Making it official (Demon Lord)

“You should get going. The Maou said she would meet you outside the  room before you go in,” said Cilla, looking resplendent in her new light  grey pants suit. Gob had suggested a skirt but she said it was better  for flying in pants and he wasn’t that particular. Now he saw her in it,  he liked the way it showed off the shape of her legs.

“Yes, I’m coming,” grumbled Gob as he messed with the tie around his neck. “Where’s Cilla?”

“She’s out buying supplies for the new office. She wanted to be there  when the shop opened. Come here.“ Cilla beckoned him down to her and he  bent over slightly so that she could fasten his tie for him. Once she  had done it she met his eye and blushed a little. She gave him a little  kiss on the cheek. “Did I say thank you for my new job?

“You did, several times now.”

“Sorry. I didn’t mind the maid work but this is so much more my  style. You know, if you ever need anything from me, you only have to  ask.”

Gob grabbed her butt underneath her tail and pulled her into a kiss.  “I thought you were supposed to keep me on time,” he said into her ear,  her tail began swishing excitedly.

“I mean, you should really go but I’m at your service. I’ll follow  your orders.” She was clearly torn between doing a good job and wanting  to get railed by the large goblin.

“I’d best not be late but maybe we can pick this up again later,” said Gob.

“I’d like that,” she said and kissed him again before pulling herself off. “You need to go.”

He grinned at her and headed towards his front door. Erryn was  cleaning the entryway. “Good morning Mr Gob,” she said with a curtsey,  giving Gob a great view of her large cleavage.

“Morning Erryn, and it’s just Gob please, no Mr.”

“Sorry, sir.” She put her hand on her mouth. “Should I not call you sir too?”

Gob’s lip curled in a smile. “I don’t mind that so much but don’t feel obliged.”

Erryn could see why he liked it and she bit her lip before giving him  another curtsey and getting on with her work. Gob marvelled at how cute  the large woman was.

Gob walked at a pace through the halls of the palace which was quite  an intimidating sight for the other people in the palace. Very tall,  broad and muscled, Gob made an imposing figure, even in his fine new  suit. He was in a rush but he noticed the new reverence that people were  treating him with. News had gotten around about his appointment even  though it was not yet official and wouldn’t be until this damned council  meeting that he was obliged to attend.

Usually, the council met regularly without the Maou to deal with  minor issues of state and the running of the palace. Karus was the  chairman and there were several other important people there including  Rose. It always surprised him how high Rose’s rank was. The head  housekeeper seemed such a domestic title but she was actually  responsible for nearly all the staff in the palace and she was second  only to Karrus when it came to matters regarding the running of the  place.

Leaf was waiting for him in a small anteroom to one side of the  meeting hall. As they were alone she gave him a kiss before wiping her  lipstick off him and examining his appearance. She was in white leggings  and a red dress coat that was similar to what she had worn as a man.  She just filled out the clothes a little differently. The well-tailored  coat cut nicely under her breast, highlighting her assets and, although  less obvious, her thighs and behind pressed appealingly against the  white fabric. “You look splendid,” she told him. She sighed and  straightened herself up, taking on a more formal tone. “In a moment I  will tell Karus that I am ready and he will announce me. Follow me a few  paces behind and go to the empty chair. Everyone else will be standing.  Don’t sit down until Karus says so after I give him the okay.” She  patted his arm and tried not to get distracted by the feeling of firm  muscle beneath it. “We can get through this.” She was talking to herself  as much as to Gob.

She looked away for a moment as she sent the message to Karus. A  guard, in ceremonial garb, opened the door and Leaf walked out. Gob  dutifully followed behind. A table with a dozen or so people around it.  It looked a little odd in the middle of such a large room but the hall  was of suitable status for such a gathering. At the head of the table  was a throne, slightly raised and set back where Leaf went and sat down.  Gob saw his empty chair next to an odd-looking woman. She was  simultaneously mature in her bearing and physicality yet her face was  strangely youthful. The end result was a little uncanny.

Gob went and stood by his chair, the woman, who he assumed was Lady  Impertinence, looked frightened and a little flustered and she struggled  to hide it. The looks he was getting from every face around the table  were of suppressed disgust. There were two exceptions. Rose, who  maintained her cool expressionless look and a true demon in an elaborate  military uniform. If he was disgusted, he held it well behind his stoic  expression and magnificent moustache. Leaf gave a nod and Karus said,  “Be seated,” and everyone sat down.

