The beautiful young woman with flowing long ginger hair ran through the forest with excitement of the hunt.
"Whoever can catch me, can be my mate!" the wild and elusive Fox Tribe Princess was being chased by her bachelor friends. She truly enjoyed this once-a-year game. She was the most beautiful female around and it went into her head. She watched her friends glistening eyes as they tried to track her down in the dense forest." They got no chance!" she giggled and left them to go for her own adventure deep into the neighbouring forbidden land...
Chantelle was running around the mountains with wind in her hair and a cheeky smile on her lips as she watched the sunset. "I won again and now I have another year of peace." she chuckled happily. Her father was bothering her about taking a mate, but this game solved everything. He had no idea of her elusive skills.
Suddenly Chantelle heard a slight noise, so she ran deeper into the mountains just in case. She passed into the bushy passageways when a cave opening was hidden under the dense hedges." I found a cave to hide for tonight." she smiled wildly. To her surprise, the dry cave was filled with treasures, gold and fabrics! She had never seen so much wealth in one place.
She wondered inside curiously till a glimpse of light caught her eyes. It was a sparkly ruby necklace placed on the stone in the middle. She came around carefully but did not spot anyone, her eyes glittered as she left it at the necklace. The more she looked at it, the more she wanted it. She looked around and she saw there was still no one around. She reached her hands out and put the necklace on.
She saw a mirror conveniently placed on the other side, so she went in there to the end of the cave. She admired her beautiful features, shiny ginger hair and wild yellow flicked eyes, the ruby necklace shining at her neck, when suddenly the huge boulder moved and trapped her inside the darkness!
Chantelle ran back fast and pushed the boulder back, but it did not move. She was trapped! She started to panic and looked for a way out, but the huge cave was sealed. She moved all the treasures around the walls in the way trying to find a way to escape but she found nothing!
She sat there for what seemed like ages, she had no idea of days and a night and started to get dehydrated and really hungry! There was no water in the cave. It was very dry!
Chantelle was upset. She chucked the ruby necklace on the floor angrily."It is your fault, you lured me with your sparkles and now I will die here."She called in tired anger.
"I will do anything to get out!"She sighed.
Suddenly the treasures of gold moved slowly and a handsome warrior appeared in front of her! His hair was black as an onyx and his eyes were white. He looked like a ghost from another world in the cave darkness.
"Am I dying already?" She stared at him in unbelief.
"No," he said, "If you accept me as your only mate I will let you out."
"Let me out? You trapped me here?"Chantelle was shocked.
"Sure, this is one of my many treasure caves. You are the most sparkly treasure here." he smiled victoriously.
"Why don't you help me out earlier?" she looked at him upset that he let her suffer for so long needlessly...
"You did not ask me," he shook his shoulder innocently.
Chantelle looked at him with big eyes.
He was handsome, but she was angry that he let her there for what seemed like days. She did not even see him!
She really wanted some water, so she nodded with a sweet smile,"...water", she held her forehead and collapsed on the floor.
The warrior picked her up and took her to a sparkling mountain spring. He took water into his mouth and pressed his lips on hers.
Chantelle, who was just playing up, felt as water went down her dry throat from his lips and got startled. She changed into a fox in his arms and started to run away as fast as she could.
The warrior just changed into a huge white snake and went after her. She was caught in his coils within a minute...
"Little fox princess, doesn't keep her word." he shook his head pitifully as he carried her squashed in his coils.
"You, let me go you horrid snake!"Chantelle felt breathless and utterly shocked she got captured. It hurted her pride enormously ...
"I should better eat you then," he nodded and took her back into his cave.
Chantelle watched as he pushed the huge boulder to close the cave. They were both in darkness. She ran to it and tried to move it, but it was too heavy. She was stuck in there!
The night came and she sobbed herself to sleep. When she woke up, she saw a dead rabbit and a bowl of water next to her.
She looked at the snake. He was resting on his pile of treasure. He opened his eyes lazily and nodded her to eat.
Chantelle changed into a fox and gobbled the meat and water. Then she changed back. She wanted to seduce him in her human form, so he would not eat her. She walked around, sighed worriedly, asked him stuff, sang sad songs, and tried to find a way out, but nothing. Not a word!
Chantelle was getting desperate, the snake was just coiled around his treasure and ignored her.
"Do you really want to eat me? "She asked.
"You will see..." he finally hissed and closed his eyes again.
"Tell me, please." she was pale and scared...
Chantelle felt broken, even her beauty did not seem to have an effect on this vile snake. After a few days, the snake suddenly moved. He changed into a warrior.
"Your time is up!" he stood up and went to her.
Chantelle who was sitting in a furthest corner away from him teared up.
"Are you going to eat me?" she stood up and tried to look pitifully innocent.
