THE ENCHANTER AND THE CENTAUR

They Tricked the Centaur Into Submission

Chap 6 — Towering above him, was Trevian Gleamstone, with a self-satisfied smirk on his face.

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Five years ago, after Trevian had satisfied his lust with Aegon, he threw the centaur into a portal.

It was thus that Aegon found himself on the side of the road. Cars zoomed by, narrowly missing his weakened body.

Most of the cars here ought to get speeding tickets, but this seemed like a lawless land. Aegon picked himself up, his aches and pains be damned. His heart was still hammering from his encounter with Trevian Gleamstone.

Little did he know that one of the cars would veer towards him. He whirled away just in time. But he wasn’t quick enough to avoid the second vehicle.

Smog filled his vision as his body was crushed, and the car erupted in flames.

When Aegon woke up, he was amazed not just because he was alive, but also because his body was intact and without pain. But his hopes fell when he realized, from the gloomy, spectral air around him, that he must be in the darker dimension.

He lay on a thick mat of decayed grass next to a surging black sea.

A figure emerged from the sea; he was ghastly in appearance, with dangerous glowing eyes and a cruel smile.

Aegon hissed. “Trevian Gleamstone.”

The ghoul lord let out his raucous laugh. “Hello to you, too. I would have liked a more cordial greeting, given that I just saved your life.”

The centaur glanced down at his fully healed body. He muttered, “There must be a catch.”

“There’s always a catch,” Trevian said with a snort. “But this one will be of mutual benefit.” The nasty ghoul leered at him. “You can be my sex slave for a fortnight, where you’ll be kept in a nice, quiet, underground area that only myself and my nibling, Cadence, can access. In exchange, you’ll get to go free afterwards with your life intact.”

Aegon was a fool and agreed. In truth, despite his initial fury, he was fearful of thwarting one of the most powerful darker beings in the world. Plus, a fortnight wasn’t that long, right?

He was wrong. Sucking Trevian’s cock, and having his ass ploughed every night was pleasurable at first. But being locked underground, in a small room with dim lights, was getting to him.

Trevian always healed his ass up so that he could take Trevian’s huge cock again whenever the ghoul was horny. But still, Aegon felt the fatigue build up over time.

The only other person he saw was Cadence, a beautiful, small ghoul with slender shoulders and short blond hair, with a pair of rainstorm eyes. Ze barely acknowledged Aegon at first, which insulted the centaur.

Yet, as Aegon’s claustrophobia and social isolation wore on, Cadence one day came to him, without zir uncle. Ze said that if he wanted, ze could break him free early. It was only day five, and, to be perfectly honest, Cadence didn’t think Trevian would ever let Aegon go.

Fear gripped Aegon’s insides. Cadence reassured him that ze had a plan, but they must carry it out now, before zir uncle returned. Besides, while Cadence, as a ghoul, could shield zir mind from being read, Aegon had no such ability and would unwittingly leak the plan to Trevian.

The plot was that Aegon would knock out Cadence when ze brought him his food. Then he would “steal” zir keys and escape. Cadence would create a portal here for Aegon to go back home, and the portal would vanish right after he used it.

Of course, weak with desperation, Aegon jumped at the chance, especially as Trevian could be back any minute.

Cadence encouraged Aegon to kick zir hard enough to leave marks, especially to the head. The centaur was dismayed, but the ghoul promised him that ze would protect zirself from any serious harm.

After Cadence tossed a dark, swirling ball that erupted into a portal, ze made a gesture for Aegon to go ahead.

The centaur closed his eyes and pretended, for a moment, that he was kicking Trevian Gleamstone. Then he thought about how Cadence, a mere fifteen-year-old, could be so wily and daring. Does a child count as a weapon? he suddenly thought.

After Cadence slumped down, Aegon knelt to check if ze was indeed okay. Cadence hissed, “Just go. I’m fine. My uncle will be back soon.”

As if on cue, he heard footsteps, no doubt Trevian’s. With a last glance at the heroic teenage ghoul, Aegon leapt through the portal back home.

Diego was frozen with fear as the mecha carried them, springing from lily pad to lily pad, all across the dark sea. Occasionally, nasty creatures burst out of the water to get at them, but the mecha would always be just out of reach.

Cadence at first murmured reassurances to Diego, but eventually gave up, as the enchanter was beside himself with terror. The pills Cadence gave him must have worn off.

After what felt like an eternity, they arrived at the other side of the dark sea. Cadence smirked and smacked the air to zir side. The silvery transparent bucket filled up to the brim with green liquid. Diego, meanwhile, collapsed in a fit of sobbing.

Cadence frowned and poked at him. “Stop it. I kept my promise to you. We are safe and sound. Why are you crumbling already?”

Diego glared at zir. “You don’t have any mortal emotions. How would you know how to react?”

To Diego’s surprise, Cadence responded in a chilly voice, “You don’t know me well enough to know how I feel.” Ze didn’t elaborate, and Diego didn’t ask.

Now that they were on the shore, Diego noticed an odd thing in the water. At first, he thought it was one of the scary creatures from the sea. But upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a candle.

“How is it still burning in the water?” Diego blurted out.

Cadence shrugged. “It’s a Candle in the Deep, a source of eternal light even amidst the darkness. But it doesn’t concern you.” Ze pushed Diego to turn around and keep marching. Cadence was clearly hiding something, but Diego didn’t have the energy to press.

