Chapter Twenty-Five:


In the aftermath, Oliver, Sara, and Lexi laid in the bed. He had his arms wrapped around both women as they had a little bit of discussion about the reason why Oliver had not been home in quite some time.

"That list, it's...well it's hard to swallow," Lexi said. "And the fact your mother could be involved in something like this…."

"I don't know," Oliver said. "I will get the justification on her role out of her, one way or another. But, I doubt that she'll give me any straight answers as her son."

Ra's al Ghul and the power he wielded, would be able to put the fear into Moira. He caught a glimpse of Lexi, who stared at the list long and hard for the next several minutes. She had felt the same things Oliver, Laurel, and Sara had been on the lists.

"Some of these people are very well connected," Lexi said. "And they do a lot of charity."

"Charity is unfortunately used as a method to buy goodwill to the public so no one would believe the vile things you would do behind closed doors," Oliver darkly said. "And the charities themselves do help people, but they do give others a license to put on a mask."

And Oliver was going to rip off that veil and build a better Starling City. Lexi pulled herself up and moved over to get on her clothes.

"I better check in again," Lexi said. "Will I be seeing you declared alive soon? Or are you…."

"Soon enough," Oliver said. "We're almost ready. There's just one more thing we have to take care of before we are officially declared alive."

"And you have to cut the head off of the snake," Sara said.

"And the head is….you're seriously going to do it, aren't you?" Lexi asked. "Malcolm, I mean. I can't believe it."

"I couldn't before the League, but I've learned how dubious and deceptive people could be," Oliver said. "Lexi, these aren't the people we think we know. Hell, four years later, I'm not the same person."

Lexi nodded. Grim realization dawned on her that if Oliver really thought she was a threat, he could have picked her a part. A part of him new or suspected, and wanted to test her.

"Deep down you are, you're just a better version of what you could have been with the proper motivation," Lexi said.

Oliver thought they would have to agree to disagree. Still, they parted ways, as did Lexi and Sara. Sara hoped to see a fair bit more of her in the future.

"She's devoted to you and would kill for you," Sara said. "A good quality. So….what else has been happening other than reuniting with your high school fuck buddy?"

"I'll tell you in a minute," Oliver said. "But, it has to do with Isabel Rochev and Katya Kovar. I've made two more powerful allies here."

Sara just smiled. Of course Oliver did. And powerful allies and likely powerful collective members as well. They grew to such a rate which Sara thought it would reach the point where she might need a list to keep track of all of the women that Oliver was bedding. And the thought of such a list made Sara wet.


In a little cafe out of the way, Isabel and Katya met with Oliver and Sara, who had been disguised, not to raise suspicion as their faces were very familiar to people in the news. Oliver even more so than Sara.

"I've done some digging," Isabel said. "The scientist has currently been moved along with his project into Starling City….although there are whispers that he might be doing this to help his younger sister. Who is in desperate need of medical treatment."

"Mmm," Oliver said. "We'll track him down and figure out how in on this he is. The League has their ways of finding out the truth."

He was their best shot of unraveling Malcolm's plan. Well, second best shot, as now certain evidence was beginning to come to light that Moira knew a lot. Despite not being on the list, but Oliver wondered if Robert left Moira's name off. Perhaps out of some kind of clouded judgment or perhaps out of guilt for his extramarital affairs.

"So, everything in order?" Oliver asked.

"Yes," Katya said. "Your help has been much appreciated and we will be working together soon. I have a few weeds to prune."

Isabel just smiled. She had a pretty good idea what Katya's idea of pruning weeds was all about.

"Anything you need, contact me," Oliver said.

"I'll be at your doorstep like a speeding bullet," Katya said. "And thank you for showing me...what a true man is like."

Katya downed the rest of her drink. She could sense great things for Oliver and the women who had been with him. He had chosen some of the most powerful and influential and skilled women and Katya counted herself greatly to be apart of it.

"It would be among your rights to return to Starling City and take Queen Industries," Isabel said. "I...well I planned to take it over at the right time myself, as I knew Moira's past sins would catch up to her eventually. And I've been gathering blackmail material on all of the key players within Queen Consolidated to cripple them."

"And you will hand it over to me," Oliver said.

"I know, you have use of it, and together, we can take your birthright," Isabel said. "Are you ready to do so, Mr. Queen?"

"Yes, Ms. Rochev, nearly," Oliver said. "But, there's a matter of what to do with the woman who runs things now."

Isabel wisely omitted her commentary from this. She would have suggested Moira to be executed for all of what she has done, but Isabel was not entirely cruel. She would not suggest such a thing to any woman's son, to kill their own mother, no matter the type of person said mother was.

Although in Isabel's mind, Moira deserved a fate worse than death.

She came precious inches away from spitting out the fact Oliver had another sister. Despite Robert not honoring his promises, Isabel vowed to be a better person by honoring hers and keeping this information secret.

