept in secret.
The anger of the 117 queens arose because Aliarda had told them that Kai had a preference for each one of them. It was incredible to think that a sorcerer could have a difference for each one, since there were 117. Then Aliarda explained to them: "He has a preference; he doesn't have favorites, but he has a preference for each one." That generated jealousy among the queens, and the union between them collapsed.
When Kai understood the situation, he asked for a little peace and told his wives that he was going to speak with Aliarda outside, on the beach. He explained that he needed to clear some things up with his female counterpart, because what she had done was a serious offense.
Aliarda responded that she had not committed any serious offense, that she had the right to be with them and to share everything she had. If she was the other half of Kai, then she was also married to the queens. It was common for the queens to say they were married to each other, since the marriage was a joint one. The king was not the protagonist of the marriage: he was the man of the marriage, yes, but not the center of it. They all loved Kai, but they also loved each other.
Aliarda then stated that she was now part of a marriage of 119 people. Kai told her that he did not deny that situation, but that he needed to speak with her alone, outside, at that very moment. The queens remained in silence and waited for Aliarda and Kai to return.
Kai went out with his female counterpart. She was not his sister or a relative: she was himself, but in a female version. Then he said to her:
"Look, Aliarda, when you told me we should be one again, you didn't tell me you were going to be with me or accompany me. I accepted it, even though I knew that daily life, being married, was going to be very difficult. But what you just did seems very immature to me," Kai said.
Aliarda responded: "Why immature? They asked me what you felt for them, and I told them what you felt."
"Yes, but getting into someone's mind and starting to reveal what is there seems like a total lack of privacy to me," Kai said.
"Look, Kai, you don't understand. I'm going to tell you this in a nice way: there is no failure of privacy. Your mind is my mind, your body is my body. The queens are anxious and angry not because of what I said, but because you haven't made love to them for over eight months. They are angry about that. And I'm going to tell you something you must understand: I can also multiply myself. Do you understand?" Aliarda asked.
"Yes, I understand. You can also turn into 117 clones just like me," Kai said.
"Yes, Kai. And I also know what you have between your legs."
"How do you know that?" Kai asked.
"I am you. I see what you see and you see what I see."
"Can't I see your mind?" Kai asked.
"I know, I blocked you. A girl needs privacy. But I can see you all the time."
"I don't understand how you can block me and I can't block you."
"Because I am mentally stronger. You are physically stronger, but my mental part is stronger. That's why I control more functions. And I know perfectly well that you have two and not one. When you evolved, you mutated," she smiled. "But I'm going to tell you something, Kai: I am a woman. And if you don't include me in the marriage, I am a human being. And if you are with your queens, I am going to feel everything. And if you deny me entry into this marriage, I will look for men who want to be with me. And you are going to feel everything they do to me. Did you understand, Kai?"
Kai realized it was a very serious situation. He was going to feel it if other men touched Aliarda, and she was right. She was a woman, and she wasn't going to stay without experiencing what every woman wants. Then Kai asked:
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want to marry you. We all have your last name; we are all Killerman. So, if you add one more queen to your harem, no one will notice. I want a ring."
"I don't have any other ring."
"Yes you do: the one on your hand."
"I can't give you that ring. That ring contains the armor," Kai said.
"I don't care. I want that ring."
Kai took it off his hand and put it on Aliarda. She said: "Now I am married to you. I hope you understand that I will keep your secret, but I am already part of this marriage."
Kai asked: "And why are you like this with me?"
"Why do you get angry, Kai? Why are you like this with me? Thanks to me, you can be back with your queens. You couldn't even touch them without killing them. And when I ask for what belongs to me, a place by your side, you deny it to me, Kai."
"I haven't denied you anything."
"Then what is the problem?"
"The problem is that it feels weird, nothing more," Kai said.
"Oh, really?" Aliarda approached and leaned her body against him. "Now it feels weird?"
"No. In fact, it doesn't feel weird," Kai said.