The enchanter heaved a sigh of relief that they were now on relatively “normal” terrain, with a flat plain, leading up to a glowing white door — a portal.

He and Cadence emerged from the portal to a small, dimly lit room with a bed.

Cadence said, “You’ll be fine now. My job here is done.”

“Hey wait!” Diego cried out. But the teenage ghoul already drifted out of the room in a ghostly wisp.

He breathed deeply. The worst was over. He would be okay. But his heart still raced with anxiety — and anticipation.

Diego sighed and stripped off his clothes. He lay on the bed, awaiting his fate.

Aegon lay in a near stupor after Ralphieri rammed him without mercy, then filled him with hot cum.

Ralphieri had already left, but Aegon didn’t feel the least inclination to move.

When Aegon next opened his eyes, though, he groaned with despair and resignation. Towering above him was Trevian Gleamstone, with a self-satisfied smirk on his face.

Aegon buried his face in the pillow. “If you want to end me, then do it.” He was sick of hiding, though he knew that he couldn’t truly get out of Trevian’s grasp if the ghoul hadn’t allowed it for so long.

Trevian traced Aegon’s naked sides with a cold finger. “I thought of killing you,” the ghoul admitted. “But why waste such a precious, warm body?” His finger trailed downwards until he circled Aegon’s butt cheeks, and then inserted a long finger into Aegon’s ass.

Aegon seized up and gasped. “No,” he said. “Kill me if you want, but I won’t let you fuck me again.”

“Is that so?” Trevian asked, his eyes boring into Aegon’s.

The door to the room abruptly opened. It was Cadence.

Trevian didn’t look any less frustrated, but at least he paused. “What?” he snapped at his nibling.

Calm as snow, Cadence replied, “Diego finished his quest. He’s waiting quietly in your room now.”

That got Trevian’s attention. Aegon stuttered out, “The enchanter?”

Cadence shot him a look. Ze repeated, “Diego’s waiting in your room, uncle.”

Trevian snorted. “Fine.” He whipped his head back to face the centaur. “Don’t try to escape again, or else I’ll hurt your little friend.”

Aegon was about to say that Diego wasn’t his friend, but he halted mid-breath.

Trevian Gleamstone left, and Aegon quickly asked Cadence, who was still in the room, “What happened? How is Diego involved in all of this?”

Cadence smirked. “You do care about him, huh?”

The centaur shrugged. “We haven’t known each other for long, but I certainly don’t want him to die.”

Cadence ignored his rebuttal. With a sudden vehemence, ze said, “What I want you to know, is that while my uncle is busy enjoying Diego, I need you to help me with something.”

Aegon didn’t like the ugly twist of jealousy he felt at the thought of Trevian screwing Diego, which could be happening right now. But he couldn’t completely trust Cadence, either. “What?” he whispered.

Cadence leveled him with a look. “First of all, you need to know that we cursed you. We warned all of your hookups to leave you or else.”

Color drained from Aegon’s face. “What?” The revelation was so abrupt, but things slowly started to make sense.

Cadence continued, “Your hookups each had different fears, so I had to come up with different threats. Diego, interestingly, was most afraid of your death. So we warned him to leave you if he wants you to live.”

Aegon gaped, speechless. He didn’t know whether to feel touched or shocked. But he narrowed his eyes. “Why did you do this?”

The slender ghoul gave him a wan smile. “If I didn’t keep you lonely and miserable, my uncle would have killed you, or worse. This was the nicest punishment I could think of for you, while still satisfying my uncle.” Ze didn’t seem concerned about Aegon’s opinion. Ze went on regardless, “You can’t leave this room, not yet. But you can make me a promise.”

For once, Cadence looked perturbed. “Do you remember Klint? The red-haired, handsome guy who seduced you before pimping you off to my uncle?” Cadence took a deep breath. “I need you to help me find his younger sister, Annabelle. She’s in danger.”

The next chapter is coming soon!

This story was written to Bradan Writes Stories and Jonathon Sawyer’s Monday Mashup prompt #25.

Prompt (2 pts):

Get out of dodge!
Your MC is in the middle of the action. Are they being pursued by town guards, 
thieves, or a den of hungry owlbears? Are they nimble enough to escape in one 
piece?

Aegon was portalled to a place with seemingly no traffic laws.  Cars drive by
at dangerous speeds, and one crashes into him.  Aegon does not escape in one 
piece, but Trevian somehow saved or revived him.

Location Constraints (1 pt):

The story starts on the side of the road

Aegon is portaled to the side of a road.

Quote constraints: 

"Does a child count as a weapon?" (1 pt)

Aegon thinks this when he sees just how resourceful and daring the 15-year-old
ghoul, Cadence, is.

Item Constraints (1 pt):

Candle of the Deep: It's just a candle but it can burn underwater.

Diego sees such a candle burning in the dark sea.

Hardcore constraint:(2 pts)

Include a portmanteau

Trevian Gleamstone asked Aegon to be his sex slave for a fortnight. 
Smog filled Aegon's vision when a car crashed into him.  Fortnight and smog 
are the deadly portmanteaus in this chapter.  

I tallied up my own pts! (1 pt)

Total pts: 8 pts

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