Chapter 22: Chapter 22 – Suzerain Lord Jezebel

Growing up, Jezebel was a peasant in the territory of Lord Ahab, her predecessor. Unluckily, she had been born in Hell as a ghost and had to do whatever it took to survive. Stealing to survive, the orphan was one day caught by Suzerain soldiers.

“Let me go!” She screamed as she was brought to Lord Ahab.

“What do we have here?” Lord Ahab stared at the teenage girl his Captain brought in.

The Captain, Zamani, replied, “This woman was caught stealing in the marketplace. We decided to bring her here because of her beauty.”

“Good job Captain. She will do nicely for a night or two before I dispose of her.” Ahab clapped his hands together. Jezebel spat at Ahab’s feet.

“She is an energetic one, isn’t she?” Ahab laughed.

“You Suzerain Lords are despicable! All you do is sit on your thrones and take what you please.” Jezebel roared in her chains. She was unafraid of death.

“Ahh, yes, yes we do. And you, you’re jealous of our power. Aren’t you?” Ahab walked up and took Jezebel’s cheek, kissing her on the lips. Jezebel bit Ahab as he did so. Ahab laughed and spat out blood from his lip.

“I know your type. You preach justice when really, you’re just envious.” His face darkened.

“You will stay with me the next few nights, whether you like it or not. As a Suzerain Lord, I can do as I wish. After that, I don’t care what you do.”

Ahab told Zamani to take Jezebel to his quarters.

“How can you let this happen? Aren’t you strong? Can’t you do something?” Jezebel pled with Zamani.

“Peasant, listen to me. If not for your beauty, Ahab would’ve killed you already.” Zamani warned. Jezebel was a beautiful young girl with brown eyes, a voluptuous chest, and a pretty smile. If not for her tattered outfit and dirty skin, she would be a top-notch beauty.

“If you hadn’t stolen anything, I wouldn’t have done anything. You deserve it.” Zamani shrugged.

“How can I survive without stealing?” Jezebel pled further.

“Look at your beautiful body. Sell it. Stealing is illegal in in this territory. Prostitution is not.” Zamani suggested.

“How could I do that?” Jezebel sneered. How could she waste herself on pathetic men like Zamani and Ahab?

“You’ll learn.” Zamani shrugged again.

After Ahab was done with her a week later, he decided to take her as a concubine.

“You should be honored.” Zamani told her in private.

“Honored, I will kill him for doing this to me. This is no better than being enslaved.” Jezebel vowed to get revenge. In reality, she was lucky she hadn’t been enslaved already. In this world, in this Hell, slavery, murder, and rape were common occurrences.

“Teach me. Teach me how to kill him.” Jezebel’s brown eyes stared passionately into Zamani’s eyes.

“On one condition.” Zamani smiled, but before he could finish his request, Jezebel kissed Zamani and stripped down naked.

Over the course of a few months, Zamani taught Jezebel the power of the Shade Path. In secret, Jezebel prepared her assassination.

Ahab entered his quarters, where Jezebel waited naked.

“Hello my Lord.” Jezebel said seductively.

“So, you’ve finally come around.” Ahab laughed and went to bed. Underneath the bed, a Shade Ritual Seal lay inscribed on the ground.

“Make a Soul Contract with me Ahab.” Jezebel said while kissing Ahab.

“What for?” Ahab was suspicious.

“That we can be together, forever.” Jezebel smiled.

“I don’t need a contract for that. Your fucking is by and large, the best.” Ahab complimented. Jezebel held back the urge to rip him apart right then and there.

“If you really believe that, promise it to me. Sign the contract.” Jezebel said seductively as she touched his chest.

“Fine but let me see the terms.” But, Ahab was still suspicious.

“I’ll show you after we are finished.” Jezebel forced himself on Ahab, who submitted gladly.

“Skill: Grasp Heart.” Jezebel’s hand entered Ahab’s chest.

“What are you doing?” Ahab panicked.

“Skill: Shade Ritual.” The Ritual glowed from underneath the bed.

“Submit, or I’ll destroy your heart right here.” Jezebel sneered. Grasp heart only worked when the other submitted their heart and soul to another, or if the difference in aura was too great. For Jezebel, sex was the perfect time to strike. Although she was more than one Aura Realm below Ahab, the Grasp Heart skill would kill Ahab if he tried anything.

