Months had flown by in the blink of an eye. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and before Rei knew it, she had already been under Demigra's rule for over six months.
From the moment she had sworn her loyalty to him in order to save Yuki, her life was no longer hers. She had to do everything the Demon god ordered her to do, regardless if she really wanted to or not. Most days, Demigra didn't require anything of her. He just simply instructed her to stay in the room he had prepared for her inside of his cathedral while he attended to other things-things she probably didn't truly want to know about.
Although she spent most of her time confined to her new room, it was far from a prison cell. Adorned with a fancy bed fit for a queen and more belongings then she had ever personally owned, Rei's room looked like it had been owned by a fairytale princess. Her wardrobe was chock full of all kinds of clothing, from formal gowns to silky pajamas, and each garment looked as if it had been woven with the most expensive of threads. It shouldn't have surprised her to see that Demigra's magic knew no bounds, but the fact that he had even used a tiny ounce of his magic to make her feel at ease was more than she had ever expected of him.
There were enough books to entertain her inside of her room-after all, reading was one of her favorite pastimes-and she also had lots of other things like canvases and paint sets so she could easily pass the time without dying of boredom. However, Rei refused to allow herself to ever feel truly comfortable inside such an extravagant castle. It may have felt like a dream home and Demigra had even made sure she was well fed and that she had access to the most delicious of meals, but at the end of the day, she wasn't a guest and this wasn't a fairy tale.
She was a prisoner and this was her personal hell.
For the first few weeks during her imprisonment, Rei cried herself to sleep every night, worrying for her friends' safety. Demigra had reassured her that Goku and the others were still very much alive, but they were trapped in another realm, frozen in time, where they would remain stagnant for all eternity. That wasn't really much of a comfort. What good was being alive if it meant being stuck in a different dimension until the end of time? Demigra had been merciful enough to spare Yuki from such a tragic fate; he had settled on banishing him to another planet where he could not ever try to interfere with his plans ever again. Hopefully Yuki would somehow manage to recover from his wounds and try to find a way to stop Demigra... At least Rei could only hope for that much.
The battle really did feel like it had already been lost. With Goku and the others out of commission, who else would be able to stand up against Demigra? He had proven time and time again that his strength was immeasurable and his magic was unstoppable.
Occasionally, Demigra would summon Rei to accompany him on missions through time. Since she was a Time Patroller, time travel came naturally to her but being tasked with the duty of helping Demigra alter events of the past was something Rei would have rather died than actually do. Unfortunately, her life wasn't the only one that was on the line. If she went against his wishes, Demigra assured her that he would kill each and every single person that she held dear. As much as she didn't want to help him, she really was left with no choice. There was no way she could just let him hurt anyone close to her again...
More often than not, his missions were far from complicated. He simply wanted to make sure that no one in the future would be able to challenge him ever again. Such a thing was easy for someone like Demigra to manage. All he had to do was keep certain people from meeting, make sure some battles had never even happened, and soon the future was progressing just the way he wanted it to. Rei's job during all of this was simple-she had just to stand-by and make sure no one interfered with what he was doing and keep watch over the time stream.
It sickened her to know she was helping such a heinous man do awful things to her world, but part of her continued to cling onto the hope that none of the damage he was doing was truly permanent and that maybe someday, somehow, Goku and Trunks would break free of Demigra's imprisonment and go back in the past and fix everything.
That tiny shard of hope was the only thing that had really kept her sane throughout those six months.
Rei sat on the purple comforter of her bed, flipping through pages of a magazine as the sun began to set outside. The remainder of the sunlight drifted in from her windows, painting her room in lovely shades of orange and red.
Ever since Demigra first began wreaking havoc on the universe, the sky in TokiToki city was nothing but a blended color of dark reds and deep purples. The sun had been trapped behind layers and layers of dark clouds and seeing the sky so ominous and dreary had done nothing but make her feel even more depressed since she had first been taken under his watchful eye. Sunlight was the one thing she had craved most.
But during dinner one night, Demigra had asked Rei in passing if there was anything that she needed. Rei had thought long and hard about his question, but the sun was the only thing she could think of. When Rei had told him that she missed the blue sky and the warm rays of the sun, he waved his long scepter in the air and soon the sky was back to its original state. White, fluffy clouds then rolled through the sky and even the weather began to go back to normal as springtime showers brought vitality back to the plant life. Naturally, this had surprised Rei greatly. Demigra, the most uncaring and ruthless being in the entire universe, had actually listened to her request when she idly mentioned that she missed seeing the sun. Not only did he listen, but he responded to her request and actually brought the sun back out of its hiding.
She tucked a strand of black hair behind her ears, not even fully reading any of the articles inside the magazine she was skimming through as her mind drifted back to Demigra.
He never talked much to her unless he was giving her a command. All of his orders were short and straight to the point. Things like "Come with me" or "Open this portal" were pretty much the only phrases he ever really directed at her. However, much to her chagrin, he had regularly commanded her to eat dinner with him in the fancy banquet hall. It didn't happen every night, but Rei could never shake off the overwhelming sense of dread that she felt whenever he summoned her for meals. He was a god, was he not? Did gods even need to eat or did he just do it for the pleasure of tasting different cuisines? Dinner was always awkward since neither of them would exchange any words, save for the occasional comment on the exceptional quality of the food, and Rei had never actually figured out why he requested her company during meals. He was impossible to read, and no matter how hard she tried, she could never guess what he was thinking.
And then, out of nowhere, he brought the sun back.
After doing something as considerate as that, it was hard for her to think that there wasn't at least something good about him. All this time she had spent hating him, loathing his very existence, but he had done something nice for her, something he probably wouldn't have even considered doing had she not voiced her thoughts on the matter of the sky.
That wasn't the only nice thing he had done for her, either. In a small cage sitting in on her dresser, a white bunny napped the day away. Rei had been dreadfully lonely since she had first come to this place, and there was no one she could really talk to. Without even saying anything, Demigra had come into her room last month and handed her a tiny critter that he had found wandering outside of the castle. Demigra was the type to annihilate anything that crossed his path, no matter how small or insignificant it was. But this time, he had picked up the creature and immediately delivered it to Rei without so much as scathing the fur on its back. He had provided her a cage for it and told her that caring for little bunny could possibly help alleviate her loneliness.
Not once had she breathed a word that she was lonely, and yet Demigra had provided her with a pet to care for. She had affectionately named the little ball of fluff 'Yuki', as ironic as that was, and she often spent her time talking to the bunny as if it were really Yuki the Frost Demon. She often told it about her day and how much she missed her friends. Demigra was right—having the new Yuki around really did help with her loneliness, even if just by a little bit.
Rei flopped on her back, staring up at the ceiling with a heavy sigh. Demigra was a mystery and it made no sense as to why he was going out of his way to make sure that she was at least a little bit happy. Just what did Demigra hope to achieve by conquering the world and what did he really hope to gain by forcing her to become his slave?
Did he…actually care about her?
Her heart fluttered at the thought, and she quickly reached for a pillow to cover over her face to hide her embarrassment. Of course he didn't care about her! And she didn't care about him, either! He was Demigra! He was a villain and a monster!
So…why did butterflies always seem to dance in her stomach whenever she thought about him nowadays?
Frustrated at herself, Rei forced those thoughts out of her mind as she walked over to Yuki's cage. She unlatched the door and cradled the fluffy pet in her arms, stroking its soft fur to help ease the tension in her heart. "Oh, Yuki," she mumbled to her little friend before she gazed out the window of her bedroom, a solemn look upon her features. "Something is definitely wrong with me."
Nothing made sense anymore. Part of her wanted to destroy Demigra and make him pay for all that he had done to her world, while another part of her wished to know more about him and get to the bottom of his motives. Maybe Demigra's true intentions hadn't been made clear yet. What if instead of destroying the world, he actually wanted to help it? What if this whole "evil overlord" business was just a façade to cover up his true plans?
