"I meant every word of it," Pedro said. "Now go get some sleep. We have busy days ahead of us."
After talking with the king, Pedro left the Santos Palace and got on his cell.
"Hey, it's me! I need to see you. Meet me at the usual spot. Fifteen minutes."
****
Pedro went to the Luciani Fountain pacing back and forth thinking about the conversation he had with Ichiamo and what happened around the case and execution of Dorcas Camillo.
Then, a part of him thought about Cheron Priam Santos, the maniacal king who nearly destroyed the Santos legacy after his murderous four-year reign. He and Ichiamo survived it all by not being threats to Cheron's power. Pedro played the foil of Cheron's jokes; always being threatened with death and being bullied by Cheron to the point he had to hide whenever Cheron got into one of his violent rages.
Shaking off the thoughts of Cheron, he saw who he called walking leisurely towards him.
"It's about time you're here," Pedro said.
Getting close to him, Theodora Petrovich, one of the girls involved with him in his plan against the Second Renaissance sects, kissed him on both cheeks.
"What was so important that you disturbed my place of business?" Theodora asked.
After a pause for a few seconds so he could get all his dirty thoughts out upon seeing the scantily-clad prostitute Theodora in a flesh, he asked, "Tell me, who is the biggest slut you have at the Cult of Andromache?"
Theodora smiled. "That's easy. That would be Juriana from Hungaro. Why you ask?"
"Because I have a plan," Pedro responded.
"You always have some plan."
"This plan can reap great rewards for the both of us."
"Is that so? How?"
"Well, if your girl plays her part right, she could become the next queen of the ATM. And could put the Cult of Andromache back on the map."
"So what exactly do you have in mind?"
"There had been rumors about Katharina Lysander having affairs. I want to bring it out. I know she had something to do with the attempt on the king's life. I want to expose that bitch and destroy her."
Theodora could see Pedro light up at the plan. "What's so special about her? You sound like you admire her."
Grinning from ear to ear, Pedro answered, "In a way, I do. She's a challenge!"
FOURTEEN: LYSANDER RULES
86 B.E.
Four years have passed since the first attempt ever on Ichiamo's life. It was completely forgotten and Ichiamo’s rule continued with the king having more determination than ever before. It was as if he has a lot of fight in him for someone going into his sixties.
He was still making deals and making news. Ichiamo’s light could not be extinguished. It shined brighter than ever before.
However, the same could not be said about Queen Katharina.
Since the murder attempt and the execution of Dorcas Camillo, gossip spread about the dark side of the queen. Most of it was fueled by a group of females that could not stand the celebrity of Katharina.
The Cult of Andromache, the central harem for those looking for pleasure in Crystal Metropolis. Formed from the celebrity of another Santos queen, Andromache Priam Santos, the Cult of Andromache became popular during and after the death of the Priams. All of that ended when Ichiamo took power and wanted to erase the dangerous legacy Cheron painted on the family and the planetary capital.
However, they found a way to get back into the limelight when the affairs of Katharina hit the streets. Since then, the secret gossip war for the best story in Crystal Metropolis was waged between Katharina Lysander Santos and the Cult of Andromache.
For the moment, Katharina Lysander Santos was winning thanks to the buzz centered about Dorcas Camillo's assassination attempt on the king. Unfortunately, the buzz was more about what Dorcas confessed all the way to his execution than his attempt on the king's life.
This increased Katharina's celebrity status and angered the cult to the point they were going to play dirty.
But the cult did not need dirty tactics because when the king made a decision to take a trip around the ATM to "fix their problems," Katharina took the gloves off herself.
Ichiamo went on a business tour to other planets to get more ideas to better the ATM. He left the keys of rule to his brother Pedro and his queen Katharina. Ichiamo told Pedro that his tour would end in Illyr, one of the smaller moons obtained as a new province after the Force of Arms War.
Pedro was no match for Katharina as she took things to a whole new level. Strators, cursers, and trusted friends of Ichiamo could not believe their eyes when Katharina brought her celebrity friends into the royal court and gave them power positions while firing those loyal to Ichiamo.
Her reason behind was as she made the announcement, "You all want me to be guilty of the worse things. That is the last thing I need from anyone. We won't have another Dorcas Camillo."
Over 200 cursers were appointed, but they became more than just a part of the royal court. They became new clients of Katharina’s new sexual fantasy: being the new Santos queen to rival Luciana Boardwalk Santos. This was the worst move for political dreamers. Kate still had the smarts, but the allure of grace and style faded.
This was the moment Theodora Petrovich waited for.
****
Katharina brought her new court of sexual freaks together to converse and spread rumors.
