Chapter 24

Rubina flicked her hand lazily to signal the server should leave; her bling-bling platinum bangles shifting and clinking to exaggerate the dismissal. Then she returned her arms to their resting position; elbows on the well-shined table and manicured nails almost touching her lips. The bangles fell to the soft skin part way down her arm and lay glinting in the afternoon rays, bright against her brown skin. There they would rest until she had finished drawing information out of the imbecile before her. The man was trying too hard, laughing too easily, uncomfortable in a suit that had a new sheen. She on the other hand underplayed her part, coy and a little slow to warm. Let him feel like he's in charge, that he earned my trust. He was easier to steer than her new Mercedes. She remained girlish, innocent. Beneath her mask of delight and interested listening she was planning this death and the disposal of his body in the same manner most people reserved for write a list of household chores.
“Like Icarus, I flew too close to the sun. I thought I was invincible until the wax melted from my wings. At first, it was drip by drip. I was too busy enjoying my flight to even notice. I guess pride does that, it blinds you to your own demise. Before I knew it I was crashing down toward the angry sea,” said Rubina with a sigh as she looked at the man. He was a member of the council and she had him playing under her since quite long. That was the reason that she was sure and had been entirely certain that she was the one who was going to win the throne and the crown and not that trash girl of the Red Hearts Pack.
“It is not a matter of pride, heiress,” said the man and then he continued,” It is a matter on how you are seeing things and how you are showing those same things to others. It is like most of us thought that you were strong, ruthless and extremely capable of making a great Queen. But you proved all of us wrong. I mean, you promised that this Summit was going to be a cake-walk for you!”
“Yes! I thought so too but that was before I knew that there going to be strategy games and I had to play against the Grand Master of the Wolf Kingdom,” said Rubina. Her eyes were fast turning yellow and her ire was rising and so was her wolf.
“Heiress, you are not the only one who played against her. Even Blossom of Yellow Sunflower Pack scored more than you. And you are not even close to Synthia of Red Hearts Pack,” said the Council member and he had a smug smile on his face.
Rubina wanted to wipe away the smirk. Rather she wanted to kill this prick, she could ask Salazar to come here and pierce his fangs in him and he would be gone within a few minutes. But that was not going to help her anyway. Once she was Queen all these people were going to bow and scrape before her.
“I am trying to do this better and I am going to try my best to win at the last two contests. And now I shall go and prepare for that,” said Rubina as she placed her napkin back on the table and left the spot.
“I must tell you that, heiress, you still have my confidence but if it does not go according to what we planned, I hope that there will not be any hard feelings,” the Council man said this with a smile but all Rubina saw was a smug grin as if he was happy to get rid of her. But no one was going to get rid of her any soon. She had an ace up her sleeve and now it was time to make the deal.
As demon lord Jaxus materialised into the then-unfamiliar room for the first time, he saw a small, young woman standing in a summoner's circle before him. Likely barely of age and tiny before his massive form, he could not believe his luck. This apprentice warlock had somehow managed to summon him in some farce first attempt. He expected to be out of the protective seals of his summoning circle in moments, and then to feast slowly on her soul before returning home.

Jaxus began to laugh loudly at the stupid girl about to meet her doom, booming at her "Look at you, how could you possibly believe this pathetic att-"

Something about the young woman gave him pause, as he noticed the look she was giving him. The most intense stare he had ever seen from a warlock, intense enough to make a colossal hell siegebreaker think twice, and a smirk or sheer confidence and determination.

'What could possibly make this girl so relaxed and sure of herself in front of a mighty demon lord like him?' he fumed to himself. Then, his eyes widened and his menacing expression dropped as he felt out and tested the summoning seals with his will.

Perfect.

He could find not one flaw in the pentagram that trapped him, it had been meticulously built layer by layer. He was not going anywhere.

"It must have taken a long time to make a seal such as this little girl, especially from one so inexperienced and weak as yourself." he stated evenly to the warlock before him.

"Indeed it did, lord of hell, many months of hard work for this moment, and it will all pay off." she replied, that self satisfied look still plastered on her face.

Jaxus snorted in irritation, this was not going to be as fun as he thought. "I don't see what you intend to gain out of this little, adventure, of yours warlock. You may have built a perfect seal, but there is no way you have the strength to bind me to you, nor the strength to even banish me to my realm. As soon as you step out of your protective summoner's circle your seal will break and I will eat you alive."