Later that night, once the moon rose high in the sky and he requested her presence during dinner, Rei decided that she would try to talk to him more.
Hours passed and, sure enough, the handle on her door began to turn until it was opened to reveal Demigra standing behind it. He never knocked-why would he? This was his castle, after all-and he couldn't have cared less about the concept of privacy when it came to the inhabitants of his home.
"It is time for dinner," he told her, his voice flat and void of any emotion. With that said, he turned on his heels, his long coattails swaying behind him, as he began to walk back to the nearby stairwell that lead to the dining hall.
Regarding him with a nod, she scooted off her bed and reached for her black sweater before glancing in the mirror real quick. Her ebony hair had grown a few more inches and now flew freely down her back. Tonight's gown was a lovely indigo dress that reached to about her knees with sleeves that were cut off right at the elbows. The V-shaped neckline was trimmed a bit too low for her tastes and it exposed a hint of cleavage, prompting her to carry her sweater with her to cover up her exposed neckline.
Most of the dresses that Demigra provided her with had a similar style-either they were too short and reached above her thighs, hung too low in the front, or were backless. Thinking it best not to ever bring up his clothing tastes, Rei simply wore whatever was given to her without uttering a single complaint. He was a demon lord who probably didn't know anything about women's clothing other than what was on the cover of the magazines he gave her.
Following his trail, Rei exited her room and descended the stairwell, being mindful of her step as her heels clicked along the marble stairs. Demigra was waiting for her at the table where assortments of fanciful foods were arranged neatly in rows. The amount of food could have fed a big crowd people, but she and Demigra were the only ones who ever partook in such grand meals in the castle. She always found it to be a bit of a waste, having so much food and all, but once again Rei knew it was best to keep all of her opinions to herself when it came to Demigra's decisions.
The table was long and rectangular, designed to fit at least twenty-two people with ten chairs on each side of the table and two on the opposing ends. Naturally, Demigra always sat at the head of the table and Rei would always choose the seat farthest from him at the very end. But tonight, he had already pulled out a chair directly beside him and beckoned the young woman to take that particular seat.
Rei gulped nervously and pondered on his indirect request for a moment before deciding that it was best to not go against his wishes. Reluctantly, she strolled past all the other chairs and quietly took her seat in the chair next to his. She cast him a quick glance out of the corner of her eye as she watched him pour them both a glass of wine. Rei wasn't much for drinking, but she wasn't about to turn it down now that it was already poured. Tonight, he was wearing fancy clothes that consisted of a long, dark blue suit with matching pants and a black coat to add an air of elegance to him. His hair maintained its usual stature as the tall spikes of his red locks clashed with the cool tones of his wardrobe. When she had first met him, she had called him a "Clown-face" since she found him to be rather strange looking. But the more time she spent with him, the more she found herself thinking that he was rather handsome. Even though his skin was painted a dull gray and the markings underneath his eyes indicated that he was far from human, there was no denying that he had a certain appeal about him.
Noticing that the girl was staring at him, Demigra glimpsed down at her and offered her a mischievous smirk in which she quickly shifted her gaze away from him in a flustered manner.
Suddenly nervous that he had caught her gawking at him, she focused her attention on the food before her. There were all different kinds of steamed vegetables, a large pot of an Italian stew, and even a tray with a fancy Cornish hen as well. Although she had plenty to pick from, Rei was always too nervous to actually indulge in the delicious meals that were always placed in front of her and she usually just picked one or two things to nibble on until Demigra sent her back to her room. It just wasn't fair that she was allowed to eat such exquisite meals while all of her friends were out there suffering because of him. Her guilty conscience would have been put at ease if Demigra had at least tossed her in a dark and lonely jail cell, but instead he had chosen to spoil her with luxuries beyond her wildest imagination. It just wasn't fair that she was receiving special attention, and she wasn't even sure why…
"Something is bothering you," Demigra stated, breaking through the silence of the dining room.
Rei's entire body tensed up at the sound of his deep, masculine voice. She slowly slid her gaze to him and saw him staring down at her intently.
"N-No, Master Demigra," Rei replied nervously as she fiddled with the napkin on her lap. "I'm fine."
Demigra pursed his lips together tightly to form a neutral line, but his brow curled forward just a bit as he inspected the anxious girl beside him. She had only taken two bites of her mashed potatoes and everything else on her plate remained untouched. He found this to be a bit offensive since, after all, he had gone through the trouble of making sure tonight's feast was more than enough to stimulate her appetite. She had barely eaten anything on the trays of food he had left her for both breakfast and lunch, and he knew that humans needed an adequate amount of nutrition to sustain their strength. She would be of no use to him if she starved herself to death.
"If you are fine, then you will eat," he said in a cold voice, and Rei didn't need to be told twice to realize that it was a command and not a simple statement.
With a small sigh, she picked up her fork and slid a mouthful of chicken into her mouth. It was delicious, there was no doubt about that, but she just didn't really feel like eating. Even though her stomach growled in desperation, Rei just couldn't escape the shadow of guilt that enveloped her heart whenever she dined with the enemy.
Although she was finally eating, Demigra could easily tell the woman was hiding something from him. If nothing was wrong, then why did her eyes look so empty? Why did she constantly keep her chin pointed toward the ground whenever she was in his presence? Why did she never smile? When he had first laid eyes on her, he was drawn to her fiery personality and determination to save her friends and her world. But now she looked like nothing more than a lifeless doll; that once vivacious spirit completely drained from her body.
"Tell me, Rei," he said, addressing her by her name for once, "Are you unhappy here?"
Rei nearly spilled the glass of wine in her hand as he asked her such a peculiar question. The answer was obvious—how could anyone be happy here knowing that Demigra was taking over the world?! But saying such a thing would only get her in trouble. She needed to be as compliant as possible until she could figure out a plan to release Goku and the others from their imprisonment. Finally settling on a proper answer, Rei sipped at her wine before setting the glass back down on the table. "Of course I am happy here, my lord," she said with feigned contentment as she forced a pained smile to tug up the corners of her lips. "You have given me a wonderful room and have treated me like a princess. What more could I ask for?"
Humans were so easy to read. Her hands were shaking just a bit, and her emerald eyes reflected nothing but pain and sorrow whenever she looked up at him. It was pitiful, and Demigra had to resist chuckling at her pathetic attempt at deceiving him with her honeyed words.
"You cannot fool me, Rei," Demigra replied as he, too, took a sip of the blood red wine in his glass. "I know you hate it here. You hate following my orders and you hate the things I make you do. But most of all, you hate yourself."
Flinching at his statement, Rei could do nothing but look at him, a helpless look in her eyes as his words jabbed a dagger into her heart. "I…I do not!" She retorted before slanting a glare in his direction, a bit of rebellion evident in her tone.
"You are only lying to yourself, my dear," Demigra added as he reached out a hand to cup her chin in his grasp, forcing her to keep her eyes level with his. "You hate yourself for surrendering so easily to me. You hate yourself because you know you cannot stand up to me and that fighting against me is useless. Or maybe you hate yourself because you've realized that maybe you don't hate me at all?"
She could hardly believe what she was hearing, and soon she found herself completely lost in his steely gaze, unable to find the words to say.
He leaned his face in just a bit closer to hers, his breath ghosting against her cheek, as he watched her face flush with a lovely shade of pink. "Admit it, Rei. You're enamored by me. And you can't stand it."
She shook her head, her eyes wide and full of raw emotion, as she tried her best to block out what he was saying. There was no way she could like Demigra! He was evil, mean, malicious, arrogant, and all things horrible! How could he possibly assume that she was attracted to him?!
