Her Lethal Seductress

Flashback... first seduction

Jade looked sad. Lucas guiltily mumbled, “you know I did it to keep you safe. You were the one who told me about your girlfriend Meena’s betrayal. We have no idea what kind of a person, I mean vampire Scarlet is. She already has a girlfriend and here she has been cosying up with you. What kind of person does that?”

“It’s alright Lucas. You don’t need to justify.” She sighed. “Could you leave me alone please? It is already half an hour since you have been standing here. You might end up in the ER like last time.”

“You and your poison,” groaned Lucas. “You know I have improved, right? I am able to be with you for almost 2 hours before I collapse.”

“Yes, you might be developing resistance to me. But I don’t want to take any chances. I don't want to lose my best friend. Plus I want to be alone for some time. I need to figure out a few things. I work better in seclusion.”

“Alright!” Lucas almost stormed out of the summer house.

****Flashback****

She was nine when she lost her best friend to poisoning. That day she realised what they were. That day she understood why they drank only from the silver goblets, why their drink was always stored in silver urns and why they had such a terrible appetite. They couldn’t eat much and if they had regular food they fell ill.

Her best friend had been living with her since they were toddlers. Anita Ma cared for all of them. They were fifteen in number and had their own sleeping quarters. They were growing up in riches like princesses.

When she was younger she would miss her parents but Anita ma’s love, constant training and then playing with friends soon had her comfortably placed in the castle.

It was a beautiful 2 storey stone building with wood-panelled windows. Drapes of silk hung all around. The king had used the best architect. Their castle was airy without a fan. The direction of windows and doors was enough to keep it breezy and cool.

They were given the most beautiful clothes, the most expensive jewellery, the best education that was reserved for only the king’s kin and the topmost training. 

They were the most expensive experiment of the king’s court.

Her memories of her life as a toddler were absent. She only knew of days when she would cry of hunger and was fed only a powder of herbs or a glass of some liquid. But those memories were hazy. She could revisit them only in her dreams.

The memory of her friend was as fresh as if it was yesterday. Sita ha d finished her meal but something had gone wrong and her body rejected the meal. The Raj Vaidya (Doctor of the King’s court) tried every antidote he had, but Sita breathed her last in Jade’s arms. Her last wish was to be cremated by Jade.

That was the first death that Jade had seen. Her life changed. One after the other the girls in that castle died as their body rejected the poison. By the time she was twelve she had lost four more friends and by the time she was a teenager only five of the fifteen girls remained.

When she was given a chance to visit home on Jono’s birthday, she had taken up the offer. She had cried as Jono wanted to hug her but she was already too poisonous to go that close to him. For some reason, Jono decided to save her. She was happy that he did, otherwise, she would have long been executed by the King. They did not want these almost immortal beings to be passed on to other kings or other dynasties to be used at their discretion.

Her first mission was the English Lord. A good looking man in his thirties was visiting the KIng’s court to convince him to break his ties with their regular Portuguese trader and instead sign a treaty with the English Lord to give them exclusive rights to trade spices from the Jaintia Kingdom. If that wasn’t done, he would attack the kingdom as he had an alliance with the neighbouring kingdom.

The King agreed to the English Lord. The eve before the treaty was going to be signed, they celebrated with food, drinks and women. Thirteen-year-old Jade was gifted to him. Those days, the younger the woman, the more valuable the gift. The idea of adulthood did not exist. If your periods started, you were ready to have s*x.

She was not only a Visha Kanya but a trained warrior too. She was also trained in the art of dance and the craft of Kamasutra, the ultimate treatise on seduction. She could easily win her fights without actually using her warrior training.

She danced seductively around the English Lord in his private chambers. No one was to disturb them. It was her first mission and she was nervous. She was dressed in a purple and pink ornate blouse and a skirt which flowed around her as she grooved to her own song. Her skirt was made of muslin, the finest fabric, woven by master craftsmen. The light would pass through the flimsy fabric. The almost sheer skirt left very little to the imagination. She had no innerwear and her sweet spot had been scented in the castle with incense. 

The man leered at her. His looks undressed her without touching. She continued to dance ignoring the feeling of disgust that her young heart was reeling under.

As the lamps in the private chambers ran out of oil and started flickering, they cast an evil shadow in the room. Jade felt its evilness, anticipating what was going to happen. For the English Lord, it was the culmination of the night where he would romance and sleep with a young virgin.

No matter what his wife and kids were up to in his homeland, here he was a free bird and the king had gifted him the most beautiful jewel of his court.

He pulled Jade closer to him. As the lights dimmed, he was lost in her deep green eyes. He closed the distance between them and kissed her quivering lips. 

Her lips quivered not due to passion but because she wanted to cry. The dirtiness and the unfairness of her situation was seeping into her young mind. The man's soft lips touched hers. She almost retched but he continued to suck on her lips as if they were juicy mangoes.

His lips started turning cold, his grip on her thin waist slackened. In a few seconds, he lay on the bed with not an ounce of life left in him. His dead eyes were still open. A look of confusion was evident in them. His naked chest was still. The ugly hardness that was prominent sometime back was now limp. White froth oozed out of his mouth covering his blue lips. This time Jade threw up.

She rang the bell that she was supposed to use after the completion of her mission. Her attendant Anita Ma was by her side in seconds.

Anita ma took her to a chariot that was waiting in the courtyard. As she beckoned Jade to get into the chariot, she stealthily handed her a tiny scroll. Jade looked at her questioningly.

Anita ma’s brown eyes moved frantically to check if they were alone. She whispered in Jade’s ears, “hide it. Read later.” 

A minister of the court came out and asked Anita Ma to accompany him while the chariot took her to her palace which was only a 15 mins ride. They had to keep their movements under 30 mins or the horses and the charioteer would have all gone into shock.

Such was the lethal presence of a seductive Visha Kanya.

To be continued...