Corruption Ic 2

[RavenLord]

Elia felt her anger rose. She realized how big of a threat humanity faced if this Lilith find out that humanity has survived. She needed to warn others, but before, she needed strength, and power to protect. She continues with the new beginning.

[Gorbaz]

So there was a land of the gods beyond this corrupted realm! More questions sprung to mind - how long had it been? When did the corruption and devolution start? Can it be halted? But Heidi stifled those questions, as she had not been given permission to ask. Instead, she took halting steps forward when Lilith told her to approach and, with shaking hands, she took the offered cup.

"Th-thank you" she whispered, before drinking from it's contents

[Rooiehaan #2]

'As Lilith and her sisters were victorious, they had a luscious feast in celebration. At the feast the four woman grew louder and intoxicated, and once more an argument arouse; for what would become of the world now? Lilith wanted to reign their creatures with a firm hand, while the others had different plans. Especially Frey was determined to let her minions have the best time possible, while she joined them. Adultery. Something Lilith was not all too content with. She hid herself inside the volcano with the race of minotaurs, her most trusted minions. Slowly, however, the taint Frey spread out to the world seeped into their minds, and the race fell from grace. Lilith cried two days and nights, before she had enough. She had seen her sister ruin her most favorable race, and banished them from her sight. She created a new race; the ravenaires, combining the strong succubus with the highly advantagious harpies; and forming them to her own image. this is how we came to be, and this is when i came to be. peace returned to paradise, but it was not to last for long...'

Lilith chuckled as Heidi grabbed the cup. "Shaking hands, voice turned to a whisper. I like you, dear. Please, drink up; i'd love to call you a title fitting for a ravenairean and to be the first to welcome you in this world reborn"
Heidi nodded and took a gulp, cringing slightly at the sight of blood in the chalise, but shuddering as a warm and delightful feeling came over her. For once, pain didn't prelude her change. Rather, it was a strong feeling of contentment; like it was finally how it was meant to be.
She panted, leaning on one knee, and slowly got up.
Her wings folded neatly behind her back. Her black eyes looked into the world unlike ever before. The talons on her black, furred legs scraped over the stone floor. "Welcome, child" Lilith mused, and looked at heidi with the first hint of emotion; motherly.

[RavenLord]

"Good news." Elia thought. There were now one monster to combat. Bad news, her servants were already strong as fuck. She knew that this war would be the on of defense. Humans had to hold these creatures back, and protect their own realm. She continued, with minotaurs and impasse.

[Gorbaz]

The first thing that Heidi felt, was something that she never expected to feel so soon - Joy! She looked down at her new body, and marvelled over how quickly the changes had come over her. She felt the muscles in her back adapt to the new large wings and, giving them an experimental stretch, giggles with happieness and excietement at the feel of them. She stretched one wing round and ran her fingers through the feathers, loving the feel of them. Smiling, she turned back to Lilith, barely holding herself back from dashing forward, and giving her a hug. Instead, still feeling a little meek in her presence, bowed her head. "Th-thank you for this gift, milady" she said, before looking back up at Lilith with eyes full of emotion. "I w-will do my best n-not to let you down, and I p-promise, I will try to f-find the land of the old gods, s-so that the healing can begin"

[Rooiehaan #2]

"You're funny. You talk much. Strange, talking person; climbing the cliff like a bug. I like bugs. But you're too big a bug. Now lets get you up, before you swim like a fish instead. i like fish too, though"
The girl's head disappeared from the edge and, a second later, a claw appeared instead; like a huge bird's claw the size of Mizuki's hand. Confused, stunned and all that she witnessed how the claw reached down at her, grabbed by the collar in her neck and pulled her up towards the ledge.
When Mizuki grabbed the edge of the cliff and pulled herself up with a little help, she saw the girl sitting right next to her; wings of a bird instead of arms, a short feathery tail and two feathered claws; one of them planted in the soft grass covering the ground underneath them both and the other letting go of her collar. "There. Hey, now youre looking at me like a human. What are you, exactly bug-fish-woman?" She asked, tilting her head in a normally dangerous angle.