"It's all right. There's no need to be so nervous," he whispered into her ear, forcing a trail of goosebumps to prickle up and down her arms. "These kinds of things are natural. Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? It's when a captive person begins to grow drawn to their captor and even learns to sympathize with them. I have treated you with nothing but kindness since I took you in, have I not? I am not surprised that you're starting to think positively of me now." His hand released his grip on her chin before he moved it to rest tenderly upon her thigh. Rei's heart began to thump loudly against her chest and Demigra could hear every single beat. He knew that he was either making her extremely uncomfortable or extremely excited. Which one was it?
"That's not true…" Rei muttered out, her voice soft and quiet, as she closed her eyes. His hand continued to sit on her thigh before he trailed it upwards just a bit, pushing the hem of her dress up just enough until a bit of her ivory skin was exposed to his view. Her leg was soft and smooth, and Demigra liked the way her body stiffened over something as insignificant as a gentle touch. Rei Tukiko was certainly beautiful for a human and not even Demigra could ignore her alluring figure. She always seem to smell faintly of roses and the way her black hair fell over her shoulders like a velvet waterfall made him want to reach out and run his fingers through it. Humans had never really caught his attention in the past, but perhaps being with Rei for almost half a year had forced him to see her as more than just another worthless toy.
Rei swallowed down a dry lump in her throat before she curled her fingers around his wrist, preventing him from moving his hand any farther up her thigh as she watched him with rapt attention. "Please stop," she mumbled, trying her best to steady the shakiness of her voice. He had never been this close to her and the only time he had ever reached touched her was during their first battle. She could still vividly recall the way he had roughly kicked her, and to think that his hands could be capable of such gentle gestures had her mind practically spinning at the thought.
"Be honest," Demigra teased as he brought his face to the crook of her neck, his breath tickling her sensitive skin before he nipped at her gently, cautious of his fangs so they wouldn't scathe her flesh. "You don't really want me to stop. I see the way you look at me, Rei. Can you look me in the eye and tell me that I do not intrigue you?"
Feeling his lips upon her neck, she couldn't help but let out a tiny squeak of surprise. On instinct, Rei planted her hands on both sides of his shoulders and shoved him away roughly with as much force as she could muster. "I said stop!" She hastily pushed her chair back and practically leapt out of her seat. Demigra's face revealed a look of complete and utter shock at her unexpected disobedience, and to keep herself from digging her grave any further, Rei bowed her head and uttered a quick apology before sprinting away from the table.
Demigra watched as the flustered girl fled the scene, and instead of being angry at her for her insolence, he simply grinned to himself before taking another sip of his wine. Things were going better than he thought. He had Rei Tukiko wrapped around his finger, whether she was aware of his influence over her heart or not. Sure, she was still scared of him but instilling fear over her first was only the first step in getting the little Time Patroller to obey him. The next step was to get her to trust him which had been simpler than he thought; girls were easy to win over, it seemed. However, the next step was to seduce her into full submission and that didn't go as well as he had planned.
Demigra needed an heir. He needed someone to inherit his powers should anything ever happen to him. He was so close to morphing the world into his perfect utopia, but there was still much to be done. If he were to accidentally slip-up and fall to the hands of another, then all of his hard work would go to waste. Naturally, any child that descended from his bloodline would have powers beyond compare, but it had been so hard to find a woman that was capable enough of helping him produce an heir. His woman would need to be strong as well and preferably with powers of own. Most ordinary humans would not be able to handle carrying a demonic child in their womb, but Rei Tukiko certainly looked like a woman that could hold her own. She was half-Saiyan, after all, and it would take a lot more than that to bring her down.
She had definitely been the best candidate for a wife so far. She was strong-willed, independent, and a focused individual. Granted, she seemed to have lost some of her spark along the way, but she could easily get that back if she had something—or someone—worth living for. He had hoped to win her over with his good looks and charm, but his inexperience with women had made that rather difficult. She still had her reservations about him, and winning her over completely would take time. Probably more time than he was willing to devote.
He could always force love on her in order to impregnate her with his offspring, but that could prove to be more trouble than it was worth. He would have liked to avoid doing such a thing if it were possible. If only he could somehow make her willingly give her body up to him of her own free will; something to motivate her to want to become his lover, if anything.
What did Rei Tukiko value most in the world?
The answer was so painfully obvious that Demigra couldn't help but inwardly scold himself for not thinking of it sooner.
"Rei Tukiko," he said to himself as he brought his glass of wine to his face so he could admire the way the red liquid sloshed around in his cup, "You will be mine."
With her face buried in her pillow, Rei sobbed quietly to herself, her tears drenching her pillow. This was all so stupid! How could she have possibly thought for a single moment that Demigra, the Demon God, could have ever possibly cared about her?!
She was mortified. He had her blushing like a naïve little girl and the way he had so sensually touched her had made her body tingle with the most unusual of sensations. Even though she was afraid of him, it was as if she was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. She knew that if she got too close to him, she would get burned, but she couldn't help but let herself get sucked in. If she had stayed at that dinner table with him any longer, who knows what she would have allowed him to do to her!
"Why does he make me feel this way, Yuki?!" Rei pouted as she looked over to her pet rabbit who was now chewing on a few treats in its cage. It perked its nose up at her, twitched its ears, and then went back to munching away.
Demigra had to be mistaken. There was no way she was in love with him! Maybe he was right and she truly was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome? He had shown her kindness and even a little bit of respect, and since she had no one else to turn to, she fad foolishly placed her trust in him. What was even worse was that she had mistaken his actions for affection. Demigra was incapable of caring about anything, or anyone, other than himself.
Rei had never had a crush on anyone ever before. Sure, she had lots of male friends like Trunks and Yuki, but they never made her heart beat quickly or make her chest flutter by the mere sight of them. Since Demigra did all that to her and more, did that mean that maybe deep down she really did harbor some feelings for him? She prayed to the gods that it wasn't true; falling for the enemy would be the ultimate form of betrayal against her friends. Not only that, it would result in nothing but pain.
If only she could alleviate the rapid beating of her heart whenever he was around.
A sudden knock was heard at her door and Rei immediately bolted up from her bed. Was it Demigra?! No, if it was him then he wouldn't have knocked. She hesitantly eased over to where her door was and creaked it open just a bit to see who was standing outside. A small green man stood outside her door-a Namekian-and greeted her with a bow. He was wearing a butler's uniform, and she looked at him questioningly. Rei knew that Demigra had enslaved several individuals from the various races and forced them into servitude, but Rei had never really spoken to any of them before. It really did look like she was only one of Demigra's "toys" that actually received special treatment. Not that it made her feel any better. "The master requests your presence in his bed chambers, my lady," the Namekian said in a polite and friendly voice.
"His…bed chambers?" Rei repeated, unsure if she heard him correctly or not.
The servant nodded before taking his leave. His job had simply been to deliver a message, and as much as Rei wanted to refuse Demigra's request, she knew it would probably get the Namekian in trouble if she declined. With a heavy sigh, she straightened out the wrinkles on her dress, combed her fingers through the unruly strands of her hair, and made her way towards Demigra's room.
Was he going to apologize for touching her without permission during dinner? Of course not, Demigra was too proud of a man to ever admit when he's in the wrong. Did he want to continue their conversation from earlier? Rei was sure her heart couldn't handle any more of his taunting. She wasn't sure what he had hoped to gain by getting her to admit she had feelings for him, but if it would make him leave her alone then she would just have to swallow her pride and tell him what he wanted to hear. He was so prideful and arrogant—maybe he got some kind of sick joy out of making his enemy admit that she felt something towards him, whatever that something even was.
Rei had never been inside of his room before. She stood outside the wooden double-doors to his bedroom, hesitant to knock as she focused on calming her frazzled nerves. Demigra had never raised a hand against her during the six months of her stay, so she tried to calm herself by reminding herself that he probably wouldn't hurt her, even though she had so boldly shoved him away from her earlier. She could handle any scolding he brought her way, just so long as he didn't try to hurt her…
Forcing her limbs to move, she reached up a hand to knock gently on the door. Her actions were immediately followed by a simple, "Come in", before the two doors opened up in front of her. Although her legs were shaking, she pressed forward until she was standing in the darkness of his bedroom while the doors clicked shut behind her.
