"Who has the book of Orion Keres?" Nyx stood in the middle of a circle of mostly women. The room was old, but not in disrepair. Just old architecture. She looked at the blonde haired woman who spoke. The last one that could ask something of Nyx. The woman had clearly been beaten and tortured to get her to use her last request of Nyx. After this none in this coven had her favor. Though she still had favor in this coven, they just didn't have literal favors.
"I do." Nyx stated and that was not the answer they were expecting. She was not supposed to be able to have possession of the book unless allowed to. Abby stepped forward with anger on her face. Nyx didn't care, she couldn't harm this coven until Orion was freed, part of it all. This coven had at one time been at the top. Powerful and strong with several gods and goddesses. Most of them were dead now. A couple by Nyx's hand and they were not what they had once been.
"You cannot have possession of his book. We are owed a debt and he belongs to this coven." Nyx laughed, it was dark and echoed. Several stepped back not meeting her gaze. Abby however didn't show any fear.
"That debt was long ago paid, you are owed nothing. And as of tonight I will have no reason to come when you call. You have lost my favor." Abby's fists curled.
"He is property of this coven, that was seen to long ago. Whoever you are hiding won't see the light of day much longer. He'll be right back where he is supposed to be."
"You best hope he doesn't come back here. It's not going to go how you want and all that have claimed possession of him have died."
"That's because they are fools."
"Soon to add one more to the list."
"Whoever you are hiding is clearly not very powerful if they need your help to hide." Abby commented and Nyx shrugged.
"No more powerful than the one that can't find a book without the aid of a god. I don't want him in this coven anymore and I will do all within my power to keep him out of it. You have been warned." With that Nyx was gone and Abby stood there incredibly angry.
"How would you like us to proceed?" One of her followers asked and she turned around.
"Every single person that set foot on the estate I want their homes torn apart. I want them killed. All of them. If they are dead then the book will manifest back to the last place it was used." She said. She would find that book, because they were in a serious war right now. The world was going to tip one direction or the other. If she had control over one that could cause devastation on a massive scale then that would give her a leg up and a strong hold here and now.
"If it doesn't manifest?" Another asked and she looked over at them, her eyes practically glowing.
"Then we move forward to the next place it could have been and we will take care of all that were there. Someone has the fucking thing, find them!" She practically screamed at the rest and turned to leave the room. She had a few more ideas to try magic, but the old fashioned search the human way seemed to be where this was heading.
___Kora___
Kora got up and looked about her room. The light was grey and she could hear the rain pattering against her window. She sighed and got up feeling a hell of a lot better. She also kind of glanced out in her living area and didn't see him. She was relieved and quickly went to the bathroom and shut the door feeling a bit safer. Even though that was stupid he could appear wherever he wanted to.
She however figured she had a short bit of time if he was gone. She quickly hopped into the shower. She was off today and she was trying to decide what she was going to do. She wasn't sure she really wanted to sit in this apartment all day just waiting for him to decide. He was going to do something or get a command from her otherwise. She finished her shower and she grabbed her large plush towel hanging there and dried off. She paused listening and didn't hear anything. She also didn't feel anything off so she reached and pulled over her hair drier though she looked at the door and the clothes on the floor.
She should have brought her clothes in here, that was really stupid. But she was in a half mind to just put her pajamas back on and wear that. She turned on the hair drier and got most of the moisture out from her hair. Then turned it off. She listened again, but didn't hear anything. Since he didn't just appear here in the bathroom she was hoping he was still doing something somewhere else.
Kora opened the bathroom door and he was leaning there against the wall in the small hall area blocking her way to her room. Damn it. She felt irritated, and she just looked at him. Thought about snapping at him to move, but he didn't really look like he was going to do anything, less she commanded it. Which she did have some leeway now before he'd gained a second, but commanding him to move so she could get to her room seemed like a waste.
"Why are you just standing in my hallway? There's plenty of space in this apartment." She said in a bland tone and took a few steps forward. He stayed where he was and she did feel her irritation grow a bit. He better not think he was going to start playing some game with her. She wasn't going to have it.
"Seemed like a good place to stand waiting. What does it matter where I wait for you?" He was clearly amused by her tone. The way he was looking at her, she fought really hard to not let out a blush. Stupid, he didn't deserve a blush from her. They weren't twelve and she was wrapped in a towel.
"Because you are in my way." She told him motioning toward her room. He shifted how he was leaning. He moved so he was leaning on the opposite wall from her room giving her just enough space to move past him rather than around him. She narrowed her gaze a bit, she wasn't sure she trusted him.
"There you are your highness." He said with a hand motion. She glanced that way and moved forward rather quickly half expecting him to stop her. He didn't, which surprised her. She turned though to close her door and he had moved into the doorway.