"Then don't speak about things you don't know. Let's go inside, they are waiting for us," Aliarda said.
At that moment, Aliarda and Kai entered the great hall of house number 117. The hall was spacious, with large seats where all the queens were sitting. They were not angry, but they were anxious, waiting for their husband to return to know how the problem had been settled. Now that everything was solved, there was no longer a conflict.
Before getting to the facts, Kai gave a speech: "I want to announce that Aliarda is the new member of the harem. She is my new wife. I want you to understand that, thanks to her decision to stay here and heal me, I can be physically with you again, live a common life, and not be apart. There will no longer be limitations to being together at any time or in any way. Therefore, Aliarda will have a place as one of my wives and as one of the queens of the white sorcerers."
Then Aliarda added: "You must understand that I am also a woman who was able to recover my adult form. I have desires and needs just like each of you. But there is a problem: I feel everything Kai feels, and Kai feels everything I feel. If I am with men other than Kai, he is going to feel those sensations."
The queens began to laugh. "Kai, are you going to feel it?" they asked through laughter.
The female warriors also laughed. Aliarda continued: "That's why I don't want him to feel those things. I understand I can be very overwhelming in your relationship, but I don't want him to feel bad. He likes women. And although he already gave me the ring, I want you to understand everything I say. I feel that I belong to him, and I have the right to question him."
The queens stood up, hugged her, and told her they understood. But even so, they laughed while looking at Kai: "So you're going to feel it, Kai?"
For three hours, they mocked him.
Then Aliarda said: —I want to show you something.
In that moment, she multiplied into 117 flames and embraced each of the queens as if they were best friends. Everyone was surprised, and the atmosphere changed during the afternoon, until night fell. Aliarda said that she would be with each of them permanently. The queens asked her why it was necessary. She responded that there was something they didn't know about Kai, but that she couldn't say it because it was a secret, and that he himself was going to reveal it to them that night.
Everyone was excited, because that night it was their turn to be with their husband. But Aliarda clarified: —This time we won't all be together in the same house. You always lie in the giant bed.
One of the most sensual queens responded: —Yes, we've already gotten used to it.
—But not this time —Aliarda continued—. This time we will go to your private rooms. I will accompany each one of you. There is a clone of mine for each of you, and the King's clones will be one for each.
—What? Will both of you be with one of us? —one asked.
—Yes. I am going to help you, sisters.
—You are going to help us?
—Yes, because there is something you don't know, and I cannot tell you.
Then Kai multiplied, and at the same time Aliarda plus a queen, the trio was repeated 117 times, and each one headed to a room. There, Aliarda began to undress the queen and the queen undressed Aliarda. Both provoked Kai and sat upon him. Aliarda knew what he had between his legs, but she covered the queen's eyes so she wouldn't see it and laid her back. And both felt the strength of the King in their womb at the same time; the screams of the women mixed with the sound of the waves. It was a very pleasant and long night.
The next morning, the clones of Kai appeared asleep in the beds, each with a queen and an Aliarda on each side. The queens, who had not been with their husband for a long time, felt a great relief from the accumulated nerves. And Aliarda helped Kai attend to his queens.
That same morning, Aliarda woke Kai with a kiss, and she also kissed the queen so she would wake up. The two began to kiss over Kai, and they also kissed him at the same time. Kai woke up, embraced them and they laughed; they had spent a very pleasant night. The same situation was repeated in the 117 rooms.
Kai had never felt the pleasure he felt that night in his life. The union of Aliarda with one of the queens had been something indescribable; not even when he had been with all his queens had he felt so much pleasure in his mind. In fact, throughout the entire morning, they made love again in the 117 rooms.
By the time Kai realized it, it was already night. He went out to bathe, while the 234 women went to bathe together and talked about the new acquisition in the house. They commented on the mutation Kai had suffered upon killing the Solar Star. Aliarda said she had no idea why it had happened, and that she didn't want to talk about the subject either, as it was something private of Kai's.
