Vulnerability

Chapter 1

"I love you so much Marco, but if I can't get pregnant then who will have your throne when you pass away?" spoke Marco ill wife. "I don't care if nobody takes my throne I'm not willing to love another" Marco said. He was sitting next to the bedside of his bedridden wife who was more pale than the sheets she was covered with. There were days when she looks very healthy to the point where everything seemed under control, like she didn't seem sick at all but then, there were days when all she had was fevers where she literally soaked the bed with her own sweat, cough rampages to the point where only blood came out every time she cough, bleeding from odd places such as from her nose to her ears and from her ears to her eyes, oddly enough the wife always had a smile on her face. This mysterious disease was different and complex from other diseases that not only did doctors couldn't help her and only prescribe her some antibiotics and some immune system booster, it also left her unable to bear a child. Marco tried so hard to conceal his tears once he heard the news. He had to be strong for the both of them. Nobody, even the wife herself didn't believe she was going live this long, but surprising to all after finding out about her disease a year ago, she is still alive. Today was one of those days when she is on her cough rampages. Marco was right beside her holding her hand and cleaning the blood she coughed out. "You don't need to find another person to love Marco" she said softly, "just a person who can bare a child for you".

"What do you mean Jeanne, like a surrogate mother" Marco asked. "More or less". The wife laughed at Marco expression when he heard her answer. She couldn't help it, it was fun to see expression besides the look of worry on his face. "Oh Marco it can't be that bad" she said between laughs. "Do you hear yourself Jeanne. You are basically telling me to get some random women pregnant just to have heirs for my throne". Marco got up from his chair and walk towards the large window in the room. He could look down at all the shops and stores in the city he own due to his positions as the king of X-laws.

"If that's the only way to have heirs for my throne then I don't need them" Marco said quietly. "Come now Marco you can chose any...". Jeanne began to cough violently into her hands before she finished her sentence. Marco rushed to his wife side and rub his hand on her back as she continued to cough. After a few more minutes, she drop her hand from her mouth. Her hand was covered in blood. Marco grab a towel from her bedside, dip it in some water and began wiping the blood off her hands. "Now where was I" she said her voice scratchy from the cough, but she spoke with happiness like the cough rampage didn't affect her at all. "Ah yes like I was saying, you can have any women or men, if I might say due to many research and experiment men are now allow to bare child as well, you want" Jeanne once again laughed at Marco expression. "They can do that but they can't find a cure for your disease, it's like they want you to die". Marco place the towel back on the bedside once he was done cleaning the blood from her hand. He would have to make one of the maids wash the bed sheets today since some big droplets of blood place themselves on the sheets.

"Marco stop it, if you won't do it for yourself then do it for me" she said, "I won't mind seeing and caring for a few kids that aren't mine, if I just see a pregnant belly and hear a screaming baby I will be happy".

Marco stared at his wife with disbelief from what she said. It was like she wasn't controlling the words that was leaking out of her mouth. But then again she always spoke with honesty. Marco sighed. "You really want this?" He nervously asked to clarify. Jeanne nodded her with joy. A big smile crept onto her face, how can he say no to that.

Marco repeated his conversation with his wife in his head as he walked through the slave market, with his trusty right hand man beside him and the slave dealer ahead of them pointing out the best slaves. Marco hated being in the slave market, it just shows him all the weakest human being on this earth are capture and put into one place, slavery. It just makes him sick. "How about that boy" his right hand man Silva pointed out. Marco decided to purchase a male slave today. He refuses to put his penis in another female vagina. No female have any right to have his glorious penis in them besides his loving wife. If not a women then the only human out there who can now carry a child are males.

The boy that Silva pointed out, stood out from the rest of the boys in the caged he shared. He had only a rag tied around waist to cover his private area and his ankles was shackled to the bars of the cage, just like the rest of the slaves. He was mostly dirty around his legs which were very long and would of been beautiful once washed and cleaned. His upper body seemed to be taken care of very well and you didn't see his ribcage like the others. Marco decided not look at the boy face seeing as he seen enough. "No it looks like the boy wants to be bought" He said and continue to follow the slave dealer. They continued on to look, but it seems like a hopeless cause. Each boy he sawed was either very thin, looked too young, or was plain old scared of him. When Marco was about to give up, a boy or girl, caught his attention. He seemed to have both the features of a girl and a boy. The boy was sitting with his legs underneath due to chains around his ankles. He was tracing circles on the cage floor, in fact he was the only one in the cage. He had long hair that that passed his waist lay all around his his back, shoulder, and face. The boy did even seem to know that he was look at him. This definitely appealed to Marco. "Hey how about this one?" Marco ask the slave dealer.

"This one you say". Marco nod his head. When he look back at the boy he finally got a good look at him, since the boy was looking at him now. Marco wouldn't say that he was beautiful but he was sure an eye catcher. His face was very lean and feminine but you can see some masculine features. His eyes were light brown and expressionless. His mouth seemed to show the most expression because he was grinding his teeth and trying hard to suppress his growing anger . "Oh him we just got him he was transferred here a few months ago, but he is a nice one" the dealer said. "Why was he transferred?".

"Well the accusation didn't seem right, but it said he killed his master by setting his house on father with his master still in the house. I don't believe it but don't let his size fool you". Marco walked up to the cage and looked at the silver collar around the boys' neck. He eye him while he read the letters "H-A-O".

"Hao". Marco whispered to himself. He turned around and nodded his head from what he have observed so far. "Is he fertile?" Marco asked. "Very, his old master never got the time to actually touch him so he's also a virgin".

"Great I'll take him, Silva will take care of the paper work and the payment". The dealer nod his head and summoned two more slave dealer to open the cage and unlock Haos' shackle. The slave dealers grab Hao by his upper arms, yanked him to stand up and walked him out of the cage. Once outside the cage they shoved him in front of Marco and walked away to do some other business with some other buyers.

Hao looked up at Marco while Marco look down at him. Boy did he seemed tall to Hao and he was his master. Not a chance. When Marco was about reach out to him, Hao ran. He ran past many slave that shout for his bravery. He can hear the slave dealer yelling at others to stop him, but easily dodge them by flipping over them or slipping from their reach. Marco never knew that a slave could run so fast and on top of that dodge so many well built slave dealers. But Marco just bought him and wasn't about to let him get away. "Silva get him" he ordered. Silva bow to Marco and darts off after the slave boy. The boy was fast but Silva was faster. There was a reason why Marco brought him along. Hao could here footstep quickly catching up to him, so he sped up his game trying to shake the guy off. It seemed no use as the guy follow perfectly with no hitch. Hao took a glanced to see who his chaser was but was a bad choice as he trip over his own legs and tumbled to the ground. In seconds Silva was on top of him, trying to restrain him. Hao kept fighting as he felt the guy trying to pin him. He throw a few hard punches into the man face but it didn't seem to affect him. Hao was screwed as he heard more footsteps heading their way. It made him fight harder.

"Good keep him there while I'll try injecting this into him" the dealer said. The slave dealer got onto to his knees and pushed Hao head to the side as he push the needle into his neck, instantly paralyzing him and soon putting him into completely darkness. "I'm very sorry sir for the inconvenience" the dealer apologies. Silva took himself off of the slave once he felt the boy go limp and took his place next to Marco. "We can take him back and you can choose another one if you like" he offered. Marco shook his head and smiled. "No he is just fine. How long will he be out?" he asked. "For a few hours".

"Great, Silva pick him up we're leaving". Silva did as he was told while Marco look at the slave dealer and said, "Good day sir nice doing business with you". With that Marco and his right hand man proceed to walk out of the slave market.