The cave was dark and murky, with its air thick with dust. The torch's lighting made the room look like it was being hunted by demons rather than fighting demons as it was supposed to. They were grateful for Yawin's glowing hair, which succeeded in lighting up their path like a mini sun. The cave was very clean, not surprising since Elba sneaked here every month.
To Etim, Elba was foolish. Why betray your owner if you know you will regret it? Why use stupid methods to punish yourself? Why didn't he fight alongside her? But then again, it was none of his business.
Tabibah on the altar made Etim's heartbeat quicken and his face flush darkly. Luckily, it was dark and no one noticed, he hoped as he stared at her.
She was tall, really tall. She would almost be as tall as him or even taller, his sad five feet ten inches was a midget compared to the canines he grew up with.
Her clothes had rotted away with time and what remained was the witch's protective cover, which he thought did not protect anything at all.
He could feel his body temperature rising. Etim won't take himself as a lustful person seeing as he had never been attracted to anybody but for the first time in his life. He got hard. And it felt so uncomfortable.
The cut-off bra, which was barely protecting her breasts from spilling out, winded around her tiny waist into a tiny T-string. For the nth time, he wondered how the witches thought of this as protective? They were obviously death sentences.
Her big leadership pendant hugs her neck with its purple pendant glowing faintly, Unlike Mia who loves to deck herself in expensive jewelries, there was only a tiny chain on her head and dark sheer socks enclosed her thick thighs to her delicately carved feet. And ooh, her boots. How high they were. Etim has never seen shoes as high as those before.
How did she fight with these? It must have been hard to learn to walk in those.
His heart felt uncomfortable and he turned head, settling on looking around the cave. Tabibah was rumored to be a dainty woman with few curves, but Etim couldn't see anything few about this, she was so damn shapely that it hurts to watch. He shook his head to clear his thoughts, face flushed, Everybody else seem to ignore the fact that she was nude…well almost nude.
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"Should we get her clothes? "Tabibah heard the young elf ask.
She could see them, with the third invisible eye that opened on her forehead when she drank Cerci's essence -her golden eye. It was not as clear as it should be though, as golden tints covered everything but the golden eye could see anything, even what was invisible to man's eyesight.
Nobody answered the elf though. He was young, not to mention weak. She could smell it.
Sao, Mia, bird girl, elf boy… Oh, Claud was with them also, she wondered why he was there. Did he perhaps betray her as well? She wouldn't be surprised.
"I'm here to watch this pathetic moment, really," Claud said with a mocking smile like he could hear her thoughts. His words made her calm down for some unknown reason. It was almost as if…as if she took him for a friend.
Sao glared at him and huffed slightly.
"If you don't have important things to say, shut it up!! " Mia who couldn't bear her anger retorted sharply, but Claud's smile only grew brighter.
"Oh, child! " He told her, fixing the thick brightly colored fur he was wearing. "I don't beat women, if you are angry let your husband come avenge you! "
Knowing Claud, Tabibah was sure he was desperate for a fight. He always loved fighting.
He turned towards her sleeping body and frowned, muttering lowly. "Here I was thinking doll boy was the palest I have ever seen, what shade is your skin now? Ghost white? "
If I wake up, I will give him the beating he is itching for, she told herself.
"My name is Etim, I am an elf!!! " Elf boy, no Etim yelled out. "And I am a grown man. "
The room became silent at that.
"How old are you? A hundred? "
Etim bit his lips and looked at Claud with hatred in his eyes. He was embarrassed to say that he was barely over fifty.
Tabibah was sure he was not up to a hundred years. Possibly… Ninety?
He was young, she was sure, even bird girl would be over five hundred.
"How do we get the word out? "The bird girl asked with a cold face. Tabibah thought the cold face looked weird on her, since her voice sounded so delicate and tiny.
Wait… Remove the sword? Her heart pounded in excitement. Do they want a date with death?
All eyes turned to Claud who shrugged shamelessly. "How will I know? I didn't insert it there. "
"Claud!!!!! "
"Claud!!! "
"Claud!!! "
Etim didn't shout, but his gaze towards the feline was disapproving.
His watery green eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked.
"How… How did you bond with your Godhead? "
Nobody answered him.
"How did you bond with your Godhead? " Bird girl asked with a frown, and Claud replied almost immediately.
"Drop of blood. "
Etim's look of betrayal almost made Tabibah laugh. Almost.
His long ears dropped, and he trailed behind the group like an abandoned pup as they came closer to the altar.
"Wow, her eyes. "the bird girl let out in surprise.
Tabibah was used to that. Her eyes were not deep-set and slanted upwards like a…
"Of course, she has a pair of feline-like eyes. " Claud bragged narcissistically. "People with feline eyes are always beautiful and powerful."
"Look at the sword. " Sao said looking down.
Each part of the sword is separated into various colors, gold, white, multicolor then green.
Green was the tip stuck into Tabibah's heart.
"I thought you stabbed her from the back? " Bird girl said confused.