His room was a lot larger than hers, but it was a simple layout with nothing but a bed in the middle of the room, a dresser to store his clothes, and a desk in one of the far corners. She had never seen Demigra sleep so she wasn't sure if he even technically needed a bedroom, but she supposed even gods needed a place to occasionally retreat to and catch up on rest.
Demigra sat in a chair as he lit a few candles that rested atop of his desk. He pulled his chair around so he could face Rei, a dark expression on his face, as he watched her keep her distance from him. The soft lighting of the candles cast shadows over him, and Rei had to look away from the ominous sight before her to keep herself from growing any more fearful of the situation.
"You wanted to see me, Master Demigra?" Rei asked quietly as she folded her hands neatly together in front of her.
Demigra nodded and beckoned her over with his finger, urging her to come closer to him. Even though her mind was screaming at her to run, her body involuntarily began to draw close to him as some unseen force pulled her over to where he was sitting.
"Rei, I have something very important to discuss with you. Please, take a seat," he said ironically, considering there was no place for her to sit except either on his bed or on the floor. In that instant, Demigra snapped his fingers and a wooden stool appeared out of thin air behind her. Demigra was a master at creating objects and matter out of nothing; that was even how this castle came to be.
Taking a seat, Rei kept her eyes glued to the floor out of fear that his gaze would intimidate her more than she wanted it to. "What would you say if I told you that I have one final task for you to complete?" Demigra asked as he leaned forward in his seat just a bit, searching her expression for any signs of a reaction.
Rei's eyes widened just a bit as she looked up at him expectantly, her mouth growing dry. "W-what?" He didn't bring up their previous conversation from earlier, in fact, all he wanted to do was discuss another task for her?
"I have a proposal for you, Rei," the redheaded demon continued as he watched her with great interest. "I have a very important job for you. Only you can do it and you alone. It is not an easy task and I'm sure it is not something you will be willing to do so easily. Don't worry, you will not have to hurt anyone or anything, and I am sure you will also find that this job could even be pleasant should you obey me without putting up a fight."
She did not like where this was going. "I'm sure you know by now that I have to obey any command you give me, regardless of what it is or what I want to do. You've made that very clear," she said with a bit of spite added to her voice. Demigra smirked in response.
"Oh, believe me, forcing you into this job would not be a problem. However, I think it would be all the more rewarding if you fully consented to it and thought of it as less of a job and more of a positive opportunity," Demigra said as she reached for her hand, taking it into his. Rei resisted the urge to jerk her hand back, and instead remained perfectly still as she continued to listen to what all he had to say.
"I want you to produce me an offspring. I need an heir to take over my reign in case something bad happens to me."
Suddenly, Rei's world came crashing down. Her entire body went numb, her mind went blank, and her heart felt like it had almost stopped beating for that split second.
"Fear not, for I do not expect you to do something like this without compensation. I will take you as my bride and make you my queen in the new world. You won't ever have to live in fear of being hurt and I will make sure that your childbirth goes as smoothly as possible," he continued as he squeezed the hand in his, using his thumb to lightly caress the back of her palm. The color in Rei's face began to drain and Demigra couldn't help but wonder if she had somehow stopped breathing.
She was dreaming. She had to be dreaming. There was no way Demigra was going to make her do something as absurd as marrying him and giving him a child! There was no way she could ever do something like that!
Her distaste towards the job was evident as she quickly pulled her hand away from him. She hadn't said a word but Demigra figured it was because she didn't know how she could possibly turn him down and she was probably trying to come up with some crazy, far-fetched excuse as to why she couldn't do what he had commanded her to. However, Demigra had no intentions of letting her say no which was why he knew of the perfect way to get her to agree to become his wife and the mother of his child without putting up much of a fight.
"If you do this, I will set free Goku and the others from their imprisonment. They will no longer be stranded in another dimension."
Rei jumped out of her seat and nearly knocked over the stool as she staggered backwards, clutching onto her chest as she let his proposal sink in. "No…No you're lying…You wouldn't ever do that."
"Oh, but I would," Demigra said as he stood up from his chair as well, taking slow steps towards the trembling woman before him. For every step that Demigra took, Rei took two steps back. This continued on for a moment until her back collided with the wall behind her. "I will release your friends and I can give you my word that I will never hurt them ever again as long as they don't try to intervene with my plans. There is a catch, though. I will have to erase their memories of everything that had happened in their entire lives. They cannot remember what their purpose in life is and I'll make sure they do not remember either you or me so they don't make any attempts of finding us."
There was no way Demigra would have been willing to take such a great risk. It just couldn't be true! Goku was finally out of the way so pulling him out of his eternal incarceration would have been a reckless and careless move on his part. Why would he take such a huge gamble just to get Rei to agree to being his…his…
…His wife?!
He was standing only a few inches from her at this point, and there was nowhere for her to run. He had even braced both of his arms against the wall, trapping her in between, in case she tried to slip away. "I don't know what to say," Rei answered honestly, her chest suddenly growing tight as the pressure of the situation began to nearly suffocate her. At only twenty-two years old, Rei had never actually had a boyfriend before. Yuki was probably the closest thing that she ever had to a significant other, but her feelings for him were strictly platonic-there had been nothing romantic between them.
To be proposed to so suddenly for the sole purpose of giving Demigra a child made her feel uneasy, and she certainly didn't like the sound of that. But...if it meant she could save her friends…
"If I say yes," the petite woman said after exhaling a deep breath, "then will you promise that my friends will be safe no matter what?"
It would have been incredibly easy to lie. She was a naive little girl and probably would have believed anything he told her as long as he used the right words. However, the way her eyes glistened with tears of hopefulness stirred something in the demon's heart, and it made him feel compelled to answer her honestly. "I cannot guarantee that no harm will come to them once I bring them out of the other dimension, however, I can promise that I will personally do nothing to harm them unless it is to defend myself should they strike me first. Is that not enough for you, my dear?"
It didn't sound like a very good bargain, and for all she knew, he could find a roundabout way to kill them after he released them without technically breaking his promise. But...anything was better than having them completely sealed away from the world until the end of time. If there was a chance, even a tiny chance, that her agreement could possibly rescue them, then she was willing to take it. She would do anything for them, even if it meant completely handing over her body to Demigra to use for his own purposes.
"Then I accept," Rei said before sucking in a breath of air. "I'll be your bride and give you an heir."
With those words, her fate was sealed.
Grinning in satisfaction, Demigra reached out his hand to caress her cheek lightly. Tears rolled down her face, tickling against his fingers, and he bent his face down to lightly kiss her tears away. Humans were such emotional creatures-he had no use for such sentimental attributes-but he still didn't like to see her frown. She was far more beautiful with a cheerful smile, but he especially liked seeing her angry; her feistiness was what he enjoyed the most about her.
But soon, he would see another side to Rei. A side that he would make sure no other man would ever get the opportunity to see once he staked his claim over her. He wanted to see her underneath him, eyes rolled into the back of her head, as she cried out his name over in over in ecstasy.
And now that she had agreed to be his mate, he no longer needed to wait.
Cupping both sides of her face in his large hands, Demigra leaned forward and crashed his lips against hers. He swallowed down her gasp as his lips hungrily devoured hers, and he even roughly nipped at her lower lip before seizing the opportunity to delve his tongue into her mouth.
At first, Rei was too shocked to move. One minute she and Demigra were talking, the next he had pushed her against the wall and was kissing her. She had never been kissed before, but she had always pictured her first kiss would have been slow and romantic, like in those cheesy romance movies she loved to occasionally watch, but Demigra's lips were entirely different from what she had expected out of her first kiss. They were rough and she could feel the carnal lust he had for her as he craned her neck back just a bit to allow his tongue deeper access into her mouth. He had inserted his tongue inside without even asking for permission, and Rei responded by instinctively trying to push him away out of fear of the unknown. Her attempts at breaking away from him were futile as he continued to hold her steady, refusing to allow her to end the kiss until he was fully ready.
