"Trezlan," The figure was of a naked woman cloaked in green mists her voice had gotten more soothing more alluring, "Welcome Trezlan oh powerful necromancer, welcome to my home." With each word she brushed her hands over my skin and it felt electric. I admit even though I knew I was being ensnared it was nice to be wanted. The cellar was cloaked in the green mist as well, but it looked like some kind of garden or grotto, which seemed impossible considering the shitty hovel up above it.
"Its nice to meet you." My voice sounded distant like I was a mile away from myself.
"I'm Allura, and this is my sanctuary a place away from places." What she said doesn't make any sense now, but at the time it made perfect sense.
"What can I do for you Allura?"
"Its not what you can do for me Trezlan its what I can do for you." She invited me to sit at a spring and I did so. She offered me a cup of water and it was the most refreshing thing I'd ever had. I've never drank water that tasted so sweet and satisfying, remembering it now brings a tear to my eye.
"And what can you do for me?" I've been in all sorts of traps, all sorts of spells, all sorts of pitches have been made, but Allura's will always be my favorite. Its the memory I cling to in the late watches of the night when everything seems awful, I remember this time as my favorite. Which I guess says a lot of sad things about me doesn't it?
"I can make you better, I can take away all the things that make you weak Trezlan, I can make you strong, strong enough to rule this place and others like it." I did always want to rule the world, though I knew somewhere in the back of my mind nothing could actually do this for me, not on this planet or any other world Allura knew of. Hanlon of course could always kill me, whatever he was he seemed like the ultimate equalizer, someone who keeps the universe running the way he wants it, and that meant no matter what Allura promised I'd be dead before I even tried. Still at the time it seemed like a great deal.
"And what must I do for this power?"
"Give yourself to me." She slinked into the water and invited me after her, and I'll admit I sat at the edge of the water for a bit just thinking. And so that's where I'll leave you, staring at beautiful naked creature in delicious water only asking me to turn myself over to her. Its a nice place, a lot better than where I ended up when it was all said and done.
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