"That is where you are wrong, dear demon. I may be a novice but I have the knowledge and will to bind you to me in a less conventional way than the ball and chain."

"HAH!" Jaxus pierced her with his gaze, "You can't possibly bind me any other way than force, the hatred between humans and demons is too strong to change that. What is your name, O summoner?"

The girl shifted uncomfortably in her circle at his harsh words, dropping the infuriating look on her face. Jaxus grinned to himself as her eyes dropped from his. "My name is Rubina, Rubina Farlumen." She said, eyes to the floor. Breathing deep, she composed herself and returned his gaze. "And yours, demon?"

"You may call me Jaxus, Demon Lord of the Infernal Plains." In the pause after his statement, Jaxus took the time to size up his opponent. She was tall for a woman, although nothing compared to his two and a half metres of height, with long raven hair and pale skin. Her body was truly feminine, with flared hips and a soft, protruding breast, that was typical for human females. She had fine facial features that made her look half-elfin, and piercing green eyes.

Jaxus however was more interested in her stance. After her moment of fear, she held herself with confidence and poise that he usually only saw on the strongest, highborn warlocks. This was a woman with a goal in sight, and who wouldn't stop until she reached it.
He could see Rubina was sizing him up as well. A towering, strong body with muscles rippling under his deep crimson skin. With hoofed feet, proud curling horns on his head and glowing green runes covering his body, he was the picture perfection in a demon. He took pride in his form, as his status was not inherited, but hard fought over eons of conflict and gathering power until he sat on the throne of his own small kingdom of hell.

Rubina seemed to take a particular interest to the many small spikes and scale plates that littered his body, as well as the intricate demonic runes that displayed his power. Warlocks also had runes of power, small intricate marks on their wrist, required to begin life as an apprentice. Initiates had to draw power from the nether themselves to create their rune, making them able to summon demons and control them.

Her gaze eventually drifted up to the crown of spikes on his forehead, before finally returning to his burning green eyes. Jaxus was impressed how long she had managed to casually examine him, and keep him waiting until she was done. He felt some small respect for her at that.

"So, warlock Farlumen, how do you intend to bind me to you if you cannot force me with your will?"

"Well you see, I may be an apprentice but I appear to be quite talented. I have already mastered Xorces's third tome." Jaxus raised his eyebrows at that feat. "And in my studies in the grand libraries I came across some of the works of the Hellbinder himself."

"Interesting," he replied, "I thought his works had been lost in the war with the arcane magi."

"As had I, yet somehow there it was. Now, using his works and a little rudimentary arcane knowledge, I've manage to come up with another possible method."

"Well, what is it then?" He snorted in impatience, "I must admit you've made me curious."

Rubina's lips formed a surly smile "Well, it involves a contract of carnal pleasures." She finished, her eyes now drifting down to his demonic package. Jaxus's crimson cock was - at the time - an average human size. This was unsurprising as demons of his kind had little use for their genitals. They were merely a byproduct of the common ancestry of demons and humans. His cock began to stir, and his balls tense as Rubina looked on. Jaxus was unsure why she was having such an effect on him, but he was very interested in this deal.

"You see Jaxus, I will bind you to me and allow you to bind me to you in part. In return for some of your power I shall give you an experience you've never had."

With that Rubina fixed him with a lusty stare as she began to remove her purple summoner's robe. As the ties came undone she held the robe closed with a hand and asked him "Do you accept the terms of this bargain, demon?"

"I accept your terms warlock."

With that Rubina parted her robe and revealed the supple flesh beneath. Jaxus's demonic cock flared to life at the sight of her sexual body. Full luscious breasts lead down to a taut, smooth belly with a perfectly formed bellybutton that he had a bizarre desire to lick. Finally his eyes fell down to a well manicured bush that seemed to point directly to the moist slit between her legs.
Casting off her robe, she strode confidently out of her protective circle directly into his. As the barrier between them broke down he gathered her up into his arms and inhaled deeply. Her scent was erotic and drove an instinctual part of him to take her. His cock pressed between her belly and his pulsed with heat and need. She jumped up into him, wrapping her legs around his hips and pulling his head down to hers to draw him into a kiss. As their tongues duelled she rubbed her silky slit up and down his rock hard cock.
“What is it that you want, warlock?” asked Jaxus.
“I want power, power to win and power to succeed. I want to fulfill my destiny,” said Rubina with glee.