His tongue encouraged hers to engage in a languid dance, and soon she silently agreed by shyly mingling her tongue with his. He tasted faintly of the wine he had drunk earlier, and his kiss was more intoxicating than any alcohol she had ever consumed. If it wasn't for the fact that breathing was necessary, Rei would have continued to allow him to ravage her lips with his, but the dizziness that swirled across her vision probed her to finally pull away.
This time, Demigra allowed the girl to bring some distance between them so she could catch her breath. Smirking triumphantly, he watched as her cheeks continued to burn brightly underneath the glow of the candles, and he could see that his sensual kiss had made her go weak in the knees.
"Are you finally willing to admit that you captivated by me, Rei Tukiko?" he asked in a haughty tone, eliciting a sharp glare from the tiny woman in front of him.
"I said I would be your bride," Rei answered after a moment, running a hand through her hair to push her bangs out from in front of her eyes, "but it doesn't mean I will ever love you."
A glimmer of amusement twinkled in his eye at her words, and he cocked his chin up while looking down at her with arms folded over his chest. "I'm fairly certain that you already do; you're just too stubborn for your own good. You don't want to feel like you've turned your back on your own race by allowing yourself to have feelings for the enemy, but rest assured that you are doing a great favor for everyone by agreeing to marry me and giving me a child. If anything, think of all this as repentance for your actions."
That felt worse than a punch to the gut. But if there was anything that she had learned from living with Demigra these past six months, it was that there was no point in arguing with him. "Well, um," Rei stuttered, as she tried to slip away from him and head to the door. "It's been a lovely evening, Master Demigra, but your fiancé is rather tired and needs to rest. Just let me know when we need to have the wedding."
Just as her hand landed on the doorknob, Demigra's arm was snaked around her waist and pulling her back towards him. "Not so fast, my dear," he chuckled under his breath, "the wedding can wait, but we really should get started on getting you preparing for a child. It may take several attempts and I don't have time to wait."
Rei bit her lower lip as Demigra continued to hold her against his chest, and her heart refused to settle down as his breath tickled the back of her neck. Perhaps it just didn't register to her earlier that giving him a child would mean that she would actually have to, well, sleep with him. She hadn't realized that this was such an urgent matter to him and it didn't look like he was going to give her any time to mentally prepare for such a task.
"I'm still a virgin, you know," Rei admitted quietly, wanting nothing more than to shove him away and flee from this castle, her fate, and Demigra himself.
"Oh, I know," he answered as he took her earlobe in between his lips, nibbling on it gently until a flurry of goosebumps danced along her spine. "That was obvious in the way you returned my kiss. You're quite inexperienced."
Shivering from the way he teased her ear, Rei tried so hard to wiggle out of his arms but his grip on her was too tight and he just wasn't' budging. "What I'm trying to say, Master Demigra, is that I'm not used to being touched or kissed," she continued, her voice laced with fear and uncertainty, "and I'm just not ready for things like this."
"Do not worry, my dear," he whispered before tugging her towards the bed, "I will be gentle with you. Oh, and you do not have to call me Master Demigra. You will be my queen soon. Just Demigra will do."
That's beside the point! Rei wanted to scream as he ushered her over to the edge of the bed before he sat down on it, patting the seat next to him. Although he was indirectly telling her to sit beside him, Rei remained standing before taking a single step backwards. "Demigra," she mumbled, unable to look down at him, "I really don't think I can do something like this so suddenly. I mean, I've never had a boyfriend and this is all so new to me."
The demon god wasn't having any of it as he grabbed her by the waist and forced her to sit down on his lap. Rei released a short gasp but it was immediately silenced as Demigra's lips covered her own. His sharp fangs grazed her lower lip where he nipped at her gently, and Rei's initial response was to, once again, try and push him away.
The way she kept resisting him made him want her all the more. He could tell in the way that she had both of her eyes closed that she was at least enjoying things to a certain extent, but her inexperience and caution towards him made her hesitant to allow herself to simply give into him. She would soon be surrendering to him one way or another, and Demigra knew exactly how he could make that happen.
He broke the kiss, only to latch his lips onto the base of her neck where he sucked on the skin tenderly. Shivering in response, Rei kept her hands planted firmly on both of his broad shoulders. "Please...Demigra, don't do this to me," Rei begged, but the way she soon had her arms wrapping around the back of his neck made him inclined to believe that her words contradicted her body's desires.
He then positioned her so that she was now straddling his waist and her thighs were locked around his hips. It was such a provocative position, and Rei couldn't help but grow self-conscious as Demigra lifted his head away from her neck to stare at her with lust filled eyes. "It's all right, Rei," he soothed her in a voice as smooth as velvet, hands running up and down her back in a gentle motion. It was hard to believe that those gentle hands had been the same pair of fists that had beaten Yuki over and over until his face was hardly recognizable. "Just give in. I will guide you through this. I promise it will be enjoyable."
After gazing into his eyes for a moment, Rei offered him a short nod. He was the kind of man that just wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and the sooner she realized that, the sooner this night would be over. No amount of apologies could undo the sinful act she was about to commit with Demigra, but at least she could rest at ease tonight knowing that Demigra would keep to his word and rescue her friends from their perilous fate in that horrible, alternate dimension.
Demigra's lips were soon assaulting hers again, tasting the sweetness of her mouth, as his hands began to unzip the back of her gown. The chilly air of the room tickled her exposed back and she leaned into his body a bit more for warmth as he tugged the dress off her shoulders. It was at that moment that she noticed something thick and hard throbbing inside of his pants, rubbing up against her upper thigh, and she froze when she realized what it was.
Even from inside his pants, she could tell that he was much larger than the average human. The fear came crashing back down on her, and Rei was so focused on the feeling of his bulge near her crotch that she didn't even realize that he had pulled her dress down to her waist and that her black, lacy bra was now exposed to his view.
"Ah!" She squeaked, throwing her arms over her chest to conceal her modesty. Not even Trunks or Yuki had seen Rei in anything less than her pajamas, and having a male's eyes gaze upon her exposed body made her uneasy-especially since it was Demigra.
"Do not hide yourself from me," he instructed her calmly before peeling her arms away from her chest. "You belong to me now and there is nothing of yours that I cannot see or touch."
With a sigh, Rei allowed her arms to drop to her sides, albeit reluctantly. She had thought she had grown accustomed to the fact that she was Demigra's property, but he had never asked her to do anything indecent until tonight. Why, of all things, did he have to request something like this?
Demigra rested his cheek against her chest, listening to the loud thumping of her heartbeat, and smirked at the sound. "I can tell your nervous, but please try to relax a little bit. It will be much more enjoyable for both of us if you are less tense," he told her before planting a kiss on her collarbone.
Relaxing was much easier said than done, especially since he was now grinding his groin against her panties. The way his erection pressed against her center caused a myriad of sensations to swirl through her body, both perplexing her and exciting her. Her mind, still in control of her actions, kept reminding her that this was a bad idea and giving into his needs would only further damage her pride in the future. Her body, desperately wanting her to ignore her brain, encouraged her that what she was feeling was natural and maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to explore her hidden desires for the demon god.
In the end, the choice wasn't up to her. Demigra flipped her on her back, mouth claiming hers in a heated kiss once more, as his hands busied themselves by pulling off her slinky gown until it was all the way down past her ankles. The redhead released her mouth from his so he could stare down at the beauty underneath him. She looked so pure, so innocent, and it was plain to see that no man had ever gotten this far with her. She reminded him of a beautiful, blossoming flower; a flower that he couldn't wait to pluck.
