Let There Be Life by Simon Archer

Author:Simon Archer [Archer, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-11T06:00:00+00:00

22

“So, did you properly please, master?” Queenie asked the princesses when we finally left the room. I honestly didn’t know how I was still standing except to say that the princesses excreted some kind of chemical that energized me to my core.

“Oh yes, they were great,” I said with a laugh, but Queenie was focused on Elephelie and Zemia. “We all had a great time.”

“You both don’t seem pregnant to me.” She sniffed the air. “A queen can tell.”

“I don’t think it’s going to work because we’re different species.” Zemia frowned. “But we can try again.”

“And again,” Elephelie added. “And again. As many times as it takes, really.”

Then, before anyone could say anything else, Hudson and Gobta burst into the room, stark naked and carrying giant plant pods that vaguely reminded me of pea pods.

“Eat goo!” Gobta cried at the top of his lungs right before he and his zombie sprayed Queenie with what looked like bright pink silly string. Then they turned and ran off.

“So… that happened…” I mumbled as I watched them go.

“The High Priest must have broken into his secret stash,” Zemia said with a shrug. “That is the only time he uses the goo shooters.”

“Is it dangerous?” I asked as I looked over at Queenie who was still standing there with a look of shocked disbelief on her face. It would likely turn to rage at some point, but for the moment, everyone still had all their limbs attached. I reached out over the mental link and advised the Hobgoblin to bring her some candy when he next appeared.

My response was a burp which was about what I’d expected.

“It’s not dangerous in the slightest. It’s actually a delicacy because it’s made with sweet pink reed,” Zemia responded as she rubbed her chin. “But this leaves us quite the problem. We cannot marry you if we are not with child, and therefore, we cannot entreat with you along the terms Queenie has already brokered.”

“Can we just, I dunno, make a normal alliance or whatever until then?” I asked as I looked back at them. “Then maybe Melanie can figure out the whole way to make the pregnancy thing work when we have more time.”

“We can temporarily ally with you, yes,” Elephelie said as she looked skyward, obviously lost in thought. “But it will only be temporary and will likely be challenged by the other tribes sooner rather than later.” She gestured at her sister. “It is why the High Priest moved to quickly impregnate my sister. If he had succeeded, their villages would be permanently merged. After all, while we may lie with words, we would never lie if it would affect the life of a child. There are far too few of us as it is.”

“That is simple then.” Queenie’s response was a bit happier than I thought it had been, and when I looked back at her, I saw her busily eating the goo she’d been splattered with. “Master will simply kill all who oppose him, then resurrect them as zombies to serve him for eternity.

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