The dragon's harem

Chapter 1054: In the Hot Sauna

”Knowing you, itʼs not that simple. Besides, Iʼve already drank all of your blood once and probably wonʼt get anything if I drink more.” Arad looked at her with a smile, and she giggled, ”Youʼre smart, arenʼt you? Of course, nothing is ever so simple.” She took a step forward and turned around, sitting on his thigh, ”And like everything good, addiction is the problem.”

She licked her lips and fangs, ”The more you drink, the more youʼll ask me for more...”

Eris grabbed her by the neck, ”Who said you can sit on his thigh?” She tried to pull her back but just then realized what kind of monster Akasha was. She was a large boulder and Akasha was the whole mountain, her blood magic was far heavier than even what Arad had.

Eris couldnʼt wrap her head around how Arad had managed to tame such a monster, or did he really tame her? Could she be the one in control all of this time?

”Do you really think so?” Arad glared at Akasha with burning purple eyes, ”Eris doesnʼt look that happy to me now.”

Eris immediately knew it; Arad had indeed managed to suppress Akasha and control her. He is the dragon ruling the mountain. Akasha might be a stronger vampire than him, but he is now something else, something far more dangerous.

Akasha stood, swinging her butt right in front of Aradʼs face as she moved back, ”As you like...” She looked at Eris with a smile, ”Youʼre a bit weird, arenʼt you?” Her eyes scanned Erisʼs whole body.

”Your blood, it didnʼt boil because of me...” Akasha extended her foot forward and started rubbing Aradʼs flesh, ”What got you mad...yes, it was me trying to control his blood...”

Thud! Lucia grabbed Akashaʼs foot and pulled it away, ”At least show some respect to her!” She growled.

”You have turned into a vampire just days ago...you lack the skill to sense blood and its flow. Probably still havenʼt fed on a living and breathing soul yet.” She took a step forward, and Lucia stumbled back.

Thud! Akasha pushed her down, sitting on her torso, and she pinned her arms down and checked her fangs. ”Clean fangs indeed, but with such power.” She giggled, standing up, ”You two donʼt know anything about vampires. But what about you, freckles.”

Zia smiled and took a step toward Arad, sitting on his lap, ”Why ask me? Pale arse.”

”You smell like youʼve been serving a powerful vampire lord for centuries, didnʼt you ever see him turn someone into a vampire?” Akashaʼs eyes turned toward Lucia with a hungry grin, ”With how much blood magic she has, sheʼll be starving soon, and once she loses control... hehe...sheʼll go crazy.”

”Bloodthirst...this is the problem.” Akasha walked toward Eris and sat on her lap, ”The painful, gut-wrenching hunger, the desire for such blood, itʼs unresistible, none can withstand it...” She lifted her foot and pointed at Arad with her toe, ”Except this fine beast...he cares about no pain, thirst or desire...” Arad can rip his own head and spine and throw them away to dodge and regenerate, pain is never a problem to him.

”Itʼs the first murder...”Akasha looked at Lucia with a smile, ”Once someone gets infected by vampirism, they first wonʼt feel a thing and live their lives like normal until the first bloodthirst hits them. Theyʼll go insane, and their first prey would be their loved ones.” She turned toward Arad, ”A man got infected with vampirism, and one month later, he woke up one morning to find that he had sucked his wife dry, eaten his children, and massacred the whole village.”

”If she went on a rampage, I can always stop her.” Arad replied with a passive face.

”Her rampage wonʼt stop until she drinks blood and that of non-vampires. Of course, unless she is under my control. Such rampages were quite annoying to my planes in the past, so I had to develop a solution.” Akasha stood and approached Lucia, grabbing her by the face and looking straight at her eyes.

”Donʼt move.” Akasha whispered as her eyes flashed red, ”Hooo...interesting, she is a failure, relationship-wise...” She giggled, ”She has no love interest to kill, even our lovely Arad here, she is more scared of him than in love, but at least she favors him a lot. That fear would prevent her from making him a target in her bloodthirst...so...sheʼll attack her students.”

She let go of Lucia and turned toward Arad, ”So, what will you do about that? Find her some live ones to eat? Killing is an essential part of the vampire instinct; donʼt think of feeding her bottled blood. She must realize, feel the monster within.”

”If she went on a rampage, Iʼll find a bandit camp and drop her there. If she went on a rampage...Youʼre underestimating me if you think Iʼll let such a thing happen.” Arad smiled, ”If you found a way to prevent it, then I should be able to do the same.”

”Do you know what is funny? You donʼt have time...Iʼve had centuries to figure it out; you only have days at best.” She approached him, ”And I know you arenʼt the kind of man to force me to share my knowledge, are you?”

”So...you want something in exchange...speak up.” Eris growled at her, ”Stop beating around the bush.”