Unless Oliver asked about any family secrets she might know. But, until that moment, Isabel remained tight lipped.

"I must return back," Oliver said. "I will see both of you soon."

X-X-X

"There is little doubt in my mind, beloved. Your mother may have been far deeper into this than we all believed, yourself included."

Talia had been doing some digging around, some contacts which owed the League favors. They had been very reluctant to part with what they knew and the chances they might end up dead in a number of days were very high. Of course, some trying to flee Talia and her guard ended up doing much more than that.

Weeks passed since Markovia, and Oliver had been doing his preparations. All of the information Isabel gave to him would suit them well.

"I have to play the devil's advocate because…."

"As someone who can see the cruelty of what a parent can do, do not make justifications for what she did," Talia warned him. "It's a dangerous road and one which will lead you to lose all of the progress you've made."

"I merely want to understand what was going through her mind," Oliver said. "She...perhaps she thought that the Gambit would serve as a warning. But it got out of control when Dad died, and Sara, Laurel, and I...we're believed to be dead."

Talia understood where Oliver was coming from. They walked past the new recruits who stopped what they were doing and sank to their knees to bow before Ra's al Ghul. Once Oliver passed, they resumed their training.

"All tyrants have their reasoning," Talia said.

"My mother is not your father," Oliver said.

"No, she does not have centuries to allow her madness to fester," Talia said. "But, she had an affair with Malcolm Merlyn which resulted in you sister. I doubted she knew Ms. Rochev had found out about that, because she would be dead if nothing else."

And yet at the same time, there might be reasons why Isabel was accumulating information about Queen Consolidated while hiding out in Markovia.

"Her weakness may be her fanatical desire to protect her family at all costs," Oliver said.

"That, I concede to be true," Talia agreed. "So...what are you going to do?"

"She's a proud woman," Oliver said. "But, she has her weaknesses. She would be a lot more useful if we can turn her to our side, than leaving her dead."

"It may have worked with Aresia, but she was a sheltered woman," Talia said. "Your mother is many things, but sheltered is not one of them. And you really think she would…."

"We don't know until we make the attempt," Oliver said. "We should talk to the others, and consider our options."

Talia smiled and leaned in to kiss Oliver on the lips. He did not back down in the face of her challenging him and that was why she followed him.

"If she's beyond hope….."

"Then she's a threat to the League," Oliver said. "And unfortunately ...we do what must be done."

He said the words detached of all emotion and Talia hoped it, for Oliver's sake, it did not come to executing Moira. And she knew that for Thea's sake, Oliver hoped he did not have to do this either.

"Great one, Lady Shiva wishes to meet with you," one of the young female assassins said.

"And then I shall not keep her waiting," Oliver said.


Oliver Queen wondered what Shiva had in store for him. Despite the fact they were more equals now then they were, it would be a long time before Oliver ever forgot their training sessions. They had built up in and strengthened him to the point.

He slipped into the temple and found on the bed, a white haired woman, Asian, dressed in next to nothing. Writhing as Shiva bent over her. Oliver blinked and realized he had found the missing and presumed dead Chien Na Wa, who was Shiva's personal bed pet by Oliver's first glance.

Shiva came up and Oliver caught sight of the glistening juices on her face. The two kissed each other, with Oliver getting a very sweet taste of Chien.

"Shiva," Oliver said.

"Yes, great Demon?" Shiva asked.

"Have you been keeping Chien here this entire time?" Oliver asked.

"Well not here precisely," Shiva said. "Training her has been a very interesting experience. She's been a difficult one to bend, and it's been a long time since I've done anything like this."

"Anything like what?"

"Pets need training, but some pets are stubborn and self-reliant, so they need to get smacked with a newspaper," Shiva said simply. "Repeatedly and up until the point they get the hint of who their master is."

Shiva turned to Chien who breathed heavily.

"Tell me who your master is, pet."

"Ra's al Ghul," she managed.

"And you will serve him in any way he asks you, right?"

"Yes," Chien said.

Shiva handed Oliver the chain which had been hooked to Chien. Chien had been looking at him, with a longing look of his eyes.

Shiva told Chien very detailed accounts of various encounters Oliver had with women, all while pleasuring her holes with her fingers and a variety of toys. She had cursed Shiva's name several times while trying to deny her pleasure. It took months for Shiva to break down Chien's walls.

"Master, do you want me to serve you?"

Chien submissively leaned forward and kissed Oliver on the crotch of his pants. Her hot breath caused Oliver to push himself forward. She was already trying to worship Oliver despite him being fully clothed, almost as if it had been ingrained in her head.

Oliver Queen wondered precisely how Shiva transformed the murderous Triad Leader into a docile little pet. He wondered if he was better off not knowing all of the details.

Yet, she was a beautiful, mature woman, and one which Oliver intended to take.

The Shameless Smut Commences In the Next Chapter.