Sae, A Stranger In An Uncivilized Land (Urhr93)

[that man]

"If you didn't know me out, then the Krall would probably know it's some sort of trap, rather then only thinking that it's some sort of trap," Bluebell explained, completely ignoring the question of what was in the bottle as Sae could only really listen to what she was saying, it taking a couple of more moments before she did adopt a more seriously nervous look on her face. "And if she knows it's a trick rather then thinking...well, she's going to try to fight you in a much more serious way, which probably won't end to well given the fact the Krall is definitely going to win if the fight drags on. In fact, when you do fight, try to end it quickly, since surprise is really the only advantage you have. But before any of that...please promise me you will be nice to the Krall if you win."

[Urhr93]

What the fish-girl was saying made sense, indeed the Krall might find it out. The fact that Bluebell didn't think Sae had much of a chance to win if the Krall fought seriously or things dragged out disgruntled her, but she decided against commenting on the matter since, after all, fact would prove things rather than words so when the fish-girl will see how she managed to kick up that Krall ass she'll know there was no need for such warnings... though thinking about it the ruler of this islands had way too much mystery about her, so maybe keeping her guard up and following the advices would be good?

Anyway, Sae doesn't think much about Bluebell ignoring the question about the potion, she did that way too many times on other things to matter now so she just let it go <Nice?> well, it wasn't like there was any big grudge among the two, aside from the krall trying to order her around <I guess i can. Since i'd become the krall when i win i'd be literally stealing her position... well, it's natural for the title to belong to someone's better... anyway, i guess i can take her as my assistant or something like that? After all i know next to nothing about the island> and i wouldn't ask you about it since you'd go around the subject and avoid the key points, is what she'd like to add, though she doesn't and continue <Would that be good?>

While talking she'd start to tie the girl up, preparing to knock her out once she gave her answer so she could drink that creamy potions and proceed with the plan.

[that man]

"Thank you," Bluebell smiled weakly when Sae did agree to being nice to the Krall if she won, it almost feeling like that was the only answer she was going to get at this point, especially since Bluebell had closed her eyes in preparation for how Sae was going to knock her out, not even offering any resistance to being tied up, which seemed fair enough since it was her idea to begin with.

Still, when Sae finished binding her up, that left the question of what she was going to do to knock Bluebell out, as her magi options were somewhat on the limited side of things right now, and blunt force trauma might actually make the whole being unconscious side of things worse. Granted, she could use some of her magic, but if the Krall was strong enough to change the very laws of nature here, then it might actually be her first truly worthy challenge.

[Urhr93]

Tying the girl wasn't a problem, but now that she thought of it, knocking her down? Being able to use magic or not, aside from Space magic itself she wasn't that good or rather, she'd have been good at it if she properly studied when she was being taught those things. Yet now she was barely able to use the magic arts she knew the best, much less other things such as those capable of knocking out someone. If anything, at least since she learned swordsmanship she also studied the points she'd have to hit to knock someone out without making them feel much if any pain, and as such she'd go behind her and try to hit Bluebell with a knife-hand at the base of her head, immediately after checking if it had gone well and if so, drinking the potion before mounting the girl on her back, using her sword as support to keep her there, and depart from the cave.

If the fish-girl didn't black out... Sae would repeat it till she got right. After all a genius like her should be so bad at it, should she?

[that man]

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There was an awkward moment when Sae had hit Bluebell with the knife that id didn't seem to work, a hesitation that there might be some more meaningful differences between how a mermaid felt pain and how a human did so, but a closer inspection quickly revealed that she had been on target, Bluebell now passed out like a sleeping baby. That still meant she would have to drink the weird, creamy white, potion that was in the bottle, the mere act of popping it open revealing it to have a scent that was not unpleasant, but definitely not something she would normally seek out, as the liquid itself almost seemed to cling to the sides of the bottle. Drinking it was probably going to be the hardest part, as she felt the smell getting strong the closer the bottle got to her lips, making her feel almost woozy the more of it she took in.

