And of course, I come up with something completely different than my first thought anyway.crystaldawnJuly 25 2010, 10:32:01 UTC
As the rough-hewn rock door swung slowly open, Orihime licked her lips. Her brow pinched together beneath her golden diadem and her mouth pursed. The red-haired adventurer pushed the heavy door open with some effort, the look of concentration intense on her face. Her physical strength stats never were very high.
As soon as she could slide through the opening, though, what she saw disappointed her. This particular chamber of the cave system she'd been wandering through was barren, devoid of treasure, maps, armor, weapons, or anything interesting at all. There wasn't even any broken junk or old campfires for her to poke through. Since when were other adventurers the tidy sort?
"Awww," she pouted, folding her arms beneath the gold chain mail that covered her generous breasts. The links jingled, brushing against the rubies that were set into the metal; she'd discovered the expensive golden bikini in a buried antechamber of the ancient king of Esthylus's pleasure palace. And even though it didn't look very sturdy, it provided her all the protection she ever needed. For some reason, orcs, bandits, and wild animals only ever attacked her in the places her skimpy metal bikini, boots, and arm braces covered.
"Hinagiku, Baigon, Lily!" she called into the dim cavern. Three tiny blue lights sparked off of the Choker of the Six Petals around her neck, cutting the number of jeweled petals in the center by half. The lights floated in front of her for a moment before coalescing into three full-formed pixies. One was reedy and thin with a fly-away ponytail and an eyepatch, pressing his bony hands together and bowing to his mistress. The second was a large and bulky male who looked like a well-oiled body-builder in a face mask. And the third was a thin, pink-haired girl with buns and a tiny bikini like her mistress. All three had translucent wings, fluttering faster than the human eye could see.
"Yes, Mistress?" all three chimed at once, their wildly different voices rising in a cacophony. Orihime favored the three of them with a bright smile.
"Could you Detect Magic, please?" she asked kindly, invoking one of the spells they helped her perform. The fairies snapped to attention before flying off to different edges of the room in a large triangle. A bright glow formed between them, casting the entire room in the golden light. After a few seconds, Orihime saw something sparkle in a far corner, buried beneath a small pile of stones and rubble.
"There!" she chirped happily, rushing over to the pile of rocks and dirt beneath which the glittering object rested. After a bit of digging with her hands, she unearthed something which looked rather unimpressive at first glance.
"What is it?" Hinagiku asked, peeking over Orihime's shoulder with the other two pixies.
"It looks like a collar," Lily mused as Orihime studied the metal ring attached to a long chain.
"It looks too big to be a collar," Orihime responded, turning the large metal piece over in her hand.
Before she could consider it further, however, the entire chamber she was currently kneeling in shook beneath her knees. Her pixies zipped back to her choker with several alarmed squeaks, re-completing the six-petaled aquamarine flower. The violently shaking floor and tumbling dirt and rock caused Orihime to fall on her rump, jangling her metal bikini.
"Owie!" she cried, planting her hands on the floor behind her to steady herself. A second later, the rumbling and shaking quieted a bit as a roaring voice echoed off the chamber walls.
"Just who the hell is out there?!" the deep voice raged, causing Orihime to cover her ears with her little hands. The back wall of the cavern began to crack, long fissures spider-webbing from floor to ceiling, before blowing out entirely.
"Santen Kesshun!" Orihime cried, the three pixies returning and forming a glowing shield before their mistress. They weren't a moment too soon, as a giant fireball blew through the debris that had been the back wall of the cavern a few seconds prior. Fire filled the entire cavern, heating the metal bikini against Orihime's skin and making her sweat. Seconds seemed like hours as she waited for the heat and flame to disburse, and after a good half minute or so, it finally did.
As soon as she could slide through the opening, though, what she saw disappointed her. This particular chamber of the cave system she'd been wandering through was barren, devoid of treasure, maps, armor, weapons, or anything interesting at all. There wasn't even any broken junk or old campfires for her to poke through. Since when were other adventurers the tidy sort?
"Awww," she pouted, folding her arms beneath the gold chain mail that covered her generous breasts. The links jingled, brushing against the rubies that were set into the metal; she'd discovered the expensive golden bikini in a buried antechamber of the ancient king of Esthylus's pleasure palace. And even though it didn't look very sturdy, it provided her all the protection she ever needed. For some reason, orcs, bandits, and wild animals only ever attacked her in the places her skimpy metal bikini, boots, and arm braces covered.
"Hinagiku, Baigon, Lily!" she called into the dim cavern. Three tiny blue lights sparked off of the Choker of the Six Petals around her neck, cutting the number of jeweled petals in the center by half. The lights floated in front of her for a moment before coalescing into three full-formed pixies. One was reedy and thin with a fly-away ponytail and an eyepatch, pressing his bony hands together and bowing to his mistress. The second was a large and bulky male who looked like a well-oiled body-builder in a face mask. And the third was a thin, pink-haired girl with buns and a tiny bikini like her mistress. All three had translucent wings, fluttering faster than the human eye could see.
"Yes, Mistress?" all three chimed at once, their wildly different voices rising in a cacophony. Orihime favored the three of them with a bright smile.
"Could you Detect Magic, please?" she asked kindly, invoking one of the spells they helped her perform. The fairies snapped to attention before flying off to different edges of the room in a large triangle. A bright glow formed between them, casting the entire room in the golden light. After a few seconds, Orihime saw something sparkle in a far corner, buried beneath a small pile of stones and rubble.
"There!" she chirped happily, rushing over to the pile of rocks and dirt beneath which the glittering object rested. After a bit of digging with her hands, she unearthed something which looked rather unimpressive at first glance.
"What is it?" Hinagiku asked, peeking over Orihime's shoulder with the other two pixies.
"It looks like a collar," Lily mused as Orihime studied the metal ring attached to a long chain.
"It looks too big to be a collar," Orihime responded, turning the large metal piece over in her hand.
Before she could consider it further, however, the entire chamber she was currently kneeling in shook beneath her knees. Her pixies zipped back to her choker with several alarmed squeaks, re-completing the six-petaled aquamarine flower. The violently shaking floor and tumbling dirt and rock caused Orihime to fall on her rump, jangling her metal bikini.
"Owie!" she cried, planting her hands on the floor behind her to steady herself. A second later, the rumbling and shaking quieted a bit as a roaring voice echoed off the chamber walls.
"Just who the hell is out there?!" the deep voice raged, causing Orihime to cover her ears with her little hands. The back wall of the cavern began to crack, long fissures spider-webbing from floor to ceiling, before blowing out entirely.
"Santen Kesshun!" Orihime cried, the three pixies returning and forming a glowing shield before their mistress. They weren't a moment too soon, as a giant fireball blew through the debris that had been the back wall of the cavern a few seconds prior. Fire filled the entire cavern, heating the metal bikini against Orihime's skin and making her sweat. Seconds seemed like hours as she waited for the heat and flame to disburse, and after a good half minute or so, it finally did.
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