He loosened his collar before unbuttoning his coat and shrugging it off his shoulders. The white, button down shirt he wore underneath complimented his stature, and underneath the thin material of his garment Rei could see the bulge of his strong biceps. His pale skin looked soft to the touch, and before she even realized it, she was reaching out her fingers to trace the red markings underneath his eyes. Such a tender gesture made Demigra arch an eyebrow in her direction, perplexed at her sudden affection towards him. Wasn't she pushing him away just moments prior?
Embarrassed by the look he was giving her, she pulled her hand away and instead twirled a lock of her hair around her finger. Demigra finished unbuttoning his shirt, only to toss it on the floor along with her dress. This was the first time Rei had even seen him shirtless, and it was impossible to look away from his muscular build. She should have expected nothing less than flawless from a god; his muscles had been toned to perfection and apparently being locked away for over 75 million years didn't have the slightest effect on his figure.
"I can see that my body is to your liking," the male teased her, enjoying the way she puffed out her cheeks in a pouty manner as glared up at him. She didn't say anything in her defense, mostly because once again Demigra's lips were upon hers as he snuck his hands behind her back to unhook her bra with ease.
He peeled the undergarment off of her before bringing his hands to cup her plump mounds gently. Rei squeaked into his lips, prompting him to pull away from her so he could marvel at her bashful expression. He had warned her earlier that there was nothing on her body that he wasn't allowed to touch, but Rei was still shocked nonetheless to have his hands upon her.
He offered her breasts a gentle squeeze before bending his head down to seize one of her nipples in between his lips, and Rei squirmed underneath him in response. "D-Don't do that!" She pleaded, but her cries fell upon deaf ears as he ignored her protests and began to swirl his tongue around her rosy pink bud.
While he sucked on one of her nipples, he didn't want its twin feeling left out so he began to squeeze and pluck the other one with his free hand. Soft mewls escaped Rei's lips, startled by her own sensitivity to Demigra's ministrations.
"It feels good, doesn't it?" Demigra asked as he lifted his head away from her chest for a just moment before he grazed his teeth along her puckered peak.
She could only muster a short nod before he bit down just a bit harder, sending a shockwave of both pain and pleasure throughout her entire body.
Continuing to tease and nip at her swollen breasts, his fingers began to trail down her sides, stopping just before the hem of her black panties. He then slowly dipped his hand in between her legs, inside of her underwear, only to discover that she was already wet from merely having her breasts toyed with.
"My, my, my, what a naughty girl," he chuckled under his breath before he rubbed a single digit against her highly sensitive clit. Rei arched her back and let out a soft moan as he rubbed her center, hands gripping tightly onto the white bedsheets underneath her.
He propped himself up on his elbow, keeping his eyes trained on her expression so he could watch her face contort into a look of pure bliss as he brought her to her first orgasm. He continued stroking her slit, marveling in the fact that every motion made her grow wetter and wetter, until he finally slid one of his fingers into her opening. He was careful not to insert his finger into her too deep just yet, not wanting to inflict any pain in her lower region just yet.
A second finger joined in the mixture, and soon his fingers were pumping in and out of her at a steady pace. "Demigraaaa," Rei whimpered out as something began to build in the depths of her womanhood. Warmth enveloped her body, and Rei tensed as an overpowering wave of pleasure crashed down on her. She let out a tiny scream, her voice drawling out just a bit, as she continued to grip onto the bedsheets. And just as quickly as that powerful sensation took over her, it soon subsided, leaving her lightheaded and slightly out of breath.
"That was a beautiful sight," Demigra commented as he pulled out his hand from her panties, only to bring it to his mouth so he could lick her nectar off his fingers.
Rei's cheeks continued to blush brightly, as she stared up at him through half-lidded eyes. "What...just happened?"
Baffled by such an ignorant question, Demigra hadn't counted on her not having any knowledge of sex and the process of reproduction. "I made you cum, my dear," he explained before he tucked the strap of her underwear underneath his fingers so he could pull them down. "Genitals are highly sensitive. When touched a certain way, they respond positively and it causes an orgasm. Don't worry-I intend to get you very accustomed to cumming by the time the night is over."
Such erotic words had Rei's pulse quickening all the more, especially when Demigra pried her thighs apart so he could examine her maidenhood from up close. "Ah! Please don't! Oh, this is so embarrassing," she whined before covering her face with her hands. No one had ever seen her intimate parts like this, and the embarrassment threatened to consume her. Paying no mind to her attempts at being modest, he lowered his head in between her legs, inhaling the sweet scent of her heat.
He positioned himself in front of her, placing her thighs over his shoulders, before he flickered out his tongue to sample a taste of her essence. Rei shivered as his hot breath brushed against her core, and soon she was entangling her fingers in his thick red hair as he began to lave her pearl with his tongue.
"Demigra! Oh, that feels so good..." she cried out as his lips curled around her labia, sucking on it gently. That same pressure from before began to build up inside her, and now that she knew what to expect from it, she allowed herself to close her eyes and enjoy the feeling of Demigra's tongue as he licked and teased her delicate flower. To further add to her pleasure, he shoved his finger back into her warm entrance, probing deep inside of her as he listened to her pleas as she begged him for more.
One particular suckle threw her over the edge, and once again Rei was cumming thanks to Demigra's expert hands and skillful tongue. She panted heavily, desperately trying to regain her breath as her body temperature began to rise, as he lapped down her juices. She tasted like honey, and Demigra found himself addicted to her sweetness. He finally pulled away, wiped his mouth against the back of his hand, as he grinned down at her.
"That's two orgasms back to back," he said, taking pride in the way he had made her scream out in ecstasy without hardly any effort, "How about you return the favor before the main event?"
Rei wasn't sure what he meant, but she could only throw out a guess that he wanted her to touch him as he quickly shed himself of his pants and let them slump down to the floor. He stood at the foot of the bed, his manhood fully erect, and Rei's eyes widened ever so slightly at his impressive girth. She had never actually seen a naked man up close and personal before, and the thought of having that inside her made her recoil away from him and cower onto the far corner of the bed.
Demigra crawled back onto the bed, prowling towards her like a predator cornering its prey, before grabbing her ankle, pulling her towards him with ease. "I hope you're not thinking of getting cold feet on me now, Rei," Demigra grunted out before he reached for her hand to bring it atop of his throbbing member. "Can't you see what you're doing to me? I have never lusted after a woman like this ever before."
He was as hard as a rock, reaching beyond nine or ten inches, and Rei was fairly certain that something that large would never fit inside of her. Demigra lay down on his back, resting his head against a pillow, as he held Rei's hand firmly against his manhood. "Touch me, Rei," he commanded her. He guided her hands up and down along his shaft, showing her how liked to be stroked, before he pulled his hand away and allowed her full control.
Although nervous, Rei continued to run her hands along his length just how he had showed her. She wasn't sure if she was doing a satisfactory job, but when she looked up at his face and saw that his chest was rising up and down with each heavy breath that he took, she realized that she must have been doing something right to get him to look so relaxed.
He was too thick and she couldn't even wrap her entire hand around his member, but she still tried to add a bit more pressure to her motions as she squeezed him gently. He gave a short grunt of approval and Rei kept that up for just a few more moments before Demigra spoke up.
"Put it in your mouth," he told her, and Rei's stomach flip-flopped at his command. Doing something like that just felt so inappropriate and dirty, but she was in no position to deny him of his needs. Without complaining, she bent her head down and took his head into her mouth. Demigra sighed in contentment at the feeling of her lips against his cock, and he reached out a hand to press her head down further onto him, forcing more of himself into her mouth.
"Now suck on it." His voice had a bit of urgency to it as he closed his eyes, ready to see how competent his new fiancée was at pleasuring him.
