It was all for my benefit, I did not allow them to thank me. Their entire bloodlines would serve me forever. That was the loophole of the laws. Even if Cassius and Caelus earned or bought their freedoms, their children with slave women did not become free with them. I simply had the right to refuse to free Peigi and Artoria. They were my property. No amount of money or service would be enough compared to the profit I could make off of their children. I was being evil, but I did not really care. I was playing a game right now. A game that I wanted to be the best at. I still needed to be able to get married or have a suitable slave. My legitimate children would actually carry my name. I would free my enslaved children after 5 wins in the arena. That was a fair expectation with the resources I was willing to invest in them. We went back to Irab. It was time to look around for opportunities to meet some women. The next month was spent taking fights in the arena. Cassius, Caelus and I were still undefeated. With all of our results, people began to recognize and praise us in the streets. That was great.
During the goings on, I heard that there would be special tournaments all over the empire. Every city would throw a quick qualifier tournament. The finalists would both go to the province capital. The winner of those tournaments would then fight in the capital in front of the Empress. It was a major honor. The prizes on offer would also be insane too. I was in Utinum at the time. I would participate in the qualifier there. I would not make it to Ainon in time to fight there. I trounced the competition. They could barely lay a finger on me. That allowed me to move on to the next round. For winning here, I got a masterwork 2 handed sword. I was more of a sword and shield guy, but it was still a great weapon. Irab City was the capital of the province. The listed prize was "Comfort Slave(I)". I did not know what it meant. I asked the tourney grounds owner about it. "The Empress is tired of all the concubines of previous harems. As a woman, she has no use for other women. The one we have is a hermaphrodite. It is a shame. Clearing them out allows her to make room for some pretty men." he sighed.
Even the Empress was not immune to the allure of an imperial harem. Winning this tournament was never in doubt to me. Once I got done with the final round, I smiled. I was presented with the slave. The slave was a pretty blond. I did notice they had claw like scars on both their arms and thighs. I asked them their name. It was Aelia. It was a female name. They were extremely beautiful. The owner of the tourney grounds smirked as he forced the slaves clothes down. Like I was expecting, Aelia had a 4 inch cock, balls and a pussy. I could work with that. Aelia was my fifth slave. Cassius and Caelus already have several partners to fuck. This would be my first. If I got this comfort slave pregnant, they would be both very strong and very pretty. Since Aelia was still a slave, the children would be slaves too, but I was fine with that. I personally put Aelia's clothes back on and calmly offered my hand to them. "Come along. I will take care of you from now on." I said to them. They nodded their head and took my hand. I got to show them off to Cassius and Caelus. They were in the crowd watching.
Aelia
