The End [Lanania]
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"No, I just kinda forgot they were there." He replies with a snort.
"That, or he was probably deciding whether or not to push you down the stairs." Lana murmurs from behind, chuckling evilly. "And these stairs go a long, long way down!"
"That, or he was probably deciding whether or not to push you down the stairs." Lana murmurs from behind, chuckling evilly. "And these stairs go a long, long way down!"
"Nope. Just the people we think are acting funny." Iroan says, grinning and putting his hand on her shoulder, before suddenly pushing her forwards and jerking her back in one motion.
This time, they don't try any more tricks, and she manages to reach the bottom without incident.
The bottom of the shaft has a mouth which opens into a massive cave, filled with lights and voices, as well as the shimmering reflections on water.
The bottom of the shaft has a mouth which opens into a massive cave, filled with lights and voices, as well as the shimmering reflections on water.
"I was about to ask, anyway." Iroan murmurs, walking out in front of her with Lana at his side.
The lead her into the cave, where she can see water running down the walls, merging with a small river on either side of walkway carved into stone. She was currently on that walkway. At the end, she could see some sort of circular chamber with lights. To the left and right, she sees more passages leading deeper into the cave. The entire place is lit up by a blue light cast down by some sort of living organism on the ceiling. Millions of them, apparently.
Iroan and Lana head straight down the walkway, right to the circular chamber, and step inside.
The lead her into the cave, where she can see water running down the walls, merging with a small river on either side of walkway carved into stone. She was currently on that walkway. At the end, she could see some sort of circular chamber with lights. To the left and right, she sees more passages leading deeper into the cave. The entire place is lit up by a blue light cast down by some sort of living organism on the ceiling. Millions of them, apparently.
Iroan and Lana head straight down the walkway, right to the circular chamber, and step inside.
Inside the chamber, she sees a single figure sitting on a throne carved out of marble. It's easily close to seven feet tall, and covered in blood red scales. It, or rather he, has massive horns adorning his head, and a large pair of wings on his back. Since he's wearing no shirt, she can see his hard, toned muscles, and a very large bulge in his pants. He has pink skin on his belly, and his feet end in four large, clawed digits. His hands have five, however. He's got bright, almost glowing amber eyes, which are trained on them like a laser.
"Iroan. You are back. How did it go?" The beast asks, sitting up in the throne from his slouching position.
"Good, my king. The crew of the ship is dead, and the weapons ours. I have already tasked a crew with retrieval of both ship and weapons." Iroan says.
"I see. And these two are...?" He asks, raising an eyebrow at Zalia and Carr. He didn't exactly have eyebrows, but something that looked like a tiny ridge of spikes.
"Iroan. You are back. How did it go?" The beast asks, sitting up in the throne from his slouching position.
"Good, my king. The crew of the ship is dead, and the weapons ours. I have already tasked a crew with retrieval of both ship and weapons." Iroan says.
"I see. And these two are...?" He asks, raising an eyebrow at Zalia and Carr. He didn't exactly have eyebrows, but something that looked like a tiny ridge of spikes.
"I see." He murmurs, standing up. When he does, she can see a row of spikes running down his back, but stopping at the top of a large, meaty tail. There, it seems, they had formed raised bumps instead of spikes.
He walks up to her, and looks down at her, with his head tilted. "So what do you have to offer to my cause?" He asks. As he talks, she can see a double row of sharp teeth in his muzzle.
He walks up to her, and looks down at her, with his head tilted. "So what do you have to offer to my cause?" He asks. As he talks, she can see a double row of sharp teeth in his muzzle.
"I see. And you?" He asks, turning his gaze to Carr, who promptly faints with fright. "..... Are useless, it seems..." He mutters, shaking his head. "Can he at least cook?" He asks, looking at Zalia.
She would recall seeing him cook every once in a while, but had no idea if it was good food.
She would recall seeing him cook every once in a while, but had no idea if it was good food.
He just moans incoherently. He was still passed out, it seems.
"Eh... We'll find out when he wakes up, I suppose." He murmurs, sighing, before nodding to Iroan. "Take the male to a room, then when I call for you, come." He says, walking back to his throne and beckoning over his shoulder for Zalia to follow.
"Yes sir." Iroan murmurs, before picking up Carr and walking away, groping his butt as well as Lana's as he goes.
"Eh... We'll find out when he wakes up, I suppose." He murmurs, sighing, before nodding to Iroan. "Take the male to a room, then when I call for you, come." He says, walking back to his throne and beckoning over his shoulder for Zalia to follow.
"Yes sir." Iroan murmurs, before picking up Carr and walking away, groping his butt as well as Lana's as he goes.
"So. Since your partner is unconscious... Tell me about your past." He rumbles. His voice sounds like a rolling boulder, vibrating through her very bones.
"Nothing really interesting, was born on a dead world, my parents were scientist doing research on the armement used to reduce the planet to it's state, had an accident back there, this is why I look like a ghost... I decided to leave this graveyard about two months ago by signing up with the smugglers... Now I'm here, serving you my king" She said, not really explaining that much of her past knowing it was probably not interesting to the king standing before her.
"I see." He murmurs, nodding. "I know the world which you speak of. The one where the entire population reduced itself to dust through the use of nuclear weapons, yes?" He asks, tilting his head.
"Yes, Av VI to be more precise, not a lot of people know this place, it's small and too poor for anyone to go mining there, and too dangerous, the dead state of the world kept all the undetonated warheads still active, the world was frozen in time by this war" She said looking at her fingers, checking her own white skin, like she too was frozen in time.
"I see. I'm trying to prevent the same thing from happening to this world too. The person currently ruling it is a power-mad dictator, who wishes to destroy the world if he cannot control it." He murmurs, leaning to the side and resting his head on a curled fist.
"Not yet. But he will. Very soon." He murmurs, leaning forward. "Before that, we have to gain control of those nukes, and use it for something else." He murmurs, sitting back and closing his eyes. "Something is coming. A much bigger threat than we have faced before." He murmurs. "We will need the help of the entire galaxy to defeat it."
"To put it simply, it eats planets. Then, it absorbs whatever life was on that planet, and grows bigger." He murmurs, closing his eyes again. "I'm tired. I think I shall go and rest." He murmurs, getting up from his throne and stepping down the stairs, walking past her, before beckoning over his shoulder for her to follow once more.