Chapter 10: A Common Slave

Sonic looked around cautiously, hoping Mephiles didn't see him do it. His master had wanted the place completely cleaned by the time he got back, and Sonic had no idea when that would be. Seeing him looking around would give Mephiles an incentive to hit him again. He hesitated and swam around, trying to clean the place. Lifting a pot off the shelf, he began to clean the shelf. As he put it back, however, he hit something and the things on the shelf fell to the ground, smashing upon impact. Sonic nearly started crying right then. There was no way Mephiles wouldn't beat him for that. He cleaned up the mess they made, cursing his momentary clumsiness.

A few minutes later, Mephiles came in. "Sonic," he said. "I hoped you did what I asked."

The merhog hesitated. "I did, but I accidentally...knocked some things over..."

Mephiles saw the mess and growled, then began hitting his slave. "You worthless piece of shit! You can't do anything right!"

Sonic cried out and whimpered, falling away from his abusive master. "I'm sorry, Master," he whimpered.

"Sorry isn't good enough! You will be punished for this!"

Sonic whimpered again, trying to move farther away from Mephiles. He knew it would only make things worse, but that took a back seat to the need to get away from what was hurting him. The sea dragon snapped his fingers and chains appeared on Sonic's arms. Sonic looked at them, and then at his Master. He was being reduced to nothing more than a common slave.

"What are these for?" He asked.

"To remind you what your status is now," he said.

Sonic hesitated, and then nodded. "I am sorry, Master," he said. "I am but a slave, and I disobeyed you."

"That's good." Mephiles patted Sonic on the head.

The merhog whimpered slightly and bowed. "What will you have me do now?"

Mephiles looked at his bowing slave, amusement flickering in his eyes. He chuckled, lust filling in his eyes. Then he took Sonic into his room and threw him on the bed, leaning over him.

"Wh...what are you doing?" The slave asked.

"Haven't I told you not to question me?"

The merhog slave gulped and nodded. Mephiles chuckled and pressed his body against Sonic's. Sonic willed himself not to move away. The feeling of the other against him was revolting, to say the least. Instead, he trembled beneath his master. Mephiles chuckled and began. Sonic whimpered and tried to move away, screaming as he did so.

"No...master, please..."

Mephiles slapped him the moment the words left his mouth. "I'll do what I please."

Sonic continued whimpering, not daring to move unless Mephiles told him he could.

"Get up," Mephiles said. The slave did so, looking at his Master.

"Why...?"

Mephiles slapped him, and he fell to the ground. Sonic looked up from where he was on the floor to see his master frowning down at him. "Do not question me again," he said with a growl. "You serve me forever, understand?"

The slave nodded and stood up shakily, whimpering. Tears were falling down his face. Mephiles was pleased by Sonic's reaction.

"Now make the bed." Mephiles left the room.

The merhog slave nodded and did so. It wasn't easy, due to the manacles on his arms, but eventually he got it done. Sonic looked over to the door once he had it complete, fearing that his master would come in and demand something else of him. He walked out of the room, looking around. Mephiles was nowhere to be seen. A few minutes later, a bolt of magic hit him and he screamed in pain, feeling himself turn into a mermaid. Sonic gasped at her upper body and saw Mephiles, who chuckled.

"What are so surprised about?" he asked. "This will make things much easier."

Sonic gulped. She nodded and swam up to her master, awaiting more orders. Mephiles thought it over, unsure of what to have her do now. Running a hand down her chest as he thought it over, he took pleasure in the way her body reacted to him. The sea dragon grinned and nodded as an idea came to him. Leading her into the room again, he pushed her onto the bed with him on top of her. Placing his other hand on her as well, Mephiles gently caressed her.

"You have a wonderful body," he said lustfully. "I wonder..."

Sonic's eyes widened. "No...please, Master, not again! Don't..."

"It would be a shame to have a body like this before me and not do anything with it." He ignored Sonic's protests this time, not even bothering to slap her. Sonic's eyes widened. She whimpered as Mephiles began to make love to her. Once he was done, the sea dragon chuckled. "Don't worry, my slave...you'll give birth soon...I promise."

The mermaid looked at him in horror before starting to sob when it set in. Mephiles grinned evilly and left, closing and locking the door behind him. It would only be a few weeks until the mermaid gave birth. He couldn't wait to see his offspring, no matter how unwilling the mother was. The sea dragon chuckled. Everything was going according to plan...