Cora's Quest (Hazard1325)

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She found the corpses rotting, though it was clear some bodies had vanished as well... and through some searching she found some large footprints leading into the darker part of the forest. Upon following them, it'd be about an hour before she found any sign of what had taken the axe... finding three green gray skinned 8 foot tall Troll's eating the remains of a goblin, a Fourth 10 foot tall Troll sitting by, cleaning the blood off of her axe, eyes blood red,"Mmmm, that's a nice weapon boss, where'd you get it?", One of the three smaller trolls asked curiously.

"Some human female dropped it, couldn't let such a fine weapon go to waste", the larger Troll chuckled as he looked over the cleaned blade," A shame I couldn't get her too, not only a lovely specimen but a warrior as well.... I'd have love defeating and claiming her for myself"

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Cora turned a little pale when she saw not one but four of the large beasts that she'd have to deal with to recover her axe. She thought for a moment and retreated back into the forest waiting to see if they would leave camp and possibly her axe... if not she would try to follow the leader when he was alone. She remembered all sorts of tales about trolls and had no idea which ones were real, the only thing she knew for sure was it would be a near impossible fight if she wasn't prepared.

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It was only ten minutes of waiting that led her to what she wanted, the largest of the Troll's stood up, making his way into the forest,"Stay here boys, going to go see if those goblins are trying to retaliate on us or not... or maybe I'll get lucky and the human woman will come back for her axe", he chuckled as he left the other three be, taking her axe with him. Would she stay and take on the three to then set an ambush up to deal with their leader, or just go after him and try to fight and defeat him to reclaim her axe.

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Cora tried following the leader, she decided to try to be as diplomatic as possible considering a strait fight probably wouldn't end in her favor... she waited for him to come across more of the goblins that were likely looking for her. If he ran into any she would emerge from the trees and begin attacking them as well allying herself with him for now possibly to earn a favor or to at least negotiate for her axe. If she was especially lucky he might even bite off more than he could chew and get himself nearly killed letting her finish him off.

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As she followed him he continued along through the forest, ending up in a small clearing only to pause as he turned right in her direction with a smirk," I can smell you little human... I recognized your scent from yesterday, have you come for your axe I wonder?", he asked, apparently the rumors of a Troll's sense of smell being higher then normal wasn't just a rumor in the end," Come out human, I won't hurt you... I truly must see you face to face and compliment you on this weapon, it's quite the fine tool after all, perfect for someone like myself"

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Cora stepped out into the open, there was no place to hide now.... she put one hand on her sword hilt and faced him. "I came back for the axe. I made it myself and its part of my families tradition... I don't have a lot of time to debate this so what do you want in exchange for it?" She asked though she probably had a good idea of what this thing wanted out of her...

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He smirked at her, lightly caressing the blade of the axe in his hand,"I see, so this is that important to you", He mused, glancing over it before looking right into her eyes,"... You heard my conversation with my men? What if I wanted you? To fuck you here and now until my seed runs dry?", he challenged her with," Could you accept that offer? I can see it in your eyes my mere appearance disgusts you after all"

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Cora glanced away from him when she remembered the dream last night and tried to hide her blush. "Surely we can come to some other agreement?" She asked wanting to avoid that outcome if at all possible. "Maybe I could help you with any problems you might be having with the goblins? Or I could forge you a new weapon, one just as good or better since I could fit it two your unique... proportions." she said the last word as her eyes wandered down to his groin for a second. If she made a blade for him she would naturally sabotage it... after all it would be just as bad as letting him keep hers.

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"Ah, so you would reclaim something your family made... only to make me a replacement? Doesn't sound good to me", he noted with a smirk, apparently much smarter then a normal troll would be, making him all the more dangerous,"... and I think not, it's been far too long since I've fucked anything, let alone a warrior maiden like yourself... and with this weapon the goblins are no problem at all", he admitted... though suddenly considered," There is ONE thing though... there exists a lake and in that lake a lovely water nymph is said to live... if you could find a way to bring her out of the water and onto land so I can trap her, I'd have her to fuck instead, without access to her water she'll be weak and at my mercy... do THIS for me and I'll give you your axe back... or if you don't want to risk it, just let me fuck you"

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Cora thought about the offer and considered it for a moment. The Nymph had more or less forced herself on Cora, while she might not have been as aggressive as the troll might be she still probably had this coming... and Cora had already birthed a batch of children so it wasn't as if they would go extinct. "Fine I'll get the Nymph... I just need you to hit me a few times, damage the armor carefully... I need to look injured." She said approaching him cautiously.

