[Garden of No Return] Getting to Know You (Nasilia)

[Yanessavhanet]

The man had been advancing towards Vhanet in anger, his movements starting to become a little unsteady from the poison in his blood, when Nasilia came dashing up. He attempted to defend himself, but surprise and the poison in his blood made his dodge clumsy. Nasilia's fangs found their mark, and the man cried out in pain as Nasilia tasted his blood.

The combination of Nasilia's venom and Vhanet's poison was too much for the man's body, and a few moments after Nasilia's bite the man's muscles went lax and he collapsed to the ground. Staring up at Nasilia, confusion plain on his face as she apologized, he softly asked, "Why?..."

"Becaussse," Vhanet panted out as she crawled over to the fallen man, "Ssshe isss more my friend than you ever were Vatak," and with that Vhanet sunk her spring mounted blade into the man's throat, cutting off any further words in a wet gurgle.

Vhanet watched with a hidden glee as the light of life left the man's eyes, and then she turned and then she quickly turned away, as if horrified, and sat down on the grass a short distance away. Holding up her bloody little blade she stared at it, letting her body shudder with the enjoyment of a fresh kill.

"I am sssorry," she said after a few moments, her voice trembling as if on the edge of tears, "That I had to involve you in that Nasssilia," bowing her head she rubbed at her eyes with her unbloodied hand, subtly poking her fingernails against her eyes to draw out some tears, "I didn't want you to have to do that..." she let out a soft sob as the water from her eyes started to trail down her cheeks.

[Nasilia]

She simply stared at the corpse, eyes alight and wide with a mixture of powerful emotions. Nasilia took a step back and watched as his blood pooled and painted the grass beneath it like a forest green canvas. She knelt down to inspect him closer, eyes dancing across his rigid frame. Her digits ran over his eyelids and closed them to the light which he would never see again.

Standing back up, she didn't face Vhanet but simply continued to stare. A long silent moment would pass where only the wind was speaking. Eventually though, words escaped her lips like smoke, whispering, "What are you not telling me Vhanet? Why are you lying to me...?" She slowly turned and stared at the strange snake woman, and for a long moment she felt she had come across some hallucinogenic flower and she was actually staring at her inner beast.

Nasilia's face hardened to a hard opal white marble, her fangs contrasting sharply with an obsidian black, fresh with venom. Her eyes held no particular judgment one way or the other though the air was heavy enough to suggest severe bias. She said, "I want to believe he was assaulting you and that he was a cruel man...but I know there's more to this. At least tell me the truth."

[Yanessavhanet]

There was a while of silence from Nasilia, and Vhanet watched quietly as the Symenestra closed the man's eyes. The thought of having caused someone who respected life to murder an innocent sent a delighted thrill down Vhanet's spine, and when her companion finally spoke and asked for the truth Vhanet was sorely tempted to reveal it all to her. The look would be positively delightful, but then she would lose her source of venom.

Not willing to give that up Vhanet took a deep breath and slowly stood up, her eyes remaining on the ground as if in shame, "I'm sssorry I lied to you Nasssilia," Vhanet's voice was soft, "I have not completely deceived you, but you are right I have not told you everything. You helped me here, and I can sssee it wasss hard for you, and ssso I will tell you everything. Firsssst, I have sssomething to ssshow you..."

Taking a slow breath Vhanet took a couple steps away from from the corpse on the ground, and then started to undo her cloak, "I told you my kind were called Dhani, no?" she dropped her cloak to the side, away from the man's blood, and started to pull off her blouse, "I don't believe I told you that we do not normally appear human-like. We can ssshift formsss to help usss blend in," tossing her blouse on top of her cloak she then moved on to sliding of her long skirt, "I would like to ssshow you what I truly look like, ssso you can better underssstand the ressst of what I mussst tell you," she placed her skirt and shoes on top of the rest of her clothes, leaving her completely naked before Nasilia.

Taking a deep breath she shut her eyes, and then started her transformation. Her legs snapped together and the skin seemed to melt together as the small amounts of hair on her body were pulled inside as if by unseen forces. Her skin seemed to crack and dry in a scaly pattern, and then became actual scales as what had previously been her legs thinned and lengthened out underneath her to become her tail. Finally her face completed its change, jaw cracking as it shifted to accommodate her fangs and sharp teeth, her lips and nose shifting and flattening to give her a more serpent like appearance, and the soft bulges of her flattened hood appeared along the back of her head and neck.

All together the entire transformation only took half a chime, and at the end Vhanet opened her eyes and let out a soft sigh, "Thisss is my true form Nasssilia, thiss isss the face of a Dhani," she said softly, not meeting her companion's eyes.