[Urhr93]

Maybe it was because the girl wasn't human, but it felt like the hit didn't work as it should... still, after the blow Bluebell fell, sleeping like a baby, leaving Sae with her doubt as well as that creamy white potion... seriously, what the hell was it? Sae stared at the bottle, somewhat reluctant to do anything more than swirl the slimy liquid inside and see how it clang to the glass. It wasn't the first time she saw a potion, but even then this one still was among the strangest she'd ever seen.

The smell too, didn't lose in weirdness, Sae being unable to exactly point out what it resembled. Did she really have to drink it? Would that sticky ooze even flow properly down? Reluctantly she brought the bottle near her lips, the smell alone of the liquid making her light-headed but still, she had to do what she had to do and as such she upped the bottle, trying to gobble down as much as the slime as possible, letting it flow into her mouth and then swallowing, repeating the gesture again and again as the ooze clung to her tongue, her slender fingers helping it down the bottle as well as gathering the bits that overflowed on her lips and getting them back where they should go.

[that man]

The liquid definitely has something of a creamy taste to it, with something vaguely salty too, making it feel like it really was the only kind of thing that mermaids could make...which made sense since they would need to make it heavier than water if they were to actually drink it without the whole thing instantly diluting in their surroundings. Still, as she scooped up the last bit of the ooze, she could definitely feel herself reinvigorated, almost like there was some of her old magic oozing back into her body without that much effort on her side, almost like the potion itself was made of pure magic, but there was no way that Bluebell could do that. If it did turn out that Bluebell had managed to put magic into a form that could be eaten like this, then it would truly be to her benefit to make sure that Bluebell stayed by her side so that she could make more wonderful things like this, or even teach her to make her own potions. Either way, she would have to bring Bluebell to the Krall now, hopefully not having to fight anything along the way.

[Urhr93]

The potion was as strange as it smelt, as well as one of the strangest thing she'd ever swallowed, but she didn't dwell too much of it as she instead focused on enjoying the reinvigorating effect of it as well as the wisps of magic flowing back into her, her control over it progressively improving. It really made her wonder about where Bluebell got something like that, but now it was no time to do this. Right now what she had to do was to go and defeat the krall before the effects of the potion dwindled down, and as such she tried to pick the fish-girl over her back, using her sword as support where the passed out girl could "sit", before setting out towards the outside of the cave where she'd look around to see if there was anyone "trying to punish her" like Bluebell said.

[that man]

Leaving the cave with Bluebell on her back, Sae was now acutely aware of something waiting for her in the woods, her even finding that there was someone waiting calmly by the entrance of the cave. She didn't say anything as Sae left, but she did look over at Sae, a controlled look on her face...which was strange in that it didn't look like she was the one in control. That almost distracted by the glow of the golden style stripes on her body, which was overshadowed by the sheer size of the sword she had.

"The Krall is looking for you," she told Sae in a controlled manner, there being something strange about most of what she was saying. "I am to make sure you do not have any second thoughts along the way of reaching the Krall."

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[Urhr93]

As Sae noticed the girl with the massive weapon waiting by the entrance of the cave she tensed up a bit, after all it would be hard to fight while having to tend to Bluebell in that condition... however luckily it didn't seem like the girl was here to make things hard for her. Sure, the way she moved and even the aura around seemed to be strange... but now she couldn't give that much thought to it, solving the Krall was more urgent than trying to understand the mysteries of this "servant" <Sure, lead the way> she'd say before indeed following behind, keeping her guard up for anything unexpected.

[that man]

"The Krall will be happy enough to finally have you with them," the woman bowed, making no movements as Sae just stood there, it almost seeming like she was actually getting some sort of refocus in her eyes as she actually looked sad for that moment, coming back with, "I don't think you're going to win...not unless you try to go for her-"

"The Krall has said that I should guide you from behind," The woman interrupted herself, the smile instantly returned, the gold even shimmering for a little bit while Sae realized that he was probably going to be behind her for the whole trip. "Just walk forward, and I will be sure to help push you towards the right direction of the Krall."

[Urhr93]

The woman actions made Sae's brown frown a bit. Was she being controlled? If so, then she'd have to be more careful than she thought with the krall, solving her before things got too troublesome <Yes, let's go> she'd answer, walking forward as instructed while also keeping her attention on the girl behind, trying to see if there were more moments of sobriety like the one before so she could ask <What were you saying before?>

[that man]

"That the Krall is perfect?" The woman tilted her head, breathing heavily as she followed after Sae, staying behind her while calmly holding the sword over her shoulders, but making it so that she wasn't actually able to get out of heading to the Krall without there being something that made it clear where she was going to go without any problems.

