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that he did every single thing she asked.  Made sure she controlled him,
inside and out.
    Then
Kay’s sister, Tessie, had sent Kay into a coma, and Kingu found that he was
suddenly free.  Free to do and have what he’d always wanted.  Free to find the
one tiny spark of hope that always burned in the deepest recess of his being. 
A tiny flame that represented her .
    A
woman of his own.
    She
was the only dream he’d been able to retain in captivity, buried deep in the
rebellious corners of his mind that Kay couldn’t touch.  His future remained a
bleak blur of meaningless days, but the idea of this woman calmed him.  The
horrific memories, and the constant fear that Kay might one day awaken,
lessened when he concentrated on the woman.
    He had to find her and the pitiful, brain-dead Phases were going to help
him.
    Even
if he had to kill them, one by one, to gain their cooperation.
    “You
want a woman who will bring you hope? ”  Zakkery’s tone made it sound
like syphilis.  His dark brows climbed up his forehead so far that they reached
his hairline.  “Holy shit .  You’re not looking for a quick lay… You’re
looking for your Match!”
    Kingu’s
eyes narrowed like death.  “ Elementals have Matches.  I’m above that
kind of sentimental bullshit, because I’m not one of you amoebas.  I am a god.”
    Zakkery
gave his head a mystified shake, gray eyes alight with dawning comprehension. 
“I know you keep saying that you want this one special girl.  I just figured
this was about you not knowing what the hell you were doing and trying to
stall.  I mean, obviously you wouldn’t be a ladies’ man.”  He waved an
all-encompassing hand at Kingu’s face and body.  “But, this isn’t about you
getting your rocks off, at all.”  He grinned.  “This really is about you
wanting a fucking bride!”
    Kingu
regarded him emotionlessly.
    Elementals
were pests.  Ungrateful and small.  Like all insects they served an invisible,
if important purpose, of course.  Phases balanced the Elements; Water, Air,
Time, Stone and all the rest of the endless boring list.  The different Houses
ensured that that Fires burned and Light shone and that nature herself remained
afloat.  Without them, the universe would collapse.
    But
then, cockroaches surely had some bigger function, too.  Some fundamental,
indiscernible cog in the Circle of Life that kept the higher species spinning
on.  You still didn’t want them skiddering around you all the time.
    Kingu
stepped closer to Zakkery.  He would never allow himself to be goaded by some
piss ant Phase, but he certainly wasn’t going to tolerate insubordination,
either.  Zakkery was supposed to be finding Kingu’s woman.  That was the deal
they made when Zakkery sought him out.  If the Elemental couldn’t do that,
there would be one less Smoke Phase in the universe.
    Either
way, it was win/win.
    Still,
it would be faster to just teach Zakkery a lesson about his place.  Perhaps
that would serve as motivation for the little shit.  Kingu hand whipped out,
catching Zakkery by the throat.
    It
happened so fast Zakkery didn’t have time to do anything but curse, before he
was being tossed fifteen feet across the lawn into one of the distinctive
rounded trees.  He hit it hard enough to send the damn thing toppled right
over.
    That
was one of the problems with this accursed realm.
    Everything
was so small.
    Kingu
nearly rolled his eyes.  He hadn’t anticipated the destruction and it annoyed
him that Zakkery had now ruined the symmetry of the shaded path.  Kingu liked
his surroundings neat, balanced and orderly.  He snapped his fingers, instantly
replacing the broken stump with a new, meticulously shaped, identical puff-ball
of a tree.  Better.  Still not great , but considering the asinine
vegetation he was surrounded by, it would have to do.
    Meanwhile,
the assembled women gave shrieks of panic at the unintentional lumberjacking. 
Or maybe it was at his casual