“Thank you for coming at short notice to this additional council  meeting,” Karus went on. “I think we can all tell what matter her  magnificence wished to discuss with us all. I, as am sure all of us, are  eager to hear what this,” he gestured dismissively to Gob, “is all  about.”

“Thank you Karus. Honoured council members, I have created a new  office and appointed Gob here to that position. He will be henceforth  known as my personal agent.” A small murmur went through the room but it  soon stopped as the Maou lifted her hand. “This is a position that will  be involved with acting on my behalf in any situation I see fit. He  will not be barred from attending any meeting or chamber that I deem  appropriate and will be responsible for reporting back to me.”

“Sire,” Interrupted Karus before correcting himself, “Your  Magnificence, I must object. You are describing the responsibilities of  my office.”

“Calm yourself Karus. I am not taking your job from you. I will still  require your dry reports and minutes of the meetings. None of your  responsibilities or status are changing. Gob will be giving me more  personal accounts of things. Things that may not make it onto meeting  minutes and reports. He will also be able to act in my name on more  personal matters.”A cough was heard and the Maou’s eyes shot to the  offending party who looked like they were about to shit themselves.

“As I was saying. Not all of my business is a matter of state and Gob  will be able to act under my authority on those matters. In accordance  with my wishes, he is to be granted the required status and privileges  of his position and has been given suitable accommodations to reflect  this and granted an appropriate stipend. Any questions?”

There was much murmuring and exchanging of glances before Karus spoke  up. “Your magnificence, seeing as my peers are so lacking in fortitude  to say anything, I will say it myself. I fear you may be making a most  inappropriate decision.” Gob could tell that he was picking his words  carefully.

“Please elaborate, Karus,” said the Maou, cordially.

Karus looked frustrated as if it should be patently obvious what he  was talking about. “I surely need not remind you that barely any time at  all ago, this creature was little more than a rat who could clean and  now you want to put him on the same level as many of the ancient demon  families? It is an insult.”

Gob could see a fire in Leaf’s eyes. She did not like Gob being so  badly spoken of. He watched her muster her control and speak in a  pleasant but maybe a touch tense, voice. “I am fully aware of Gob’s  journey here. I have been witness to a lot of it and responsible for  some. I have come to realise that there is some degree of benefit to  having a privileged servant in a position of influence who is not one of  the great demon families.”

A great debate stirred up. Karus’ bravery motivated some of the more  daring nobility to bring up their opinion, even if it was heavily  censored through coded language. Gob didn’t give a hoot about what they  thought about him. The two people he did care about were Leaf and Rose.  Leaf was being diplomatic but defending him all the way and Rose had her  fists balled up so tightly that he noticed a hint of blood in her palms  from her nails yet her face remained still. He found the military man  curious. He hadn’t said a word but regarded Gob shrewdly. Gob couldn’t  get a read on the man. He could, however, get a read on the lady next to  him.

Lady Impertinence had gone from frightened to curious. He could feel  her checking him out. He could also feel her growing arousal but he  could feel her trying to resist it. He could sense that she was trying  to subdue it with magic but it wasn’t having much impact and she was  having a harder and harder time following the debate. From his great  height, he had a great view of her matronly bosom rising and falling in  her expensive court dress. Gob found this very amusing. He hadn’t really  considered how much impact his natural aphrodisiacs had on women, even  powerful ones like Impertinence.

“Enough!” The Maou’s voice made the hall rumble. “I have heard your  petty quarrels and it has done nothing to persuade me that I am wrong.  Gob, kneel before me.” Her voice was commanding but a sweeter voice in  his head said, “Come to the throne, bow and take a knee with your head  bowed.” He stood, disregarding the rest of the people there and did as  she had said. “Present your left hand to me.” The voice in his head  said, “Palm up, I am going to alter my seal.”

