Completed Night Intrusion

[Xen]

Fall 2, 513 A.V.

“ Sssss.... ”

Xen rested within his stone bed, its cool and hard surface supported the soft comfortable fabric beneath him rather nicely. The flat balanced surface wasn't a hindrance to him, as the dhani was used to the solidity of the beds form. The soft fabrics within his bed provided him the necessary comfort he needed while the stone bed acted as his strong foundation—a perfect synergy. Xen wraps the bed covers around him, shielding himself from the oppressive cold, his eyes tightening in the freezing presence.

The young dhani lost inside the depths of his slumber, instinctively takes hold of his prized weapon. Xen's body remembers those long nights on the jungle floor and those short days of anxiety and despair. He never knew when something was going to attack, or if there was something stalking him. A day while he was lost with his group in Falyndar felt like years; years of wandering, years of no reassurance. Xen's grip tightens on the handle of his blade, his sword. He remembers the eyes of the entity that had oppressed within the jungle in the younger years of his life.

The stalker his father called it, as it only watched and waited. Xen remembers the countless nights we went without rest, fearing the creature that watched him while he was awake... would take him as he slept. The nightmares he had, where the thing would skin him alive and hang him from a tree for insects to burrow into his barely breathing body, tormented him. He awoke sometimes with the nightmares continuing on inside his mind, as if the creature was telepathically showing him what it had in store for him.

Xen remembers his father and mother coiling around him in the night and then training him during the day, just to distract him from the stalkers presence and influence. The rest of the group spoke to him, giving him words of encouragement during his darkest days. The groups constant tutoring molded him, gave him strength, gave him the will and tenacity to fight the creature of his nightmares. Xen felt himself change in those moments, his fear turned to resentment.... he vowed to kill the stalker... and devour it.

“ Never.... again... sssss. ”

[Xen]

The sound of a stone being turned over echoes in Xen's cavern.

“ Hmm? ”

The sound didn't bother Xen, earth was always being moved in Zinrah. The constrictor dhani next door, or cave; his neighbor, was rather noisy sometimes and bugged him endlessly when she had friends over. The female constrictors were always gossiping about some male dhani, some hot shot he cared nothing about. Third world concerns he figured as he rolls to his left side, facing his back to the entrance of his cave. Xen wiggles his body underneath the covers in order to get comfortable in his new position. He understood that he would be fundamentally uncomfortable, as long as he was missing a pillow.

“ I need a pillow...”

Xen rolled onto his back, laying himself flat on the bed. He looked at the ceiling of his room, observing the moss that slowly crept across the ceiling. Xen grinned, noticing the tiny bits of moss resembled stars gracefully moving along a darkened horizon. The dhani figured that the moss had a simple life—a life filled with only eating and growing. The simplicity of the little mosses life amazed Xen—all simple things did. A shadow loomed over Xen as two strange extensions suddenly grab onto his wrists and hold him down.

“ What in Sssiku's name!”

The sensation of cool skin pressed against his face, as the assailant slipped into his bed on top of him. Xen tried to push off his attacker but was overpowered as the figure firmly held him down with little effort. He kicked wildly, pushing the covers off the bed but this only seemed to rile his unknown guest—soft skin pressed against his even further. The dhani remained still conserving the strength he had to prevent exhaustion. He wanted to see if the person holding him down would speak, knowing completely that the individual wouldn't mention their name.

[Xen]

There was silence, nothing but deafening silence in the cavern. Xen could feel warm droplets of water falling onto his cheek, was the person holding him down sweating, or crying? He could not tell, as his infrared vision did not provide him with visual details he needed, due to stress. However, he could tell that the person was female by her smell and appearance through his infrared vision. Xen regrets sleeping without clothing on, his frequent laziness had caught up to him in this awkward and yet dangerous situation.

“ Look... young lady or ma'am. I don't sssee the reason behind you doing thisss. I'm a viper to begin with, yo. And larger constrictor females would retreat you harshly for being involved with me. Ssso, just let me go, yo! ”

Xen hoped that his attempt to persuade the constrictor to let him go would work. He tried to make his voice sound as convincing as possible, violence could be avoided and he really needed to be careful. The female constrictor places both her hands of Xen's chest and shifts her weight onto Xen's lower body; it felt like a rock was crushing his pelvis! Xen knew now that the response was no but found out something else in that moment.