Soon, the ritual was over.

Jezebel’s brown eyes turned red, and her skin turned grey. She was now a Shade, taking the power of the strongest person in the territory. Her Shade Core was unstable because Ahab was a F Rank King while she, was an A Rank Mortal. Unless she stabilized her Shade Core, she would die or go mad.

“Zamani, come in.” Jezebel demanded. Walking in from outside the door, Zamani realized Jezebel had actually done it.

“You… You killed Lord Ahab!” He exclaimed in surprise. An A Rank Mortal killing a Suzerain Lord was unheard of, even in the real world’s history.

“I need to stabilize the Shade Core. Bring me more souls to keep Ahab’s down.” She commanded.

“Yes, Lord Jezebel.”

***

“Theseus, Lord Jezebel is here!” Captain Centos announced.

Theseus acquired this Captain from Virgo. Centos had been there when Aries defended Oceanus and respected Theseus for keeping Aries in line. After witnessing his F Rank battle with Aries and the subsequent demise of Lord Virgo, Centos changed his mentality to fit his new Lord. Some Captains fled to Lord Darkin’s territory, but he wanted to see how far Theseus and Oceanus could go.

Lord Jezebel soon entered Theseus’s office with her head Captain, Zamani.

“Lord Theseus, it is so good to finally meet you.” Her eyes flashed seductively, making Theseus uncomfortable.

“Likewise. It is good to meet you.” Theseus shook her hand, and she shook with excitement.

“What’s wrong with this Shade?” Leo asked from behind Theseus.

“I don’t want to know.” Theseus responded through the Soul Link.

You are reading story Dungeon Rulers at novel35.com

“I’m here to make a proposition to you, Lord Theseus.”

“Do, go on.” Theseus responded. Although Theseus was stronger now, he thought he was still weaker than Jezebel and couldn’t act too rashly.

“The strongest Suzerain Lord, Darkin, is plotting to invade the Oceanic Realm. I propose an alliance.”

“How can I trust you? I don’t know you.” Theseus said coldly.

“Oh, but I’m allowing free trade with you through my merchants and have overlooked your rather, strange, policies.” Jezebel explained.

“Even still, I have decided to do things my own way in the Oceanus Territory. Although we don’t fit the conventions of the Suzerain Treaty, we have not acted aggressively and hope to maintain the current power balance.” Theseus countered.

“Yes, but your open refugee policy has forced our slave populations to dwindle. This is a huge loss for Lord Achilles and I.” Jezebel countered Theseus’s counter.

“I see. Then, what are the terms of your alliance?” Theseus would at least hear her out, but he heard from Aries that Lord Jezebel was an erratic Lord who couldn’t be trusted.

“I propose marriage to you. Through our union, we will create a defensive alliance that Lord Darkin cannot defeat.” Jezebel leaned over the desk and looked at Theseus’s lips.

“Huh?” Theseus was taken aback.

“How can I marry you; I don’t even know you!” Theseus lost his entire professional persona instantly. Leo was confused. What was happening? Theseus even refused to respond to his questions.

“Oh, but Lord Theseus, I desire to have you. Your legends of single-handedly slaying a bandit organization and overthrowing the ruthless dictator Lord Virgo makes you sound like quite the hero.” Jezebel stood up and walked up to Theseus.

“Together, we can change this world.” She kissed Theseus, who instinctively pushed her off. Leo watched with wide eyes. What just happened?

“People like you are the worst kind. You think you can take what you want, but do you care about what others think? No.” Theseus was disgusted, remembering the scene with the Goddess Aurora.

“Hmm, to think you still keep these ideals… When I was weak, my predecessor, Lord Ahab once told me that I hated the Lords because of their injustice, but really I was just jealous. After taking hold of his power by force, I grew to understand that he was right. All along, I wanted his power. To control who lived, who died, who I could fuck, who I could enslave, this power is glorious. Do you not feel the same way?” Jezebel titled her head in confusion.

“This Lord is messed up!” Theseus cried out internally.

“Look, I don’t know what you’ve been through, but I won’t just marry you, even for political gain. If you want an alliance, I’m willing to negotiate a defensive pact, but I think you are a little out of line.” Theseus said, trying to compose himself to think more logically.