She issued a challenge. “Who’s the most known prostitute in Crystal Metropolis?” she asked her friends.
One woman bellowed, "I heard about this slut named Juriana from the Cult of Andromache."
"The Cult of Andromache, huh?"
"That bitch Theodora couldn't stop talking about her."
Katharina smiled. “Good! Give her an invitation to our coming-out party at the Nero Palace. Tell her I issued a challenge.”
****
Floating palaces had been a part of Crystal Metropolis since Timon Santos introduced them to host his lustrous parties and private executions. When he died, Cheron rarely used them and continued until Ichiamo rebuild two new floating palaces due to keeping most of his affairs away from the ears of those that did not need the information.
However, while Ichiamo used these massive, splendid, sphere-shaped moving boats when needed, Katharina Santos made them her own haven for all the parties she hosted. She would have her drivers take the floating palaces out to the Sabin River and from there, no one could create gossip from any actions done in that palace.
This was the case for Katharina's special challenge party at the floating Nero Palace.
Hours later, as the party heated up, Juriana and her friends at the Cult of Andromache stood before the crowd of Kate’s supporters. Everyone cheered and shouted with extreme joy.
Then, Kate quieted them down. She walked to Juriana, not taking her eyes off of her one bit. Juriana was confused as to why she was here and why everyone’s eyes stared at her with lecherous intent.
“I heard you’re the best prostitute in Crystal Metropolis,” Kate said. “I heard that you can take on many men and not get tired. Is that true?”
“I am who I am,” Juriana said in a thick, stylish accent.
Everyone booed. Once again, Kate quieted them down. “Okay! That’s okay! I call you here, and these ladies and gentlemen are here because I want them to see for themselves.”
“See what?”
Anticipation increased as the heat rose in the main dining room. Kate took her time before she said something. She saw her good friend, the actor Hero Baram, who gained notoriety after his time with Kate. He winked at her and she grinned.
“Are you familiar with a gangbang?”
“Of course,” Juriana answered.
“Have you ever had one?”
“Of course.”
“How many men? What was your highest?”
“Eight,” she said after some thinking.
Kate grinned as everyone sneered around one another.
“Alright,�
�� the queen said. “I’m willing to bet you that I can outlast any and every man in this palace and not tired. If I can beat you in that effect, then your career and your time in Crystal Metropolis ends today. However, if you win… you can get the crown and become queen.”
Everyone’s mouths widened.
“The crown?” Everyone was saying.
“Are you sure about that, my queen?” Juriana asked.
“Is that a deal?”
“Fine! I win, I get your crown.”
Speaking of the crown, Kate took it off her head and gave it to Hero. “Take a good look at it. It’ll be the last look you get. Let’s get this party started.”
Everyone cheered and they followed Kate to another room with two sparkling gold tables with cushions on the top. Kate went on hers and Juriana went on the other. Juriana's eyes fixated on Kate, wondering what kind of game the queen was playing, hoping that it was all a trick and she could go back to being the star at the Cult of Andromache.
Then, the men came. Three circled around the queen and three came to Juriana. That was when she knew that this was no longer a game. Kate started getting the men’s pricks hard through her mouth. Juriana wasted time and the men were getting restless.
What is she doing, she thought the entire pause.
Without another thought, she did what she knew how to do. She worked her mouth, her hands, and her buttocks on the pricks of all shapes, sizes and colors. Every race of male from the far reaches of the ATM were brought in to participate in Kate's grand show. In giving a great performance, they get a taste of a queen and a grand dame prostitute.
The audience was surprised at how vivacious the Santos queen was being. She would take a penis in the mouth without much of a care, even while getting rammed in her buttocks by another or spewed full of seed on her back and face.
The challenge lasted for hours without stopping as the cheers were boisterous and the alcohol flowed. The wine mixed with seeing beautiful female flesh made their true emotions come alive. Everyone was getting into the challenge. There were some men and women that did not even care about the challenge. They were just pleased to have sex with the queen to fulfill a fantasy they had once or often.
As the hours went by, Juriana was getting tired while the queen still had energy as if it came from the gods. After taking on another round of penises spewing their seed on her body and hair, Juriana's energy was draining and she wanted to quit.
Then, the cheers started yelling “Kate!” It became the final straw.
When another black male with long ears came in and wanted to do it with her with a long penis, Kristina pushed him out of the way and ran as fast as her little energy could take her.
“What’s wrong?” Kate bellowed ironically. “Tired?”
Everyone laughed at the joke. They screamed out her name again. Four muscular men came to each end of Kate and carried the table she was on out of the room.