Akasha giggled, ”For Aradʼs wive, you donʼt know him that well, do you?” She approached Arad and sat beside him, ”Rapid heartbeat, thirst, pain in the stomach and chest, exhaustion, and a bit of sexual thirst, all signs of the rampage coming. When they start, you should damage her blood as much as possible and give her animal blood to feed on, strictly animal blood.”

Akasha pushed Zia from Aradʼs lap and leaned her head on his thighs, looking at his face. ”Vampires, especially human vampires, only feed on human blood, drinking animal blood would give them a terrible stomach ache, akin to a bad case of food poisoning. Thatʼll kill all of the blood thirst out of her.”

Akashaʼs method was simple yet strange. If a vampire is extremely thirsty and wants to feed, it makes them sick, so they lose all desire to eat.

Eris grabbed Akasha from her legs and dragged her away from Arad, throwing her right beside the charcoal furnace heating the sauna. ”Youʼre time is up.” She then headed to Arad and sat on his lap, ”He is mine, so stop getting too close to him.”

Akasha giggled, ”Now youʼre mad about me trying to seduce him. I was just thinking that youʼre mentally dead...but now I can ask, arenʼt you a bit...biased? How about her?” She looked at Zia with a smile.

Zia returned a smug smile to Akasha as she reached down with her hand and grabbed Aradʼs flesh, kissing him on the cheek, ”Unlike you, Iʼve building my relationship with Eris and the others for a long time now.”

”Is that so?” Akasha stood and looked at Eris, ”Youʼll allow her to do that?”

”Iʼll allow her, not you.” Eris stood and pulled Zia to sit on Aradʼs lap instead of her. ”Arad has six wives, Aella, Mira, Merida, Isdis, Doma, and I, Merlin is coming soon. We agreed that if heʼs to sleep with any other woman or get another wife, itʼll be a collective decision between us wives, the current wives at the time.”

She looked at Akasha with a smile, ”But...we also agreed that each of us has limited right to allow things as she sees fit. This means that if I for example said that Zia can sleep or marry him, ignoring the othersʼ opinion, theyʼll give me face and allow it. Everyone can do it, but theyʼll be pushing their luck among the wives.”

”Hehehe, goodwill, trust, you use that as a currency to override their opinions.” Akasha stood, ”So if the woman that you allowed it turned out to be a problem. Whoever allowed her in would be held responsible.”

”We all have that right. But Arad himself has the most; if he brought a complete stranger, we wonʼt complain, he knows best. Gamond and Kory are just that to us now.” Eris licked her lips, ”But the opposite is also true. If one insisted that you shouldnʼt be allowed in, youʼll never

get even close to him.”

”Speak for yourself.” Akasha took a step toward Arad, rubbing her breasts, ”I can always try my luck...” She suddenly got pulled toward the ground, smacking flat down as she could see Aradʼs burning purple eyes. He was crushing her to the floor with gravity magic.

Eris laughed as she walked past her, sat beside Arad, and started licking his lip, and Zia hugged his arm.

”You...really...” Akasha tried to stand, but she couldnʼt resist Aradʼs oppressive magic.

Zia moved to the side, and Eris sat on Aradʼs lap, rubbing flesh between her legs, ”Lucia knew her place, thatʼs why she fears Arad, thatʼs why she fears us. As his mere teacher, she knew she wouldnʼt hope to compete with us, so she never made any attempt to approach him. You, on the other hand, are blinded by your power.”

Zia looked at Akasha with a large grin, ”To him, youʼre no different than a random bandit he picked up on the road. Unless you make an effort to gain his...no, our trust, youʼll just end up

killed.”

Arad stopped his magic, and Akasha stood, panting with sweat rushing all down her body,

both from exhaustion and the heat of the sauna. Even if she was free and with her full power, sheʼd have no chance of defeating him now, and judging by the instant spark of murder and bloodlust he just showed; heʼd probably kill a whole kingdom if any of his wives asked. ”Behind each great man is a woman pulling the threads.” Akasha giggled, ”He has more than one...” She now knows fully that they have tamed an unstoppable monster, the main benefit Aradʼs wives and those close to him get is him, a powerhouse that can almost do anything.

”And you...” She sat down, ”A teddy bear between your wives fingers, but a real bear to everyone else. So what now...should I leave?”

Eris stood and approached her, helping her stand, ”I didnʼt say that, you can stay as long as you listen to me.” She turned toward Lucia, who was slowly dying of terror in the side, just sensing Aradʼs magic earlier taught her how thin her chances were. A single word from one of his wives is all her life is worth.

”You too...in fact, I quite like you.” Eris helped Lucia stand, ”Just sit tight for a second, Iʼll drink his blood first.” She let go of her and walked toward Arad, sitting on his lap, and started

licking his neck...

Arad grabbed her by the hips and looked at her, ”No...hold on for a second. Iʼll drink yours first.” Since he had become stronger, he could empower her vampiric curse further.