'The Minotaurs, first saddened and filled with grief, soon felt rage seep into their harts. Rage for being 'outcasts', rage for being disgraced in the face of their goddess. In their caves and burrows they still revered her, but Lilith did not hear. Panicking, like children having lost their parents, they did the only thing they knew; they put a siege on the volcano. War, strife; misery on both sides. Poor cows, poor us. Poor Lilith, seeing both her loved races quarrel with each other. The cows proved strong, menacing enemies; i was still young at the time, but even out of the front lines i had far too many close encounters then anyone would like. Both of our kin pushed to the brink of extinction, my Big Sister, in military terms called a Fallen Angel, tried to go in waving a white flag; hoping for parley.
She never came back.
Enraged, and backed-up by the rest of my sisters we retaliated, the first time we went on the offensive. The cows, not knowing how to deal with this, panicked. We found my dear Big Sister amongst the fallen cows, lifeless. Determined to fulfill at least her dream in her honor, i picked up the blood-soaked flag and with tears in my eyes i sought the Minotaur war-chief. He knew what would happen if he pulled the same trick again and for the first time listened. Truly listened.
It was then that a deal was made and peace was made. A mutual beneficial agreement was made, and we allowed them to live among us.
through this meeting that i was able to honor my Big Sister's name, and make name for myself as well. I, Minerva, a small Ravenaire only just outgrown the nest, was promoted as a Fallen Angel. My dream had come through.
However, the hierarchy was broken. Taking in the cows made suspicious eyes grow, but after a couple of decades these eyes slowly went shut. The hierarchy was soon restored. Lilith, Fallen angels, Minotaur chiefs, Ravenaire's and cows alike, then the other races.'

"Milady... yes, this title can now be used..." Lilith replied Heidi calmly, before she got a nice twinkle in her eyes and a small smile curled her lips. "come now, my daughter, no need for such formalities... We are one family after all. Here, give your mother a hug"
Heidi, too reserved to do it herself, was given a gentle hug from Lilith herself. It only lasted for a short two seconds, but the embrace made her feel warm inside. During the hug, Lilith muttered "I am so happy that one of my daughters has found her way to me... She was lost, but now is found..."

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki looked at the bird woman wings instead of arms, it looked a little inconvienent Mizuki thought to herself but she wasn't going to complain the lady had helped her so it was only fair to answer her questions directly. Which made her blink first Bug-Fish-Woman? What was that were there no humans in this world, and would it be dangerous to admit she was a human to the obviously none human in front of her and she wasn't sure how intelligent the creature was, but a bluff couldn't hurt and if need be Mizuki could pass it off as a joke, "I'm what is called a nasopharyngitis, we like to appear out of no-where in dangerous situations and try to work out how to get out of them before we end up in an even bigger predicament."

Mizuki hoped the bird-woman was naieve and that they hadn't named the Common Cold exactly the same thing here.

[Rooiehaan #2]

"Nasophras... nasophal.. nasopargi... I'll call you Nassy, that's easier hehe" The bird-girl smirked, before climbing on her feet. She yawned, stretched and opened up her wings; to show Mizuki the astonishing width of her two massive three-meter wings. She ruffled her feathers loose as the folded her wings to her side again, and eyed Mizuki curiously; like an albatross looking at a small cat to see what funny tricks it might do next. "So... do you like fish?" She asked finally, feeling a bit awkward with the long silence.

[Gorbaz]

Heidi felt so fappy when she was embaced by Lilith, that she had to fight back tears as she felt so warm. So secure. It only lasted seconds, but when she broke the hug, she couldn't help but feel both joy and sadness as the same time. She fedgeted sightly on the spot, looking down, then back up again into those sparkling, loving eyes. "If... I m-might ask one m-more thing b-before the whole.. wish thing? Minerva w-was rather.... excited w-when I told her a-about the.. land of humans, w-which led to this. A-and you just said.... W-well... what is y-your relationship... with H-Humans? I-if you don't m-mind my asking?"