“ !!! ”

The constrictor wasn't trying to hurt him; she was trying to mate with him! Xen felt like an idiot, no wonder she was completely silent and stark naked in his bed... late at night. He would have found this situation enjoyable, if it hadn't been with a total stranger and if it wasn't rape. Xen was thankful for that last strand of cover that remained over him. The little sheet separated his parts from other... certain... parts. Xen brought both of his hands to his chest and pushed the constrictor backwards.

“ Ssuccesss!”

Xen watched as the female constrictor, lost in her instincts to breed, rolls off the rounded corner of his bed and falls to the solid floor. Xen wraps the last remaining cover on his bed around his waist and drops to all fours. The female constrictor got up off the floor, enraged by Xen's defiance lungs towards him. He see's the constrictor coming towards him and he jumps to his right once he drops to all fours, clearly mimicking the movements of a wild beast. He just barely dodges the constrictor as she tumbles into his nest.

[Xen]

There was subtle movement followed by the sound of scales rubbing against rock. Xen did not know what the female constrictor was doing, as he could not see her through solid rock. This was the perfect time to go but he had to retrieve his weapon, he wasn't going to leave it behind. Xen recalled his weapon being in his bed where the constrictor was now, it would be impossible for him to get it without being captured by the constrictor. He wasn't looking forward to being raped over a weapon either but things were looking a bit complicated for him... he had to think of something.

The cavern grew quiet suddenly, he couldn't understand why, did she give up on him? Xen stands and slides his left foot backwards then his right, he does this several times while trying to avoid falling and losing sight of the nest. The viper stealthily moved between the stones in a serpentine fashion; moving from side-to-side, left-to-right in free-flowing motions. Xen calmed himself by thinking of water fluidly moving across a flat surface, it moved unhindered—surreal in nature. Xen hadn't realized his eyes were closed, or he had closed them and kicks over a small stone.

“ .... ”

That small stone turning over was so loud in the silence, it felt like it would have awakened the dead. Xen didn't know how long he was standing there in the darkness, watching as the large constrictor rose from his bed like an enraged titan. He could feel her eyes on him in the dark, she was still hellbent on breeding. Xen could not understand the meaning behind the constrictors actions, was it mating season for the constrictors already, or was this one simply in heat? The viper couldn't bother himself with answering all these questions, he needed to get his weapon, or find some way to subdue the constrictor.

“ I think thisss might work...”

The plan was simple yet extremely dangerous, it would involve him jumping completely out of character and becoming this assertive, pompous guy that he really hates. The kind of guy that had no honesty, no sense of modesty or restraint. Xen walks over to the constrictor and places his left hand on her smooth underbelly, slowly works his hand upwards, taking his time as he did so. There was a silent hiss from the constrictor in response the Xen's touch, she didn't mind, or pay attention to the sudden change in the vipers behavior. Xen was nervous and embarrassed but kept his composure, he moved his steady hand behind the constrictors neck and pulls her closer to him.

“Relax... ”

Xen tried to make his voice sound as sensual as possible, he had no idea how to seduce someone and only went by what his instincts told him to do. He could feel the constrictors body lighten and her muscles loosening up, he slides his right hand across her waist and behind her back, guiding her to the center of the bed. Xen manages to the lay the female down into his bed, he could see his weapon just meters away. Yes! Just a little more, that's all he needed. Xen was excited until the constrictor coils around him and locks him into a hug.

“ Pleassse don't crush me, pleassse don't cry me, pleassse don't crush me. ”

[Xen]

Xen was in a tight spot, no seriously, he could barely breathe! The nest was large enough to fit two people but he was pretty large for a viper and to add a constrictor with him was a bit much. Xen squirms in the constrictors embarrass, her coils firmly held him in place, preventing his escape. The viper regretted his decision now, he regretted it... deeply. The frustration he felt was getting the best of him and he instinctively began to shift into dhani form in response to his rage. The sudden roughness must've shocked the constrictor, she uncoils herself from around Xen as his size and shape alters. Xen has shifted into his dhani form!

A strange sound resonates within the cavern, tough spinney scales rubbing against one another in the dark was the cause. Xen hated that the fact that not only did his persuasion plan failed but now his seduction plan did so as well! He had one last plan, one that would be poorly initiated; it was better than nothing. Xen coiled and hissed, trying to look as formidable and fearsome as possible. The viper's scales rubbed vigorously, producing a noise that was both annoying and piercing to hear inside the enclosed space. Xen puffed out his body to make himself look bigger and more imposing but the female constrictor caught onto Xen's tactic's and slowly approached him.