The girls repeated through laughter: —Yes, but I had an incredible night. I never thought Kai could go for so many hours.
Everyone talked about what happened the night before and during the day. Kai had unified and thought he would be exhausted, but he didn't feel tired; on the contrary, he felt lighter. His nerves had disappeared, as if the lack of intimacy had complicated him more than he admitted. Looking for the general, the fourth general, neglecting the kingdom... all of that had been a consequence of the gigantic stress he had been accumulating for eight months, after the confrontation with the Star.
Now he could relax. And in an instant, while everyone laughed, Aliarda also unified, and the 118 women laughed and made jokes among themselves about Kai. And Kai, listening to their laughter and feeling good because they were happy, closed his eyes for five minutes and left his mind blank. For the first time in a long time, he stopped worrying about everything.
Since he arrived in that world—when he died on Earth and was reborn there—he never thought he would feel happiness again. Beyond all the gifts that God had given him, because he was very religious on Earth and always worshipped Him, Kai always prayed for his whole large family and for each of his wives.
Now he also prayed for his new wife and ally, Aliarda, his female counterpart. He felt so much happiness that he had never experienced anything like that night and day, and he knew that the queens would come back for more. Those five minutes he slept served to restart his mind from zero.
Many times Kai thought that people said sex, or that a person satisfying their needs, was something vulgar; but in reality, he realized it was a human necessity. Although he had the strength to kill a star, he also needed that to be able to govern a nation of more than ten million people. He knew that Alequey, his right hand and governor, could not handle everything.
The next day, Alequey sent a servant to warn him that he needed his presence urgently, but Kai didn't care anymore. That would be for the following day. Now he wanted to be with his wives.
This time, the girls—along with Aliarda—had a great idea. They would not do it in separate beds: they would all be in the giant bed. It had been useful to have privacy the night before, but it hadn't felt like a "family." Aliarda explained to them that she had suggested it for the surprise.
The girls replied that yes, it had been a good surprise, but that they were not only married to Kai, but to each other… and also to Aliarda. "Even if it sounds strange," said one queen, "we also have 'skin' between us. And we need our husband no matter what, because we love him and desire him with all our being. I love my sister, and my sister loves me, just as we love you, Aliarda."
They all embraced and waited for Kai. Aliarda multiplied, and they all waited for him in the giant bed, with a very provocative energy. Kai entered unified, as an imposing being, with glowing lilac eyes. The queens, just by seeing him, felt an indescribable pleasure. Now there were 234 women in that same bed.
Kai, just by appearing, made them feel something they had never felt. They had never seen their husband unified; they had always been with the clones. But this time Kai told them that he himself would attend to them. The queens had never experienced anything like it. Aliarda also unified, and so the number returned to 118 people. 118 women waited for a single king.
The ecstasy of the night was lost in time. Kai did not hold back with any of them; finally, he multiplied, because what passed through his mind multiplied. Aliarda helped him with each one. It was the characteristic intimacy of the king and one of the strongest men on the planet with his wives.
When dawn broke, Kai woke up embracing all his wives. Kai's clones embraced up to three wives each. It was a tangle of happy bodies at dawn. That morning, in the marriage of 119 people, everyone woke up and began to prepare to go to work after a break of almost four days. Kai told his queens that until he understood what was happening, they could not leave the beach house. They all asked him why.
"Because Alequey warned me that something is happening at the borders," Kai responded. "And I don't want you to leave this place until I know what is occurring. So, when I get back, we'll talk."
"But we have to go to work," most of them said.
"You will go to work when I know what is happening. So, I'll be right back."
Kai spent the whole morning talking with Alequey and returned at noon. He prepared grilled meat for everyone to eat; it was a lot of meat because there were many people. The 118 women set the table and asked their husband what was happening.