[Nasilia]

Nasilia blushed as Vhanet stripped before her. Shaking her head to regain her composure, she watched the transformation silently. She would have been more fascinated had not the circumstances been like this. Sighing, she said, "I do not see how your true form has to do with this man's death. I'll simply as this though...what was your purpose for spilling his blood? If it was only for the thrill and pleasure of murder, then I will kindly depart from your company. My people frown heavily on mindless bloodshed...in fact, our very deity is the god of blood. Do not weave lies Vhanet, there is no sense in doing so."

After she had said this, she slowly approached this new Vhanet and traced her fingers along her new underbelly and tail, whispering, "I suppose I should suspect deception from a serpent even though that is a gross stereotype." The tips of her fingers danced up and skipped to Vhanet's face, cupping her cheek softly. She whispered, "If it makes you feel any more comfortable to tell the truth, I will promise you that even if you simply killed for the fun of it that I will not tell a soul of this incident, because if that's what you really do...the law will catch up to you soon enough, and I want to believe that you truly wanted to help find my mother. So for the sake of that, if that even means anything to you, do not dance around this...please."

[Yanessavhanet]

Vhanet's dark eyes followed Nasilia as she spoke and approached, and she gave a little shiver as the woman's fingers danced along her skin. She half expected the Symenestra to try and cut her with those sharp black claws of hers, but sadly Vhanet was disappointed. Nasilia was not as naive as Vhanet had expected, and the game was quickly growing dull. Which meant it was time to have some real fun.

"Oh Nasssilia," Vhanet hissed softly as she brought her own hand up to cup Nasilia's cheek, leaning closer to the Symenestra as her voice took on a hint of deep sultriness, "I cannot resssissst it when you put it that way. The truth isss," she leaned even closer, her lips brushing against Nasilia's ear as she lightly hissed, "It wasss all a lie..."

Grinning darkly she pulled back, letting her hand trail down from Nasilia's cheek, along her neck, and ending on her shoulder, "Every lassst bit. All I ever wanted you for wasss your venom. Well," she leaned forward in the blink of an eye, her breath tickling against the skin of Nasilia's neck as she breathed deeply of her scent, "Maybe sssomething elssse if you'd ssshown interessst. I never cared about finding your Mother, and wasss planning on leading you on if we found no clue."

Pulling back again Vhanet turned her gaze to the man laying dead on the ground, "As for him, he isss not Vatak. I do not know who he isss. Probably jussst sssome fool wandering the maze for fun. I wanted him dead, maybe for sssome food, but mossstly," she turned her gaze back to Nasilia with a sadistic grin that bared her fangs, "I wanted you to help me kill him. You did sssuch a good job too! The way you sssank your fangsss into her neck," she gave a delighted shudder, "It made me almossst wisssh it wasss me you were bitting."

Still grinning at Nasilia Vhanet gave a little laugh as she slithered over to the man's corpse, "Ssso now you know the truth. Are you ssstill going to jussst walk off? Go continue looking for your Mother by yourssself? Are you going to attack me, angry at my liesss? Or," she licked her lips and ran her hands down her torso and serpent body, "Will you abandon all thossse boring rulesss and ideasss and come with me? Think of the fun we could have Nasssilia! Why worry about your Mother or God? What have they truly done for you? Take your life for yourssself!"

Once more properly excited Vhanet continued to grin and watch Nasilia to see how she reacted. This was a proper game again.

OOCSo... yeah. Vhanet has kinda taken a life of her own at this point. Hope ya don't mind.

[Nasilia]

Nasilia blushed as Vhanet mirrored her gesture, looking away after a brief moment. She didn't change her gaze as Vhanet moved to the corpse, her words hanging on her like dead weights dragging a helpless maiden to her death. Her lips moved but only silence followed, and it wasn't after a long moment that she fell to her knees and began to weep. Tears stained the grass like morning dew as her hands fell flat against the soil, body shaking and whimpers quiet.

She choked, "I've forsaken my own deity...I've failed to find my mother...and I will return home in shame. My life has no meaning anymore..." She closed her eyes and drew her wrist across her reddened cheeks. The spindly woman slowly arose after and turned to Vhanet once more, saying, "I want to kill you so badly...I want to throw myself against you and consume you so as to rid the world of a heartless deceiver...but..I also know that I am flustered and not thinking straight. I will gain nothing by killing you."

Nasilia turned to the body and knelt before it, hand feeling the rigidness in his limbs. She said, "You have no sense of duty or moral conviction, and you take what you want not because you are smarter but because you prey upon people's good nature. You're nothing but a horrible curse in my life, stringing me along for some sick sadistic game. And yet...you're all that I have left now."