“What an interesting upstart. I want you even more now.” Jezebel licked her lips and jumped onto the table, causing Theseus to nearly attack her.

Just then, Aries burst through the door and into the meeting.

“You bitch! Stay away from Theseus!” Aries screamed, seeing Jezebel about to offer herself to Theseus on his table.

“Ah, Aries, always good to see you.” Jezebel sighed and got off the table. The mood was ruined.

“She obviously doesn’t like Aries at all.” Thought Theseus, calming down again.

“She didn’t do anything weird to you did she?” Aries came up to inspect Theseus. Zamani stood in the back snickering to himself while Leo was still confused in the corner.

“She told me she wanted to marry me and then kissed me.” Theseus whispered in Aries’s ear.

“Oh what the fuck is your problem?” Aries turned to Lord Jezebel in a rage.

“You try to fuck anything that moves, except me! Come on Jezebel what makes you have such poor taste?”

“Huh?” Theseus felt a headache coming on.

“Shut up you ugly looking bastard! Look at yourself in a mirror!”

“Says you! Your lucky Lord Capricorn hasn’t come here yet and taken Theseus away with her.”

“What did you say, you dick sucking Shade?”

Lord Jezebel and Aries got into a screaming match. Theseus sat silently as his emotions brewed until he couldn’t take it any longer.

“Stop!” Theseus barked out.

“What in the world are you two talking about?” Theseus didn’t expect this Suzerain Lord to act so childishly!

“This bitch doesn’t want to be with me even after I sent her flowers. Can you believe that Theseus?” Aries explained.

“Look at his face, and look at his personality, they’re both hideous. How could I be with this disgusting Shade?” Lord Jezebel hacked.

“Listen, you ungrateful old hag, I was nothing but good to you-“

“Shut up you two. Seriously, you two sound like a bickering old couple…” Theseus tried to gather his thoughts.

“No way!”

“I could never be married to that bitch!”

“I said quiet!” Theseus roared, standing up and then sat back down, rubbing his temples. Aries and Jezebel went silent. The room entered an awkward silence.

Leo was shaken. Theseus never yelled. He couldn’t comprehend their language, but one thing was for certain: these two Shades were about to get lectured.

“First of all, you!” Theseus pointed to Lord Jezebel.

“I don’t know who twisted your mind to act like this, but your behavior is unacceptable. Taking what you want when you want it makes you no better from a misbehaved child. How can the other Lords respect you if you’re busy all day with self-indulgent nonsense?”

“But-“

“Silence!” Theseus stood up, casing Lord Jezebel to flinch. Even Leo felt scared.

“The love of my life was killed by someone who took what they wanted, and now, I have no one. If you really want me, grow up and act your age.” Theseus lectured Lord Jezebel, who tried to contest, but was now about to cry after being yelled at.

“Second of all, you.” Theseus turned to Aries, whose eyes could pop out of his head. Just what in the world did Jezebel say to make Theseus this mad? If he had known Theseus’s past lover was killed by a bitch like Jezebel, he would’ve made sure that they would never meet! This was too scary.

“You’re too old to be chasing after someone who has no interest in you. You made your feelings known, and she rejected you. Maybe one day, it could be different, but right now, you need to stop acting like a child. Both of you, grow up!” Theseus continued his lecture. Even the two other Captains in the room, Zamani and Centos, were shocked. Since when was Lord Theseus so domineering?

“You!” Theseus pointed back to Jezebel, who looked like she was about to break down in tears.

“If what you said about Lord Darkin is true, you need to get your act together. We are signing a Defensive Pact Treaty, and you are going to adapt Oceanus’s policies. Grow up. Real leaders give their people a place to call home; they don’t take from their people. Real leaders give themselves for their people. Now get out of my sight.” Theseus sneered at the sniveling Lord.

The great and powerful Lord Jezebel immediately took Zamani by the hand and ran out of the room in tears.

You can find story with these keywords: Dungeon Rulers, Read Dungeon Rulers, Dungeon Rulers novel, Dungeon Rulers book, Dungeon Rulers story, Dungeon Rulers full, Dungeon Rulers Latest Chapter