Chapter One Twenty-Five Union Point, the Underdark, and a Nice Swim
Misha giggled as she broke the surface of the little lake, she’d have preferred more space but this was awesome. Being cramped up in a small pool all the time sucked. She smiled at the thought of an even bigger space and then looked over at Eriko. The older girl lay on her back, giving Misha a great view of her naked body. Why these land dwellers wore clothes, she never understood, Eriko was very pretty. “Race you to that island!” She shouted as she pointed at one nearby, there were several, but she didn’t think a land dweller would be able to make it further than that one. Not in a race.
Eriko giggled. “Sure, I’ll try my best for you.”
Misha dived before making for the island. Slicing through the water with ease, behind her she felt a bit of magic and glanced back to see the other girl actually keeping up with her. She giggled to herself and moved faster. If the other girl could keep up, no point trying to go easy on the land girl. This was going to be fun.
A pod of fish swam in front of her, but they dispersed quickly to avoid her. She giggled a bit, as she watched their silvery scales reflecting the dungeon light as it filtered through the water, green plants below added to the atmosphere. A twist of her tail, and she weaved behind some of the taller sea plants, ones she wasn’t familiar with, but she’d never visited every sea. Different waters had different plants, she liked these plants, they were so pretty.
Not that she stopped to admire them, as she weaved her way around them. Behind her, the elf woman raced through the water, a wave of magic helping her keep up, barely. Misha giggled, she was winning!
Before she knew it they were at the shore of the island, as she settled herself in the damp sand, she turned to the panting elf, “That was fun!”
“Glad you enjoyed it!” She looked up, a slightly sad look on her face, “Sorry I can’t stay much longer.”
“See you again later?”
Eriko nodded, “Sure will! And next time I’ll prepare a swimsuit.”
She frowned, “Why? You are very pretty, and clothes just drag you down.”
Eriko giggled, “You’d rather I be naked next time I swim?”
Misha nodded and the other girl sighed.
“Shiori will never let me forget this but sure.” Her voice quieted, but Misha could still hear her, “I can’t believe I’m agreeing to this.”
Aya followed her mistress down the temple corridor. Her mind shifted back once again to the past. Recalling how she had woken up at the alter just a few days ago, a couple of priestesses standing over her and her mistress. She’d ended up walking down this corridor then too.
At least this time, she didn’t have Mistress controlling her. Of course, back then she wasn’t exactly pleased. She’d just gone through a hellish experience with Rumina, been killed by a slime, and had her manhood taken from her, a shitty day all around. Then it just got worse, what with her meeting with Mistress.
After all of that, her new name, and her lessons, things were finally starting to look better. Mistress was actually going to take her out of the temple. Her heart fluttered a bit, at the prospect. She was actually looking forward to this. For a moment she even considered trying to run, but then she discarded the idea a moment later when her gaze drifted back to Mistress. Back when she was Flamewind, she had heard stories of royal vampires and now that she was living with one she knew how little justice those stories did for them. They were far more terrifying and she recalled thinking they were nothing but stories. How naive of her, her mind flashed to Reia, the cute vampire girl she’d just had to have. Why oh why did she do that, that was perhaps her worst mistake as Flamewind. Especially since Mistress knew every sordid detail of that little affair, and one thing the stories made clear was that you don’t mess with the Vampire clans. Now that she was paying for it, she really understood why.
Her mind flashed back to just before her branding when Mistress had... been in her mind. She shuddered at the memory, that hadn’t been fun either. Idly she fingered the brand. It was part of why she couldn’t really run away, but it was far worse than that. At least in her mind, sure it wasn’t the slave’s brand she gave to her girls. What she had been marked with was a servant’s brand, but that didn’t mean she had to like it.
She was suddenly brought to the present a moment later, when Mistress stopped by the door. “Ready to see the town Aya?”
She groaned, she hated hearing her name. Why did Mistress have to use it so often? Letting out a breath, she replied, “Yes Mistress.”
Mistress pushed the doors open and Aya gasped at what she saw. Stepping out of the temple she was greeted with the sight of a busy town. Numerous Drow and Dark elves walked by, chatting and generally going about their day. Yet it wasn’t the locals that drew her eye, instead her eyes took in the numerous stone structures, that looked to have been carved out of the rock and delicately engraved. Glowing crystals sat by every door, while polished wood made up the trim of the structures. They were gorgeous. Her eyes went up, she took in the ceiling above, there was no sky, no sun. While she had never been here, she knew exactly where she was, the Underdark. Yet it wasn’t the place she imagined, she didn’t see strange rituals conducted in utter darkness. Aside from the dress of the locals, it felt like a normal town, but the place around it was something else. Especially with how glowing crystal was woven into the engraved stone far above her head. The way the light flowed and glimmered and added shadows to the city was just magical.
Mistress entered her view, “Like what you see? There’s more to see, come we have some errands to do and there is someone I would like you to meet.”
Silently she followed along, more focused on the sights.