Siku's Solstice [Seasonal Event]

[Kalesserimamoru]

.Mamoru looked around again, still keeping an eye on things at the party. It was still early and Dhani were already acting up. Plus he heard tale of humans hiding in the nest some where, and if they showed up, they were meatloaf. He had also heard that Aka had befriended one, and surprisingly he wasn't surprised to hear that. She was an odd girl and he was sure that she wouldn't make it in the nest without him.


One look down showed as much, and now he had a viper for a belt. It could have been fashionable, but only if it were dead and only the skin was left. What he had clinging to him was a full viper that was sobbing. Not a good look at all. Mamoru patted the girl's head and lightly pushed at her shoulders, but she wouldn't move. An eye brow twitched as he looked up again, trying figure out how he was going to move now.


Get a hold of yourssself girl. At leasst act like a conssstrictor!


He heard a voice then and looked to see that the same male was still following him. However, he didn't speak to the trickster and it was Aka he seemed worried about. A smile rose upon his cheeks then and he quickly grabbed Xen and pushed Aka into his arms.


"I need to sspeak with my comrade for a moment, you two behave."


Looking to Saxani, he gestured that the woman follow him and slithered closer to the entrance of the cave. Mamoru looked around more, searching to see if that strange male had returned, or if something else was going on. "There wasss a male here, I think he wassss trying to sssell sssomething. But he was pusshed out. He may try and return but..." His words trailed off as he looked around again. "Doess thiss sseem odd to you. The way thiss party iss going?"

[Istiavoren]

Voren shook her head as she noticed other Dhani acting up. This was meant to be a party and she couldn't work out why someone would spoil it, even though she was practically sober now. Voren's partner noticed her becoming distracted again and pulled her close to him. She struggled to escape but the delicious feeling of his scales rubbing against hers made her relax. It didn't take long for Voren's little wrestling match to melt back into a dance again.

[Xen]

To Pay Respects to Our Mother, Our Queen, Our Goddess.
-Siku's Solstice

“ Hey don’t be grabbing on thisss bod-”

Xen before he could finish his sentence, felt himself be grabbed and pulled towards the male constrictor. Xen had a bunch of crazy thoughts running through his mind at that moment. The viper thought the constrictor was one to swing that way while he was not. Xen being the snake that he was, thought that the constrictor had some ulterior motive and tries to resist, only to have a distressed Soshakuakamamushi thrown into his arms.

“ May the Gods blessed your name mysterious male constrictor... wait a minute.”

Xen observes Aka’s body—if you know what I mean. The humor, now aside, was gone. Xen could tell that something was fundamentally wrong with this picture here. There were torn fabrics and small bruises in odd places. Xen knew what had probably happened but he maintained a solid expression—not showing his disgust. Who would do this to Aka? Xen thought to himself, it was this question that would go unanswered. The something inelegant and vile being in his presence, in the same place made Xen feel murderous.

“ No! Thiss isss my day of relaxation and peace. I’ll just take Missstress Aka away from thisss crowd and ask her what happened later. ”

Xen held Aka in his arms and walks away from Mamoru—without a single question to Aka.

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[Soshakuakamamushi]

"Unh..." The Viper kept clinging to Mamoru even when he tried to push at her shoulders. She wouldn't let him go even if the whole cavern crumbled around them... at least that was she planned for the Constrictor lost his patience and pushed at her with more force, tearing her small form from his body. Aka didn't know what happened next, when she came to her senses, she was in Jori's arms.

"..." Aka didn't question him or made a single audible word. She just looked up to him for a few ticks before burying her face into his chest. There was nothing to be said, he understood she wasn't in the mood to explain. The male Viper hugged her and she took solace in his presence. At the moment, she couldn't trust any Constrictor except Mamoru, but Jori wasn't a Constrictor. He was a fellow Viper in the nest of giants. She let him took her away. After a few moments, her trembling lips finally parted, stuttered words escaping her lips. "D-do... don't... ssstare..." She assumed he would be examining her body. She was in a pathetic state, scarlet eyes tearing up, small bruises due to the Constrictor's rough handling, and trails of her lust tricking down from her crotch along her legs.

"J-jori... uh..." Her small arms wrapped around the male Viper, using him as a hold to ease her trembling. "S-sssorry... T-thank... you..." Her words were broken, hopefully Jori could understand her. She felt so stupid for deliberately ignoring him earlier. He was a fellow kin, she shouldn't have done that. She pressed herself onto him, falling silent once more.

