Grace offered him a sad smile, "Not any human being can be made into a djinn. There are certain... criteria. The first, and this goes for all levels of djinn, is that the offered needs to be on the edge of life and death. Living, healthy humans cannot be transformed with the magic, which requires a void in order to reinsert the gift of life. Of course, deceased human beings are useless, with there being no spark to ignite for the magic to take hold. They also cannot be decomposed either, as the magic requires a warm body. The path to dying creates that void, allowing the magic to take root. Therefore, the window between life and death is absolutely crucial."

"The other aspect for being made into a companion djinn is that all potential candidates have to be female, with their... virginity intact." Grace blushed, finis.h.i.+ng the sentence.

"Why is that a criteria?" Stephen asked, with a confused look.

"In those days, most companion djinn were given to powerful tribal leaders, kings, or emperors. At the time, those were almost the exclusive domain of men. It was seen as rather distasteful to offer a powerful king a companion djinn that had been born as a male. The consequences of what may happen if he found out were particularly severe. So the rule was made to only accept females."

"And the virginity?"

Grace smiled, "It was thought that offering virgins for the powerful male to deflower would greatly help the bonding process between genie and human. There was another factor as well, where offering a deflowered woman to a powerful man was considered poor taste."

Stephen furrowed his brow, but then shrugged, "I guess I can understand that."

"The Djinn King accepted my body and the merchants were offered two wishes a piece for their offering. At dusk that night, the Djinn King infused the magical spirit into my body and I was transformed into the raw magical essence. I was then sealed within my portal."

"So once you were transformed, you didn't look like a human anymore?"

She smiled, "That's right. If you were to have looked at me then, I would have appeared like nothing more than light green cloud. That is the raw, magical potential that we a.s.sume before being opened by our intended master. This form in front of you was only determined by reading your mind and finding out your likes and desires."

"What happened next?"

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Grace shrugged her shoulders. "Once entombed within the portal, time and s.p.a.ce lost all meaning for us. All I know was that I was originally intended to be offered to a powerful Great King, but for some reason, when my portal was opened, I was here with you."

"Sorry to disappoint," Stephen chuckled.

Grace reached up and caressed his cheek lovingly, "There is no better fate than being with you for eternity, my love. Despite the intention, I am with who I was meant to be with. There is no doubt about that for me."