Kai explained to them: "The kingdoms are asking for an alliance with the Sorcerer King. The World Unity asks that the Sorcerer King signs peace and non-aggression treaties with all the kingdoms on the planet. Alequey needs my signature. But my signature alone is not enough. The 118 queens have the mandate of the kingdom, and you must vote whether the Kingdom of the White Sorcerers, the Magical Lands, allies itself with the rest of the world or not. Almost all countries have already been in an alliance since the last war against the demons. But it is not my decision: it is yours. Tomorrow morning, you will spend four hours, behind closed doors, in the private room I prepared for you. A giant table with 118 seats. If the document is approved by your vote, I will simply sign it."
While they ate, they talked about the subject. The queens raised various issues, but Kai told them: "Don't raise too many issues with me, because I really don't need to ally with anyone. Those who need a non-aggression treaty are the other countries. So I will leave it in your hands. If you decide no, it is not signed. If you decide yes, I will sign it. But remember: it will be your decision, not mine."
Then Aliarda asked: "Can I ask you a question? Why can't I read your mind?"
Kai responded: "Voraghún blocked you from my mind, just as you do with me. That way we can have privacy of thought."
"That meddling demon..."
"He's not meddling; he's my friend. I told him you could see everything I do all the time. And he told me you could be blocked... and he did it. He gave me this black ring. He cursed it with his powers or I don't know what he did, but it allows me to block all of you."
"How did you know we could also read your mind?" his wives asked.
"Because Aliarda talks in her sleep."
They all looked at Aliarda. "Well... I didn't realize," she said.
"She talks in her sleep," Kai continued. "And she started saying she had made a deal with you, linking your minds with hers. That's why I blocked my mind. But it wasn't because I didn't want you to see my memories. At this moment, my mind is blocked because I am making plans against my enemies, and I don't like too many people knowing my strategies."
They all began to complain: "Oh, and what are we? Are we your enemies or are we not your allies?"
"You are my queens," Kai replied. "You are neither my allies nor my enemies. Although it sounds harsh—and I know it sounds harsh—you are my property, each one of you. If I decide there are military matters you shouldn't know, it's because I will inform you once they are well-planned."
Krystyna, the Queen of the Spear—originally from the Kingdom of the Spear—said to Kai: "That is true. You have been recruiting generals, men rejected in other kingdoms, so they will be loyal to you. You have offered them mansions, women, money. We know you strengthened the army. Why are you doing it? We know perfectly well about the slaughter you carried out in the Amazon Kingdom."
"Yes, I know," Kai responded. "But I am strengthening it for another reason. Look, I want you to understand: I have to go train for a couple of days in the Lands of the Crowned Beasts."
"Are you going to cross the border and leave us alone?"
"No, don't misunderstand. Do you remember when I took you to a hotel I have in those lands? That building, that spa."
"Yes, where the Crowned Beasts were on vacation."
"You are all going with me." In that moment, Kai stood up. "Look, I don't want to scare you, but I want to show you something new I can do."
They all began to wonder what it was that Kai could do. Then he continued: "There are 118 of you, right?"
"Yes," they replied.
"Well, you also know perfectly well that Aliarda and I are... how do you say? We are one single being."
"Yes, we know," they said.
"Well. Aliarda has the ability of multiplication, but that ability also belongs to me, in addition to my own. So, what happens?" The queens waited in silence. "You also know that my body has mutated. One of my parts... my intimate part... changed. And that complicates the marriage a bit."
The 118 queens were totally disoriented. Kai continued: "Aliarda, from now on, will not be able to multiply without my permission."
"What do you mean I can't?" Aliarda asked. She tried to multiply and couldn't.
"Now you will be only one," Kai said. "Because I have occupied your ability to create a new clone."
"What do you mean a new clone?"
"I could only multiply into 117. But I don't want any more complexities. From now on, each of you will have a Kai for yourself. One Kai for each one."
The queens fell silent. Kai continued: "Aliarda can also multiply, but it won't be necessary anymore. Because, from now on, she won't have to share the same Kai with any of you. She will have a Kai all to herself. A king for her."
