[Garden of No Return] Fountains and Berries (Open)

[Vizyous Aconitum]

Vizyous was silent while he considered her words, stunned into surprise just the slightest. It had been a while since a woman recognized his danger yet still showed interest, and Vhanet's sort of interest didn't seem stop at the friend boundary. "I have a proposition," the Symenestra finally said, turning to face her fully, "but it will require your trust."

What he was about to propose would make or break whether or not Vhanet would fear the Symenestra race any longer, and Vizyous didn't think she would accept his offer but decided to ask anyways. Secretly, a little rush of adrenaline came from seeing her fear. "A bite doesn't only kill. At first, it relaxes the victims body, sending them into a state of pleasurable bliss." It was an exaggeration, but even if the woman saw through his white lie, she would clearly hear what was alluding to. "My bite will only last but a moment so that the relaxing agent can release, but I can't promise it won't burn just a bit."

Carefully, Vizyous continued, a mischievous smile lighting his previously serious face, "...And I do not eat those I don't fully trust, as lies taste horrible going down." Distrust truly didn't have a taste, but it was the Symenestra's strange sense of humor that caused him say this, followed by a snicker.

OOCAt the most, just a bit of the venom would get in and eat away at the skin where his fangs pierce, causing something like a burn, but Vizyous will do his best to keep the pain to a minimum. Here's the info I got from the creator of Symenestra's.

The Sym doesn't know when the second phase of the poison is going to start. Part 1 is the mild neurotoxin (I say mild because a full fledged one would shut down organs), part 2 is the digestive enzyme. It's all triggered by the pressure of the bite and the extension of the hollow fangs. If the Sym is fast enough maybe he can stop at step 1, but it would be chancy business and it would be hard for at least some of the enzyme to not make it through. Also, a neurotoxin would do a little damage around the wound as well.

The best chance for a Sym to have a mild bite is to eat frequently.

[Yanessavhanet]

Vhanet kept her eyes down while Dinvidus was silent. Surely his silence meant he was contemplating her words, and that could only mean good things for her in the game. When he did speak she slowly raised her head and looked at him once more. She was quite and still as she listened, but she did widen her eyes when it dawned on her what he was suggesting. Of course she doubted that relaxation would truly cause pleasure, at least in the normal sense, but what he was offering was very tempting.

His finishing joke reminded her of the danger, and Vhanet bit her lip slightly as she contemplated the situation and offer. It would certainly be fun to feel the venom's bite, but it came with that helplessness. Perhaps she could trust Dinvidus, at least in this, but there was the chance it could all be a trick to try and capture her. It would be so much fun either way though that she just couldn't resist.

After some time she approached Dinvidus, eyes on the ground as she pulled up the sleeve of her blouse on her left arm to reveal her skin beneath. She hesitated a moment, body shivering from anticipation, and then lifted up her arm and offered it to Dinvidus, "I accept," she said softly as she waited to feel the sting of his bite.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

It took all of Vizyous' training in deception to not utter a dumbfounded, 'You what? Between the moment that Vhanet bit her lip once again and stepped forward, pulling on the sleeve of her tempting blouse, the Symenestra felt something alike shock. Also, it wasn't mind-numbing shock, the shock of dread or surprise, but a shock that jolted something within him alive, electrifying it into alert activity. Desire? Vizyous wondered, unsure as to what name this feeling could have been, But desire of all kinds... A bite hadn't been made on anything sentient since entering Alvadas, and his canines were lonely, eager to act properly once again. Of course, the Symenestra had just eaten and they wouldn't work at full, hungry speed, but they desired to release venom anyways. No words needed to be said, Vizyous' hand extending forwards to glide from the crest of her head, down the expanse of black, silky hair, past her shoulders and neck. His careful claws rested at her bicep, gripping softly yet prepared to tighten should the woman struggle. A clean bite was necessary lest the woman wanted more clean up than was necessary. All it took was the quick craning of his neck and another hand gripped around her wrist, partially holding her palm to prevent the woman from clawing. As quick as they'd begun their game, Vizyous had lifted Vhanet's enticing skin towards his lips, his gaze meeting hers with something predatory lingering in the darkness of his pupils. In the same motion, the Symenestra's eyes averted, his lips touching against her wrist before his mouth opened, upper canines extending and shallowly piercing the thin skin protecting her veins from the outside world. To use his natural acid into a fruit, was much different from releasing it into a sentient being. The inside of the woman's wrist was warm and pulsing with life, with Viratas' blessing. It was hard for Vizyous to remember what he was doing and who he was with, why this woman was being bitten and where he was. The green that surrounded them blurred, a sickeningly pleasurable feeling in his stomach rising at the release of his venom. It had been only but a few seconds, and the skin surrounding where he'd pierced was red, irritated and angry, however the woman would feel her muscles give in, a euphoria coming over her alike what he'd experienced. His fangs had retreated a moment too long to stop some of the acid from escaping, leaving him watching her wrist with heavy breaths as the skin surrounding the bites sizzled, being eaten away as if burned. Her dual wounds were deeper than shallow but not anything more than a set of circular, angry burns, muscle not marred nor bone eaten through.