He offered his hand and imperiously she put her finger to his palm.  Dramatic white light shot from his palm and a circular crest, a more  detailed and flamboyant than the last one shone on his hand. “Rise and  show the council,” she said and Gob did, holding his hand above his head  proudly. “Well done Gob, we are almost done. I will have to go and be  in charge for a bit but I hope to see you later,” she said in his head  and then out loud, “I command you to spread the word to all people under  your care of Gob’s new status. He is to be treated with the respect of  my office and an insult to him will be an insult to me.” She stood up  and began to walk out. Everyone around the table shot to their feet  until the Maou had gone.

Karus commanded them to be seated. “You too, Gob,” he said, his tone  of voice carrying all the insults it needed to. Gob went and retook his  seat and smugly waited to see what would happen. “I appreciate that our  meeting was not on the usual schedule but I suppose we should conclude  these proceedings in the proper manner,” Karus said. “Personally I would  rather get out of here but if there is any other pressing business then  speak now.”

The military man stood. “While it may not be of pressing issue just  yet I feel the council should be aware that the captain of the palace  guard has taken ill and secluded herself away in her rooms. I would not  normally bring this up but she is refusing to let anyone see her other  than her maid who is letting nobody enter.”

“Lord Commander, this may be unusual but I do not see that it is  something that the council needs to discuss. Captain Aki is a good  officer but she is hardly irreplaceable. We shall make a note of it and  you may fill us in on how you resolve the situation at the next  meeting,” said Karus. “Anything else?” He looked around. “Good, meeting  adjourned.” With that, he stood up and swept from the room with a stormy  expression.

There was a little unease and confusion at the end but others stood  up and began to move out. Gob was about to go and speak to the Lord  Commander. Aki was in trouble and he wanted to help but before he could  make his way to him, a hand on his arm stopped him. “Mr Gob, could you  spare me a moment.” The stern voice came from the youthful, doll-like  face of Lady Impertinence.

“If you could just bear with me a moment,” he began but he turned to  see the Lord Commander had disappeared. He realised that he had a job to  do and part of that was making friends. “Ah, never mind. Yes, Lady  Impertinence was it?”

“Oh my, you have heard of me,” tittered the unusual woman. Gob used  his power on her and one feeling hit him more than any other, vanity.

“Forgive my rudeness, my lady. I was aware of you before my  promotion,” he lied. “I had once seen you when I was a lowly servant and  I had asked the other servants who that great beauty was, so infatuated  was I.”

She positively oozed satisfaction and she giggled and fanned herself.  “I must beg your forgiveness now Mr Gob. I do not recall you at all. I  think I would have noticed such an imposing and, dare I say, striking  figure.”

“Alas, my lady, my current form is quite new. I spent much of my life  as quite a small and insignificant fellow until I figured out how to  level up.”

“How curious. And how, pray do you level up? Is it so different from the rest of us?”

“Well, there are a number of ways. You may have heard her  magnificence mention that she had some part in it. She healed me after a  dreadful accident, for which I am eternally in her service, and  imparted a fair amount of levels to me by mistake.” It was a half-truth  but better that than the fact that the demon lord loved getting her  brains fucked out.

“So that is why you are such a loyal servant.” She seemed rather  taken with the romanticism of that idea. “I can see a devotion like that  being quite powerful but do go on. Is there anything else?”

“This and that. Most of it is not that interesting. There is one that  I particularly enjoy though.” He leaned towards her conspiratorially.

Aroused by his presence and very fond of intrigue she leaned forward to listen. “What is that, Mr Gob?”

He looked her up and down as if she was the most gorgeous woman he  had ever met and he felt her notice it. “Sex, my lady. Sex,” he said in a  low voice close to her ear.

“Mr Gob,” she said with mock outrage. The smile on her face and the  flush of her cheeks told Gob that she was not upset in the slightest.

“Forgive me for being so forward but I would beat myself if I did not  take the chance on a woman I have so long admired.” He looked around,  they were alone. “There is a smaller room to the side there. I would  relish the chance to level up a little.”

“Mr Gob I am a lady of high reputation.” She looked around to confirm  that nobody was there. “I couldn’t possibly agree to such a brazen  offer.” She took his hand and started pulling him towards the room. “I  couldn’t possibly allow myself to be defiled by anyone less than a true  demon. The idea of being taken by a brutish creature such as yourself  offers no appeal to a lady of my calibur.” She was practically dragging  him into the anteroom.