- Chapter 4
- "... n-no."
- >You close your eyes, fearful of what happens next.
- >"YES."
- >His heated hands caress your body all over.
- >He's playing with you.
- >Scaring you.
- >You focus on breathing.
- >On ignoring his mind games.
- >He brush against your chest.
- "N-no... I-I'm Chrys-Chrysalis's food. I-I'm hers..."
- >"MINE."
- >You feel something press on your lips.
- >The wisps tickle your tongue.
- >You break free from his liplock.
- "If y-you want me to belong t-to you... get me out of here."
- >Mara stops teasing you.
- >Did you get his attention?
- >You have to bargain with him.
- >It's your only way out.
- >You open your eyes.
- "Please. I-I promise I'll be yours if you free m-me. All of me."
- >The incubus pulls away from you.
- >You think he's listening to you.
- >After a moment of pure, deadening silence, Mara slowly fades away from you.
- >Your body falls back down onto the bed, free from weightlessness.
- >He listened.
- >He's going to get you out!
- >You can't believe that worked.
- >You don't know how he'll get you out, but he agreed.
- >You feel relieved.
- >You let out a small laugh.
- >"I wouldn't be laughing if I were you."
- >You hear a voice echo inside the cave.
- >"Mara came to me. Told me what you said."
- >He did what?
- >"Do you really think it would be that easy? That you could win?"
- >Chrysalis walks into view.
- >"You may be able to offer what little precious dignity you have left, but I have something far more valuable to him. A body."
- >No.
- >No, this can't be happening.
- >"Any body. Every body. I can give him the power of a changeling, to transform into anything he wants."
- >No no no.
- >Fuck.
- >This wasn't supposed to happen, not like this.
- >Mara was supposed to save you from this prison.
- >You were all prepared to give him what he wanted.
- >How could he?
- >"Don't you get it? You can't win here. I will always be one step ahead. And you will always fall two steps behind."
- >You feel tears running down your face.
- >This is torture.
- >Endless.
- >No way out.
- >You can't even take your own life to free yourself.
- >Those guards will stop any attempt and escape, any attempt at suicide.
- >You're a prisoner.
- >You remember an old movie you once watched.
- >A prisoner of war, trapped.
- >He only wanted to be free from the prison.
- >He bit his tongue and drowned in his own blood.
- >That seemed like a terrible way to die.
- >But you have to do something to leave.
- >And Chrysalis would never expect it.
- >You take a deep breath and open your mouth.
- >Immediately a tongue snakes inside.
- >Lips tangled in yours.
- >While you were lost in thought, Chrysalis had given Mara a body.
- >All you wanted was to leave.
- >But now it's all over.
- >Your mind is settled.
- >You'll let Mara have his way with you, and once he's done, you'll do it.
- >You'll bite your tongue.
- >You'll drown in your own blood.
- >Mara finally pulls away.
- >"Remember. Agreement."
- >What?
- >His body twists and contorts itself.
- >He turns into a unicorn.
- >His horn glows red.
- >He pulls you close to his chest.
- >"Mara, what are you doing?"
- >Chrysalis's eyes widen in surprise and anger.
- >"MARA!"
- >In a flash, your world changes.
- >The cave is gone.
- >You're outside.
- >In a field.
- >It's night time.
- >The moon is a wide crescent.
- >The sky is clear.
- >What just happened?
- "Mara? What did you just do?"
- >"Free."
- >You stare at him, dumbfounded.
- >He's a strange looking pony right now.
- >Tan coat.
- >Silvery blonde hair.
- >Unicorn horn.
- >He has a pair of wings, similar to the changelings from before.
- >You stare at him.
- >He... saved you.
- >He could have left you there to suffer.
- >But he got you out.
- >Just like you wanted.
- >Mara looks at you.
- >"Your.... promise."
- >You blink.
- >Oh, right.
- "I-... I promised you I'd be all yours."
- >He nods.
- >"I think it would be bad for me to go back on that."
- >His gaze goes up to the moon.
- >He has a body now. That could transform into anything.
- >He could turn into anything to attack you.
- >The thought is scary.
- >He's restraining himself though.
- "Uh..."
- >He looks back at you."
- "Um. You look nice. Like that."
- >He pulls you back into a hug.
- >You reluctantly return it.
- >A thought hits you.
- >What if?
- >You're panicking right now.
- >What if this is a dream?
- "This isn't a dream... right?"
- >You blurted that out without even thinking.
- >He shakes his head.
- >There's no way for you to be sure.
- >You suppose if this was a dream, you'd find out soon.
- >It'd turn into a nightmare. Like the other ones.
- >You breathe in fresh air.
- >You pray that this isn't a dream.
- >Mara's warm body soothes you.
- >You're getting drowsy.
- >Please don't let this be a dream.
- >You can't take that torture anymore.
- >You feel yourself nodding off.
- "If this is a dream... then don't let me... wake up."
- >You fall into a slumber.