Not wanting to disappoint, Rei took as much of him into her mouth as she could without choking. She bobbed her head back and forth along his length before swiping her tongue against his tip. She kept this up for a few minutes until she could hear a deep growl rumbling out from the back of Demigra's throat. He dug his nails into her scalp as he could feel himself getting closer and closer with every passing moment. Rei flinched from the pain of his sharp nails, but chose to remain quiet as to not disturb him from his focus. She nibbled on his head before bringing her hands to his shaft where she stroked him as fast as her hands could move.
"Hnngh, fuck," he hissed through gritted teeth as he reached his peak. Without holding himself back, he jetted his hot juices into her mouth and didn't give her so much as a warning of his release. Rei let out a muffled shriek as he spilled himself into her mouth, and she cringed before begrudgingly swallowing down every last drop of his cum. It was an unusual taste-not necessarily fowl, per se-but it had definitely caught her off guard.
"Mmmm, good girl, Rei," he groaned out as he watched her wiped away at some of his thick cream that had trickled down her chin. It felt odd to be praised for doing something so lewd, but Rei thought it would be best to keep her comments to herself.
After a moment, she sat up and looked down at him with frightened eyes. "So...um...what now?" It was a dumb question considering she knew just what, exactly, was going to happen next, but she was still hoping Demigra would guide her throughout the whole process.
The only thing she knew about sex was that the sole purpose it served was to produce children. She knew that it was supposed to hurt and that it would hurt a lot. Seeing the size of Demigra's groin had made her grow all the more uneasy. He wasn't human, after all, and she could only guess that she would have a hard time fitting his thickness into her.
Seeing her apprehension, Demigra leaned forward and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "I will not lie to you. This will indeed be painful for you, but I promise that the pain will soon subside," he consoled her before urging her to lie down on her back.
He crawled atop of her tiny frame, towering over her with his brawny build, as he positioned himself at her entrance. "Wrap your legs around my waist," he said, and she did as she was told.
His tip grazed her warm entrance, but Demigra did not permit himself to enter inside just yet. Instead, he brought his lips to her ear and breathed out sweet words to calm her nerves. "Everything will be fine, my love. Trust me. If it hurts too much, just close your eyes and call my name."
She was surprised to learn just how much power his words had over her, and soon she was wrapping her arms around the back of his neck to pull him close to her. "It's okay, Demigra. I'm ready."
Without further ado, Demigra pushed himself inside of her with one rough shove, shattering her virgin barrier, and making her scream out in pain. He was stretching her walls past their limit, and her tight channel was squeezing his cock to the point of madness. She was so incredibly tight, and Demigra had to clench his jaw tightly to keep himself from cumming right then and there. It would have been a shame to finish before they even got started.
Although he was already greatly enjoying himself, he could see the look of sheer pain reflected in his lover's face as she tried so hard to keep herself from crying. If he had even a glimmer of compassion in his heart, he would have felt guilty for making his bride-to-be cry, but he was a demon who had no use for such emotions. This was strictly business to him and allowing himself to feel remorse over making her cry would only show that he was weaker than he expected.
And yet, he couldn't fight against the desire to comfort her as he kissed her tears away. "The pain will be over soon," he reassured her, and Rei just weakly nodded in response. Her whole body felt like it was about to rip into pieces, but there it was too late to back out now. The intimacy of this whole situation, the feeling of their bodies becoming one, stirred something within Rei and she leaned her head up to plant a tender kiss upon his lips.
He was right. She definitely had feelings for him, whether she truly wanted to admit it or not.
He gave her a few moments to grow accustomed to his size, but the way his cock pulsed inside of her reminded him that he didn't have time to just sit around and wait for her to toughen up. So with movements as slow as he could possibly go, Demigra slid himself out of her before sheathing himself right back in. Rei whimpered quietly, eyes sealed shut, as she scraped her nails along his shoulders.
"Demigra, it hurts," she muttered, clinging onto him tighter.
"I know," he replied, continuing to rock his hips in a slow, gentle rhythm. "Just say my name."
Doing as she was told, she quietly let out a soft mumble of his name over and over. "Demi…gra...Demigra..."
He buried himself a little bit deeper into her, and breathed gently through his nostrils as her walls tightened around him a bit more. Rei let out a small noise that sounded suspiciously like a moan, and he shoved himself in a bit harder in hopes of getting a similar reaction out of her.
Demigra was right. Although it had taken a few minutes, the pain was slowly disappearing. The tip of his member kept rubbing against a particular spot deep within her; a spot that felt extra nice whenever he pressed up against it. Soon, she was no longer whimpering out his name in pain but soon crying out in anticipation as she rocked her hips in sync with his.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh! Demigra!" she cried out, her breathing growing labored.
He kept pounding into her, his thrusts growing harder and rougher, as he, too, began to groan from the overwhelming pleasure from the friction of their bodies. He tucked an arm underneath her thigh before throwing her leg over his shoulder, allowing for deeper penetration as he plummeted his manhood into her at a rapid pace.
Rei could hardly believe just how amazing she was feeling despite the raw pain that had assaulted her lower region moments before. The deeper he forced himself inside, the more she craved him. She threw her head back against the pillow and let out a loud scream as her body convulsed with spasms of delight as she came for the third time that night.
Her walls clamped down on his member as she climaxed, and soon her intense cries were dimmed by his own echoes of delight as he was pushed to his limit. He spilled his seed inside of her, pupils dilated as he was hurtled into a state of pure bliss. His breath came in heavy pants and he pulled out of her just long enough to regain his composure. It had been a long time since he had mated with anyone. He had done so many years in the past, not for the purpose of reproduction but simply for his own selfish pleasure, but nothing had felt as nearly as amazing as being inside of Rei. In fact, he was still craving her to the point of insanity, and he knew he had to have her again.
Without giving her a moment to breathe, he pulled her up by her arms and forced her to get down on her hands and knees in front of him. Rei, clearly spent from their previous endeavors, wasn't sure if she could handle another round. "Demigra, can't we take a break for a moment?" she asked, the need for rest evident in the shakiness of her breath.
"Just keep quiet and enjoy it. Do you have any idea how long I've wanted to make you mine? I've had my eye on you for a long time, Rei Tukiko," he growled, his tone cold and threatening and dripping with his raw need for her. Rei's heart fluttered at the sound of his words, and Demigra was unable to see the small smile that pulled up the corner of her lips as his tip grazed her core. And then he plunged into her from behind, hands planted firmly on both sides of her hips, as he thrust into her roughly. He didn't bother taking things slow and gentle this time—she was more than warmed up to him by now—and he fully allowed himself to give into his primal instincts, letting his body determine how he was going to ride her.
"Demigra!" Rei panted, his name a silent prayer on her lips.
Rei was such a beautiful woman, and tonight she was all his. He would allow no other name to pass from her lips from that moment on, and he would do whatever it took to keep her eternally bound to him. Never in his life had he wanted a human to become his so badly, and the thought of how strongly he needed her almost frightened him. He knew he had to keep to his word and release her friends from their eternal prison, but as long as they never tried to take her away from him, he would permit them to live.
His hand reached out to cup her breasts and he fondled them with great care, giving extra special attention to her hardened nipples as he pinched and kneaded them until she was begging him for more. "Demigra, I'm about to cum again!" Rei warned, her hair falling over her eyes in a blanket of ebony as she bit down on the pillow in front of her. Ah, if only her friends could see her now. She had been tainted by her lust for him, and maybe keeping her by his side would be easier than he thought. He just needed to keep fulfilling her every desire to keep her yearning for him, and maybe someday she would eventually lose the desire to leave this castle.
"Tell me you want me, Rei," he whispered into her ear as he bent over her naked form, fingers traveling down to the precious pearl in between her legs so he could rub her tenderly.
Her hips began to rock in sync with his as he slammed into her, and the unbridled passion began to engulf her body once again as another orgasm awaited her.
