You decide that military conquest would be too risky and would draw too much attention to your desires for power. You need to be sneakier about it.

After thinking on it, you decide to go for Sinthinia. She’s in the best position to help you, so you send a message telling her that you need to see her since it’s an important matter vital to security.

A few days later she arrives in Aftermath with a small group of guards. Of course the pair of you talk in your study in private. Her attitude is one of interest and playfulness.

“Brrr, it’s really cold in this place. It’s not nice and warm like in other parts of Velzix’s Realm. See how hard my nipples are?”
“Yes, I see. Perhaps I can warm you up after we discuss business.”
“Mmmm, I like the sound of that, but only if this business is worth my time. So what is this security matter?”
“Assassination.”
“On who?”
“On Velzix.”
“Well it was bound to happen eventually, though I’m surprised I haven’t heard about this yet. Who is planning it and how did you come across this information?”

You take a deep breath.

“I came across this information quite easily because it’s me.”

Sinthinia is silent for a moment before giving a little chuckle.

“Ha ha, very funny.”
“I’m serious.”
“I know and that’s why I find it funny. You do not have the means.”
“I know that’s why I’m proposing an alliance between us to set Velzix up.”
“I see…and you believed that I would just go along with this?”
“Well it’s a gamble. But I KNOW you truly have no loyalty to Velzix, surely you must already be plotting against him.”
“And even if I was doing such a thing…hypothetically speaking of course. I fail to see why I’d need your help to do so.”
“Because somewhere deep down Velzix fears me, I know it. He wants me as an underling to take advantage of my powers. But he doesn’t allow me to do too much since he wants to keep me weak and have an eye on me. I have more power than he’s willing to admit and if I unleashed it completely on him, he’d be hurting. I dare say I might be able to kill him. I just can’t fight all of his minions obviously. I would need your help.”

Once again Sinthinia is silent for a moment before speaking.

“…I must say you have always intrigued me mortal. You do have a lot of desire in you to come to me like this with such a plan, knowing that I could turn you in and have Velzix deal with you…fortunately for you I have no such plan.” Sinthinia says and begins to get closer to you. Her movements begin to grind up against you.

“So tell me, do you really feel you have that much power?” she asks.
“Yes.”
“More power than Velzix?”
“Yes.”
“Then show me lover.” She says and the pair of you fall to the floor in a zealous embrace.

While you’re enjoying Sinthinia’s sexual skills, she begins to get more aggressive. In fact she begins to get abusive. You tell her to stop, but at this point she’s transformed into something a lot less appealing, and you’re lying underneath her helpless as she pins your arms down and begins sucking out your life force.

“Yes, mortal you DID have much power within you. It will certainly come in handy for Velzix’s eventual overthrow.” She growls and you become nothing more than an empty husk.