[Yanessavhanet]

Dinvidus' time of silence and stillness told Vhanet that her actions had had the desired affect, but experience and training kept her satisfaction from showing on her lips. After all, the game was far from over at this point.

The touch on her head brought Vhanet's face back up to watch at Dinvidus took hold of her arm. Her muscles tensed slightly under her claws, but in an effort to hold still. The step had been taken in the game, and she would not fight it now. For good or ill she was eager for the result.

As Dinvidus full trapped her arm, and turned his gaze on her a soft gasp slipped out of her lips unbidden. True desire sprouted in her heart at the predatory look in his eyes. He was no Dhani, but he was closer than she had seen since leaving the comfortable sands of her home. Even the most brutish of humans could not contain such bare, instinctual hunger for blood and flesh.

With the fangs piercing her skin came a rush of adrenaline tinged with pain, and her body shuddered at the delightful sensation. She gave a cry of pain, but it was heavily tinged with pleasure. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes, to better focus on the feelings coming from her uplifted arm.

At first it was difficult to feel the venom, but then she felt it start to work. The tension of her muscles flowed out of them in a rather pleasant manner, and as she felt it travel down her arm she knew what was coming. Bending her knees slightly and leaning back she prepared, and as she felt the burning sensation her wrist the strength left her legs.

Another cry left her lips, this one more pleasure than pain, as she fell first to her knees, and then to sitting upon the ground. She would have fallen to her back, but Dinvidus' grip on her arm kept her upright. Feeling his mouth leave her skin Vhanet let her eyes slide open slowly, and she gazed up at him with faintly watery eyes that burned with desire. She did not speak, simply waited to see if her gamble in the game had paid off as she hoped.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

The Symenestra's careful watch of Vhanet allowed him to fluidly move with her as she dropped to her knees, her muscles having given out. The hand holding her wrist loosened, moving to cradle her back and keep her from falling to the ground. Between the shudders lacking regret and the desire shining in her dark eyes beneath tears, it was made clear to Vizyous what she felt and what would happen. His breaths only came heavier as his vision began to blur, mind becoming hazy yet body energized by adrenaline. Vhanet was strange in a way that Vizyous couldn't explain, attractive in a way that the Symenestra had felt with no other. He felt at home with her, he'd dare to say, as if the monster within him was no monster to her. Her name could be faintly heard beneath his breath, amethyst eyes looking into her own yet not searching for an answer. He'd been tempted, and there was no going back, and with this in mind Vizyous' hand tightened against the cloth covering her back, arm bringing her closer to him. She was pulled against his chest, and in one fluid motion, his hand slid up her back to the nape of her neck, fingers gripping lightly into her dark hair and pulling her head back. Vizyous kissed her without hesitation, then, lips finally feeling the touch of another's after such a long time without it, and then his mind retreated into itself, body taken over by desire for the beautiful woman. Words of admiration left his lips that couldn't help but escape, the Symenestra enchanted by Vhanet's lack of fear and willingness to express her desire.

[Yanessavhanet]

The faintest movement of her lip was all that showed of Vhanet's smile as she heard Dinvidus whisper her name. The game was hers, and delightfully so. It had been years since she had seduced just for the pleasure, and not for the hunt. Not that the hunt was not pleasurable, but there was something relaxing about being able to just give into her desire without watching for the moment to strike.

Though her body was still weak there was an eagerness as she returned Dinvidus' kiss. Her arms trembled slightly with the desire to reach up and wrap around him, and her heart was pounding in her chest as her body filled with warmth.

As Dinvidus spoke again she finally managed to move her arms once more, and Vhanet brought a finger up to touch his lips, "Enough talking..." she whispered, and then slid her hand up behind his head to weakly pull him back down for another kiss.