"I…I want you," she replied, her toes beginning to curl as her walls constricted tightly around his member. Just a little more was all she needed to come undone…
"Tell me that you belong to me. Tell me that you are mine," he ground out through gritted teeth, his own release just beyond the horizon. Her clit was now swollen from his touch, and sweat began to bead around her forehead. Even in her frenzied state, Rei still had kept her wits about her this entire time. 'Love' and 'Lust' were two different things, and all this time Rei had spent worrying about her feelings for this man was probably a feeling of miniscule affectionate layered underneath months and months of sexual frustration. She knew she didn't love Demigra, and part of her had known that all along.
But…that wasn't to say she didn't completely hate him. And who knows? Maybe someday, she could grow to love him. Underneath that monstrous façade, Demigra at least had a sliver of compassion hidden within the recesses of his heart or else he would have never offered to free Goku and the others. He could have easily taken her as his bride without her consent, but he had chosen to take the benevolent route and gave her a choice.
Knowing Demigra, it was probably just a ploy to get her to succumb to him willingly, and he could have only feigned his kind-hearted demeanor for reasons unbeknownst to her. But at least she could hold onto that little ray of hope that she was at least somewhat special to him, and that maybe they could learn to understand one another in the future.
"I'm yours, Demigra!" Rei shouted as she shook with uncontrolled gratification as the power of orgasm left her breathless.
That was all Demigra needed to hear as he fired himself into her again, filling her up to the top with his juices, as his nails bit into her flesh. He let out a sharp hiss until he finished unloading himself before he finally withdrew from her, only to collapse on his back beside her.
Completely exhausted, Rei, too, collapsed onto the bed as she struggled to steady her erratic breathing. Hopefully that was going to be the last of it for tonight; her nether region felt raw and sore and she knew she would have fainted before she could have gone at it again.
Demigra wrapped an arm around her, pulling her to close to his broad chest, as he inhaled the scent from her hair while he nuzzled his face into her locks. "You are mine, Rei. Now and forever," he told her, and even without saying so, Rei knew that it was true.
He hadn't captured her heart fully yet, but she knew that he had already indirectly locked shackled around her soul. He had seized hold of her freedom, her mind, her pride, and even now her innocence. But as long as it was on her own terms, she would someday give him a piece of her heart.
Demigra exhaled a heavy breath as he lightly caressed her bare back. "Tomorrow, I will release your friends. I cannot guarantee that you will ever see them again, but you can sleep peacefully knowing that they are alive."
"That's really more than I could ever ask for," the Time Patroller responded before she finally closed her eyes, allowing the exhaustion to wash over her body and put her into a deep sleep. Demigra was amazed that the woman could fall asleep in his arms so easily, but he could tell that their exertions had completely wore her out. Her sleeping face was more beautiful than he could have ever imagined, and her peacefulness made his heart splinter with remorse.
For the first time in his life, he actually felt regret for hurting somebody. And at that moment, he realized that this woman was sure to be his undoing.
"Tokemi! Come downstairs! Dinner is ready!" Rei called out from the kitchen, the smell of deliciously baked chicken wafting through the entire cottage. Her long hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail and a bit of sauce stuck to her cheek before she wiped it away with her thumb.
Seconds later, a tiny little girl skipped out of her bedroom from the top of the staircase, hair pulled back in two pigtails. "What's for dinner tonight, mommy?" she asked in a high pitched, peppy voice. She looked to be no more than six years old, and her face was a splitting image of Rei. Her hair, however, was the color of fire and it was plain to see just who she belonged to.
"I made your favorite!" Rei said with a chipper smile, "Chicken and creamy macaroni and cheese!"
Tokemi threw up her arms dramatically while shouting a loud, "Hooray!" before taking her seat at the large table in the dining hall. Rei filled up her daughter's plate with food before sliding it in front of her. Rei's life had certainly become a lot livelier since Tokemi came along, and the whole world seemed to have grown a bit brighter as well.
Years ago, Demigra had kept to his word and released Goku, Trunks, and the Supreme Kai of Time from their banishment into the other realm. However, his plan had completely backfired on him. Goku ended up attacking him and as much as the demon god tried to defend himself, he was just no match for the Kakarot. Goku had even told Rei months later in confidence that he felt that Demigra was holding himself back from the fight and he could tell the demon god wasn't fighting at his full strength, but he chose not to question it at the time. Demigra had been defeated, and order was eventually brought back to the world.
Demigra didn't die during his final battle with Goku. No, he was much too stubborn to die. Instead, he simply vanished from sight and wasn't heard from again. At first, Rei thought that he had possibly locked himself away from the world, away from his shame, but part of her believed that he would one day return to her.
Tokemi had never met her father, but Rei wasn't one to keep secrets from her daughter. She told her that her father had been a horrible man, but that he still had his good points. She had also told her that she fallen in love with her father as much as she tried to fight it, and that her heart would forever belong to him, no matter where he was. However, Rei was certain Demigra would have had a fit if he had seen that his child had turned out to be full human without a single ounce of demonic blood coursing through her veins. Rei wondered if maybe Tokemi would eventually unlock some supernatural powers of her own, but the little girl couldn't even fly, let alone shown any signs of being a Saiyan.
But that's exactly the way Rei wanted things. She didn't want her daughter to be born with the curse of her father's mistakes. She didn't want her daughter to be ridiculed for her bloodline, so when she was finally born, Rei fled to an island far away where no one knew her. TokiToki City and her brief time locked away in Demigra's castle was no more than a distant memory, and she was able to start a new life with her baby girl. Yuki was the only one she had told about her whereabouts. After Demigra's defeat, her precious friend returned to her side and even offered to help her care for her child. After all, being a single mother was a hard thing to do, but Rei insisted she could do it on her own and Yuki decided to take her place as a Time Patroller in TokiToki City. He occasionally checked in on Rei, but he tried his best to accept her wishes and let her live a peaceful life away from fighting.
Before she had realized it, years had passed and her tranquil life with Tokemi continued on. If it wasn't for the fact that she missed Demigra-his eyes, his touch, his voice, his everything-then Rei could have lived the rest of her days without ever frowning. And yet, she continued to hold onto the belief that he wasn't truly gone and he would find his way back to her when he was ready.
"Mommy! What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Little Tokemi asked as she watched her mother wipe away a few stray tears from her eyes.
Forcing a smile upon her face, Rei reached out her hand to ruffle the red curls on her daughter's head. "Mommy's fine!" she answered while shrugging her shoulders, "I was just thinking of old memories..."
Every time she thought about Demigra, her heart would ache. She stabbed her fork into the chicken, sighing, as she suddenly lost her appetite. She hated worrying Tokemi, but sometimes it was hard pretending like nothing was wrong.
Demigra had captured her heart, and it pained her to think she'd never get it back.
The doorbell rang, and Tokemi immediately dropped her spoon and scooted out of her chair, only to skip over to the front door. "I'll get it!" she piped out.
Rei shook her head lightly, wondering how such a small girl could have so much energy.
Rei wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her purple cardigan before sliding out of her chair. Yuki was one of the only visitors they ever got, save for the mail man every morning, and she thought it to be best to go greet their guest before Tokemi chatted their ears off being the hyperactive little girl that she was.
"Mommy! Mommy!" Tokemi cried out as she darted back into the dining room, a big, goofy grin upon her cute, round face. "Daddy's home!"
Rei's jaw immediately flew open at those words, unable to believe what she was hearing. Demigra was here? It couldn't be true! Before she realized, she was dashing towards the front door before she came face to face with the lover from her past as he stood in the doorway.
He looked the same as before—his hair was still tall, his clothes were still as extravagant as they were when he ruled over the universe, and he still wore that same, devilish smirk on his face that he always had. "I'm back, Rei," he said in his usual gruff voice as he outstretched a hand towards her. If it wasn't for Tokemi's warm hand entwining her fingers through her own, Rei would have assumed that she was dreaming. She glanced down at her daughter before slowly sliding her gaze back over to her husband, a sheen of tears glistening over her eyes as she greeted the man before her with a bow.
"Welcome home," she said before flinging herself into his arms.