[Sashisaxani]

Saxani only had half the idea of what Mamoru had been referring to. She arrived later, though timely, and had only taken notice to the things in order. She never saw a male on his way in or out who looked particularly suspicious. As for the activities, she partook in them regularly, and found, if anything, things to be going marvelously well. The nest, for once in several moons, was in high spirits. The entertainment was rich, food fresh, and drinks plenty. She would indulge Mamoru's suspicions no less. There was a possibility she had simply become desensitized to such merrymaking, and indeed overlooked something. "First order of business, if you still have suspicions of the man selling something…illegal, whatever that might be, then pursue him. This is celebration though, festival. If people with to sell, they may sell, and if one wants to buy, he may buy. Many a things are free to indulge your own curiosities and vices alike. Never in all my years," said Saxani, thinking little of the true impact of her extra experience over Mamoru and what effect it had on her meaning, "have I ever seen such a celebration go wrong. This is Siku's holy day, and only a fool would dare the thought of bringing it to ruin, or a mad man, or a hanged man." Saxani peered through the crowd, more for dramatic effect than any deep observation, to prove a point. "I don't see anything particularly out of place. The common folk among us are in revelry, the Queens are as high strung as ever," Saxani noted what might have been her own mother glaring to the crowd, "the upcoming queens are in their own cliques of gossip, and the priestesses and her Highness are away in preparation with the guard for the pinnacle of our celebration. "Now tell me, Mamoru, what do you see? Perhaps my old eyes fail me after all, or I am simply disarmed by the enchantment you sense. Can we not have one day to ourselves, free of life's burdens?

[Kalesserimamoru]

.Mamoru listened while Saxani spoke, such a commanding tone the woman had. She was a female, and an older proven guard. He knew he could learn from her wisdom, and took her words as more than just babble. He didn't see anything as of yet, it was more of a gut feeling. Still, he ignored it for Saxani's wiser thoughts and went with that.


She was right after all, they should all enjoy the fun and celebration. They were on guard duty, or at least he was, and he wanted to have fun along with the rest of them. He nodded to her words and looked around again, casting his gaze far and wide. "No, I don't ssee anything. Musst be my imagination." Mamoru had gotten distracted with Aka, but he had wanted to find out what had become of the snarky female that had taken Aka.


After what he told Morgana and the other consorts, they wouldn't be happy with her and with her attitude, he was sure she'd dig herself in even deeper. But as he looked around he didn't see her anywhere. Had she ran off instead of confronting them, or had they sent her away? He didn't know, but pushed it from his mind to enjoy himself.


Standing in front of him was sultry Dhani, who looked to be in need of a good time."I think you are right. We sshould enjoy oursselvesss. Thisss iss a party after all. Tell me, what would you like to indulge in, hmm? What...vicessss do you have?"

[Istiavoren]

Voren noticed a change in the atmosphere of the shrine. Everyone seemed relaxed now, which put her at ease. Even though Voren was usually a loner, she didn't mind the odd party. She glanced over her partner's shoulder and saw that even the guards were enjoying themselves. Voren smiled to herself and happily entwined her tail with the male Dhani's.

[Xen]

“ Aka, you don’t need to apologize. I undersstand.”


Xen did not understand why Aka was apologizing to him but he forgave her. He knew Aka to a degree and believed that what ever reason compelled her to apologize to him—would be forgiven and forgotten by him. However, there was one thing he could not forgive the individual or individuals who would dare sully this celebration for the goddess, Siku. Xen hid his emotions but his thoughts could plainly be seen on his face. The serpent’s pupils widened, causing his dark and deep indigo eyes to appear completely black.


“Unforgiveable! Who would dare do this to Aka and ruin thiss celebration with their lusst, dissgrace and filth!? Whoever did thisss should be decapitated and have their head put on disssplay!”

Xen spoke amongst his thoughts and grinned at his seemingly perfect idea. He disliked every form of disgrace and ugliness, including things that are ungraceful…with a nigh murderous passion. The very thought of these things and the appearance of something relating to them, for Xen, it would be the equivalent of finding hair and a live cockroach in one’s soup. Xen exhales some air from his mouth and in an attempt to calm his spirit and allow his minor frustration to pass; he needed to find an area that was less crowded for Aka.

“ I’m going to find an area that’s lesss crowded, Aka. I’ll assk, if you can walk once we get there.”

Xen looks around while carefully maneuvering himself through the crowds. He steps on someone’s tail; it had to be a tail, as he could hear a constrictor hiss in pain and frustration. Xen was too occupied with Aka, so he couldn’t laugh at the constrictors misfortune. The viper finds the location he was looking for and decides to go there as planned. Xen could feel Aka trembling; she was trembling the entire time he was holding which made Xen sit down while holding her beside him. Xen kept quiet, allowing any tears his companion had to fall and what worry that remained to subside—forgetting what he wanted to ask.

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[Traverse]

Aka, Xen

As Xen carried the worn (in more ways than one) viper, a presence, large and looming hovered behind him. Of course there were a lot of bodies packed in tightly into the Temple, so the idea behind such an event was not something unsurprising, but suddenly a clawed hand curled tightly around his shoulder, sharp nails barely puncturing his skin.