There was one man in the room who did not participate in the fiasco. All he could was shake his head in disgust. He knew that being Crystal Metropolis Strator Benedict Biondello, there was no way that he could tell the others about this when strators participated in Kate's sexual gangbang. He knew that someone had to know before this got worse.
****
After her party went off without too much controversy, Katharina brought actor Hero Borom into her chambers in the Santos Palace. Both were pleased that the event was successful, scoring a blow to her enemy: the casual prostitutes in the Cult of Andromache.
Kate jumped on the bed and stretched her legs off while Hero sat at the foot of the bed.
"So what now?" Hero asked. "How in the world are you going to top this?"
"By you giving the best performance of your life?" Kate answered happily.
Hero chuckled. "What are you talking about?"
Kate went to him and circled her arms around him. "How would you like to be the commander of the Democrat Guard?"
Hero laughed crazily, but Kate kept a straight face.
"Are you serious?" Hero asked. "Don't you have one?"
She gestured an "X" on his forehead. "By the order of the Queen, you are hereby commander of the Democrat Guard."
"Just like that?"
"Just like that."
The queen smiled. "Your first order as my new commander. Destroy the Cult of Andromache. I want every whore that belongs to that cult dead! Make this the greatest performance in your life!"
Hero Borom could not help but smile. It had been a few years since he was a part of rumors spread about her. In the moment, Hero had returned into the circle; this time with a greater title and a better purpose...
****
The Democrat Guards came together in militaristic attention as the queen stood and awarded a medal to Hero Borom. None of the Democrat Guards really cared to deal with it. It was only a couple of days ago when Hero Borom was appointed the new commander of the Democrat Guards.
Alonso Fontaine stood in the front watching the show and the others stared at him, wondering why he was passed over for some actor with no military experience.
Then, when she was done putting the medal around Hero's neck, the queen stood up on the throne and made an announcement.
"Will the following names, step forward."
Hero mentioned thirty of the fifty Democrat Guards standing and they came forward. Alonso tensed up and clinched his fist harder. A part of him wanted to scream and another part hope his name was not mentioned.
When the names were finally mentioned, Katharina presented her reason.
"Those men that have been called, take off your uniforms. You are no longer Democrat Guards. You're done in Crystal Metropolis."
The guards mentioned just stood in shock. Angered, Katharina stood up and walked over to them. "Are you going to disobey me?"
She gestured royal guards to come out and forcefully started making the fired Democrat Guards take off their clothes. Some of the Democrat Guards tried to fight back, but one of the guards took out a silencer and shot one of the rebellious former soldiers in the chest, dying instantly.
This changed everything for the situation as they saw that Katharina was serious. From there, conformity occurred and the fallen Democrat Guards took off their uniforms until they had nothing but their underwear on and left the throne room pushed by the guards.
After the last fired Democrat Guard left, Katharina turned her attention to the ones that remained. "For the rest of you not mentioned, you're lucky. But if you continued to question me, it could be you next time. Those men's lives will never be the same again."
Suddenly, twenty males and females entered the door and stood before the remaining Democrat Guards.
"Men, meet the new members of the illustrious Democrat Guards. Your job is to make sure they are welcomed to the group and show them the same respect you showed those traitors that are no longer with us. Hero, take charge."
From there, Hero Borom issued the following order. "Now that we got that out of the way, our new mission is to take down the Cult of Andromache!"
Being quiet for the time until that order, Alonso went to Hero.
"We're going after prostitutes now? For what?"
"Because they are a major threat to the kingdom, Alonso," Hero responded.
"So we're arresting them?"
Hero snickered. "I don't think so."
Hero stepped away from Alonso and went to the new recruits, his personal friends, and hugged, kissed, or patted them on the back. Alonso shook his head, pleased that Dorcas Camillo was not around to see what had become of the Democrat Guards.
****
Theodora Petrovich did not achieved a victory against the queen; so she returned back to the cult in the downtown club scene of the town of Osiwu doing what she did best: prostituting for the citizens of Crystal Metropolis.
It was the usual night for them at Utara, being one of the most frequent and exciting clubs in Crystal Metropolis. It was packed the Andromache escorts were in f
ull force.
After making sure everything was good to go, Theodora went inside her office and reclined in her chair to finish up on paperwork left over from days ago.
Suddenly, she heard a glass crack. She ignored it for a second until she heard some screams. Theodora got up quickly to see what happened. She cracked a door opened to hear someone say, "By the order of the queen, the Cult of Andromache is officially disbanded and its members branded as traitors to the crown. The sentence is death. KILL THEM ALL!"
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