“ Ssstay away from me! ”

The viper slithered backwards, out from the nest and away from his oppressive companion. He didn't want to breed, it wasn't mating season for his race yet! Xen couldn't say for sure if there was a mating season for his species but he didn't want to partake in it so early, he didn't want to be a father yet. He mock strikes at the constrictor, showing off the large fangs concealed within his jaws. A solid surface touches Xen's back, preventing his advancement... a wall.

He was backed into a corner, was this it, was he going to be held down and forced to mate with this humongous female? Xen knew that he could not afford to panic, his most precious thing was at stake! His tongue flickers, an odd tangy yet musty smell was in the air; it was disgusting and made his head spin a little. The strange odor had an immediate effect on him; his eyes dilated and his body felt light and warm.

“I... Ugh... I mean it!”

The constrictor lunged forward but Xen clumsily slithers out of her away. He found himself perspiring despite the cavern being only mildly warm. The viper sat upwards, he wobbles slightly in his attempt to make an escape, he foolishly looks back and in that moment the constrictor pounces on him. Xen and the constrictor rolls across the cavern floor, coils and more coils created this strange mass of tangled flesh on the floor. The viper wrestles with the constrictor; he uses his speed against her and manages to avoid a few of her holds. This was really a test of endurance, he hadn't received that much sleep and this entire time, he'd been avoiding the constrictor.

“....”

The constrictor was to strong and he was really tired. Xen felt his body gain a little leverage against a rock and he pushes forward as hard as he could. The constrictor was pushed back just enough so that he could coil around her and attempt to pen her down. The two were firmly coiled around each other. Xen held the constrictor by her wrists and stared into her eyes, obviously exhausted. He could make out a satisfied grin on the females face in the dim light, was she looking forward to this?

“Pleassse.... leave. ”

Xen could only utter those words before he fell into complete silence, he noticed the constrictor was starting to become more attractive, as he looked at her submissive form. He couldn't understand the sudden change in the females appeal wasn't she the intruder he was trying to avoid, was he drawn to her subconsciously? Xen was fighting against his instincts that were screaming for him to advance. This internal conflict wasn't healthy for him; dancing on the edge of arousal and suffering—he was conflicted. The smoothness of the females underbelly was driving him insane, she was so soft yet her muscles were so well defined.

Xen felt himself being drawn in, slowly he was succumbing to his instincts as a male. The coils he used to imprison the constrictor, gradually loosened and repositioned themselves. The female constrictor did the same and in her silence moved much less than the male did. Xen felt his focus fading away and just as it was almost gone, he snaps back into reality. There was no way, he wasn't going to submit to his most primal of desires. Xen did not wish to fall for the constrictors seductions and he quickly thinks about something that would shock him and combat his lust... the stalker.

“ ”

Xen goes blank in the face, leans back as though he'd seen what he had imagined in front of him and just headbutts the constrictor with all his might. The constrictor was knocked out cold, she was not expecting that but neither did Xen! Xen had imagined the constrictor as the stalker and scares himself into headbutting the constrictor. He writhes in pain on the floor for minutes before stopping and giving the constrictor an apologetic kiss on the forehead. Exhausted, Xen wonders why he'd imagine the stalker feeling up on his body. That was an immediate boner-killer for Xen, as he tumbles into the clutches of sleep.

[Traverse]

Zen

Experience:

• Acrobatics 2 XP
• Endurance 1 XP
• Observation 1 XP
• Persuasion 1 XP
• Philosophy 1 XP
• Seduction 1 XP
• Stealth 1 XP
• Wrestling 1 XP

Lore:

• Rough Dreams of the Past
• Being Attacked in The Night by an Unknown Assailant
• Nearly Succumbing to Primal Urges
• Fending Off the Stalker a Little Longer

Additional Notes :

An interesting thread, I liked the twist at the end! I am unsure how this history with the Journeyman is going to continue, but it is a cool little story seed!

Just one note, I was getting a big confused if Xen was in Dhani or human form. At one point you mention him crawling on all forms, but then later you also say that both him and the journeyman were coiled around each other, implying he had a tail, but there was no description of a transformation, so just keep this in mind for future threads!

If you have any questions, concerns, accolades, complaints, etc about your grade, drop me a PM and we can most certainly talk it out.

As always, Safe Travels!