"I ssshouldn't be sssurprised." The voice hissed in a mockingly disappointed tone. "Vipersss alwaysss ssseem to be the sssmallesst clumsiesst thingsss around." The Dhani speaking was the one whose tail Xen had so recently stepped upon, and the surrounding constrictors chortled at the joke, always enjoying poking fun at the other sub races to which they saw as inferior. As Xen turned to escape the hoarde of laughter, a large sinewy body wrapped itself out in front of him, 5 Constrictors all in Dhani form making a tight circle around the two of them, looming menacingly.

The drum beats echoed behind them, the Dhani's closing in inch by inch when another noise took the attention of the cavern's masses, a horn call.

The music did not stop, if anything it increased in fervor as fresh meat was brought in from the tunnels, carried on large metal platters, plates and other stolen spoils from shipments and the ruins of cities long gone.

The fare was expansive ranging from smaller creatures that could be swallowed in one small bite like agouti, monkeys, and lemurs, to Tskanna, jaguar, and cassowary. Most were carried by slaves of various lesser queens, though most sections of Tskanna were carried by male Dhani. Wherever the massive amount of meat had been stored, it must have been a cool atmosphere judging from the steam poring off of them now, perhaps somewhere cool enough to keep fresh meat specifically for this occasion...

Voren

Continuing her dance with the male constrictor, who she couldn't quite seem to get away from, Voren was suddenly aware of another presence dancing behind her, tail coiling around hers. When she turned to look she would see a beautiful Dhani female, nearly black scales glistening on her body, punctuated by bright lime green patterns that arched down her back. Whoever she was, her fingers slid along Voren's spine, her free hand reaching around and grabbing the male Dhani's throat in a vice grip and practically lifting him off of the ground. He choked, spluttered and clawed towards the female to no avail, while she sat there with a content smile.

A few eyes turned to watch, especially as the ticks dragged on and the male's struggling began to cease. Just as he lost consciousness, however, the female dropped him upon the floor, sliding away from Voren and turning to face her, eyes the color of acid. "Never let a male control the sssituation ssisster." She smiled, stroking Voren's face, then disappeared into the crowd among many a jeer and guffaw at the now unconscious male curled onto the ground.

OOCHey guys! From here on in time may jump a bit, so we can get the full effects of such a long celebration so just watch out for that!

[Soshakuakamamushi]

"N-no, it'sss okay... it'sss fine." The Viper put her head down in apparent shame, but she was touched that Jori cared so much about her and this was after she treated him like a mere 'commoner' to boot. Still, as much as she hated that female Constrictor for violating her, she didn't want to cause more trouble... especially in Siku's shrine. Aka hugged Jori tighter, her whispering voice trembled. "Pleassse, don't... don't be angry, y-you'll get hurt." Aka was a female, was just sitting around near a guard, and she was still taken away and violated. Jori was a male, if he confronted that Constrictor, the consequences would be very, very, grim. It might be the last thing he will ever do. Fortunately, he seemed to calm down and took her to a rather secluded location. "O-okay..." She just nodded, her small body still clinging to the taller male Viper. She didn't notice him accidentally stepping on a Constrictor's tail though.

"!?" Her scarlet slits suddenly widened when Aka felt a large, looming, presence behind both of them. In her weathered state, Aka opted to just close her eyes and clung tight to Jori, but when the male Viper's shoulder was grabbed, Aka slowly glanced behind her back, whimpering at the sight of a large Constrictor in Dhani form. "N-no... ah... no!" Her hug on Jori faltered when five Constrictors circled them like pythons to rats. If normal circumstances, Aka would shoot back at him for mocking the whole Viper sub-race, these slow-moving venomless brutes didn't know what they were saying, but... she was traumatized at the moment and surrounded by Constrictors, Aka sat down on the ground, and curled up, burying her face on her knees. God Ivak, please protect me! How she hoped the Flaming God would waltz in and burn every Constrictor in sight.

However, it was not Ivak who saved her, it was food instead. Smell of fresh meat filled the temple as assortments of meat entered the large cavern. "..." The Constrictors forgot about the insignificant Vipers, licked their scaly lips, and slithered away to get the best choice of meats. Aka sighed in relief, she looked up to Jori. "Are you okay?" Then, her stomach growled. "Ehe... s-sssorry..." Being a Dhani, she always had some room in her stomach for food, betraying her small stature. After being... 'played' on, Aka was exhausted and hungry, the delicious scent of meat just couldn't be passed up. She shakily stood up and tugged at Jori's clothes. "S-ssshould we got sssome food?" Silently, she was hoping Jori would get some for her, she didn't want to deal with more Constrictors for now and judging by the crowd around those foods, she ran the risk of being trampled.