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He smirked lightly," As you wish then", He replied, moving over to do as she asked... suddenly slamming a hard fist right into her gut, denting her armor a bit as she felt the wind knocked out of her before he following it with a good punch to her cheek, sending her off balance a bit,"... will that do or do you want me to do more?", he asked, Cora already feeling her cheek swelling from the hits, showing just how strong his monster was.

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Cora fell over from the blows and coughed into her hand a few times before grunting as she stood up. "That should be enough... now just follow me and stay back so she doesn't spot you." Cora went to the nearby river and began limping along it until she was near the lake. She collapsed and began calling out for the Nymph. "Lyara! Lyara help! It's me Cora" She began coughing as loud as she could muster. "The goblins were waiting!" she hoped that would be enough to lure her out form the nearby lake so the troll could attempt to capture her, if things went wrong she still had that potion that she could use.

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Cora found Lyara popped up quite quickly, a frown on her lips as she actually seemed worried," I told you so, they didn't hurt you too badly did they?", Lyara asked, moving just to the edge of the water, being ankle deep in it but not all the way out like she needed to be," Come over to me, I'll heal you and take good care of you", she offered with a soft smile, of course intending to nurse Cora and hopefully get the stubborn human to stay for good.

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"Lyara... I can't go on any further... they broke some ribs I think... I'm afraid to move. Please... I'll do whatever you want in exchange for the help again." She said lying on the ground making a feeble attempt to crawl forward but not moving very much. She hoped her act was convincing enough, and the promised reward might just make the Nymph step out for a second.

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Lyara smirked at that," WHATEVER I want hm?", she mused, liking the sound of that... glancing about a bit before stepping out of the water finally, kneeling down as she cupped Cora's face," Come on then Cora dearest, let's get y-", was as far as she got before she heard the noise, turning just in time to be grabbed in a bear hug by the Troll," W-What is this!? Let go of me!"

"Much obliged human, do me a favor and grab the rope from my belt so I can bind her up", The troll told Cora with a smirk, quite pleased to have his prize while Lyara looked to Cora in shock... and quite a bit of hurt that Cora had helped this troll capture her.

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Cora grabed the rope "Allow me" She began to tie Lyara up herself not looking at the Nymph's face. She left the knot a little loose and glanced up at the troll with a frown. "Alright that was my end. Hand my axe over." She said maybe with a little too much edge in her voice she was ready for a double cross and wouldn't be surprised if she needed to draw her blade at this point.

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The troll smirked as he set the bound and horrified looking Lyara down... before just removing her axe from his side and offering it to her," Take it and go, should I ever see you here again my dear, I WILL take what I didn't this time", he swore to her, apparently upholding his end of the bargain in this matter... though it might be best she just hurry and leave now, the troll picking up his prize, obviously intending to use her once he got her back to camp.

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Cora grabbed her axe and watched them walk away. She felt pangs of guilt despite her earlier conviction. Now that she was watching Lyara be hauled away she had second thoughts... she followed the troll for a while trying to make up her mind what to do, she still had the potion and at the moment he was preoccupied with carrying Lyara off. She finally decided she couldn't bear the thought of leaving someone who had helped her already. "Wait I changed my mind, you can have me instead... let the Nymph go."

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The troll paused, turning to give her a firm frown," Oh? You want me to let this fine piece of ass go now that you say so? Going to hand that axe back to me then? Or is it you're willing to trade yourself in her place?", he asked her with a mocking smirk, leaning in to the bound Lyara as he drug his tongue along her cheek, making her shiver in disgust,"Mmmm, she tastes so good too, and such a tight little body... I don't know if trading her up for you would be worth it"

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"I'll do whatever you want just let her go, I shouldn't have involved her." She said with a hint of desperation, she didn't like the idea of pleasing this monster in whatever way he wanted but she hoped he would find more appeal in dishonoring a warrior than keeping a water Nymph. If he seemed insistent on keeping her she'd have little choice but to move on... once he got her back to camp there would be nothing she could do against four trolls.