The air in the dungeon of "Valerian" Castle was heavy with the scent of iron and moisture. Arthur opened his eyes with difficulty, his body aching as if a truck had run over him, but the pain was not the biggest problem.
Directly before his eyes floated a translucent screen, glowing with a demonic purple hue:
> **[System "Absolute Sovereignty" Activated]**
> **[Host: Arthur - Level: 1 (Commoner)]**
> **[Current Mission: Subjugate the first 'Jewel' of your harem to avoid death]**
>
"What is this nonsense?" Arthur whispered in a hoarse voice, but his words were cut short when he heard the creak of the iron door.
She entered. Lilith, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dark Knights. She wore tight silver armor that accentuated the curves of her athletic and provocative body, her long silver hair hanging behind her like a waterfall of snow. Her gaze was as cold as daggers, loathing the weakness she saw in his eyes.
"You... the servant who dared to touch my magic necklace?" she said in a melodious voice full of contempt, approaching him until he felt her cold breath brush against his face. "Death is the least you deserve."
She raised her hand to slap him, but at that moment, the system screen flashed before Arthur:
> **[Suppressed Desire Detected: 'Authority and Submission']**
> **[Do you want to activate the skill 'Seductive Touch'? (Cost: 10 Soul Points)]**
>
"Yes!" Arthur screamed in his mind.
Suddenly, the energy of the room changed. When Lilith's hand made contact with Arthur's skin, he didn't feel pain; instead, he felt electricity surging through his body and into hers. Lilith froze in place. Her beautiful pupils dilated, and her breathing became heavy and erratic.
"What... what did you do to me?" the words stumbled in her throat. The tattoo on her neck, the symbol of her power, began to glow with a bright pink light. She felt a strange heat rushing through her veins—a heat that made her knees weak and sparked a sudden desire to be restrained by this man she had despised moments ago.
Arthur smiled coldly. With a swift, unexpected movement, he grabbed her waist and pulled her toward him until her strong body was pressed against his thin frame. "O Great General... it seems your body is saying something entirely different from your tongue."
Lilith, who could kill dragons with a glance, was now trembling in his arms. Arthur's scent, which had been ordinary, now felt like a narcotic to her. She tilted her head back, exposing her long white neck, her chest rising and falling rapidly beneath the tight armor.
"Please..." she whispered in a voice no one had ever heard from her before, a voice dripping with submission and suppressed lust. "Stop this... or... finish it."
A new message appeared before Arthur with a golden glitter:
> **[Submission Level: 15% - First skill in 'The King's Bedchamber' unlocked]**
> **[Desire ignites... Are you ready to begin?]**
>
Arthur looked into her lost eyes and knew then that his old life had ended, and his new kingdom had just begun... atop a bed of silk and blood.