"You look so tasty," he grabbed her hand and tied her up in soft leaf strings. Chantelle tried to resist, but he was too strong. Chantelle felt like a huge sausage.
He put her into the big nest. Chantelle could not even move her body! His snake tongue licked her feet slowly.
"Stop, stop, don't eat me, I will do anything!"Chantelle called horrified.
"Will you become my mate then?" he asked a bit mockingly.
"Yes, "Chantalle bit her lips.
"Hm, I don't trust you, you don't keep your word and I'm hungry." he licked her face."You are delicious!"
He moved to her tied feet and started licking her toes gently. It was very ticklish, but Chantelle just saw how the big snake would devour her.
"Wait, just free my arm, you can give me your bracelet right now!"Chantelle called desperate.
"I don't give bracelets to my food, it will get stuck in my stomach ." he chuckled and continued to lick her ankles.
"No, I mean, we can mate, right now. I will be your mate!"Chantelle called again. She felt the cold sweat on her forehead.
"Why would I need a queen who doesn't keep her word?" the snake's white eyes stared at her.
"I'm sorry, "Chantelle whispered, "Please forgive me, I was just scared.
I want to be your mate, I will be the best mate ever, I will do anything for you!"She managed to smile.
"I don't think I can trust you."The snake shook his head.
"You will never find anyone more beautiful than me," Chantelle smiled alluringly." Please just keep me alive. I can give you many children. They will be as strong as you and beautiful as me," she tried to lure him.
The snake halted, "How many children?"He asked.
"How many you want..."Chantelle gulped."Just please, let me be your mate. I do find you handsome."
"Do you? The snake's big head came next to her face."Kiss me then."
Chantelle closed her eyes and kissed the huge snake, he changed into his human form as she met his lips. She felt as he opened the ties. She sat down and stretched her arms. The snake warrior put a bracelet on her arm. Chantelle stared into his white pearly rainbow eyes, he looked still thinking, so she dropped her dress down and lay down as in a weird dream. He came on top of her, kissed her deeply and turned her on her belly.
"Don't move," he said quite gently and kissed her cheek. She breathed out deeply and watched the bracelet on her arm, the golden snake shining brightly. She felt the huge snake lay on her partly, so she rather closed her eyes.
"It is done then," she thought as he invaded her insides." And you were so worried that I will not find a mate, father!" she laughed in her mind bitterly as she fell into the darkness.
In the morning Chantelle awoke sleeping in the hard embrace. The warrior was very muscular and kissed her forehead."How did you sleep?" he asked gently.
"Good morning, as in the snake nest."Chantelle stared at him as she remembered what happened.
She watched as he stood up. She stared at his muscular naked body.
" So?" he asked, "Would you like some more?" he chuckled.
"Sure if you wish, let me just wash up," she smiled gently. She was in a bit of shock. She was having a mate suddenly!
He brought her a new dress and she went out. She washed up, dressed and ran away!
The snake warrior just smiled and went to the Fox Tribe.
Chantelle ran to her father."Daddy!" she hung around his neck sobbing.
"The Snake King."Her father gasped as she took her arms from his neck. The gold Snake bracelet shone brightly sunken into her skin.
"Snake King?"Chantelle stared at it too. He did not say he was a king already. He seemed young, just a bit older than her.
"You made your bed daughter, now you lay in it." the Fox King said quietly."Come, he is on his way as I know him. "
"I'm lost."Chantelle bit her lips.
In a few moments really a handsome Snake King was walking down to their tribe calmly.
"I came for my mate," he smiled. "She surely went to far away her father.."
The Fox King came holding Chantelle's hand."Here, Your Highness, my daughter ran to let me know the good news, "he smiled. His tribe was too weak to fight the Snake King and everyone knew it. All the people were bowing respectfully as they stared at them.
Chantelle came to Sharmut sweetly."My father will give us his blessings today, would you stay for a feast? "she smiled alluringly.
"No, "he shook his head, "We are awaited in my castle." he looked at her seriously.
"As you say, "Chantelle smiled sweetly. She hugged her father goodbye and went with him.
Sharmut took her to his huge castle."This will be our bedroom, "he showed her into black black-decorated room.
"I like some colours, please? "she smiled gently.
"Sure," he nodded. He picked up the golden chain and put it around her ankle."Here, have some gold."
"Why are you doing this?"She furrowed her brows.
"For running away." he looked at her and left to hunt.
"Where are you going?"She called after him.
"To hunt, I will be back at dusk. Feel at home. Well, this is your home now...." he laughed cruelly.
Chantelle was grumpy but as he came back he brought her nice food, and gifts and spent time with her. Chantelle quite liked him.
However, she had to wear the chain around her ankle every time he hunted. It was so humiliating for her. She liked to mate with him in his human form, but she resented the chains. She wanted to feel free again...
