Chapter 3: Am I in a zoo?
"Ahn... sthaap... ting.. aahn," words came out inaudibly as the volume of the clapping sound in her ears began to maximize, her insides felt terribly weird and hot!
What is it that's doing weird movements on her body, especially her intimate parts, and hitting her in the same spot?!
Aella felt sordid, and lost. She couldn't think straight as though she was under the influence.
Her body trembled when something or someone began to suck her—
"Nah mmmah... pweesst!!!" exclaimed the girl in surprise with a muffled tune.
It was as if she got poured by freezing water during a blizzard. But the feeling that was engulfing her was akin to an erupting mountain that had set her insides aflame when something wet but hot and fleshy thing made contact with her chest.
At first, she thought of the possibility of being captured by an evolved beast.
But this feels wrong!
'There's no way this is legal! This isn't right at all!'
Is this some ritual performed before they eat her?
Regardless of how they gain intelligence, would they go this—this far?
'This is too much! Why does my body feel so—inconceivably reactive and affected? I shouldn't—'
"—Ack!"
The tingling sensation caught onto her as the loud plopping sound continued blending in with her moans. She tried to bite her lips to avoid making such promiscuous sounds but to no avail.
"Aahn! Ha, haaa—"
With a couple of deep breaths and moans, Aella's mind was put into disarray with every thrust the creature made into her body.
'This torture... is so heartless... scum!'
What in the world is happening to her?
Where were the humans she came with?
Did they abandon her?
Aella had so many questions running through her mind as her body went limp under the creature's scorching touch.
A river of hot liquid flowed out from her brimming eyelids and wet the gound sealing her eyes.
'Father... Mother...! I just wanted to see the world outside. I'm wrong... I'm sorry for being stubborn. I don't want to die yet. Please... save me,' her breathing turned unsteady and ragged.
Not long after, a shrill loud cry escaped her lips and her back bent forward in rhythm as the stranger gave his one last thrust and shot another burst of hot liquid.
"Aaah!"
Aella could feel warm energy flowing inside her body but more than that, her body inevitably dropped onto the bed, too exhausted to even move an inch at that very moment
Finally able to open her swollen eyelids, Aella's purple irises shone and reflected a blurry figure of a tall man with arms covered in scales.
"Mons... Monster..." she instinctively uttered, fear was visibly etched on her small face, causing the man to flinch above her.
The last thing she knew, someone was licking her lips ever so gently, whispering something in a language that she couldn't make out before darkness shrouded her consciousness entirely.
"Monster? Hmm, what a cruel way of expressing satisfaction," the creature mumbled.
A flicker of interest sparked in those scarlet irises that intensely bore on the unconscious girl under him. His eyes held delight as he passionately scanned and caressed her bareness like a rare delectable meal.
"Too bad for you then, because this monster is already your mate," whispered the man, who started to move again and even had the audacity to lick the tears on her paled cheeks.
Hissing with finality, the creature declared, "You can only change your title in one way, and that's to be my children's mother."
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Bam!
Anxiously seated still, Aella who had been cautiously keeping herself from making the slightest sound and movement almost jumped in fright and spilled the rice gruel on her bowl when the block of the thick, wooden table was slammed like an Olympics' drum.
"Hic—"
Startled, her eyes widened and quickly covered her mouth upon seeing the other two individuals who were in an intense battle of glares turn their attention to her.
Shaking, Aella instinctively clung to her dirt-colored flimsy garb, wrapped around her body like a thin burrito sheet as she sat feebly on a wooden stool.
Partly anxious about what on earth had transpired for her to end up waking up in this state, mostly afraid of the unknown that was happening around her this very minute.
'A-Aaah!'
The scared girl's breathing clamped like had been forcefully seized after meeting their predatory gazes.
'O-Oh no don't look at me, please don't mind me, I'm not here! I'm just a speck of passing dust carried by the fleeting wind. I'm just an insignificant character with no meat, all bones. So please carry on and don't stare at me like you want to gobble me in one go!'
Left frantically pleading inside her head, Aella couldn't help but panic after being locked on like a scaredy cat by two predators.
"P-please con—continue with your business. Ha-ha! I'm... I'm eating just fine," she could hardly utter straight, laughing awkwardly which in the end didn't help her case.
The scary bear had given her food and she could tell that the snake had been giving her a stern warning to eat quietly.
'I got it! I got it so would you please turn away!'
Ah, if she can only tell them off.
Aella glanced at the unappetizing rice gruel and pressed her lips tight. She was afraid she'd have an upset stomach but even so, she can't just refuse it outright.
Still feeling their burning gazes on her, she could only pretend to pick up the wooden spoon to scoop the watery porridge she didn't feel like eating.
How can she comfortably stuff herself?
Even though she is starving like crazy, she's not crazy enough to fatten herself seeing how bleak her reality of becoming the next meal of these two big eaters in front of her!
She glanced at the food and the two beasts.
Soon, reality dawned on Aella like a surging current.
Are they fattening her for the coming winter?!
"That... can't be..." she mumbled weakly and whimpered like a meek dear.
Aella's mind started swirling in paranoia and her purple eyes turned watery, 'Almighty Witch Goddess! Just... Just why is there a giant crimson bear and a huge black python here?!'
She could feel her existence turning white and fading like an ashen paper in the background.
'Is this a prank? Then where?'
Where is the zoo keeper trying to pull a big one on her?!
'Come on out now, whoever you are! Pull these giant beasts away and put them on their respective lairs!' she had hoped it wasn't the real deal.
It's just that, more often than not, hopes are bound to disappoint.
'N-no, wait, why did I even think that I was in a zoo?'
Aella's mind and body went stiffed, sourly. Utterly scared shitless.