Chapter 16: Servant

Tankena and Sheeka were both watching the metal truck burn, a wicked smile on their lips. Though Sheeka hadn’t wanted to do it, she knew better than to disobey. For a moment, neither noticed Rashala as she fired a blast of her own at them, barely striking Tankena’s arm. He cursed he’d forgotten about the whore warrior Genie Master Jake had, and though it left a bad taste in his mouth, he had to admit he’d never seen another like Jake. The blast should have killed Jake or at the least hurt him, but there was not a mark on him.

Tankena quickly fled. Sheeka tried to deflect Rashala’s blasts but soon found that somehow Rashala was far more powerful than she remembered her. What the hell was going on? How could all their power have increased that much? Jake was only a human, a plain one at that. Nothing special about him ... though that warm feeling she’d had in her chest had been so wonderful, like a caress of a lover so tender and sweet. Jake could see that something was going on with the other Jinn female there. Her entire body was glowing, not unlike Rosalinda’s. Right before she changed, her curse lifted. Sheeka realized too late that the warm feeling in her chest had spread further than it should. She desperately tried to stop it, but it was far too late.

Even Rashala had stopped firing as she watched Sheeka scream, and then her body started to glow brighter.

“NO! IT can’t be NO!” The small, willowy woman suddenly screamed as darkness left her body, and her breasts began to grow, as did the woman’s height. Her hair grew lighter, and her hips filled out. Looking at herself, she started to smile, and finally, she thought, I am free! For several minutes, they all watched open mouths at the complete transformation of Sheeka. Finally, she floated down in front of Jake.

“Master Jake,” she started, “I have committed many atrocities, I have killed, destroyed, hurt a great many. I accept any punishment that you declare upon me.” Within moments the entire counsel appeared, each in shock that the second in command of the bad Jinn’s had surrendered to Jake.

“Sheeka, for everything that you have done, you will be punished, though declaring yourself for justice from a human is most unusual. What say you, Jake? Any punishment you declare will be, so speak carefully. Everything you say will come to pass.”

Jake had been thinking the whole time, “I need to question her first, may I?” Jake asked.

“Yes, by all means.” The leader of the council smiled, knowing Jake, this was going to be a well-deserved punishment though far different than anything they could think of.

“Sheeka, when you were in the other form, did you have free will?” Jake asked.

“Yes, Master Jake, to an extent I did,” she replied.

“To an extent? What exactly does that mean? Please be plain for me.” Jake said.

Sighing, she continued, “I had free will, as long as I went with what Tankena and the leader said. I could kill as I wanted, hurt, maim as I wanted, but I had to do It.” she replied as tears began to fall from her eyes.

“So you’re telling me most of the time you didn’t want to. Why pray? Tell me, were you with them in the first place?” Jake asked.

“My sister was,” here Sheeka started to cry, “In the last battle, they said she was in the mist that if I helped them, they could release her. Master Jake,” she said between huge tears, “please kill me, I deserve nothing less for all I have done.” Lowering her head, she awaited Jake’s words, knowing that he could end her torment and possibly free her sister. If Jake could actually do that, then her offering her life would be a fair trade to her.

“Rise, Sheeka, I do not want you dead, neither do I think your sister. You will be punished, though. I declare that you will live as a human with no powers for the next two years, here with me and my Jinn.” A gasp went up from the council, the ultimate punishment! Jake just shook his head, “At the end of that time, we will look again at your punishment, and if I decide that you are a really changed woman, then we will restore one power each month.” Again, there was a gasp from the council, another slow punishment, and they were all nodding by the great Jinn! Master Jake was far fairer than any of them would have been. Sheeka was crying so hard she didn’t actually hear all that Jake had said. Rising, Sheeka stood still as the council began to block each and every power. When they were done, they each ran a hand over her, finding nothing left, nodding at Jake.

“Alright Sheeka, you will be a servant in this house or the next for the next 2 years.” Jake said. Sheeka was shocked; they weren’t going to kill her? She’d get to see her sister again? Running up she threw her arms around Jake hugging and kissing him fiercely.

“Thank you for my life,” she said as she bowed, “I will do all that I can to make up for all I have done,” she whispered. Jake nodded then sent her to the room that Gen and Rosalinda had made for her.

“I want her protected. I want her to have a chance to be good again,” he said to Gen and Rosalinda.

“Yes master Jake, it will be as you request,” they both said smiling both blinked then turned to Jake. “Rashala has also added her energy to ours she will be safe now master Jake.”

“I was going to ask where Rashala is. I haven’t seen her since we appeared here,” Jake questioned.

“She said that she is fortifying the house there are obviously forces out there trying to hurt or destroy you Master Jake, all 3 of us refuse to let that happen.” Gen said with the most serious face Jake had ever seen her wear.

Tankena was more pissed than he’d ever been, plus the fact that the warrior whore Rashala had actually hit him. A moment later, the dark mist appeared behind him, “Tankena! What have you done!?” The leader’s voice demanded of him.

Snarling, Tankena whirled and started pointing his finger at the dark mist. “You!” Tankena shouted,” This is all your fault! Had we attacked him at first when we learned of him, we would have the power and his ass to use for our pleasure! You are nothi...” as he started to choke, Tankena pushed with his power almost escaping, but was quickly gripped tightly.

“You forget your place, SLAVE!” The voice from the mist screamed at him. “Never forget I am YOUR master. Your weak, pathetic power will never surpass my own, NEVER!” This last word knocked Tankena down and took practically all the air out of him. A look of extreme hatred crossed his face. How dare the leader treat him like common rabble trash! Soon, Tankena thought. He’d almost escaped that time, but the leader was obviously weak and not thinking right.

Jake had lain down but quickly found that sleep had evaded him. Getting up, going, and sitting at his drafting table, he started to draw an idea that suddenly hit him.

Not long after Rashmir and the council had given him most of the information on the disembodied ones, the design of the building was extremely important, as was the construction; nothing could be touched by a human or non-magic user until after it was completed, and enhanced then enchanted. An hour later, Jake looked at the strangely shaped building. It’s too bad that no one in the real world would ever see it. For the next 2 hours, Jake checked and rechecked the plans, correcting a minor detail here and there. Finally, he stopped again, looking at the strangely shaped building. It was in the shape of a star, but the inside was nothing as simple as the outside. Basically, it was a prison, one where even if you got out of the cell, the interior always delivered you back to the same cell. Writing for the council on it, Jake started on another with even more detail and elaborate design.