"Do you think we can trust her?" Faye asked me after Cyrena released her from the jar. Cyrena was a little distant from us as she was packing various things into a knapsack that I guess she wanted to bring along for the journey.
"I don't know. I think so far she hasn't been how you described her," I said. "She may be a little weird and possibly batshit from all of the time spent alone out here but I don't think she's going to eat either one of us."
Faye blushed. "I feel so silly for believing all of those rumors about her but everyone did! There was no one to contradict them."
"I mean I guess she does look a little scary and that shriek was terrifying as fuck!" I said.
"Are you really a virgin?" Faye asked me suddenly. I looked at her and quickly looked away. She was staring at me intently.
I nodded my head. "Yeah, I am."
"Why?!"
I almost laughed at the question but saw how serious Faye was. What could I tell this little fairy? That I was a nerd who got nervous around girls? That I had no idea how to make a move on a girl?
"I just am," I said quickly.
"Do you know what this means?! Your semen is even more potent! You will allow any female to reach her maximum power and health completely!" Faye said in excitement.
"Oh..I…will I become even more of a target now?" I asked Faye warily. This semen business was becoming too much. I wondered what Faye would have thought if I told her that I had unloaded gallons of my 'precious' semen to fantasies about girls I liked and to pornstars. She would probably pop a gasket.
Faye nodded. "You have to keep that to yourself because if the wrong female gets word of you being a virgin, you may become her slave!"
I felt a slight tremble go through my body at the thought of being someone's sex slave especially if they were a hideous monster. I was definitely going to keep the knowledge of my v-card under wraps.
"Ok. I have gathered all that I need and we can now depart," Cyrena said. "I apologize again for binding you, James, and for putting you in a jar, fairy."
"My name is Faye," Faye said angrily.
Cyrena grinned at her. "Sorry, Faye."
We stepped out of the hut and Cyrena pulled out a small stick from her knapsack and waved it at the hut. I watched in awe as the hut jumped into the air and vanished. Even Faye was staring in amazement at what had just happened.
Cyrena turned to us and saw the looks on our faces. "I can't have anyone wandering into my home while I'm gone."
She started to walk along a path with Faye and me behind her. I was so curious about Cyrena and had so many questions for us.
"Can you fly us to the village?" I asked her.
Cyrena laughed. "Unfortunately, no. I won't be able to lift you for too long."
"How are you able to fly? Do you have a broom that you ride?"
"A broom?! What nonsense is that?! Do witches in your world ride brooms?"
"Only in movies," I whispered. I knew she was not going to have any idea what I was talking about.
"Movies? What are those?"
"Nevermind. So, how do you fly?" I asked Cyrena.
"I just rise into the air." Cyrena demonstrated by levitating into the air above us. I watched in amazement. Her hair seemed to billow out from behind her. It was both a cool and scary sight.
"Wow," I said as I looked up at her.
She descended to the ground. "What are your abilities, James?"
I felt embarrassed as I knew I had nothing to compete with Cyrena and Faye's abilities. I had no skills or abilities of note. If smoking weed and video games were abilities then I was golden.
"Nothing, James? Maybe you will discover them in time," Cyrena said. She walked ahead of us down a slight hill. I sure hope that I gained some sort of ability in this crazy world that I found myself in.
It was starting to get dark as we walked through the forest. The sounds of cicadas had gotten louder and that seemed to be the only sound other than Cyrena and my footsteps. I was surprised that she was not flying like Faye. We had been walking for what felt like hours and there was still no sign of a village. We stopped near a large body of water and I got down to drink some of the water. I was very thirsty. I cupped my hands and dipped them into the water. I took a big gulp of it.
Cyrena was also drinking from the water and dipped what looked like a gourd into it. I wished I had a gourd. All I had were the clothes on my back. Not even my cellphone. I suddenly thought about my family. How were my parents and sister reacting to my disappearance?! Were they talking to the police and trying to find me? Or had they not noticed my absence yet?
I let out a depressed sigh and stuck my hand into the water again for another drink. Suddenly, a slimy tentacle grabbed hold of my hand and yanked me into the water. I let out a scream. Cyrena jumped to her feet and Faye buzzed beside her.
I plunged into the cold water and then was lifted into the sky by my hands. I peered down into the water below and saw a purplish monster rise from the depths. I let out another scream as I looked at this monstrosity below me. It had an oval-shaped head with a long slit from the top to the bottom. This slit opened and I saw razor-sharp teeth going in spirals. Its tentacles rose out of the water. There were so many of them.
A spark of fire hit the creature's head and it let out a howl. I looked over at Cyrena and saw that she had her stick or wand pointed at the creature. "Ryusha!" she yelled and another blast of fire hit the creature again. The creature howled again and released me. I fell into the water and sunk down. I did not know how to swim so fear immediately took over me as I struggled to get to the top.
I could see the creature in the water. It was huge and its tentacles were moving all over. I felt something sink into the water near me and grab me. It wasn't the monster's tentacles as they were very slimy.
I surfaced and took in a deep breath. I looked over at my rescuer and my eyes grew big in surprise. It was Faye. She was no longer tiny! She was human-sized. Her hair was plastered to her head as she looked at me in relief. She grabbed a hold of me and swam to the water's edge. Cyrena was still shooting fireballs at the creature but it did not seem to be doing much damage to it. Its tentacles were flailing around and also trying to grab a hold of Faye and me.
Faye and I crawled onto the ground. Suddenly, a tentacle looped around Faye's legs and scooped her up into the air. She let out a scream.
"Oh my god!" I yelled out in fear. The creature had Faye dangling above its hideous mouth. Fear spread throughout my body as I looked at my new friend who was about to be eaten by a monster!
"James! I need your help!" Cyrena shouted. She was still shooting fireballs at the creature from her wand.
"How?!"
"I won't be able to kill this Warab like this! I need to be able to create a large fire ring and I don't have the mushroom do so," Cyrena said. "The only way I can do that is if I get your semen!"
"What?!" I asked her in shock.
"I need your semen to give me the power boost to create the fire ring to save Faye!" Cyrena shouted.