As the two shared a second desirous kiss Vhanet's fingers fumbled at her cloak, and after a few tries they managed to undo it and let it slip to the ground behind her.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

Just as her cloak had slipped to the ground, their bodies soon followed, any surprise that Vizyous may have felt set aside to be thought over later. He did as Vhanet said and saved his words, instead exchanging desire. Her temporary weakness did nothing to restrain the desire she also felt for him, and boldly, the Symenestra continued to ravish her with kisses, hands coming down to further undress her. It was strange that the infamous, dangerous Maze had bred such a situation, and that rather than feeling lost within the hedges and flora, he had become lost in another. It was welcomed, though, because for the time they spent engulfed in each other, Vizyous was able to express himself without mask or facade. The only reminder of reality was the whisper of Dinvidus, but Vizyous restrained from correcting her, idly thinking with slight irony that his brother wouldn't mind having yet another woman speak his name. **** The moon's pale light had faded, the sky brightening faintly along the horizon due to the approaching sun. Grass was still colored green, and somehow, the flowers around them still remained the same shade and shape. The God of Illusion had provided them a haven away from other's, not a twig having snapped nor a breath made that wasn't theirs. The Symenestra's back rested against the grass, his breathing relaxed and amethyst eyes transfixed on the morning sky. In his peripheral vision was Vhanet, though, and even throughout their lovemaking, he still found something off about her. He'd dare to say that something about her tasted familiar, however logically that statement didn't make sense. His mind drew a blank as to how to sum up the experience they'd both created, and so Vizyous said the first thing that came to mind. "That was fun." It was blunt, and a relaxed smile rested on his lips as he looked over at the woman. Perhaps the policy of enough talking had still been in place, but from that point on it wasn't in effect. "As fun as deception..." It was both question and answer, simple words that showed their dishonest ways yet still left each other wondering who was lying the most. It brought a playful smile that seemed much more genuinely filled with mirth than before, Vizyous not caring anymore about distrust or games.

[Yanessavhanet]

Seeing this all as her prize for winning the game Vhanet let herself go as the two of them embraced. No more deceptions or games, just the burning desire for pleasure that existed between them.

From her the passion was tinged with her darker desires, and it was not just her lips and fingers that touched Dinvidus. Her fingernails and teeth also played along his skin as clothes were discarded. Never with enough pressure to leave lasting marks, but they would certainly be felt.

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Vhanet was smiling pleasantly to herself as the sky began to lighten up above. She did not know if it was because it had been so long since she last enjoyed herself like that, or if Dinvidus was truly gifted in the art, but the time had been extremely enjoyable.

The blunt words from her partner drew a laugh from Vhanet, soft and faintly hissing, and she returned his smile with a grin, "Yesss, it wasss. Very fun indeed, " for a moment she paused, realizing she had not hidden her accent, but with a faint shrug to herself she continued, "You, my dear Dinvidusss, were posssitively divine... Perhapsss next time I ssshould be the one to bite you."

She let out another hissing laugh at her words, sure that he would not be aware of the consequences of such a bite. Even after feeling the potency of the Symenestra's venom she felt little reason to fear him anymore. He obviously had no weapons on him, and it was rather nice to not play the game for once.

[Vizyous Aconitum]

A clever smile played on Vizyous' lips when Vhanet's words slurred just a bit too much, enough to catch his attention and hold it. That's odd, he thought with only curiosity, not feeling very threatened despite her strange accent. "Divine?" He repeated, amused and flattered, but mind latching onto those sss's. In the back of his mind, and in the far past, he had done business with a man that hissed in such a way. Vizyous never found out why he did such a thing, or from where he came, but now that he found another with the same accent, the Symenestra assumed that there must be a town somewhere that birthed these accents. "Why did you hide your accent when we met?" He questioned, still looking upon Vhanet with the same clever smile. It didn't hold any knowledge, but it did hold a bit of intrigue. "I find it quite exotic..." And perhaps exotic was the wrong adjective to describe a Dhani, but he didn't know of what race she was of, never having seen nor heard of those that shifted into snakes, only animals.

[Yanessavhanet]

"Mmmmm... Yesss," Vhanet replied to Dinvidus' question, her voice practically dripping with satisfaction, "One of the most pleasssurable timesss I've had in recent memory."

The Symenestra's next question drew out another hissing laugh from Vhanet, and she reached a hand over to lightly stroke the side of his cheek, "I'm sssure you have experience with human fearsss of people like usss. Where I am from my accent marksss me jussst asss much asss your ssskin, armsss, and fangsss mark you. It isss a habit I have to hide my... exoticnessss," of course it wasn't the actual truth, but even in her current relaxed state she had no desire to open herself completely to Dinvidus.

Maybe if their paths were to cross again, or he proved to be more interesting, she might reveal more. For now he was a pleasant distraction, and there was so much more she wanted to see and do in this world to try and settle with some non-Dhani.