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki smiled and her stomach then grumbled she hadn't realised she was hungry in all the excitement and the way the bird-woman was showing off her wings obviously mean't she wanted to show off to Mizuki. "hmmm yeah but i don't eat it raw, I'm guessing your going to need to catch the fish first but I'll need some fire to cook it and make it edible for me," Mizuki smiled she didn't mind fish she didn't mind it raw either but preparing sushi was to much for her now and with nothing but her clothes to her name at the moment she couldn't really be that picky. She was hungry though, and the Bird-Woman did seem more then happy enougth to go get the fish, Mizuki did take the time to quickly look around at what might be a nest or just the edge of the cliff if she could find some semebalance to civilisation she could have a destination in mind after a tasty meal of fish.

[Rooiehaan #2]

"A final question, a final answer; but my new-found daughter gets another. Yes, one last question, one last answer." Lilith smiled at Heidi. "My relationship with Humans is... complicated. I mourn for what i did to the old gods, and i mourn for what my army did to the humans. 'I mourn this, and i mourn that' don't I..? My relationship for now is non-existent, but i hope that in the future my relationship will be a good one; a beneficial one. Now, an answer for a question. Tell me dear daughter, as your reward: what wish do you have? And please, be as selfish as you want"

(moar dots D: )
"Edible for you?" The girl asked, tilting her head the other way 'round. "An invitation? No, a mere question! but answered anyway, isn't it?" She grinned. "So Nassy, with belly making sound, what are you doing here; all appearing out of nowhere and the like?"

[RavenLord]

Elia continues reading, impasse next.

[Gorbaz]

Heidi nodded, happy with the answer she had been given, and thankful that Lilith had even answered it. She looked thaughtful at her own question, however. "W-well..." she started. "I s-spoke with Minerva about th-that on the way h-here. While I w-would like to g-get rid of this s-stutter, b-because of the w-way it makes me sound, I d-decided on m-my wish being... h-having people l-look apon me more f-favourably than they d-do. O-or did, while I w-was a Nymph..."

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki stopped looking around at the bird-womans question, it dawned on her, Hmmm the elder did mention something about a journey to find the gods or something and monsters to... Mizuki looked at the bird woman a little more closely, I wonder if the old man meant her in the sense of monster to best? she doesn't look as though she plans on attacking and eating me, so perhaps she's not a monster just a misunderstood bird-woman.

Finally happy at her own thoughts Mizuki decided to answer, "Well I was asked to look for the gods, then pushed through a portal but who ever made the portal didn't quite learn anything about common sense because I'm sure i wasn't supposed to appear dangling over a cliff like that. Anyway have you seen any gods round here?" Mizuki carried on examining the area, as she talked she didn't feel in danger admitted the bird-woman looked weird but if she planned on attacking Mizuki she would have already done it by now, See already I'm on the hunt for the gods, and there was the Elder telling me I would get distracted by shiny new things and strange creatures instead of focussing on the job at hand.

[Rooiehaan #2]

'Being a ravenaire has been good to me. Its a good, but boring life for a girl raised in the fires of cow-raids an the like. I've taken up my spare time to write a small diary, a novel of sorts. The last couple of days i've collected information about our kin's history, as well as information about Lilith herself. I've noted it all down, and it looks pretty good.
Today, i found a rabid dog on my stroll outside. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a girl with dog-like features. I swooped down to take a closer look, but the mongrel jumped me with reckless abandon! Foaming mouth, and wild bucking hips for some reason; she seemed to almost know that i was a bit more special then most others. I managed to push her off of me, but she was relentless. She was kind of cute though, so i lured her into a little trap i devised and bound her, before bringing her back home with me.
The dog i found is slightly less rabid, but still remains ill-mannered. I've named her Elsa, and this whole week i've spend my days trying to get her meek and docile; and to let her obey my commands. At first i thought it was hopeless, but the girl has some promise of being a good guarddog for the special occasion i'm away and a cow might try to sneak into my home. I know i sound paranoid, but after what i've been through its hard to simply trust those cows; even after all those years. Luckily i've found a way to-
"HEY! What are you doing here~ Rawf? G-get out, this is milady's bedroom! And what is that you're reading...? R-rrawf thats her diary, put it down now!" Elsa interrupted, standing in the doorway. She had thrown the clothes on the floor when she stood on all fours, and growled at Elia menacingly. For once, her tail wasn't waving happily at her. "Get out now miss Elia!"