The woman did follow after Sae for a few moments as her eyes and body refocused back into that state she had with something of a concern on her end, panting out something more to her warning with, "if you are thinking of fighting the Krall...just be sure to...minimize the damages that you are going to receive from her..."

[Urhr93]

Sae followed the girl's indication, not really surprised about the answer she got as she knew the girl was controlled in some way... though she still did get something when the girl seemed to get some of her self back, giving advice about how to fight the krall. A quick fight, least possible damage. What the girl said was consistent with Bluebell's own advice, so she took mental note of it as she continued to go forward, wondering how long it'll take before reaching her destination.

[that man]

Holding onto Bluebell and being followed by the girl, Sae silently noticed that there were other people watching her from the forests, mostly falling in behind the Girl from a calm distance as she couldn't escape. However, the first sign that she was getting near the Krall was when she came across a woman who was completely naked, silver stripes across her body, as she was tied to a pole, a look in her eyes Sae didn't like only being complimented by the fluids she saw dripping out of it, made worse by a message above it in a language she couldn't understand. This was still clearly some sort of warning from the Krall, although it also didn't look like it was entirely something that was there idea, as this felt slightly at odds with how they had presented themselves...save the rule for clothing.

[Urhr93]

Sae noticed how more and more people appeared out of the woods, making her somewhat blush as her almost naked form was exposed for all to see... she really had to solve the krall as soon as possible and end this shameful law. Still, her own embarrassment didn't last long as it soon was surpassed by the surprise as well as repulsion for the figures tied to those poles, not liking the sight of them as well as the possible reasons for them being the way they were now... still, the only thing she could do right now was to reach the krall and make her challenge, and as such she proceeded forward towards her destination.

[that man]

Going past that girl on the post, unable to focus on her as the woman behind her made Sae move faster then she was ready for, making her move into a village which had something of a tiered temple leading up to the top of a hill, an eclectic collection of buildings that looked like they were simultaneous hundreds of years old and brand new. Of course, she couldn't focus on any of them, as there were naked women all along the path up this temple, finding her way up to a hall filled with women painted with various shades and quantities of gold and silver all over their bodies. On top of a throne around which sat woman painted almost entirely in gold, there sat what Sae could only assume was the Krall, her simply looking down at her while leaning on one of her arms.

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[Urhr93]

The town she found was actually more surprising than she thought, she'd expected to see some sort of tribal place in the woods considering those no-clothes laws while instead the situation wasn't so bad, not comparable to the grandeur of the mainland but still, that temple as well as those building weren't so bad... if it wasn't for those naked women all around. She just wasn't used to all that nakedness, and it made her somewhat restless.

And yet Sae continued to go up and up, reaching an hall with a throne upon which sat a practically golden woman. Was that the krall? She assumed so and said <My name is Sae Yoake and here i have brought Bluebell as requested by the Krall>

[that man]

"So you did come to see me, like a good girl," The Krall smiled, tilting forwards as it looked like anything gold on her came from the reflections of the gold off the girls around her, somehow making this whole thing that made her feel so much on the strange and powerful side of things, especially when she calmly leaned forwards in her chair, the girls around her actually moving without needing to be told to do so.

"If you want to just be nice for me, then simply put my little girl down, and then we can talk about some of the more...specific things that you are going to have to do for me as a lovely reward for your service," The Krall liked her lips, Sae realizing that she was actually going to have to do something so that she wouldn't just get pulled along at the way she had wanted Sae to go...which would probably be like the other girls.

[Urhr93]

Sae frowns a bit when the Krall refers to her as a "good girl", liking the woman less and less, especially when she acted like she was in command... well, she was, but it still somewhat pissed Sae off. Still, she didn't let irritation go to her head and let the krall speak until she talked about the reward. Was that the time for the challenge? From the way things were going, Sae felt that things would go downhill if she didn't act now, and as such she said after putting Bluebell down <There is no need for a reward, or anything else. I am here to challenge you for the title of Krall!>