"Move."
"You're clearly feeling more yourself today." He stated not moving back like she wanted so that she could close the door. He did step forward, she only slightly took a step back. Just because he'd have run into her if she didn't. She was glad the towel that she had was large, and she knew she should have just put on the old clothes in the bathroom.
"You never change at all." He gave a shrug.
"I want to dress, get out. Have some decency." She wasn't sure she liked the look he gave her right then.
"I'm not stopping you, dress if you want." That would require her to drop the towel right here and clearly he was going to watch if he wanted to. He seemed to be waiting to see if she'd do it. Actually she was in a half mind to, but she also didn't want to give him what he wanted.
"Though it would just be a waste of time." He commented to her and she watched him.
"That so? If I command you out?" She asked and he shrugged.
"Then do it if you want me out." She definitely had her fiery air back to her. It was exciting to see. He moved forward again and she held her ground a bit more. He didn't touch her, but there wasn't much space because of the fact she didn't move back. Didn't matter to him, there was going to be no space shortly. He'd honestly thought about nothing else all night. Call him single minded, but something about Kora just really stuck with him. What he was learning of her, who she was, and of course the taste and feel of her.
"No?" She narrowed her gaze at him. Clearly she was just going to wait to see what he wanted. He reached forward and got a hand around the back of her neck and pulled her forward. She just looked up at him, there wasn't fear but there was uncertainty there. He admired the person she was he realized. To be someone so normal, to be the opposite of what he was used to and yet have the same strength and tenacity that those he did know had. Showed how much judgment could be wrong. However strength and character came in many forms.
"It took me a bit to decide just what to command of you. Not something I've had to do before." Mostly because they didn't think about it. He just gave a command like they would and it was over and done with. She wasn't the same, and he wasn't sure how well she'd pick out a loophole. Guess he'd find out because he wasn't going to demand she let him feed. He wanted her body, and that was what he knew she might be difficult with. Or she could surprise him and just go with it too.
"There's a first for everything." Kora told him, and felt the way that his fingers kind of flexed. She had a feeling he might be controlling just grabbing her. She felt a shiver that she suppressed. She remembered what it felt like, so she was thinking. Kora was trying to decide how nice she was going to be depending on what happened in the next couple minutes. Was she excited? Okay maybe deep down she was. This was different, and it always felt good being wanted or desired. Though she was not going to admit that to him. Hell no.
"That there is, you're exciting to me unlike the others. I find the idea of having you thrilling, because you are real." She had a mixed feeling about that. To be honest if that was what he felt it was kind of an ego boost. To have someone that could have had anyone. Probably had a great deal of lovers as well saying that to you felt good. Second, also kind of terrifying, because he was not the kind of man she'd ever dealt with before, and certainly not in bed. It did not take a genius to figure out the demanding personality he was.
"I'm just different than what you are used to. You might be incredibly disappointed shortly, just saying. Perhaps you should rethink what you want." She told him and his other hand came up around her a bit more.
"I really don't think so." He crushed her mouth to his for a moment. It was more aggressive than even she was expecting. Though he pulled back just slightly so his lips grazed hers.
"Even if it was disappointing, I'm still going to fuck you, but I know I'll enjoy it immensely." She swallowed slightly and she already felt a rush through her. His one hand moved up bunching in her hair a bit and his mouth moved to the side of her throat, his teeth scraping. She instantly felt her body respond and grow needy. Wow talk about a pushover and easy.
"Drop the towel." He said to her and she was still holding it to her a bit. He gave just enough space for her to do so. She was looking up a bit more, and she was glad she spoke clearly a moment later.
"Is that a command?" He made a very dark sound and grabbed the towel. Just ripped it away from her. He took a harsh step back and she let out a rush of air with how she went back and hit the bed. He was over her pinning her down for the moment, his gaze moved over her before coming back to her face. She thought about giving him a command, just to be a bitch. He let go of her one wrist and his left hand wrapped around her throat nearly cutting off her air.
"You had your chance, you didn't take it." She just met his gaze almost uncaring. She didn't try to stop him from what he was doing either. Orion's arousal was nearly painful, everything she did just enflamed him at the moment. The haughty look on her face, and the air she put off like he was below her. Well that wasn't how it was at the moment now was it? Both figuratively and literally.
"You are going to please me with your body anyway whenever I want, until I decide otherwise." He made sure that he did not stop or give pause in how he spoke. Less it sounded like two commands. He wanted the how and when for sure together. He knew exactly how to phrase things. Had plenty of time learning loopholes in commands. She shifted slightly and he relaxed his grip. Orion moved to stand and pull the clothes he had off.
"That is what I command of you."