She looked up at her, eyes blood shot and sharp, fangs extended, and pale features now a dark crimson. Nasilia simply said, "Which is why I'll accompany you...because despite everything I hate about you...I need you. I know if I leave to go home, I will only live in constant reminder of my failings...at least if I'm with you, I feel like somewhat belong. I ask you one favor though: if you are simply going to torment me more then strike me down now. I would rather die than live in misery."

[Yanessavhanet]

The angry look from Nasilia, combined with the mention of killing got Vhanet's heart racing. Her grin only grew wider at the thought of Nasilia throwing herself into a fight. She knew that the Symenestra's bite could be dangerous, but it had been so long since Vhanet had gotten to sink her fangs into something living and screaming.

Just as she was starting to coil her tail in preparation of springing the pale woman denied the desire to fight, and Vhanet's shoulders slumped slightly. She'd been so excited to fight, but there was no real fun to be had in taking down someone who would not fight. At least, no fun in just biting them and watching them die.

Before she could start thinking about what other fun she could have Nasilia spoke of only having Vhanet, and thus returned Vhanet's sadistic grin. Especially at Nasilia's last request.

Grinning in delight Vhanet slithered up to the Symenestra once more, her hands moving out to trail along Nasilia's waist as she slithered around the woman, "You know Nasssilia," Vhanet hissed softly as she wrapped her arms tightly around Nasilia's waist, pulling herself into a tight embrace against the Symenestra's back as she whispered in her ear, "Not all torment isss unpleasssant... Oh the thingsss I could ssshow you," she planted a single kiss against the side of Nasilia's neck, "But if you wisssh to end your life with nothing but a wimper," her hood flared as she nuzzled lightly against the spot she had kissed, "Then I will happily oblige..."

With those last words Vhanet opened her mouth wide and placed the point of her fangs against Nasilia's skin. Not with enough pressure to break the skin, but enough so Nasilia would know they were there. Body shivering lightly with excitement she waited to see what the Symenestra would do.

[Nasilia]

Nasilia shivered as she felt the fangs rest against her bare skin, knowing that if she didn't use her venom against her now, she'd simply find the anti-venom and kill her later on. Nasilia frowned, a tear rolling down her cheek as she slowly started to weep. The spider woman whispered, "Please...end my torment.." she squeezed her eyes shut and hugged her tightly, tears streaming faster and along Vhanet's scales.

Nasilia continued, whimpering, "What else is there for me but a temptress who will only torment me? My soul has already received enough grief than I can bear; life has lost its purpose now. I am not fit for the outside world. What would a housekeeper like me know of anything...and to have this resting on her conscious?"

She fell to her knees and continued to cry, body shaking in sheer agony. Nasilia whispered, "End my pain in whatever way you see fit..." Cheeks crimson with sadness, Nasilia stared at the grass and waited for her demise, or perhaps Vhanet would let her live to mess with her more. There was nothing but darkness in her sights now.

[Yanessavhanet]

Vhanet was silent and practically motionless as she listened to Nasilia's pleas. Her fangs remained pressed against Nasilia's neck, just shy of piercing her skin, and as Nasilia fell to her knees Vhanet coiled her tail around the Symenestra's waist and legs.

Vhanet's fangs ached with the desire to sink into flesh, but she didn't want to lose her currently only available source of Symenestra venom. The whining of Nasilia would soon wear on her nerves though... After a few more silent moments Vhanet had formulated her plan, and, removing her fangs from Nasilia's neck, she slithered around the woman until they were face to face once again.

"Any way I want you sssay?" Vhanet hissed softly, a grin on her lips, "Then how about thisss?"

With the speed of a strike Vhanet moved froward, clasping her hands on the back of Nasilia's head and neck, and then planted her serpentine lips against Nasilia's in a fiery passionate kiss fueled by the pain of Nasilia and the recent murder.

[Nasilia]

Nasilia shivered at the thought of dying, the knowledge that Vhanet could take her life as she saw fit. She didn't care if he please annoyed her demoness of a friend, too engaged in the situation. She closed her eyes tight, preparing for her death when Vhanet suddenly shifted position. Her eyes opened and watched as she struck, blinking in sheer amazement when she kissed her. A thick blush formed on her cheeks, and in a moment of confusion, she kissed her back, arms wrapping around her strange lover's body.

When the kiss finally ended, she looked back at her and whispered, "V-Vhanet..?" before kissing her again, initiating the passion this time. Am I so desperate for some comfort that I turn to my deceiver for it, she thought. Her concerns dulled under the spark of that moment, her body pressed hotly against her. She always had an eye for women, her fear of men and giving birth to a child that would eat the mother causing her to lose some interest in men.