“Lydia!”
“No!”
First watched with wide eyes as the surprised Lydia was lifted into the air with the blade still in her, and then with a roar, she was thrown away like discarded trash. A trail of blood came behind her body as she was tossed across the battlefield, landing about where they started their fight. She rolled several times before coming to a stop. He had her spear in one hand, and the blade in the other. Casually, he lifted the spear and then broke it in two before tossing it aside.
“Get up!” King Roth roared at First.
She got up to her feet as quickly as she could, stumbling slightly in the process. King Roth didn’t offer her a hand, instead, looking over the battlefield with scorn. Over half of the remaining woman had fallen. The remaining few were beaten and tired, and they had already been pushed back nearly to the point that King Roth was standing.
“M-My lord…” First spoke, blood leaking out of her lips.
“Go finish off that tigress. She can never be in my harem. Even if she’s not tigerkin, she could birth a tigerkin, and I won’t risk it.”
“M-Master… but she’s… been defeated.” First’s words slipped a bit as she realized that it hadn’t been her who had defeated the tigress, but the other way around.
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A backhand slapped her across the face, and she collapsed back to the ground. “Stupid wench! Who do you think you are to disobey my order! You should be glad I even gave you a chance after such a pathetic display!”
As he cursed her out, he kicked First several more times. She let out cries, trying to cover herself. The other lionesses looked back worriedly, and in their distraction were pushed back any more. It turned out that while most of the other women hated First, the other lionesses respected and loved her as their queen. That didn’t help them at that moment.
“Leave her alone!” I cried out.
I had been crawling across the ground to Lydia. I was almost to her, but I had frozen when I had seen what he was doing to First. It seemed overly cruel, and I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. King Roth finally stopped kicking her, turning to me with a hateful look on his face. First looked my way too with her dirty, bruised face, her eyes filled with tears.
“If you want it done, it’s best to do it yourself!” King Roth snarled, gripping his blade menacingly. “I have seen my death, Deek Deekson, and it won’t be at your hands! You are nothing to me! Look at you lying there on the ground so miserable. Your harem is supposed to be your strength, yet it seems like they’ve only become your weakness. You’ve given them everything, and still, you will die here. That’s laughable.”
“You only use them as tools! You’re unfit to be a harem master!” I snapped back angrily as I reached Lydia’s side.
I grabbed her head and using the little bit of mana I had, I tried to heal her. It nearly caused me to fall unconscious, but her eyes began to flutter open.
“Hehehehe…” King Roth laughed. “Let’s see how high and mighty you are when I taste all of your women in front of you! Harem, attack!”
He threw his arm forward, and suddenly the door burst with hundreds of women. He had finally sent the horde out. As they started to flood past First, her eyes finally looked away, a bit of sadness on them.