'Uh... Wha-what happened? What's...' As the priestess woke up from unconscious, the memory of just before she lost herself came back to her and brought her to her senses sharply. She was shocked to even know that her village was under attack, at least, that was what it looked like to her, if not, why would they knock her out the way they did, and even tie her up.
'Good thing she had that rope here in her room. Though...' The way Lina had made the tie was very... experienced. Aldritch couldn't help but wonder where she learnt all these from.
"Hey, Rhyuku, I can't believe you didn't tell me her name, how am I supposed to relate with her?" Aldritch dragged Rhyuku to the side first while the priestess came to fully.
"Apologies, my lord. Her name is Iiloger."
"Iilogar, eh?"
"Don't think you can do whatever you like in our village, our warriors are only away for a few days, they'll be back tomorrow and will definitely find you. Surely, you don't think you can stand against a hundred ogre warriors..." Iiloger said with a serious expression on her face.
'I've already used a spell to search around, they are the only intruders. Maybe if I scare them like this...'
Aldritch did appear to be intimidated by her words, at least with his current outfit, it did seem so. However, Iilogar had ignored his demeanor and the kingly aura he exuded. Or maybe only a select few could notice it.
'Damn, do you think I'm that weak?' Aldritch thought to himself, seeing the look on Iilogar's face. 'I thought my kingly aura would counter this shitty appearance and at least give me some face here... Where's my handsomeness and its effects?'
Surely, even though Iilogar tried to scare them, the look on her face was like looking at people who were biting off more than they could chew, rather than a look of someone who was afraid and trying to buy time or scare the predator away with fake might. Anyway, Aldritch was not dismayed.
'Seems like some things never change. Without proper status, you won't be taken seriously.' He thought. This was also a characteristic natural rule even in his former life, and it was also the reason he remained a nonentity...
"Heh... I don't have time for that. I have a much bigger plan, some hundred ogres don't scare me, neither are they capable of foiling my plans." Aldritch said while walking closer to Iilogar with the posture of a supreme ruler and this time, properly letting on his aura.
'What is this? Is this guy not some human bandit like I thought? This pose and demeanor, not even the chief...' Iilogar thought to herself while realising the stern expression on Aldritch's face that mirrored the face of a strong king who does not compromise.
It goes without saying, after drowning himself in as much fantasy and fictional works for so many years, Aldritch had read countless plots and followed numerous characters on their journey to the top. In his life, what was left was to reach that very top himself. Naturally, after countless imaginations during his first life, now that he had been given the opportunity he knew just what kind of character he would want to become in this other world, and that being said, he knew how to carry himself for such a role perfectly.
'She may be right and not just bluffing. Either way, the goblins are weaklings... the warriors that left could even return today if they wanted.'
"You two, leave the tent."
"Yes, lord."
"Yes, my lord."
"Rhyuku, cast that spell."
"Yes, my lord."
Once Lina and Rhyuku were out, Aldritch began his act.
The spell Aldritch asked Rhyku to cast was a spell he used quite frequently himself to maintain privacy and such. The spell was one that would reduce noise that leaves the tent, a spell Rhyku himself uses frequently during his rituals and such.
"What are you trying to do? You can't threaten me in any way, I won't..." Iilogar didn't get to finish her sentence as she started doubting her own eyes.
All Aldritch did was stand still, but at a normal natural pace, Iilogar watched as her tent was ripped apart and torn down before the covers were taken elsewhere by Lina and Rhyuku. She was wondering why they would do this, but then she saw various hobgoblins walking towards her tent with spears in hand, about 15 hobgoblins. All the spears they had in their hands protruded through the heads of various ogre warriors who had left the village.
"what.. what is going on here? Thi-this had to be a dream, right? Chief? This can't be true..."
Amongst the heads was also the head of the chief of the ogres.
Every single goblin she saw was a hobgoblin. More of them appeared as they dragged the remaining ogre population towards her tent, or at least where her tent would have been. As this was happening, the sky started turning dark as rain clouds blocked the sun away from the eyes of everyone and gentle breeze started blowing.
While all this was happening, Iilogar noticed Aldritch standing quietly in the same spot he stood ever since, standing in a pose of a dominator, a ruler, an all powerful being. Now, she could no longer even recognise the rags he had on, as it was to her as though they didn't even play a part in all this, they didn't, couldn't obstruct the presence Aldritch commanded.
Once all the ogres holding the spears with heads on top, those guarding the rest of the ogre populace to circle her tent; and Lina alongside Rhyuku who stood close to the platform her tent created, since the tent was raised on top wooden floor, Iilogar finally saw Aldritch move, and as he did, the clothes covering his body fell to the ground, revealing a dragon that had risen over the gate.
This sight triggered something in Iilogar's mind, as she felt that she already knew what was about to happen.
"NO! NO! NO! please... please don't, don't do this to me... I can't, my god will curse me, my people will curse me... not before their eyes..." She cried out and then sobbed as she struggled to get away from Aldritch who ignored all she said like she wasn't even talking.
Outside the illusion Aldritch had created, he watched as Iilonas even broke some of the restraints that the hypnosis put on her.
'I haven't even done anything and she's already reacting like this to the point she even fell down... this pose...' Aldritch looked at the way Iilogar lay on the floor after she fell. It was really too perfect as both of her legs strapped to each other bent forward and allowed her ass to protrude backwards...
'Don't think I am a horny bastard... Man must not live by the thoughts of the dick alone, but buy the thoughts of the head...'
Back in the illusion, while Iilogar struggled to get away from Aldritch, she found that she couldn't in fact do so, and the sense of vulnerability weighed down on her and tears even began streaming down her cheeks.
Aldritch finally caught up to her and with one hand tore her clothes off.
'heh... ' Aldritch thought to himself. There was no need to go so far in the illusion now.
Sticking two fingers into her mouth, another stream of tears rolled down iilogar's face before Aldritch followed it by pinching her breasts while dragging them out, giving her a weird sense of pleasure that she didn't understand.
'I'm... I like, it?' More tears ran down her face.
"So you were a slut all along... You're enjoying it." Aldritch teased.
"No... I'm not..."
Aldritch ignored her of course.
He walked back down, to a throne that had been prepared for him by the hobgoblins. Once he was sat on it.
'Ok, I've enjoyed the show enough.'
Her mind was a bit hard to crack, if it wasn't for the kind of illusion created, maybe she would have resisted. Aldritch drew close to her hand and bit her, injecting the catalyst.
In the real world as the illusion Aldritch had built collapsed, Iilogar fell into unconsciousness again. Her body had begun changing.
After waiting for a while, Aldritch noticed something off about the ogre, Iilogar. Her body was becoming dry fast, and soon she looked like a dehydrated ogre, almost like a dried corpse.
'What's the meaning of this?'
[Success]
[The ogre has successfully been turned into a ghoul]
'The fuck?'