Arthur walked through the royal corridor leading to the throne room with steady steps, with Lilith and Seraphine following behind him like alluring and destructive shadows. The guards retreated in terror; for who would dare intercept the path of the General of Death and the Priestess of Light as they walked behind a "servant" overflowing with such a terrifying aura?
Arthur pushed the massive golden doors open with force, revealing the excessive grandeur of the throne room. At the far end of the hall, on a seat encrusted with rubies, sat Empress Isabella.
Isabella represented sharp, domineering beauty; she wore a royal gown the color of stag's blood that accentuated her explosive figure, and she donned a crown inlaid with black magic. Her crimson eyes burned with rage and astonishment.
"Lilith? Seraphine? What is this desecration?" Isabella screamed, rising from her throne as a surge of magical pressure erupted from her, nearly shattering the hall's walls. "How dare you bring this filth into my holy of holies?"
The system screen flashed before Arthur with a deep blood-red glow:
> **[Target Detected: Empress Isabella - Rank: Blood Queen (Level 55)]**
> **[Status: "Absolute Imperial Vanity"]**
> **[Warning: Her power exceeds your current level by many stages!]**
> **[Only Solution: Use the 'Physical Twinning' skill to merge the powers of your subordinates into your own body!]**
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"Isabella," Arthur spoke coldly, advancing toward the throne, indifferent to her magical pressure. "Your throne is beautiful, but it lacks one thing... a true master."
"Silence, you insect!" Isabella waved her hand, launching a blade of magical blood toward Arthur's neck.
But before the blade could reach him, Lilith intercepted it with her sword, while Seraphine unleashed a wave of corrupt purple magic that dissolved the Empress's attack.
"Our master does not speak with slaves, Isabella," Lilith said with a cruel smile. "Our master only commands."
Arthur wasted no time. He grabbed the hands of both Lilith and Seraphine simultaneously and shouted in his mind: **[Activate Physical Twinning!]**
Suddenly, Arthur felt an explosion of pleasure and power sweep through his being. The system skill drew the magical strength from Lilith's burning body and the deep sense of submission from Seraphine, pouring them into Arthur's veins. His eyes turned a dark golden hue, and wings of black and pink energy erupted from his back.
> **[Level temporarily rises: 1 -> 60!]**
> **[Skill unlocked: "Chains of Forbidden Desire"]**
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In the blink of an eye, Arthur vanished from his spot and reappeared directly behind Isabella. Before she could turn, his strong arm wrapped around her waist, while magical chains sprouted from the floor to bind her hands and feet to the throne itself.
"Ah! Let me go... you bastard!" Isabella screamed, writhing under his touch. But the chains weren't just restricting her movement; they were draining the blood magic from her and replacing it with a searing lust that made her body tremble.
Arthur tilted her head back to face her arrogant eyes. "The Empire of Blood needs a new king, Isabella. And you... you need lessons in obedience."
Arthur passed his hand over her heart, which was beating with frantic speed, and the system began to engrave the **[King's Seal]** directly onto her chest—the highest form of contract that makes the subordinate a part of the host's soul.
"No... I am the Queen... I am..." Isabella's words began to fade, her screams of anger turning into groans of breaking. Her crown fell to the floor, and she began to look at Arthur with the same gaze as Lilith and Seraphine: a look of hungry submission.
> **[Alert: Empress Isabella has been subdued!]**
> **[Unlocked: "Imperial Bedchamber System" – You can now upgrade your skills through "Nightly Rituals" with your three queens]**
> **[Reward: Absolute control over the castle and the army]**
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Arthur looked around the hall; Lilith and Seraphine were kneeling at the foot of the throne, and Isabella was bound to it, awaiting his orders. He smiled victoriously as he sat beside the broken Empress.
"Tonight, this kingdom will know the meaning of true pleasure... and the meaning of beautiful pain."