The cavern the blood elf city occupied was the largest Ive seen, with the city spanning its width. About half of the cavern floor was taken up by a small lake. Overall, the city wasnt massive as far cities went. It couldnt be. Approximately 10,000 people lived there. Vito said he had heard there were larger cities deeper within Tehomal where the caverns got much bigger.
I slipped over the wall surrounding the compound, which was situated to one side within the city, pushed back against the cavern wall. The wall wasnt tall, but it was well patrolled. My timing was perfect, I jumped over just as two guards walked past each other. Then I stumbled when darting across the rampart, still not used to this body. Luckily, the guards didnt hear , and I stopped myself from falling. If I had fallen, they wouldve heard the impact.In my brief ti on top of the wall, I noticed the compound beyond was patrolled by several other guards. Whoever was in charge took their security seriously. At the center of the compound was a three-story building with a dark tile roof, dark gray stone walls, and bloodred trimming It was the mayors residence, my target.
The grounds of the compound were covered in, to my surprise, hedges. They didnt have green leaves, the instead they grew red flowers with light gray petals. As much as I wanted to, I did not take the ti to stop and study them. There was also a fountain, which appeared to be flowing with blood. Not surprising given the location. There were many disturbing things in the city.
Dont get wrong, not all of it was ssed up. But I had seen even more of the slave pens like those I rembered under Maltis, and the general market had stalls I wish I had never seen. The blood elves were the upper class in the city. They ran all the nicer shops and lived in the nicer districts. The dark elves and shadow elves lived under their thumb. I lost my inhibitions to killing them and had nothing against launching a crusade against the blood elves, well at least these ones anyway.
There was a shout of alarm that spooked . I spun around the circle looking for who was shouting and saw an elf with black skin pointing at . Theyd spotted . I sprang forward, my hooked hands scoring the stone as I scrambled up the side of a building.
Id been looking around the city for two hours. Within that ti, I focused on scouting any defensive buildings and troop locations.
There wasnt anything that alard . Vito was right. There was nothing overly powerful here unless there was sothing tucked away in the compound that I was crawling over. The tiles broke under my hard feet as I ran across the roof.
An arrow whizzed by my head. Along the roof in front of another, smaller roofline started and in it was a window into the attic. I dove through it, allowing my nearly completely bone covered body to bash through the glass with no threat of being cut.
Landing in a roll, it took a mont to scramble back to my feet. I could already hear shouting from outside and couldnt afford any delay. As I ran for the door, I used my weight to break it open, or so I tried. Unfortunately, my mass was too small to have any major effect and so I ungracefully bounced off the door.
Approaching the door again, I allowed a second to assess, cursing my rushed folly. My sharp, claw-like hands made short work of the bolt I hadnt initially noticed. Working my claws between the door and doorjamb, I braced both my legs against the wall, and pulled. The dark magic enhanced bone was stronger than it appeared, and after a second of effort, the door swung open and I fell back.
I wasted no ti and ran out into the hall. It was pitch-black, but my big penetrated through it easily. Shouting ca from outside and feet trampled the floorboards below . The house would be awake in monts.
I dashed down the hall, finding a set of stairs. They led to the second floor of an entry room. Elves with pale gray, black, or pasty white skin stord in.
There it is, get it! an elf with pasty white skin shouted, wielding a trident pointed at . His robes were dark red, just like his trident, and I sincerely hoped it was not a blood weapon. Vito had assured they did not have the equivalent of blood weapons that we had seen before.
I dashed down the hall, reaching the fanciest looking doors and, assuming it was what I was looking for, pushed hard on them. The sharp talons on my feet bit into the wood as the doors resisted . There was a cracking sound and it burst open.
A torrent of red magic hit like a wave and hamred back. My body was being ripped apart by the blood magic. At the corner of my eye, I saw elves already rushing down the hall. But before they reached , the spell ended.
Seizing the mont, I launched myself inside. An elf with ruby red eyes stood there wielding a wand. He wore nothing more than boxers. The skin of his body was crisscrossed with scars. A scream drew my attention. Glancing over to a four post bed, I saw a woman clutching black sheets to her.
This was definitely the mayor of the town, caught unaware and unprepared. Yet by the magic he was building around him, he was strong, but not too strong for to handle.
Knowing the futility of the fight, I did not target him. I lunged toward the bed. Part of my brain that still worked in those ways noticed the female elf was quite attractive. She tried to scramble out of the way, but I was upon her before she made it off the bed. The wicked talons that were my hands tore into her naked back.
Her screaming turned into a gurgle. As my lacerations punctured her lungs. I felt one of my talons hook around her spine even as my back legs tore into her thighs. I was about to yank back, severing her spine, when all of a sudden, her body seed to lt from underneath .
She twisted underneath , the wounds Id left in her back healing, and her spine flowing apart so my claws wouldnt hinder her movent. I was stunned. The sight was horrendous, but also enthralling. I noticed then that her eyes werent red, they were and had slit like a cats. Black elegant horns curled out of her head as she wrapped her legs around my torso.
I realized too late that Id been caught in so kind of charm. What do we have here? she asked in a seductive voice.
I-I-I All at once, I was more aware of how attractive she was, aware in a way I hadnt been before. My voice was off, this body not quite right.
Who sent you, little undead? she purred. I wanted to answer these questions that held promises of so much more. Which was just baffling in its own right and was probably the only thing that kept from speaking. I struggled, trying to pull away, but she wrapped her arms around my neck as she pulled her legs tighter. I assure you I can make even those long-since dead feel ecstasy. Ill show you if you tell .
No one sent , I sent myself, I responded before I could stop myself.
And who might you be? she purred, knowing she had . I didnt even know how she had , but she did. Are you a minion of that annoying vampire, little undead?
I-I-Im I was fighting with every fiber of my being to resist.
Please. She pouted. You tell who you are, and we can even turn you into sothing more than just an undead.
That made pause. Im already living dead, Im a lich, I answered without thinking. How can you create living dead? The creation of living dead was not simple.
A spark of interest crossed her eyes as she let out a throaty laugh that was almost enough to enthrall once again. Little lich, as a demon, therere many things I can do, she whispered, a hint of promise flooding my mind.
Suddenly, as if having ice water thrown on my face, the enthronent shattered. I heard Damien yell in my mind, sothing I normally couldnt do, Get the fuck out of there, Ezekiel!
Damien and Ilore had no doubt been fighting against her in the Mindscape. It wasnt the sa as a true psychic attacking. Seduction magics were so place in between regular magic and psionic energy.
I tried to shut myself off from her, but she was incredibly strong. I was vaguely aware of the room and the man who stood stoically watching. None of the people chasing had dared to enter. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flicker of movent. I glanced down and saw the succubus glaring at . The flicker of movent caught my attention before a black demon tail darted toward my head.
Blinking, I ca back to myself. I was sitting in a small room in Vitos fortress. What did you find? Vito asked.
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