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Arcana of Pleasure
It was the year 1783, Anno Domini, when the skies turned gray and Selmara’s name once again began to be whispered with fear by the cracked lips of the villagers. Selmara lived in the same house near the forest, almost at the edge of the village on the road that led to the castle of Nebelheim, a kingdom nestled in the heart of the now decaying and confused Holy Roman Empire. The villagers felt a mixture of lust and fear toward her. She was a woman of undeniable beauty; her garments, always black and tightly fitted to her body, stirred the imagination of the village men. Yet they spoke with…
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White Queen and Black Queen
This story is part of the Scepter of Manfred series. Reading them in order is recommended: https://lustcastles.blog/category/scepter-of-manfred/ **************************** Willian remembered it like it was yesterday. At the first library he ever worked in, back when he was still an intern, a well-dressed woman arrived carrying an enormous box. It contained a mix of literature, mystical books, and many, many chess books. While examining the donation, he did a quick online search and found out who the original owner was. “Hey…” said Willian. “All of this belonged to Victor Manfred?” “Victor Manfred was my great-uncle,” the woman replied. “We’re turning his old house into a restaurant. This stuff can’t stay there.…