She wrote to her father to come to visit."Is there no one who can help me from him?" she asked.
"Do you detest him?" her father asked worriedly.
"No, but I do not want to be locked up like this, I miss my freedom..." she sighed.
"The strongest kings have mates already and no one around is strong enough to defeat him."the old Fox King shook his head.
"So what I'm to do?"Chantelle sighed.
"There will be only one warrior stronger than him..." her father chuckled.
"Who?"Chantelle asked curiously.
"He is not born yet." her father shook his head.
"Who are you talking about father?" she stared at him.
"It will be his own son. Mate a lot. Your son can set you free." her father nodded.
"My son..."Chantelle smiled under her nose..." Yes, my son will surely be stronger than his father. He will be as wild and beautiful as me..." she nodded satisfied.
"One day, I will be free of you," she stared into her yellow beautiful eyes in the mirror as she made herself even more alluring.
Chantelle was sweet to Sharmut and mated a lot.
Soon she gave birth to a beautiful daughter. They named her Thyasse after Sharmut's Grandmother. He was so happy and Chantalle mated with him a lot soon as she could. She wanted a son or two. Soon she got a son, a beautiful strong boy, they named him Sharchan, joining their names, a year after another boy...Sharchet. Then a youngest darling daughter called Charmonee.
Chantelle was satisfied. She decided to mate with Sharmut only in human form and not to get pregnant, she was busy with raising her kids. Sharchan was very wild. Chantelle saw that all her rage was hidden in this boy, he was destroying everything, fighting jealously over his mother's attention even with his father.
"Litte brat..."Sharmut cursed when a toddler Sharchan attacked him in the bed early morning, smashing him into the ribs with his little fist. Sharchan looked so beautiful and cute when he slept but he was a storm of punches and mad screaming when he was awake.
"Leave him...he will be a great warrior one day." Chantelle smiled and kissed him...." she knew Sharchan would be on her side...he loved her dearly.
"I think both of my sons can start their training..."Sharmut noted and got a set of fighting teachers. His sons made him proud. The fighting teachers and his best warriors were getting beaten up as his sons grew, so he had to start teaching them by himself soon. They both fought well, but Sharchan was unbearable...he fought Sharmut all the time...till he sent him away.
Sharchan's mother was held on chain often, and Sharchan fought his father for her all the time. He could not stomach his mother to be chained when his father hunted.
"I will set you free mother, just wait for me." Sharchan left as a teenager. He needed to get stronger to get his father...
"I will my son."His mother smiled gently. "Your promise is my hope." she waited patiently as the time was going for Sharchan to set her free. Then one day he took over, won over his father and forced him to let her go.
Chantelle remembered as she watched from her window like a huge crowd of people were asking for Thyasse's death in the atrium of the Snake Castle. Thyasse was held by two guards and the doctor just proclaimed she was savage. Chantelle wept! Her mate, Sharmut had his lips bitten tight, he loved Thyasse, but the people were right, she needed to go. They had no cure for her.
"It is the law!" the people shouted.
"Please, save her! "Chantelle cried from the window.
"Be just, she attacked our beloved ones, she has to be killed! "the people cried out enraged.
Suddenly Sharchan and Tyrell barged in, swords in hands!
"Everyone away from my sister!" Sharchan raged at people, "Get out, I'm taking over!"
"How dare o, you rude son!"Sharmut was shocked.
The doctor tried quickly to slit Thyasse's throat, but Tyrell was swift and cut off his hands."You should save lives, not take them," he growled. He took surprised Thyasse behind him and protected her till Sharchan straightened up his nation.
"A King duel, right here, right now, father," Sharchan grinned.
Chantelle watched from the window holding her breath, Sharchan seemed more formidable than her mate! He fought with rage and enormous strength. Even Sharmut was impressed by his rude son after he calmed down from his anger. He hated to lose!
Sharchan won and took the crown.
"Stay here father, I did not finish my travel, but mother is free to go.
It is up to her, if she wishes to see you, " Sharchan cut the golden chains on Chantelle's ankle.
"Sharchan," she smiled.
"You can visit me in the forest," Chantelle glanced at Sharmut and ran away giggling crazily. Her plan worked! After all these years!
Sharmut swore revenge, his all life changed at that moment, though he was glad Sharchan kept Thyasse alive and told him to send her to her mate Marath to the dark underworld together with her son Mathyas.
Chantelle lived by herself in the forest. She picked up healing herbs and hunted as a fox. Sharmut left fresh kill for her almost every day and came to visit her often. Always with a golden gift. Nobody dared to touch her, because they knew jealous Sharmut would kill anyone who dared to come close...The life felt good to her. Till now..."Sharmut is scheming again!"Chantelle sighed worriedly.