"A question, an answer" Lilith muttered softly at Heidi, "but not an answer that answers the question thoroughly. You want to be looked at more favorably? But dear sweet, how do you want others to look at you how? Do you want them to be attracted to you more, to be comforted by your presence, or...? Also, by a physical attraction or by a mental one..? Questions, answers, all arise when the first answer is not up to par to the first question~"

"Gods...? Out here..?" The girl asked, tilting her head the other way 'round again. "Lady, you're weird. Gods, there are none. There was a battle once, then 'craw~!' and all gods disappeared. Now there's only the wind and the waves" She said sitting down, contently snugging her feathers against her torso which, odd enough, was naked and looked like the body of a frail nineteen year old. "And fish" She added after sitting comfortably, her head vertical again. Thank god, that girl's tilting head gave Mizuki a hint of dizziness. "You can't fly though, can you Nassy?"

[RavenLord]

No Elsa, this maybe your milady's room. But i cant leave yet. This diary, may hold valuable information. Sorry. Forgive me but i must. And thanks for your help, its appreciated but no longer needed. You are a good girl. Now please leave me alone. Elia said solemnly as she stood up, diary still in her hand. She walked towards the clothes.

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki shook her head in agreement, "No I can't fly I can fall pretty well though in fact I'm pretty specialised at that if I don't have much to hold onto... hmm so the gods disappeared, that's going to make this journey a little longer then I expected maybe I should have taken a little bit more then just the clothes on my back, Oh well can't really go back and re-pack, i think the portal i used closed up behind me."

Hmmm, there were supposed to be others who came through before me, wonder where they are I'm sure all the portals were mean't to lead to the same spot, Mizuki was taking things at her own pace, which obvisouly wasn't that fast but she wondered if the bird-woman could help, "Have you seen any people looking like me around? obvisouly with out the sitcking to the side of a cliff like a bug aspect."

[Gorbaz]

"Oh! W-well, to be honest, I h-handn't thaught that d-deeply about it..." Heidi stammered in reply. But, after looking down for a few seconds, looked back up to meet Lilith's gaze once more. "I d-don't want to be m-more.... physically attractive, than I am. I th-think I've h-had enough of m-monsters and p-people throwing themselves a-at me. S-so, I think I'd like people to be... m-more... content, near me. L-like... a bit m-more... docile? So they're l-less likley to t-try and... do things t-to me"

[dndman997]

Duo saw the imp charge sidestepping its charge "but i didnt do anything to you. i dont even know were i am at"

[Rooiehaan #2]

Elsa's ear went flat on her head and her face turned into a seriously ominous looking snarl. "Put it back, miss Elia... Elsa doesn't want to hurt you, but Elsa will if she must..."

"People like you? With odd growling tummies and pulling roots like a... like a... root-puller? No, i don't. I live here, content. Sometimes i fly over to the lake, there's nice fish there as well. less salty. There's a guy there with a bow though, who tries to shoot me. So i clawed him. That'll teach him" She said puffing her feathers proudly, still looking at Mizuki. "Say Nassy... Why do you wear clothes?"

"My daughter gets inviting eyes...? Oh, the creatures of this world are so... straightforward, these days" Lilith chuckled softly, before nodding. A slight itch started to engulf Heidi's scalp, lasting about two seconds before it was gone again. "A special pheromone coming from your hair, which makes all that smell it feel more at ease. it is done, dear. Now, i think it is time for us to say 'until next time'; you have talks with Minerva to have and i have pressing matters to attend to as well."
Lilith gave her a lost, short-lived hug before taking a step back, and folding her hands in her lap as she waited for Heidi to walk away with a gentle smile.

The imp chuckled and, using its small wings on its back, shifted directions to give Duo a relatively soft but nevertheless painful punch in his side. "you socked me right in the head, and for that you'll pay!" It hissed at Duo