Aliarda cried a little and became happy, because until that moment she didn't have an exclusive clone for herself. One of the queens embraced her. Kai explained: "I used Aliarda's multiplication ability and sacrificed it to create this additional clone. But, in any case, you can still multiply using my ability. If you want, I will multiply and then you will too."
Kai multiplied into 118 clones, and Aliarda understood that it was no longer necessary. Then Kai embraced each of his wives. Kai had done all that so Aliarda would not be excluded, not only in intimacy but also during the day: he wanted her to be able to be alone with him without having to compete with the others.
That was why he added one more clone, and Aliarda would no longer have to use her ability. The 118 queens were very happy: each one had a Kai of her own. But Kai told them:
"This time, the bed is going to be a bit more difficult."
Aliarda intervened: "I can help the queens."
"No," Kai said. "Each one is going to have a clone. I hope you understand what that means."
Then he added: "Aliarda, did you tell Horacio and Celeste that you are my wife?" Kai asked.
"I already spoke with them," Aliarda responded. "They don't see me as your sister. They see me as your wife. Remember that my parents are cosmic, powerful beings. They only see souls, not bodies, Kai. And when they look at us, they see two souls that love each other. So I already spoke with them before all this happened."
"Oh, really?" Kai responded. "I forgot you could open portals whenever you wanted."
Night was approaching. At that moment, one of the queens spoke about the embarrassing matter of each one having to "attend to a Kai."
"There aren't many problems with that," Aliarda said, "but there is an additional issue..."
Kai smiled. "Yes, I know. We will settle it in bed."
Most of them felt a shiver down their spines. They knew there would be a difficult part for them. Kai, with a malevolent laugh, withdrew: "I look forward to the night."
Kai returned from the palace. The 118 women—his personal harem, his wives, queens, and powerful political figures of the empire—were waiting for him in the main hall. When he entered, they all stood up. Kai sat down, and one of his queens asked him:
"Don't you weigh a thousand tons? Because I see the floor doesn't creak or explode."
"All the density I had disappeared during the process in which Aliarda and I became one," Kai responded.
"What do you mean?" they asked.
"I mean our power is divided, but Aliarda has an enormous energy storage capacity. She contains all my strength and, believe it or not, she also uses each of you as an energy container. Have you noticed that you are heavier and stronger?"
One of the queens, the Princess of the Kingdom of the Axe, said: "It's true. The other day I was able to jump almost fifty meters. I couldn't do that before."
"Aliarda uses you as storage," Kai continued. "My power was divided among all of us." They all listened with great attention. "So you have a part of me, and I have a very important part of you."
"What part?" they asked.
"Your heart."
They all turned red. As they spoke, Kai began to laugh inside until he couldn't contain himself.
"It's not funny, Kai," several said.
"Please... two weeks ago you were angry with me because I didn't give you time and didn't attend to you. And now that I want to attend to you... you don't want to!"
"Yes, but what you want to do is not easy for us," one said.
"What? Being with my wives? That's easy. Let's go to that room, blow out the candles, and that's it."
"We know what you want to do, Kai Killerman," one queen said. "We know what it means for you to have a mutated member."
"Well, understand that I have needs and fantasies like any man."
"Yes, but that is painful for us," they responded.
"And for me... I don't know," Kai joked. "Until we try it..."
The queens were angry, but also curious. So the 117 women filed into the enormous bed, and Kai multiplied. The screams and moans mixed with the sound of the waves. It had always been like that, but this time, what they had to endure was brutal.
At dawn, Kai came out like a champion, raising his arms as the sun hit his face.
"Thank you, Father, for this night," he said.
The king had fulfilled all his fantasies with each of his wives. He was satisfied, and they, completely exhausted, could not wake up. Kai stayed outside talking to Voragun. The shield told him that Solarael wanted to talk to him. The sword flew toward Kai.